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Daily Deal: Lamp Depot Minimalist LED Corner Floor Lamp

2 years 6 months ago
This Lamp Depot Minimalist LED Corner Floor Lamp is a beautifully designed, space-saving lamp that fits perfectly in the corners of your living room, dining room, bedroom, guest room, or office. This minimalist lamp features soft-white, integrated LEDs that will provide hours of customized illumination. The easy-to-use remote control makes it simple to shuffle through […]
Gretchen Heckmann

Missouri State Highway Patrol Locates Young Girl, Amber Alert Cancelled

2 years 6 months ago
HAYTI HEIGHTS, MO. - A Missouri State Highway Patrol Amber Alert was canceled this morning after a child last seen in Illinois had been found in Troop E Area - Hayti Heights, Mo. The child was found safe and sound, Missouri State Police reported. The Amber Alert was canceled at 7:25 a.m. The child - Violet - a 9-year-old, was last seen after allegedly being taken by her non-custodial father. The vehicle sought was a black Dodge Charger. The Amber Alert notified individuals throughout the region but thankfully ended with the child safe and the suspect in custody.

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Metro Trans Umbrella Group Offers Support, Resources to STL Trans Community

2 years 6 months ago
ST. LOUIS - For the people who are involved with the Metro Trans Umbrella Group, it’s more than just a resource. It’s a life-saver. The Metro Trans Umbrella Group, or MTUG, is a nonprofit that serves transgender and gender-nonconforming individuals throughout the Greater St. Louis area. The organization has a variety of services and support groups, as well as opportunities for people to connect with one another. “It saves lives, just having the space to exist with others who are like you,” Ramona Riley, MTUG’s volunteer coordinator, said. “It’s a common story that I hear, that people get up to the point where they’re going to start transitioning, and it is literally a choice between transitioning and dying…That is how crucial these things and these spaces are to trans people.” MTUG offers a range of free services, including a food pantry and STI testing. They provide assistance with legal name changes, and they also distribut

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Godfrey Family Fun Fest Returning July 4

2 years 6 months ago
GODFREY - Family Fun Fest is returning to Glazebrook Park in Godfrey for 2023 on July 4 starting at 5 p.m. The event will feature food trucks, live music, a watermelon-eating contest, and much more family-friendly fun, capping off with a fireworks show at 9:15 p.m. Chris Logan, director of the village’s Parks and Recreation Department, gave more details on the event on an episode of Our Daily Show! on Riverbender.com . “All of our vendors will be set up, BB the Clown’s going to be there, there’s going to be some face-painting, we’re going to have some more inflatables again - quite a few inflatables, actually - a big slide, obstacle course, these kids really like them,” Logan said. “We’re going to have a dunk tank, we’re going to try and get some of our baseball and softball coaches in there.” Logan added that at 5:30 p.m., the design for the Great Godfrey Maze will be revealed at the event. He said the maze will

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St. Louis Public Radio Reporters Unionize

2 years 6 months ago
Reporters at St. Louis Public Radio have voted to unionize, their guild announced today. The announcement comes after a group of the station's journalists, producers, on-air talent and marketing staff voted on whether or not to join the Communication Workers of America, with the yeses carrying the day by a roughly 80-20 margin. The Communication Workers of America is a union with about 700,000 members in the United States and Canada.
Ryan Krull