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The state is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on feminine hygiene products for incarcerated women after a survey showed a good portion of the women behind bars were using homemade products. 

The St. Louis Cardinals have signed right-handed pitcher Chen-Wei Lin, the franchise’s first player signed out of Taiwan.

More than 40,000 Ameren customers in the St. Louis region were still without power Monday evening, leaving some residents throwing away spoiled food and searching for cool places to sleep.

EDWARDSVILLE - A total of 877 customers in Edwardsville, 855 in Collinsville, 534 in Granite City and 1,600 in Columbia remain without power as of 5 p.m. Monday, Ameren Illinois spokesperson Brian Bretsch said. Bretsch said Ameren Illinois is doing everything it can to fully restore power to the area. Statewide, more than 3,000 Ameren Illinois line, contractor and support personnel are engaged in cleaning up remaining power outages from last weekend’s severe thunderstorms statewide. Bretsch also said Ameren workers have worked around the clock in the restoration efforts for three days. In a released statement from Ameren Illinois, the company said: ”We have restored nearly all of the outages caused by the initial derecho that impacted a wide section of the region on Thursday. Today's work focuses on restoring outages from that second wave of severe weather," said Lenny Singh, Chairman and President, Ameren Illinois. "We know this has been a challenging time for our customers

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Ameren Missouri officials said they are anticipating power to be fully restored by Wednesday night.

Days after Saturday’s severe storms ripped through the Metro East, and debris from neighborhoods and homes still litters streets, and hospitals and city halls remain without power.

Jevon Westoland hosts Off the Wall: Open Mic!   MX Movies & Bar will be serving up a full bar, kitchen items, and of course fresh popcorn while you enjoy

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People tried to go inside city hall throughout the day, only to find locked doors and an empty parking lot.

The 21-year-old Lin is a native of Tainan City, Taiwan, and played college baseball at Chinese Culture University in Taipei.

“When it is a matter of celebrating the day of independence, both old and young seem to lose the power of exercising ordinary caution.”

Join Big Muddy Adventures for a Full Moon Float! On the trip, you’ll spend a magical evening paddling the Mississippi River and enjoy a fine-dining experience in an unparalleled natural

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