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The 51-year-old man was killed when his truck crashed on Highway O.

Residents concerned about new beef plant polluting Lake Saint Louis.

Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS), which operates several facilities in Metro East, continues to experience the effects of a weeklong systemwide failure of its computer systems that it now considers a "cybersecurity incident."

A 33-year-old Florissant man was charged with murder this week after, police say, he shot his former boss over money.

They're definitely not the target demo, but it appears that even Rock & Roll Hall of Famers in their 70s can't resist the lure of Barbie. The Kinks' Dave Davies…

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A local family-owned butcher shop that has been in operation for 51 years will be shutting down at month's end, according to a social media post.

JERSEYVILLE - West Nile Virus has been found in Jerseyville, according to a recent announcement from the Jersey County Health Department. The department announced Friday morning that a dead bird collected in Jerseyville tested positive for West Nile Virus, and noted many cases typically occur in late-summer months. Residents are advised to wear insect repellent and long-sleeve shirts and pants while outdoors. The Health Department recommends using window screens and repairing any holes in them to keep mosquitoes outdoors, as well as draining any standing water in flower pots, buckets, tires, and more. Symptoms of West Nile Virus include: Fever Headache Body Aches Nausea Vomiting Diarrhea Rash Mosquitoes become infected with West Nile Virus after feeding on infected birds, and can then spread the virus to humans and other animals through mosquito bites, according to the Jersey County Health Department. So far, there have been 455 West Nile Virus cases

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ESPN went dark Thursday night for Spectrum cable customers — leaving area residents complaining that they couldn't watch Mizzou's opening football game or the U.S. Open tennis tournament.

For years we’ve covered the silly triennial review process associated with Section 1201 of the DMCA. If you don’t know, Section 1201 is the part that makes circumvention of any “technological measures” a form of infringement, even if bypassing those technological measures is not for copyright infringing reasons. It’s actually even worse than that, because […]

Last week I showed you Hilbert rolling around, so this week you get a picture of Charlie rolling around. This is one of his (many) favorite spots, up on a cabinet in our kitchen where he can keep an eye on us and stay near the food bowl. A tummy rub is all it takes ...continue reading "Friday Cat Blogging – 1 September 2023"

Congratulations, Stacey Pugh conference service manager Four Seasons St. Louis! Preston will be honored as a St. Louis young leader at the St. Louis American Foundation’s twelfth annual Salute to Young Leaders Networking Awards Reception, presented by Midwest BankCentre, 5:30…

An accounting firm with a major presence in the St. Louis area generated $1.7 billion in revenue one year after a merger created the eighth-largest U.S.-based company in the field.

Today on TAP: The Fed needs to understand that this economy defies its models. It should begin to cut rates, and get ready for a whole other kind of inflation driven by climate change.

I happened to come across some whinging about federal spending earlier this morning and it prompted me to draw this chart: This is all the spending we have control over. Mandatory spending is mostly Social Security and Medicare but contains a chunk of other stuff too. Discretionary spending is defense and domestic spending that's appropriated ...continue reading "We can fix all our problems for 2.7% of GDP"

Select U.S. restaurants have begun serving laboratory-grown chicken, spurring long wait times for reservations by diners curious to taste it. In June, the U.S. Department of Agriculture gave final approval for a few California-based companies to begin selling lab-produced chicken across the country. While it may be years before lab-grown meat is available at grocery […]

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