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Some photos I took of our night-blooming cereus in bloom, along with some links to follow along with my fitful enthusiasms.

NSO Group is irredeemable. It must know that by know. Its investors know it. The public knows it. Even the government of the country it set up shop in — a shop filled with ex-government employees — can hardly seem to stomach being associated with it. At any point, this could have been prevented. The […]

The Illinois Department of Public Health is raising awareness after 10 batches of mosquitoes tested positive for the virus in Cook, LaSalle, Morgan and St. Clair counties.

A trip to the gas station led one lucky lottery player to a $50,000 scratchers prize.

Kansas City Chiefs: Super Bowl LVII rings filled with meaning for players and fans have the option to buy their own replica ring.

This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, independent news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. It is republished with permission. Sign up for their newsletter here.  The makers of Roundup, the world’s top weedkiller, will pay $6.9 million for violating an agreement with the state of New York to stop making false […]

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The Missouri Athletic Club operates its historic clubhouse downtown at 405 Washington Ave., which opened in 1916.

The triple shooting was reported just before 7:15 p.m. Thursday near Clara Avenue and Martin Luther King Drive.

An officer quickly arrested a gunman accused in a shooting in north St. Louis County last week, one which followed a verbal argument.

A bill to freeze taxes for seniors in Missouri would cost counties millions of dollars if it went into effect, according to an analysis released this week by the state Legislature's research division.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today joined U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) in introducing a Senate resolution in honor of Juneteenth. Juneteenth, observed on June 19, commemorates the end of slavery in the United States and is also known as “Emancipation Day,” “Jubilee Day,” and “Juneteenth Independence Day.” On June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas, Major General Gordon Granger issued General Order No. 3, which announced that, in accordance with the Emancipation Proclamation, “all slaves are free.” “Juneteenth reminds us that we must continue to fight for equality, justice, and economic opportunity for every American, regardless of the color of their skin,” Durbin said. “I’m joining Senator Cornyn to introduce this resolution to ensure that we acknowledge and never forget slavery’s legacy on our nation’s history while recognizing the resiliency, history, struggles,

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The Saint Louis Science Center has launched its STL (Science and Technology Learning) for All membership program and is collaborating with the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis to offer free memberships to approximately 700 local families served by its…

An investigation is underway after a teenager drowned in the Meramec River in Crawford County on Friday.

Days after prosecutors dropped his triple murder case, 21-year-old Joshua Amerson was arrested on three new charges, including drug trafficking.

WASHINGTON — Despite top U.S. military retirements beginning in less than a month, Sen. Tommy Tuberville refuses to budge on his blockade of hundreds of armed services promotions in protest of the Pentagon’s reproductive care policy instituted after the reversal of Roe v. Wade. The first-term Alabama Republican is provoking concern among his own party […]

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First Mid Bank & Trust has named a 27-year veteran in the banking industry as its new regional community bank president in the St. Louis area.

Marcone, a Creve Coeur-based distributor of home appliance, HVAC and plumbing repair parts and equipment, has added 140,000 square feet total of warehouse space in Kentucky and Florida to handle its rapid growth.

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