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President Joe Biden fell while on stage at the U.S. Air Force Academy graduation.

ST. LOUIS -- US News & World Report is a magazine and website that covers news and ranks a lot of schools. Their travel section is also telling the nation what many people in St. Louis already know. The Saint Louis Zoo is among the best in the US. The publication's editors chose the top [...]

ALTON - The City of Alton was recently notified by Good Energy, Alton’s consultant, that Ameren Illinois has established its new residential electric rate for city customers, which took effect June 1st. The new Ameren BGS1 Residential rate is $0.08162, compared to the City’s Program base rate of $0.1220. City residents should know that the newly filed rate can return to an upward swing anytime during that period. City officials said their goal was to give Alton residents an alternative to Ameren's utility rates. The previous program period, which ended in December 2022, secured fixed base rates of $0.0429 for nearly 8 months while Ameren's rates were peaking at well over $0.12 cents, saving the residents over $0.08 cents per kilowatt hour used. The average user was saving $65 per month during that time and many larger users were saving more. The new rates are lower than Alton’s current municipal electrical aggregation contract with Constellation New Energy which i

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Great news! During my Tuesday visit I badgered my doctor into doing another M-protein test, and the trendline is yet again straight as a string: The latest result is 0.47 and it's dropping right on schedule for a final June reading of zero. Hooray! And as long as I'm on the subject of the CAR-T ...continue reading "Health update"

We’ve written a lot about AB 2273, California’s Age Appropriate Design Code (AADC) that requires websites with users in California to try to determine the ages of all their visitors, write up dozens of reports on potential harms, and then seek to mitigate those harms. I’ve written about why it’s literally impossible to comply with […]

The Boardwalk owner said he plans to open a location in the Grand Arts Business District soon.

The program, begun in 2021 in St. Clair County and expanded last year to Missouri, is part of Metro Transit's overall effort to improve security on the light rail line.

Anyone with a Missouri address can order a free kit.

Construction Management Partners, LLC (CMP) has hired Eva Chapin as senior project manager. As a senior project manager, Eva’s responsibilities will include the implementation of strategies to improve CMP’s core business services. Eva will act in specific project leadership roles and will have direct communication responsibilities with the clients and their project team. Eva has […]

This city gem is ideal for a buyer who wouldn't mind completing a renovation.

It's that time of year again to be bear-aware. Missouri conservation agents say bears are very active throughout the spring, and their presence around the St. Louis metro seems to be growing in recent years.

A rule from Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft that requires libraries to post policies to explain how to challenge “non-age-appropriate materials” took effect Tuesday. Among its many requirements, the rule demands libraries write and publish policies that allow any parent or guardian to determine what material their child can access.

Today on TAP: More Democrats than Republicans voted for the Biden-McCarthy deal. Here’s why.

Metallica has shared a new trailer for the Live from Texas concert film. The two-day event will showcase the metal legends' upcoming performances at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, taking place…

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Estimates show about 16% of Missouri motorists don’t have insurance on their vehicles.

The call for Clemons-Abdullah's resignation follows a difficult year for the city's jail system, which Mayor Tishaura O. Jones promised to reimagine.

From St. Louis Business Journal:  Redlands, California-based geospatial technology company Esri said Monday it is opening a new 15-person office at the Globe Building as it shuts a Cortex space, joining a cluster of geotech companies already operating from the downtown St. Louis office building. Esri, which has multiple offices locally, will occupy a 7,600-square-foot […]

From St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune:  The Missouri Works Initiative’s Building Union Diversity (BUD) program has received a What’s Right with the Region Award from FOCUS St. Louis, a civic leadership organization. Each year, FOCUS applauds the efforts of the individuals, organizations and/or initiatives making a positive difference in the St. Louis region with its […]

Eight major infrastructure projects in Madison and St. Clair Counties in southwestern Illinois are receiving more than $41 million in grant funding through the 2023 Illinois Competitive Freight Program. The initiative, which distributes federal infrastructure funds through the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), aims to improve the movement of freight and create jobs and economic […]