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WEST PLAINS, Mo. - The West Plains Police Department has released information on a medical emergency on Burke Avenue around 6 p.m. Wednesday evening, August 9. Officers responded to the address after reports that a 6-month-old baby girl was not breathing. 27-year-old Levi Michael Coffel met officers at the door and told officers he had [...]

ALTON - A backpack and school supplies drive-thru at Alton High School helped prepare students for the coming school year. The Alton Community Unit School District 11 (ACUSD11) partnered with the Boys and Girls Club of Alton and Argosy Cares to provide school supplies to K-12 students in the district. All kids who were registered for school qualified for supplies. Volunteers and teachers began passing out supplies at 4 p.m. on Aug. 10 until they ran out. “It is an outstanding turnout, even better than we expected,” ACUSD11 Superintendent Dr. Kristie Baumgartner said. “We're very thankful to partner with the Boys and Girls Club to produce this event. As you can see by the turnout, being able to provide this many students with school supplies to start the school year off is a wonderful opportunity, and we are so thankful to our sponsors who make this possible.” The Boys and Girls Club coordinated donations from Simmons Hanly Conroy , Colman’s

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A teenager was rescued from a grain bin Thursday afternoon in unincorporated St. Charles County.

The Mid-Barataria Diversion Project is a cornerstone of a $50 billion effort to save the state’s eroding coast.

Atrium maintains a good collection of significant photography by a number of artists with a very diverse sensibility to the medium. From figuration to landscapes to abstract, this collection also

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A St. Louis jury on Thursday found that Sheriff Vernon Betts did not retaliate against a deputy who was denied a promotion.

Poettker Construction Company, one of the nation’s top-performing construction firms, recently promoted six team members to the Preconstruction, Estimating, and Project Management Teams. In Poettker’s Preconstruction and Estimating department, promotions include Gary Richter to MEPFP Director, Justin Luitjohan to Preconstruction Manager, Justin Dulle to Lead Estimator, and Mike Smith to Senior Estimator. Gary Richter joined […]

Kick off your weekend at the Missouri History Museum in Forest Park! Each Thursday Night at the Museum will be the most fun, engaging, uplifting, thought-provoking, perspective-shaping night of your

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The 1870s-era building near Lafayette Square that housed a few restaurants, including Vin de Set, is for sale by the owner following a fire that led to the restaurants’ permanent closures.

The St. Louis Preservation Board, which has jurisdiction over projects built in historic districts, voted to approve the plan at a meeting July 24.

Massachusetts is now poised to make calls for prison inmates and their families free. The decision comes after decades where the government’s coddling of prison telecom monopolies resulted in inmate families being charged an arm and a leg simply to chat briefly with their incarcerated loved ones. According to Bolts, the reforms are part of […]

Members of the St. Louis Chapter of IFMA (International Facility Management Association) recognized two industry members and an outstanding commercial facility. The awards were presented at the organization’s annual Summer Social in July. Distinguished Facility Manager of the Year: Tauquincy Neal Logan, FMP, SFP, Facilities Manager for the St. Charles City-County Library District. She was […]

Sixteen people who were expecting to start work as St. Louis Sheriff's Department deputies were told Wednesday to sit tight.

GLEN CARBON - Glen Carbon Mayor Bob Marcus made several announcements about various things going on around the village at the Village Board meeting earlier this week, including everything from debris dumpsters to new boat parking regulations, online surveys, and an upcoming car show. The Village Board also moved forward a shared use path project, playgrounds resurfacing project, and more. Mayor Marcus said there are now leaf & limb debris dumpsters added to the Public Works garage for residents that need additional yard waste removed from recent storms. The garage is located at 153 N. Main St. behind Village Hall, and the dumpster will remain there until further notice. Call 618-288-1200 for further information. Survey submissions are still being accepted for the Glen Carbon Comprehensive Plan. The mayor encouraged residents to fill out the survey online on the Village of Glen Carbon website . He also urged residents to complete water service line material surveys required

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Mold levels have been increasing all month and are now at some of the highest counts of the season. That, combined with other fall allergens on the rise, has allergy sufferers feeling the effects.