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A House committee on Tuesday heard measures that would prohibit state departments from spending money on DEI programming.

Help is on the way Wednesday for East St. . Louis flood victims.

Two people were killed and at least two others injured in a crash in the downtown west neighborhood of St. Louis.

According to a crash report from MSHP, the crash happened at about 1:20 a.m. on northbound 141 at Howard George Drive.

CHICAGO – Love is in the air as we celebrate one of the most romantic holidays of the year – Valentine’s Day. While not everyone has a special someone to celebrate with, one man is swooning over his own ‘lady luck:’ a $1 million jackpot prize on an Illinois Lottery scratch-off ticket. “After I scratched the winning ticket, I completely panicked,” shared the winner, who has requested to stay anonymous. “I immediately felt my life change. I almost didn’t go to work!” The $1 million winning ticket was a MONOPOLY™ 50X scratch-off ticket from the Illinois Lottery, and was purchased at Walmart at 137 W. North Ave. in Northlake, about 20 miles northwest of downtown Chicago. “I’ve been going crazy keeping this million dollar secret,” exclaimed the lucky winner. “I don’t have a special someone to share my big news with because my girlfriend and I broke up three days before I bought

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The 2015 horror film “The Visit” gives the Hollywood treatment to sundowning. An impostor grandmother is seen running the halls, scratching the walls and vomiting, terrorizing two children in the home. A little exaggerated, says Courtney McFarlin, PA , an OSF HealthCare internal medicine provider who specializes in geriatrics. But she says sundowning is an all too real experience for some older adults. What is sundowning? McFarlin explains that sundowning is not a medical condition, but rather a way to describe behavior seen at night. It’s triggered by a disruption in your circadian rhythm. “That’s our body’s natural, 24-hour sleep/wake cycle,” McFarlin says. “It’s regulated by the hypothalamus in the brain. Based on daylight and darkness, it tells our body to be alert during the day. And it helps us settle down in the evening to want to go to sleep.” Many things can disrupt your circadian rhythm, like illness, stress,

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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is a key player in the governmental review of the $14.9 billion purchase of Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel by Nippon Steel.

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STL: Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Events 📆

• Free Metro Transit passes offered today - FOX 2
• Mardi Gras ends, Lent begins in St. Louis - FOX 2
• Ash Wednesday: Get your ashes to go at these St. Louis-area churches - KSDK
• The Ultimate Fish Fry Guide for Lent 2024 - RiverBender
• Find a St. Louis fish fry with this 2024 Lent map - FOX 2

BuySTL 👜

• Stray Rescue markets 'prime' site next to Downtown West's CityPark - KSDK
• Centro Modern Furnishings celebrates 25 years of bringing timeless design to St. Louis - St. Louis Magazine
• Investigation reveals financial secrecy in the nursing home industry - KSDK

Restaurants 🍲

• Stew's Food & Liquor brings Asian-inspired food and craft cocktails to Soulard - FEAST
• Donut Palace expands to Sunset Hills - St. Louis Magazine
• Steve's Meltdown opening at City Foundry STL - St. Louis Magazine

STLfood ⚜️

• Mobile Coffee Bar the Spilt Milk Café to Launch in St. Louis in March - RFT

STL100 💯

• Celtics, Chaminade basketball star Jayson Tatum gives $1 million to St. Louis homeowners - KSDK
• SLPS reaches milestone in ongoing removal of lead paint - KSDK
• Celtics star Jayson Tatum gets $1 million gift from SoFi to help people buy homes in St. Louis - FOX 2

STL99 😱

• KDHX Has Lost Nearly One-Third of Its Donors, But All Is A-OK - RFT
• Woman dead after being struck by 2 cars at St. Louis intersection - KSDK
• Woman fatally struck by two cars in north St. Louis - FOX 2
• Missouri man breaks into home, attacks man 3 times in one night: Police - FOX 2

