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Since January, OSHA has levied about $150,000 in fines on Amazon for allegedly creating hazardous conditions or failing to record work-related injuries at several other warehouses across the country.

Anyone can shop without paying any state or local sales taxes on included items, even if you’re not shopping specifically to go back to school.

HILLSBORO – Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Internal Investigation (DII) officials arrested 66-year-old James Dawson of Hillsboro, IL., 66, for Custodial Sexual Misconduct (Class 3 Felony) and Criminal Sexual Abuse (Class 4 Felony). On July 13, 2022, ISP DII initiated an investigation on Dawson, an Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) contractual employee. Dawson is a sonographer and was contracted by IDOC to perform sonograms on individuals in custody throughout the state of Illinois. Dawson’s charges involve seven separate victims. After a year-long investigation, ISP DII agents took Dawson into custody on August 1, 2023. Dawson was transported to the Montgomery County Jail where he is being held on a Fulton County warrant with a $50,000.00 bond (10% to apply) and a Johnson County warrant with a $4,000.00 bond (no 10% to apply). This is an active and ongoing investigation. No additional information will be released at this time. Anyone with additional

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This story was originally published by ProPublica. As soon as Lisa Casteel learned her 78-year-old mother had agreed to sell her Kansas City home to a “We Buy Ugly Houses” franchise for far below its market value, she contacted the buyer to halt the deal. In her letter to the company, she invoked a Kansas […]

The post Homeowners trying to escape ‘We Buy Ugly Houses’ deals find little relief in state, federal laws appeared first on Missouri Independent.

The music of the late Dan Fogelberg, who died in 2007 from cancer, will be introduced to a new generation, thanks to his old college buddy. Fogelberg and his pal…

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An excerpt from the collection by Nicole Sealey was previously awarded the Forward Prize for Best Single Poem in 2021.

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With Freddie Mercury, Queen's live shows were just as much about entertainment and spectacle as they were about rock 'n roll, which you can see in the latest episode of…

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Cementland: Bob Cassilly’s Unfinished Masterpiece will show at the St. Louis Public Library – Central Library until Sept. 22.   The photography exhibit by Richard Sprengeler showcases the last project

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The work of world-renowned artist Dale Chihuly is coming to the Missouri Botanical Garden in a stunning exhibition uniting art and nature. With thousands of pieces of blown glass forms

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A woman on Thursday evening died when a piece what appeared to be a road sign flew into her windshield as she drove east on North Highway 67.

Levi, almost 3 years old, is trying to get Blippi to visit St. Louis and film an episode at The Magic House. Here's how to vote for him.

Green Door Art Gallery is pleased to partner with Bobby Lessentine, Financial Advisor, Edward Jones, in presenting Inspiration and Expression, The Art of MaryJo Clark.   The exhibit includes collage,

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A former restaurateur, SLM's dining editor has a different take than many dining customers.

Weeks after former President Donald Trump lost his bid for a second term, the effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election found its way to Missouri.  Rudy Giuliani, the former mayor of New York City and one of Trump’s lawyers, appeared via Zoom before a Missouri House oversight committee in December 2020 to […]

The post False fraud claims a focus of Rudy Giuliani’s 2020 Missouri testimony, St. Louis defamation suit appeared first on Missouri Independent.

PERU, ILLINOIS — If you’ve never seen a “fish out of water,” you just may want to visit Peru, Illinois, where -- on any given afternoon this summer -- you may see four of them. “It’s definitely a big culture change for sure,” said Tobey Jackson, 19, one of four college baseball players who are [...]

Eric Nepute agreed Wednesday to pay an $80,000 fine to the federal government and stop claiming his products prevent or treat COVID-19 without scientific evidence.

More than 600 communities across the U.S. have decided to build their own broadband networks after decades of predatory behavior, slow speeds, and high prices by regional telecom monopolies. That includes the city of Bountiful, Utah, which earlier this year voted to build a $48 million fiber network to deliver affordable, gigabit broadband to every […]

A national cannabis dispensary operator, based in the Phoenix area, has entered the Missouri market with a new location in St. Charles County.