ST. LOUIS - St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones' today issued the statement below regarding the closure of South City Hospital: "I have been briefed regarding the closure of South City Hospital and have been working to minimize its impact on our community. South City Hospital was a healthcare safety net, supporting many uninsured St. Louisans, and our city must grapple with losing this longstanding healthcare anchor. "Yesterday, I convened a meeting with the leadership of our most highly recognized regional hospital systems, our Health Director, Dr. Mati Hlatshwayo Davis, and my staff on this issue. Patients hospitalized at South City Hospital have been routed to those hospitals and will continue to receive excellent care. "To the employees affected, my heart goes out to you as this is painful and unexpected news. I also thank you for your tireless efforts to care for the patients of South City Hospital. We are working with our healthcare partners to stand up a job fair so you can continue
On Wednesday, August 2, surviving Motörhead members Phil Campbell and Mikkey Dee brought the ashes of late frontman Lemmy Kilmister to Germany's Wacken Open Air festival to be enshrined on…
Fox 2 features reporter Tim Ezell announced today that he has Parkinson's disease. Ezell was diagnosed with the disease two years ago, and says that lately more people have been asking about him after seeing him leaning or showing other symptoms of the disease, so he decided to share his diagnosis publicly. He started out with a statement during the 9 a.m. newscast, where he kept his composure but seemed to get emotional at times.
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Join us for the 6th season of this playable, artist-designed, nine-hole mini golf installation, designed to be inclusive, family friendly and accessible. All proceeds from Golf the Galleries support The
GRANITE CITY – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that repairs on eastbound Interstate 270 between Illinois 3 and Riverview Drive in Missouri will require lane closures starting, weather permitting, at 9 p.m., Friday, Aug. 4. One lane will remain open at all times. All lanes will reopen by 5 a.m. Monday, Aug. 7. Motorists should expect delays and are encouraged to use alternate routes during this closure. Drivers are urged to reduce speed, be alert for changing conditions, obey all construction signage, and refrain from using mobile devices while approaching and traveling through the work zone. For IDOT District 8 updates, follow us on Twitter at @IDOTDistrict8 or view area construction details on IDOT’s traveler information map on GettingAroundIllinois.com.
The former New York mayor admitted he spoke falsely about election fraud in Georgia, statements that featured prominently in his testimony to a Missouri House committee and in a lawsuit against the Gateway Pundit.
Gardeners of Florissant Celebrate 50th Anniversary; Flower Show The Gardeners of Florissant celebrated its 50th anniversary on June 5. The group met at the Rose Garden of the Florissant Civic Center. The community organization has provided education and demonstrations about growing plants and flowers and has been a good group for socialization of its […]
Lots of discussion about Wikipedia’s public utility has occurred since its inception. On one hand, it’s true: just about anyone can make edits to the information, unlike physical encyclopedias or websites owned by the former purveyors of these informative hardbound reams of paper. On the other hand, the editing process is not some Wild West. […]
Something Spoken — a radio presentation of one-act plays from the venerable Tennessee Williams — is set to return to St. Louis’ airways starting Saturday. Now in its second iteration, Something Spoken began in 2020 as a solution to live-performance restrictions during the pandemic. That meant that Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis had to put its shows on hold, but Founding Executive Director Carrie Houk was determined to celebrate the playwright.
Former Yes guitarist and vocalist Trevor Rabin has released "Big Mistakes," the first single and video from his upcoming album Rio, due out October 6. In a statement, he says the…
The Missouri secretary of state alleged that a Kansas City-area man failed to disclose conflicts of interest to investors, included false and misleading information in sales offerings, and failed to pay any profit or return any principal to investors.
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