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SPRINGFIELD – With the traditional start of the summer boating season just around the corner, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) and the Illinois Conservation Police are reminding people to wear life jackets anytime they’re on the water and to only operate boats while sober. National Safe Boating Week is May 20-26, the week leading up to the Memorial Day holiday weekend, to raise awareness of boating safety. “Life jackets save lives, period,” said Illinois Conservation Police Lt. Curt Lewis, the state’s boating law administrator. “Everyone who heads out on the water should wear a life jacket, regardless of whether they’re on a motorboat, a kayak, a canoe, or a stand-up paddleboard. We want you to have fun, but most importantly, we want you to be safe.” In 2022, there were 52 reportable boating accidents on Illinois waters, resulting in six fatalities and 40 injuries, according to statistics compiled by the Illinois

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2 NIGHTS. 17 COMPANIES FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY. 90 ARTISTS.   Dance St. Louis closes its 57th season with the Midwest region’s most celebrated dance festival: 15th Annual Emerson SPRING

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The St. Louis African Arts Festival aims to increase awareness of the global contributions that African people and people of African descent have made through artistic, cultural and educational programs.

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The Riverboats at the Gateway Arch award guests one of the best views of St. Louis’ working riverfront, the Gateway Arch and the city skyline.   Narrated by the captain

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St. Louis County parents are fuming after their kids were turned away from their eighth-grade graduation ceremony.

Friday was the sixth annual St. Louis High School Musical Theatre Awards. With 34 schools, over 2,500 students, and a packed theater, two winners are now packing up to compete nationally in New York.

The angry customers decided to take off with the mechanic's car, a maroon Dodge Charger and the Chevy Equinox they arrived in.

The Chesterfield teen who federal agents said rammed barriers near the White House will spend the weekend in jail.

Downtown residents say short-term rentals and the parties they attract are one of the biggest contributors to overnight problems.

Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of outdoor pool season in the St. Louis area. The reopening of the Aquaport was an especially welcome sight for visitors on Friday.

Gorman’s 0-of-4 night snapped his 15-game hitting streak.

Ah, Monster Energy. For regular readers of Techdirt, the name of the company alone is enough to get your eyes rolling harder than a teenager at a rave. Posts on the company’s trademark bullying ways are so legion that I dare not even begin listing them; if you’re unfamiliar with them, click the link and […]

Clayton Community Theatre will conclude its 24th season with Murder on the Nile by the great mystery writer Agatha Christie, directed by Nada Vaughn.   Love, money, meddling, politics, betrayal,

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Sometimes the greatest hope springs out of the deepest tragedy.   Embark on a life-affirming journey of love and creativity in Scott Joplin’s opera Treemonisha, re-imagined with a new prologue

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Celebrate a special occasion, enjoy a romantic night with your significant other or just relax on the water. The Skyline Dinner Cruise from the Riverboats at the Gateway Arch is

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Born in Malaysia, raised in Western Australia, and now living in New York City, Linda May Han Oh began playing piano, bassoon, and electric bass before starting upright bass in

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