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Missouri families who were promised emergency pandemic grocery funds last summer are still waiting — even as another summer is beginning.  For more than six months, families have been raising alarm about the delayed benefits owed to around 600,000 kids. There is, in Missouri, no clear end in sight. Pandemic EBT is a federal program […]

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On May 25, 1780, the battle of the American Revolution would find St. Louis, at least for a day, because of imperial scheming in Europe.

JERSEYVILLE - The date, time, and route of the 2023 Memorial Day Parade in Jerseyville have officially been announced. This year’s parade will take place on Monday, May 29 at 9 a.m. Parade participants will start lining up from 8:15 to 8:30 a.m. on West Prairie Street between Wells-Norris Tire & Auto and Domino's Pizza. The parade will then officially start at 9 a.m. The parade will proceed north on State Street before turning east on Pearl Street. It will then head east on Spruce Street, traveling to Oak Grove Cemetery, where a Memorial Day ceremony will be held shortly after the parade. Gregory Breden, superintendent of the Veterans Assistance Commission of Jersey County, said: “We highly recommend that you bring your lawn chairs.” In case of rain, the parade will be canceled and the ceremony will be moved to the American Legion Post 492 under the big pavilion. The host of this year’s Memorial Day Parade will be Veterans of Foreign Wars 4528.

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ATCHISON, Kan. - Benedictine College has recognized those students who have distinguished themselves academically during the last semester, which ended May 9, 2023. Any full-time student carrying a minimum of 12 hours and a perfect 4.0-grade point average through the spring term is named to the President's list. Full-time students with 12 hours and a grade point average of 3.5 to 3.95 are named to the Dean's List. Of the 2,234 students on campus for the 2022-2023 academic year, 166 made the President's List and 698 made the Dean's List. These students from Alton were recognized with academic honors from Benedictine College: Faith Becker, Dean's List Anna O'Connor, Dean's List Thao-Vy Tran, Dean's List Founded in 1858, Benedictine College is a Catholic, Benedictine, residential, liberal arts college located on the bluffs above the Missouri River in Atchison, Kansas. The school is proud to have been named one of America's Best Colleges by U.S. News & World Report as well as on

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If you're traveling this Memorial Day weekend, here are the best and worst times to hit the road.

“We are witnessing a lot of suffering on the hotline,” Linda told me. “People are scared out of their minds.” Dr. Linda Prine is the co-founder of the Miscarriage and Abortion Hotline. When someone orders pills off the internet because their state has criminalized abortion care or they face other barriers, they can call if […]

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The city in St. Charles County now boasts a population of nearly 60,000 people.

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers in the U.S. House passed bipartisan legislation Thursday in an effort to curb staggering overdose deaths from illegal fentanyl substances that are illicitly produced and up to 50 times stronger than heroin. The HALT Fentanyl Act, passed on a 289-133 vote with 74 Democratic votes and support from the Biden administration, would permanently categorize lab-made […]

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Many St. Louisans don't know the real answer.

With the pandemic’s worst days likely behind us, how should we guard against COVID-19 and its long-term effects?

A first lieutenant in the Army Air Forces, Meyer, of Overland, was 25 when he died.

California-based Esri sees new potential at its new downtown St. Louis office.

Recycling batteries could reduce the need to mine critical minerals - but only if the packs are properly recovered.

A St. Louis County man is scheduled to be sentenced today on a second-degree murder charge.

The upstate New York city would be one of the first in the country to tackle the energy woes of affordable housing.

Thursday was a great day, and Friday will be the same. Mid- to upper-70s again, with sunshine and low humidity.

A family of 10 survives a fire in the early morning hours.

More than half the nation's wetlands could lose protection under the Clean Water Act.

Def Leppard has been very busy the last week or so promoting not only their new album, Drastic Symphonies, but their book Definitely Def Leppard. And now the band is sharing a look at…

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