Aggregator

The Francis Howell School District starts the new school year with quite a nice surprise: A $21,000 donation to help the district pay off student lunch debt balances.

The trolley's cars aren't air-conditioned, spurring the Bi-State Development Agency to cancel Thursday and Friday runs.

Six interagency law enforcement task forces received grant funding to combat car thefts through an initiative of Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias’ office.

Right now, there is a dire need for volunteers during afternoon hours.

Tuesday evening, an air conditioning chiller at BJC HealthCare Missouri Baptist Medical Center stopped working, the health system said.

Several months after President Joe Biden ended the national emergency for COVID-19, preliminary health data indicates the historic degree to which the pandemic increased death rates nationwide — not just because of the virus itself, but also through the pandemic’s reverberating effects on society. Deaths from vehicle crashes, homicides, suicides and overdoses spiked in many […]

The post Death counts remain high in some states even as COVID fatalities wane appeared first on Missouri Independent.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill this month intended to improve the process of returning native remains and cultural artifacts to their nations of origin. It’s part of a yearslong, statewide effort to improve the state’s poor track record with repatriation. Producer Danny Wicentowski talked with ProPublica reporter Logan Jaffe about her reporting on “The Repatriation Project.”

The man died on the way to the hospital after having been jailed since June for third-degree assault, according to a civil attorney hired by his family.

"We appreciate the quick and thorough response from law enforcement officials," states Parkway Schools Superintendent Dr. Keith Marty in a letter to parents.

ALTON - Alton Alderman Ray Strebel of the 3rd Ward will present a resolution which would authorize the execution of Ameren Illinois’ Energy Efficient Program Incentive Application and payment release authorization regarding decorative lighting on the Clark Bridge. Also, a resolution authorizing the disbursement of American Rescue Plan Act funds for projects within the City of Alton will be part of the discussion Wednesday night at Council along with a resolution authorization the execution of an Intergovernmental Agreement between the City of Alton and Alton Township. Alderman Strebel said when he was first elected, a close friend of his, Scott Dixon, another local resident, showed him a bridge in Memphis that had its lighting redone and he thought it was amazing. He also said with LED changes, the cost savings to the city would be enormous. “It was a huge project, but I took the idea to Cory Jobe of the Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau, and Cory and I seem to shar

Continue Reading

The company has entered into a restructuring agreement, which will help it to reduce its total debt by about $1.9 billion.

Attention Laser Tag lovers. Grab your friends and an unlimited laser tag pass on Wednesdays from 4 p.m. to close for $19.99 per person plus tax. Based on walk in availability.

The post All-You-Can-Tag appeared first on Explore St. Louis.

Paul McCartney is bringing his Got Back tour south of the border. The two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer has just announced a November 14 show at Foro Sol in…

Source

Bill would require online platforms to report child sex trafficking or sexual enticement to police, and to share location, identification data about posters.

Clearview has suffered tons of self-inflicted damage during its relatively short life as a viable, if execrable, product. Always willing to put its worst foot forward, the company built an AI backbone to support its voluminous webscraping, gathering up everything that wasn’t locked down on the internet and applying its facial recognition algorithm to it. […]

ALTON - Four hours, 19 food trucks, 5,000 people. This is what you can expect at Alton’s Food Truck Festival from 4–8 p.m. this Saturday, Aug. 26 at the Alton Amphitheater. The Food Truck Festival is a favorite for local foodies. Attendees have the chance to try new dishes, support small businesses and enjoy a fun Saturday in Alton. “It’s just great to see so many people having a great time on the riverfront,” Dan Herkert said. “I’m biased, but we’ve got the best riverfront in the country…and it’s only going to get better.” Herkert is the chair of the Alton Amphitheater Committee, which partners with Sauce Magazine to organize the festival. Sauce Magazine promotes restaurants and sponsors food events across the Metro East. Herkert noted that their work has encouraged many food trucks to return to Alton’s festival every year because the event is so successful. There are currently 19 food trucks lined up,

Continue Reading

ALTON, Ill. -- The Alton city council will hear a proposal Wednesday night about giving the Clark Bridge a facelift. The plan is to install LED lighting along the bridge. The project costs nearly a million dollars and will create an artistic night skyline. It will also save money by dropping energy use on the [...]

Terry Funk routinely appeared on St. Louis television for "Wrestling at The Chase" in the late 1960s and early 70s, and performed at the Kiel Auditorium into the 80s.