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Maryville University has dropped plans for an esports arena and dormitory that would have been located in an aging shopping center less than 2 miles from the school’s Town and Country campus.

Illinois State Police are investigating after discovering two bodies just hours apart Saturday in East St. Louis.

Two people were shot during a large fight in Downtown St. Louis Sunday night. An 18-year-old man and a 19-year-old woman were both taken to the hospital for treatment.

Three years ago, Brian Haimowitz slept behind buildings and under bridges because he couldn’t afford a place to stay with the money from his job as a cashier at a local Wendy’s. He said he tried to get help through Kansas City’s shelter system, but he was quickly turned off by roadblocks he encountered. One […]

The post Kansas City’s homeless residents want low-barrier shelter appeared first on Missouri Independent.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. —Evergy is warning customers about a new scam targeting people trying to pay their bill online. The utility company says scammers are targeting customers who use search engines like Google to find ways to contact Evergy. Everg officials say when customers search terms like “pay Evergy,” “Evergy bill,” “Evergy electric” advertisements for [...]

The grocer has been laying off workers after it closed stores amid lawsuits over back rent and taxes.

The new attraction is inspired by the original Fire in the Hole which was built in 1972. The original ride is currently in its final season.

Alice Cooper has been wearing makeup on stage for years, and now, he's teamed with the vegan and cruelty free cosmetics brand Vampyre Cosmetics for a new makeup line that will be…

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TOPEKA, Kansas — The Society of Professional Journalists’ board unanimously offered $20,000 to the family-owned Marion County Record for legal costs in wake of the seizure of newspaper and personal property by local law enforcement investigating allegations of identity theft and illegal use of a computer. The raid undermining operation of the weekly newspaper alarmed […]

The post National journalism group offers $20,000 to defend Kansas newspaper raided by police appeared first on Missouri Independent.

The free press is supposed to be free. That’s what the First Amendment means. Journalists have a long-acknowledged, supported-by-decades-of-precedent right to publish information that may make the government uncomfortable. When cops start raiding press outlets, everyone takes notice. This isn’t how this works — not in the United States with its long list of guaranteed […]

ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL SWIM YEAR FOR THE FLORISSANT FISH SWIM TEAM The 2023 summer season marked the 21st season for the Florissant Fish Swim Team. Over the duration of the season the team was 6-0 in dual meets and finished 1st at the Conference Championships for the 13th straight season. This year’s team consisted of 164 […]

The post Another Great Year For Florissant Fish Swim Team appeared first on flovalleynews.com.

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Joe Walsh is once again getting some big-name artists together to help veterans. The Eagles guitarist just announced the lineup for his seventh annual VetsAid concert, taking place November 12 at North Island Credit Union…

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MONDAY, AUGUST 7. A seven-year-old boy dies in Berkeley after finding his grandfather’s gun, and a five-year-old girl dies of a gunshot wound in Belleville, Illinois.

When activated, boxes mounted on classroom walls will send an alert to first responders and release first aid supplies and defense tools.