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How orphan drugs became big business for Big Pharma

Jack Smith is doing the attorney general’s job for him, 28 months after it should have been done.

The trucking company’s demise reads like a history of modern capitalism.

An independent report casts doubt on the credibility of a major gas certification company.

I, like much of the country, recently watched Barbie and Oppenheimer. Plenty (maybe too much) has been written about both movies, but there is one angle that critics and commentators have missed—what lessons these two movies can teach museums. Believe it or not, there are several. Barbie: Show what is extraordinary about the ordinary. Barbie …

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Former Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon jumped back into the political fray. The longtime Democratic official is joining the political group "No Labels" as the director of the organization's Ballot Integrity Project. He said he joined the group that emphasizes centrist political views because he was upset that some Democratic groups are trying to block a potential presidential ticket from certain states. “It deeply, deeply troubled me that we were in a situation in which you had folks working against the public's ability to get things on the ballot,” Nixon said.

Kevin Moore of Florissant, MO joined the Real Rock Army today

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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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The Just Between Friends sale picks up in South County as families try to make ends meet before the start of school.

With more storms expected to hit the Bi-state, crews are doing their part and asking you to do yours.

Officials want people to reach out to Sen. Josh Hawley's office to see if your area can be part of a new amendment to help those affected by the waste.

License plate readers and police communication led to the safe ending of a stolen car pursuit, which also involved a child in the car.

St. Charles County residents got more information about radioactive exposure in Weldon Spring on Wednesday.

The gears of justice turn slowly, but they do turn. Late last year we discussed a delightful gentleman named Roland Macher, who goes by “Spanky”, because of course he does. Spanky was a restaurant owner and real estate businessman who found himself in prison for over 2 years because paying your taxes is hard or […]

GODFREY - Liquor and gaming licenses were the subject of further discussion at the Godfrey Village Board of Trustees meeting on Wednesday, August 2. Trustees Sarah Woodman and Mike Fisher are part of a new committee looking into setting rules and regulations on liquor license requests - while Fisher was absent, Woodman asked her fellow trustees how they felt about the subject. “Trustee Fisher and I have met a couple times with some questions and concerns - I think our major concern comes up when we talk about video gaming,” Woodman said. “I myself don’t want more video gaming in Godfrey. I’d hate to see us become a community of gaming machines everywhere you look.” She said she and Fisher have been looking into what some other nearby communities have been doing about liquor/gaming licenses. She noted that while Godfrey charges $500 per year in liquor license fees, the village charges nothing for video terminal licenses - unlike the communities

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Stranded and desperate for help, some senior citizens are stuck in a St. Louis apartment building because of broken elevators.

Yesterday the LA Times ran a Rorschach-test of a story about Akhilesh Jha, a developer who is buying up single-family homes and replacing them with apartment buildings. Everybody hates him, but he doesn't care: In the face of a crushing housing affordability crisis and shortage of available homes, state lawmakers have approved more than 100 ...continue reading "LA developer is finding ways to build high-density housing that residents hate"