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Carl Phillips, a celebrated poet and professor of English at Washington University, was awarded the prize for "Then the War: And Selected Poems, 2007-2020."

Brian Clay admitted to shooting Loreal Goode in front of her daughter when she refused to give him $36 and drive him to a pawn shop to get back his TV.

From St. Louis Business Journal:  A major big-box retailer new to the St. Louis market has proposed its second store in the region, even before the first opens. Meijer, a Grand Rapids, Michigan-based retailer that operates supercenter stores carrying general merchandise and groceries, submitted plans to the city of O’Fallon, Illinois, for a new store, […]

From Bloomberg:  There are at least a billion parking spaces in the US, an expanse of asphalt that would cover an area twice the size of Connecticut. And yet, finding a good place to park — preferably free, and within a few feet of your destination — can still feel like an impossible quest. Available […]

O’FALLON – HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital received an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit upholding the standard of patient safety in hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers. This national distinction celebrates St. Elizabeth’s Hospital’s achievements in prioritizing patient safety by protecting patients from preventable harm and errors. The new grades reflect performance primarily during the height of the pandemic. "Our commitment to patient safety is a top priority,” said Dr. Dennis Szurkus Jr., chief medical officer at HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital. “Our safety grade achievements are a testament to the high-level of quality care provided to our patients and the dedication of our care teams to ongoing safety improvement processes. I am so proud of our colleagues and medical staff for their outstanding performance.” The Leapfrog Group, an independent national watchdog organization,

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More than 9 million children faced hunger in 2021. That’s 1 in 8 kids at risk for hunger” (Child hunger, n.d.). Throughout development, kids who miss meals are consistently more likely to repeat a grade in elementary school, experience developmental impairments with language and motor skills, and have more social and behavioral problems (Child hunger, n.d.) Children spend most of their waking time at school. Thus, the eating behaviors of children are largely dependent on the quality and availability of food at schools, in addition to the scheduling of meal times. The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and School Breakfast Program(SBP) are federally-funded programs meant to address malnourished children in the United States. While seemingly sufficient to meet the needs of our nation’s children, these programs are failing to address many key issues that may prevent the appropriate and intended distribution of free and reduced meals. These key issues include negative

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The Missouri Cannabis Trade Association says the rule would be ‘unduly burdensome’ and not reasonable to require businesses to create new labels.

A proposal making it harder to pass constitutional amendments, which one Democrat called “dog poop with icing,” is one step away from a statewide ballot. On Tuesday morning, the Missouri House voted 107-55 to pass a measure to set the majority needed to pass amendments at 57%. The current threshold is a simple majority and […]

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From St. Louis Post Dispatch:  An area construction union that went on strike last week says it has reached a tentative deal on a new contract so work can resume at stalled construction sites. Local 513 of the International Union of Operating Engineers, which represents 4,200 heavy equipment operators and technicians in eastern Missouri, said in […]

Missourians have spent over $1 billion on cannabis since the legalization of medical marijuana in 2020. The state surpassed the milestone on May 2, according to the Missouri Division of Cannabis Regulations — nearly three years since a cancer survivor bought the state's first legal medical marijuana in St. Louis County in October 2020. Cannabis sales have increased exponentially since dispensaries started legal adult-use sales on February 3.

Aerosmith recently announced their “Peace Out” tour, with special guest The Black Crowes, but it looks like Steven Tyler wasn’t sold on the tour name. In a funny new video, Tyler has a special golden winged…

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"We're afraid of the demographics that are going to be targeted. It's always easy to approach the people that you feel are less likely to say anything," said Robyn Wallen, transportation committee chairperson for the Missouri Council of the Blind.

From Construction Dive:  Dive Brief: The number of open jobs in construction dropped by 73,000 to 341,000 in March, the second lowest since mid-2021, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors’ analysis of new Bureau of Labor Statistics data. The openings represent jobs for which employers are actively recruiting. That constituted a 17% drop compared to March […]

From St. Louis Business Journal:  Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said Friday that three St. Louis-area cities would get nearly $6.6 million in grants from federal money to aid in industrial site development. Awards statewide announced Friday by the governor’s office totaled $75 million from the federal American Rescue Plan Act, and were part of the fiscal […]

The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office reached a plea agreement with a Jennings man in a 2018 murder in order to spare the victim's family from going through a trial.

Missouri lawmakers have approved a bill to reinstate tax incentives in hopes to bring major film productions to the Show Me State.

Last week, Utah’s “porn license” age verification law went into effect, and the largest (by far) adult content company on the internet, Mindgeek (which runs Pornhub and a bunch of other sites), had all of its sites go dark for any Utah-based IP address. If someone visited from those sites, they got a video explaining […]

From Progressive Railroading:  Bi-State Development (BSD), which operates Metro Transit St. Louis, announced the launch of a pilot program with metal detectors being introduced at select MetroLink light-rail stations. Riders will pass through metal detectors rotated throughout selected stations in the city and county of St. Louis in Missouri and St. Clair County in Illinois, […]

The labels and packaging for marijuana-related products, “shall not be made to be attractive to children,” the Missouri Constitution states. That’s why state regulators are proposing requiring “plain or uniform labeling,” similar to those of cigarettes or medicines, said Amy Moore, director of Missouri’s cannabis regulation under the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. During a hearing Monday with the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules, Moore said studies show that…