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From New York Times:  A few hundred yards from the entrance to CityPark, the splashy new soccer stadium in downtown St. Louis, another urban landmark looms: a cluster of hour-glass-shaped sculptures called “Pillars of the Valley,” by the local artist Damon Davis, that pays tribute to some 20,000 residents of a Black community that was […]

Gov. J.B. Pritzker plans to leave Thursday for seven-day trade mission to the United Kingdom with a coterie of advisers and leaders in manufacturing and economic development.

Bill 114 would freeze real estate taxes for anyone old enough to be eligible for social security benefits.

From Construction Business Owner:  We need more of the right people for the construction industry to keep pace with project demand. Statistics show that for every four people leaving the industry, only one enters. But keeping up is not just about numbers. Recent research shows that women bring unique qualities to the jobsite that will […]

A new law that's set to go into effect later this summer is expected to help Missouri's healthcare professional shortage. 

Welcome to Trivia Nights at the Anheuser-Busch Biergarten, hosted by Trivia Quest.   Every Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m., you can enjoy beer and brainteasers, really putting your knowledge

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EDWARDSVILLE — Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine announced today he has filed multiple charges – including felonies – against two men who unlawfully harvested several wild turkeys in the Cahokia Canal area. The charges filed by Haine’s office allege that Hunter D. Baxter, 28, of Lucedale, Miss., and Dustin D. Goldsmith, 38, of McCall Creek., Miss., unlawfully harvested turkeys in the Cahokia Canal area on multiple occasions in 2022. Both defendants are charged with a Class 4 felony count of unlawful possession of wild game. Those charges allege that Baxter and Goldsmith possessed multiple turkeys with a combined value exceeding $3,000, for profit or commercial purposes. “When people violate game laws, it’s cheating. It’s unfair to all of the ethical hunters who practice good sportsmanship and are good stewards of our natural resources, and whose fees support conservation efforts,” Haine said. “The State’s Attorney’s

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From Call Newspapers:  A proposed Aldi grocery store in South County is one of the public hearings scheduled to be heard by the St. Louis County Planning Commission this month. The Planning Commission will meet Monday, July 17 at 7 p.m. at the St. Louis County Government Center in Clayton, located at 41 S. Central […]

Safety improvements are coming to Page Boulevard in the City of St. Louis. On Tuesday, MoDOT showed drivers and residents what that might look like.

Prosecutors said Rogeric Hankins raped a Washington detainee at a Joplin, Missouri, rest stop while transporting her to a Minnesota jail.

From Business Jet Interiors:  West Star Aviation announced plans to expand its MRO facility at East Alton, Illinois (ALN); officially breaking ground on 6 July 2023. Once complete, the expansion will add 75,700ft² of space, bringing the total facility to just over 500,000ft² of hangar, backshop, modification and paintshop space. In all, the expansion will […]

It continues today in Oklahoma City, in Allentown, Pennsylvania, Nashville and Memphis, Tennessee, and St. Louis.

Let’s get this out of the way right up front: NSO Group — as ethically horrendous as it is — offers at least one unbeatable product. Its Pegasus malware is a zero-click exploit capable of fully compromising targets’ phones. This means the company is worth something, even if it’s not the sort of company most […]

This week Forum drone videographer/photographer Louis Kelly, owner of Drone Eagle, LLC, captured images of work on the West Port Apartment project at West Port Plaza in Maryland Heights. The owner of West Port Plaza is building 254 apartments at the office and entertainment district, Lodging Hospitality Management — which owns St. Louis Union Station […]

Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson has teamed up with Epiphone, and the result is a sleek new guitar: the Epiphone Les Paul Custom Axcess in Ruby. “This is a stunning guitar, it’s beautiful and it…

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An effort to help seniors on fixed incomes stay in their homes through a program to freeze real estate taxes.