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Phish coming to St. Louis in July
Rock band Phish has announced their summer tour dates Tuesday, and they will be making a pit stop at Chaifetz Arena for not only one but two shows, according to a release.
Dr. Christopher Palmer leading the way in robotic joint replacement for Missouri
With a focus on minimally invasive treatments and robotic-assisted procedures, Palmer continues to redefine the treatment landscape for musculoskeletal disorders, offering patients safe, effective alternatives for joint replacement surgery.
Police ID pedestrian struck and killed by car in St. Louis' Hamilton Heights neighborhood
Police on Tuesday identified the man struck by a car and killed early Sunday in the city's Hamilton Heights neighborhood.
Error Message Exposes Vending Machine’s Use Of Facial Recognition Tech
Like most tech, facial recognition AI continues to become cheaper and easier to implement. Is it getting better? Well, that hardly seems to be a primary concern for those deploying it. Adoption of this tech tends to focus on the law enforcement side of things. This is where it seems to perform worse. The tech […]
Ferguson to pay $4.5M settlement to previous jail inmates in debtors prison lawsuit
After nine years of litigation, a $4.5 million class action lawsuit was preliminarily approved by a judge against the City of Ferguson Tuesday.
A partial government shutdown is days away. There’s no agreement on federal funding yet
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden huddled with top congressional leaders at the White House on Tuesday amid a crunch over government funding as well as a familiar stalemate over assistance to two major allies — and no solution immediately in sight. Lawmakers leaving the meeting, which lasted about an hour, said it was worthwhile, even […]
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Ferguson to pay $4.5M to settle suit alleging debtors' prison
A federal judge on Tuesday preliminarily approved a $4.5 million settlement of a class-action lawsuit brought against Ferguson in 2015 over an alleged debtors' prison scheme.
Exiled Missouri lawmaker blocked from running for governor as a Democrat
The Missouri Democratic Party on Tuesday refused to let state Rep. Sarah Unsicker file for office on that ticket. Fellow Democrats denounced Unsicker after social media posts last year showed her with a man cited by the Anti-Defamation League as a Holocaust denier.
McCarthy/Vaughn JV Tapped for $5B Dallas Hospital Build
From Construction Dive: A joint venture of St. Louis-based McCarthy and Texas builder Vaughn Construction will build a $5 billion replacement pediatric campus in Dallas for Children’s Health, McCarthy announced on Feb. 8. The McCarthy Vaughn Partnership is billing the facility, which will replace the existing Children’s Health hospital, as one of the largest pediatric […]
A beginner's guide to playing padel in St. Louis
As interest in pickleball has soared in the United States, the sport of padel has taken off globally. St. Louisans can now learn to play at the Padel and Pickle Club in Olivette.
Jennings man admits shooting at police in federal case
A Jennings man appeared in federal court on Tuesday and admitted shooting at police and federal task force officers in 2021.
GBBN’s Inflation Reduction Act Calculator Goes Live
From Building Design + Construction: GBBN has publicly released its Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Calculator, a tool that helps our clients—and now the wider public—understand funding opportunities in the IRA for sustainable design. “People generally understand the goals of the IRA, but in conversations with developers and others in the building industry, we’ve found they […]
Sorry, but population groups are real
Back in 2015, the NIH started a longitudinal research program called All of Us with the goal of collecting genome data from a million Americans of every possible ancestry. The goal was to improve health care by figuring out how best to treat diseases in people of different backgrounds. The program is up to 413,000 ...continue reading "Sorry, but population groups are real"
New broadband map to help rural areas get high-speed internet
This map was developed for the BEAD challenge. This is when people can tell the government about places that don't have reliable or fast internet, but should.
Getting to know St. Louis CITY SC midfielder Tomáš Ostrák
Just because you won't find him on social media, that doesn't mean Ostrák is reserved. “Tomáš definitely has a voice in the locker room,” CITY teammate Indiana Vassilev says. “And when he speaks, everyone respects it.”
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Missouri Democrats block Shrewsbury state rep from running for governor as Democrat
“The Missouri Democratic Party does not wish to associate with you as a candidate,” read a letter given to Unsicker.
New Lake of the Ozarks reality TV show premieres in March
LAKE OF THE OZARKS, Mo. — HGTV is premiering a new TV show all about the Lake of the Ozarks called Lakefront Empire. The show will showcase the luxurious waterfront homes along Lake of the Ozarks equipped with added features like mega custom pools and hot tubs, extravagant decked-out docks valued at up to $450K [...]
Construction firm seeks $1.7M from Jennings over halted community center project
A construction firm hired to build a new city hall and community center in Jennings is suing the city after it says officials halted the project, costing it more than $1.7 million.
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