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A family member said their health insurance won’t help them out with the cost to get a husband and father transferred from Alaska to St. Louis for treatment.

The woman told Missouri Lottery when she told her son about her $50,000 win, he thought she was playing a prank on him.

This column was first published on Ray Hartmann's St. Louis Insider Substack and is reprinted with permission. A Chesterfield man is the subject of national news media coverage today over his recent arrest in the city on child kidnapping charges. Fabian Marta, 51, stands accused by Circuit Attorney Gabe Gore of “accessory child kidnapping,” a Class A felony.

The Department of Labor plans to reverse the neoliberal-era gutting of a law that stopped contractors from bidding down wages in federal procurement.

The company said Monday that the plants being closed are located in North Little Rock, Arkansas; Corydon, Indiana; Dexter, Missouri and Noel, Missouri.

Ron Daugherty of Daugherty Business Solutions believes it’s important to combine his hobbies and passions with business opportunities and community outreach.

If you are reading this article, you have probably been moved by Andy Coco, a renaissance man of St. Louis media and music.  First, if you are a fan of live music, it is likely Coco’s groovy, contrapuntal bass lines have caused your caboose to undulate at any number of live shows over the last couple of decades in funk-soul outfits including Gumbohead, Hip Grease, Dogtown Allstars and the Service. 

COLLINSVILLE - Revity Credit Union employees joined together to raise $1,030.00 in the month of July to benefit Collinsville Charities for Children through their Smile for Jeans Program. The Smile for Jeans Program is funded by Revity Credit Union employees who make monthly, monetary donations out of their own pockets to a local organization. By donating $15 or more to a specific organization, Revity employees are able to wear jeans and tennis shoes on Fridays and Saturdays during that month. Nothing gets better than seeing a smile on an organization’s face when Revity Credit Union presents them with a jeans donation check. Revity Credit Union’s 2023 Smile for Jeans Program focuses on supporting our local communities that we work, play and live in. During the month of July, Revity employees proudly raised $1,030 for Collinsville Charities for Children. Collinsville Charities for Children’s mission is to ensure that the children of our community have the necessities

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One in four Missouri nursing homes hasn’t had a standard inspection in two or more years, according to recently-updated federal data. Federal law requires states conduct an unannounced comprehensive inspection for each long-term care facility at least every 15 months to assess compliance with federal health and safety rules.  During those visits, inspectors generally spend […]

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Alton native Donald D. McDonough has announced an upcoming campaign for state representative. He has been involved in political campaigns on behalf of candidates, organizations and issues at every level of government from local, state, national, and international. He has worked for progressive organizations and causes including environmental issues, taxes, land use, healthcare, labor, trial lawyers, medical and dental associations; education, transportation and transit; law enforcement, police and firefighters; the arts; aviation and public ports. After volunteering for a presidential campaign while in high school, he went on to work on three presidential campaigns as national staff. He also managed three congressional campaigns and worked as chief pollster and strategy consultant for scores of other campaigns, Initiatives, and referenda. His areas of experience and expertise include campaign planning, budgeting and fundraising, targeting and field organizing, media and advertising

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Cementland: Bob Cassilly’s Unfinished Masterpiece will show at the St. Louis Public Library – Central Library until Sept. 22.   The photography exhibit by Richard Sprengeler showcases the last project

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African People’s Socialist Party says it’s targeted because of its message. But an indictment accuses party leaders of working for Russian operatives.

Members of an American Legion post in O’Fallon, Illinois, found out about Bill Jakob’s troubling past — after they elected him commander.

The Mondo-inspired coming-of-age film captures some of the horrors of being a teenage girl.

Here is everything you need to know for the fair.

St. Louis attorney plays major role in forcing new national standards that should cut public defender workloads.

On Wednesday, Aug. 16, global innovators will convene in St. Louis for the seventh annual GlobalSTL Health Innovation Summit. This is a signature event for GlobalSTL, an initiative of BioSTL (a health care and ag-food innovation nonprofit), which has positioned itself as a trusted partner for 22 Midwest and national-scale health care organizations and policy leaders. These forward-thinking entities – which include payers, health systems, pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and employers – collectively…

Art and action - that's the message behind a new art exhibit that opened this weekend at the district in Chesterfield. It's called 'Americans Who Tell the Truth.'