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Maybe you know this, maybe you don't. For most of the economic expansion following the Great Recession, wages grew about the same for everyone. In 2019 that changed. Over the past five years, incomes of the poor have increased 10% while incomes of the rich have stagnated: There's no need to feel sorry for the ...continue reading "Raw data: Wage growth at top and bottom"

The man walked away from his Chesterfield home Wednesday at noon in an unknown direction. He was later found safe.

Yesterday morning, a fellow named Justin McGowan asked his local country station to play a song from Beyoncé's new album. The New York Times tells us what happened next: The station manager, Roger Harris, emailed Mr. McGowan back with a concise rejection: “We do not play Beyoncé at KYKC as we are a country music ...continue reading "Not everything is racist"

Fluid and powerful on the tenor saxophone and highly inventive as a vocalist, this composer, multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and unique interpreter of the jazz tradition is quickly becoming one of the […]

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Rhoda G's Night For Lovers presented by the Townsendx3 Agency comes to City Winery on Wednesday, February 14th at 7:30 PM.

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Canadian psychologist and author Dr. Jordan Peterson will bring his tour, We Who Wrestle With God, to Stifel Theatre on Feb. 14.

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A mother. A daughter. Three possible dads. Plus, a trip down the aisle that you’ll never forget! Mamma Mia! shimmies onto the stage of The Fabulous Fox from Feb. 13 to […]

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The City of Bridgeton announced Tuesday that Mayor Terry W. Briggs had passed away earlier in the day.

Five people have now been charged in connection with the shooting. The charges were amended after Ra’Niya Steward died from her injuries.

A law enforcement source said U.S. Marshals shot a man later Wednesday while investigating a stolen car they believe was connected with an earlier shooting.

The Missouri Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the latest attempt by Republican state officials to block taxpayer dollars from going to Planned Parenthood, citing a failure in the state's legal appeal.

The colossal catastrophe that is the Marion County PD’s raid of a small town newspaper’s offices (along with a raid of the home of its 98-year-old co-owner [who died shortly thereafter]) continues to generate national (and international!) headlines. The PD claimed this was all above-board. Supposedly computer crime laws were broken by local journalists when […]

Operators at the downtown St. Louis office of Western Union Telegram would call recipients of the telegram and sing a live love message over the telephone.

Dating is messy, nerve wrecking and oftentimes discouraging. Single St. Louisans have taken to social media to inquire — and vent — about how dating is difficult because of St. Louis being a “small big city.” Brittany Forrest and Simonne Kimble started a community and online platform called Relationship.ish to have open conversations about relationships and create opportunities to network. The duo shared their strategies to finding “the one,” even in a small dating pool.

EDWARDSVILLE — On Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024, Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine and Alton Police Chief Jarrett Ford announced that amended charges of first-degree murder have been filed against five defendants in the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old girl. The five defendants are: • Alvin Perry III, 19, of Alton, charged with First-Degree Murder, Aggravated Battery With a Firearm, Unlawful Possession of Weapon by a Felon and Aggravated Unlawful Use of Weapons. • Raysean M. Colvin, 19, of Alton, charged with First-Degree Murder, Aggravated Battery With a Firearm, Unlawful Sale or Delivery of Firearms, Unlawful Possession of Weapon by a Felon and Aggravated Unlawful Use of Weapons. • Keith A. Sanders, 24, of Alton, charged with First-Degree Murder and Contributing to the Delinquency or Criminal Delinquency of a Minor. • Vito K. Crowder, 16, of Alton, charged with First-Degree Murder and Aggravated Unlawful Use of Weapons. • Dakota M. Perry,

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BREESE — On Feb. 28 and 29, Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS) will begin a virtual speaker series entitled “I Have a Dream…” to reflect on revealing and embodying racial healing for all people, thanks to a Healing Illinois grant. Healing Illinois is an initiative led by the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) and the Field Foundation of Illinois. Statewide, 184 recipients will receive $4.5 million in funding for community-based activities to advance racial healing. In Southern Illinois, this grant is awarded by the Southern Illinois Community Foundation. “At the heart of the HSHS Mission is Christ’s healing love for all people. We seek to reveal and embody Christ’s healing love in each encounter we have with patients, family members, colleagues, and community members,” said Angela Senander, HSHS system director of formation. “We look forward to the opportunity to be in dialogue with scholars and practitioners advocating

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