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One in four Missouri nursing homes hasn’t had a standard inspection in two or more years, according to recently-updated federal data. Federal law requires states conduct an unannounced comprehensive inspection for each long-term care facility at least every 15 months to assess compliance with federal health and safety rules.  During those visits, inspectors generally spend […]

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Alton native Donald D. McDonough has announced an upcoming campaign for state representative. He has been involved in political campaigns on behalf of candidates, organizations and issues at every level of government from local, state, national, and international. He has worked for progressive organizations and causes including environmental issues, taxes, land use, healthcare, labor, trial lawyers, medical and dental associations; education, transportation and transit; law enforcement, police and firefighters; the arts; aviation and public ports. After volunteering for a presidential campaign while in high school, he went on to work on three presidential campaigns as national staff. He also managed three congressional campaigns and worked as chief pollster and strategy consultant for scores of other campaigns, Initiatives, and referenda. His areas of experience and expertise include campaign planning, budgeting and fundraising, targeting and field organizing, media and advertising

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Cementland: Bob Cassilly’s Unfinished Masterpiece will show at the St. Louis Public Library – Central Library until Sept. 22.   The photography exhibit by Richard Sprengeler showcases the last project

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African People’s Socialist Party says it’s targeted because of its message. But an indictment accuses party leaders of working for Russian operatives.

Members of an American Legion post in O’Fallon, Illinois, found out about Bill Jakob’s troubling past — after they elected him commander.

The Mondo-inspired coming-of-age film captures some of the horrors of being a teenage girl.

Here is everything you need to know for the fair.

St. Louis attorney plays major role in forcing new national standards that should cut public defender workloads.

On Wednesday, Aug. 16, global innovators will convene in St. Louis for the seventh annual GlobalSTL Health Innovation Summit. This is a signature event for GlobalSTL, an initiative of BioSTL (a health care and ag-food innovation nonprofit), which has positioned itself as a trusted partner for 22 Midwest and national-scale health care organizations and policy leaders. These forward-thinking entities – which include payers, health systems, pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and employers – collectively…

Art and action - that's the message behind a new art exhibit that opened this weekend at the district in Chesterfield. It's called 'Americans Who Tell the Truth.'

The exhibit opens August 19 and runs through January 1, 2024.

Green Door Art Gallery is pleased to partner with Bobby Lessentine, Financial Advisor, Edward Jones, in presenting Inspiration and Expression, The Art of MaryJo Clark.   The exhibit includes collage,

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"To be honest, it’s a hell of a relief," said Erin Randall. "He left my mom in the street like a piece of trash."

The prime exhibit in Democratic Attorney General Kwame Raoul's effort is the JR-15, a smaller, lighter version of the AR-15 semi-automatic rifle.

Some of the people arrested during protests surrounding the Jason Stockley verdict in 2017 started receiving settlement money.

The last service for the three restaurants in Botanical Heights is slated for December 31.

Local and state health officials are working to identify people who may have been exposed to measles after learning of an internationally imported case in the St. Louis region.

Siegel, a retired biochemist, has lived in his Belleville residence since 1990. He started the work on his garden, which he describes as “an ongoing process.”

Cable executives spent years denying that “cord cutting” (ditching traditional TV) was real. For years they insisted it was a “fiction,” or that it was a fad that would end once Millennials started procreating. Whatever gave them permission to not meaningfully evolve their often predatory, anti-competitive business strategies. Yeah, about that. Major cable companies continue […]