Imo's Pizza announced Friday that it has signed a name, image and likeness (NIL) sponsorship deal with Mizzou Tigers quarterback Brady Cook.
Cook, a St. Louis native, will appear in Imo's print, electronic and billboard advertising as a sponsored spokesperson, plus engage in social-media outreach for the pizza chain, according to a release. During the 2023 football season, Cook will appear on Imo's billboard advertising in Columbia, Missouri.
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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SPRINGFIELD - In a 4-3 ruling on Friday, the Illinois State Supreme Court issued a ruling that the state weapons ban was "constitutional." The ban was enacted after a deadly mass shooting in the Highland Park suburb of Chicago where seven people died and dozens were injured. Governor JB Pritzker signed an assault weapons ban earlier this year. This was what the Illinois Supreme Court found: "First, we hold the circuit court erroneously entered summary judgment for plaintiffs on their equal protection and special legislation claims. Plaintiffs are not similarly situated to the trained professionals. To the extent plaintiffs claim they possess restricted items, they are not treated differently from the grandfathered individuals. "To the extent plaintiffs claim they do not possess restricted items, they are dissimilar to the grandfathered individuals, who have a reliance interest in retaining them. Second, we hold that plaintiffs waived any second amendment challenge to the restrictions,
Nathaniel Edwards, 30, was set to face trial next week for seven charges, including first-degree murder. But prosecutors offered a deal when the case against Edwards largely fell apart.
More than 30 Call-A-Ride customers for several months will test using the agency's Transit app via smartphones. Bus and MetroLink riders have been able to use the app to buy tickets since mid-2020.
The artists collective contributed a music video for its song "Pick the City UP" to the "Accelerating Change: Creative Youth Development Across the United States" video series.
Three years ago we had the CEO of Jungle Scout, Greg Mercer, on our podcast, to debunk the claim that Amazon was unfairly competing with third party sellers in the Amazon marketplace. It’s become somewhat accepted wisdom that Amazon is engaged in some sort of predatory behavior, looking at what products sell well with data […]
Native Pet, a St. Louis-based pet nutrition startup that makes and sells all-natural supplements for dogs, plans to expand its operations after raising $11 million from investors.
Police responded to a fatal shooting in north St. Louis at the 4700 block of Riverview on August 3 at 6:20 p.m. Officers found Ametta Powell, 30, suffering from a gunshot wound.
A truck was stolen in July. A man was charged with the crime. Jerome L. King, 35, was charged for the first time with tampering and having a gun illegally.
Rootberry has launched nationwide direct-to-consumer delivery of its plant-based products, a move the startup expects to boost sales and expand its geographic reach.
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