Police 🚓

• 'Valentine's Law' would make it a felony fleeing from police when committing a crime - FOX 2
• Off-duty officer shot in north St. Louis being treated at hospital, manhunt continues - FOX 2
• Police officer shot early Wednesday in north St. Louis - KSDK
• St. Louis County officers shoot man in St. Louis City, police say - KSDK
• St. Louis police destroy hundreds of seized weapons - FOX 2

CityGov 🏛

• St. Louis Aldermen Seek to Ease Liquor License Process, But at What Cost? - RFT

LocalGov 🏛

• St. Louis-area cities say they'll cut services like police, roads if food tax is repealed - stltoday.com
• Kirkwood to consider closing a portion of Jefferson Avenue, turn it over to church - KSDK
• St. Louis County Council considering using $20M of Rams settlement money on street repairs - FOX 2

MoGov 🏛

• Push for restrictions on intoxicating hemp products spurs clash over who should regulate - KSDK
• Missouri Senate Democrats continue to delay action on initiative petition legislation - FOX 2
• Missouri Senate Democrats stall GOP push to change initiative petition process - Missouri Independent
• Missouri House bill would jeopardize millions in funding to fight water pollution - Missouri Independent

FedGov 🏛

• U.S. Senate sends to the House a $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan - Missouri Independent

Jobs 📄

• Anheuser-Busch says negotiations continue with Teamsters ahead of strike deadline - FOX 2
• Bayer preps to cut jobs and restructure, invites workers to ‘opt in’ for severance - stltoday.com
• BeLeaf Medical Argues Missouri Cannabis Workers Can’t Unionize - RFT
• Company continues to argue Missouri cannabis workers can’t unionize - Missouri Independent

Ecology 🦤

• Carp are killing Missouri's rivers and lakes. Instead, they can be a global force for good, expert says - KSDK

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A 26-year-old man died early Wednesday after he drove his car off the road here.

Under the Safe-T-Act, Illinois became the first state to eliminate cash bail. Critics claimed the change would make the streets unsafe. Now, six months after the some of the law’s changes took effect, WGN Investigates spoke with experts and prosecutors to gain a better of understanding of the new system that determines who goes free [...]

The Kansas City Chiefs are back-to-back Super Bowl champions, and now it’s time to celebrate at Wednesday's victory parade and rally.

ALTON - The Alton community and the region are "heartbroken" today after the passing of 13-year-old Ra'niya Steward, who was shot and critically wounded in early February in a drive-by shooting on Highland Avenue. The following statement is attributable to Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine: "I am deeply saddened by the passing of Ra’niya Steward. Our community is heartbroken. The Alton Police Department has kept the State’s Attorney’s Office informed of all developments in the investigation. "As with any case, new developments can result in the State’s Attorney’s Office seeking to amend any pending charges. Our prayers are with the family and loved ones of Ra’niya at this difficult time. In addition, I reiterate my pledge that the State’s Attorney’s Office is committed to securing justice for this innocent victim. At this time, the State’s Attorney’s Office will have no additional comment on this pending case."

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“AI” (or more accurately language learning models nowhere close to sentience or genuine awareness) has plenty of innovative potential. Unfortunately, most of the folks actually in charge of the technology’s deployment largely see it as a way to cut corners, attack labor, and double down on all of their very worst impulses. Case in point: […]

Anheuser-Busch says it is continuing contract negotiations with the Teamsters union ahead of a March 1 strike deadline, according to a media report.

A man was shot and killed early Wednesday in the city's O'Fallon neighborhood.

Missourians in need of help accessing public benefits saw wait times for the state’s long-overloaded call center increase in the final months of 2023. The average hold time for the state phone line dealing with food assistance interviews reached 1 hour and 12 minutes in December, more than double what they had been in August, […]

The post Records show rising call center wait times for Missouri Medicaid, food assistance appeared first on Missouri Independent.

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An off-duty St. Louis City police officer is recovering Wednesday morning after being shot overnight while confronting suspects who were allegedly breaking into cars, including his vehicle.