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by Rachel Boemer, Program Director at CCDI — Construction Career Development Initiative Re-reading through many of the reports, case studies, roadmaps and plans that have been put together by various groups in St. Louis in recent years and I find myself going back to the “Forward Through Ferguson” Report about the process of change. It […]

Women’s History at Bellefontaine Cemetery March is Women’s History Month. Bellefontaine Cemetery and Arboretum is the final resting place of several strong, inspirational women who have impacted history as we […]

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Premiering off-Broadway in 1997, this one-person dramatic comedy received three AUDELCO awards for excellence in Black theatre and has had a limited tour in the years since. The story centers […]

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Police canceled the Silver Advisory.

A few months ago the House took the 12 annual appropriations bills and split them into two packages. The first of those packages finally passed today, after several small disagreements were finally resolved. Here's how they went: Stopping the VA from barring gun purchases to veterans with mental health deterioration: Republicans won. $1 billion increase ...continue reading "House Republicans finally pass half a budget"

An SUV accelerated from 5 to 45 mph just before hitting another car downtown last year, pinning a 17-year-old against a parked car and severing her legs, experts said Wednesday.

One Republican senator wants to ban law enforcement officers from enforcing red-flag laws. 

City Winery presents Ron Pope with Taylor Bickett live in concert on Wednesday, March 6th.

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Here are EV sales through January: Despite some gloomy headlines, sales of EVs have actually kept up their trend growth lately. This becomes clear when you use a 3-month rolling average to smooth out the monthly volatility. However, there was a big drop in January, which was down 35% from December. A January decline is ...continue reading "Raw data: Unit sales of electric vehicles"

C2N Diagnostics LLC, a St. Louis-based biotechnology firm that has created a blood test designed to help doctors detect Alzheimer's disease, has secured funding from a Japanese pharmaceutical company.

A Jennings man is accused of shooting and killing his teenage son last month following an argument.

In 2023, a record number of travelers were screened by the Transportation Safety Administration, and that number is only expected to rise this year.

Only 10% of domestic violence victims report their abuser, and of those who do file for orders of protection, only 20-25% are granted the order. Mike Burton knows the real-life implications of these statistics well. As a St. Louis County Circuit Judge, he oversaw countless domestic violence cases — and in doing so, became aware of the many flaws in the system that lead to abusers not being held accountable. Alongside domestic abuse survivor Monique Green, Burton launched St. Louis Survivors Legal Support after retiring to help victims of domestic violence secure adequate legal representation.

After coming across actuarial tables in the IRS regulations, Lawrence Katzenstein decided to turn what he considered a hobby – and still does – into a side business.

Statewide tornado drills commenced in Missouri and Illinois at 11 a.m. Wednesday morning to give residents in the bi-state region the chance to practice sheltering in place and ensure their readiness when severe weather strikes.

Othel Moore, who died Dec. 8, grew up in St. Louis and had a daughter, his family said.

Day two of the trial of Daniel Riley saw several testimonies from police officers who were on the scene the night of the horrific crash.