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Jethro Tull is coming to America. The band, led by Ian Anderson, just announced summer and fall North American dates for The Seven Decades Tour, which will have them playing songs from…

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From St. Louis Public Radio:  The mayors of Cahokia Heights and East St. Louis have submitted a letter to the Army Corps of Engineers, asking for help to get funding to repair a drainage ditch that has a pivotal role in the cities’ long-standing flooding. The Harding Ditch, which runs from Madison County through many […]

A new Costco store is under construction in north St. Louis County, after the future store site traded hands for $15 million.

A new episode of HBO’s show Somebody Somewhere captured St. Louis’ endearing trashiness.  Set in Manhattan, Kansas, the series covers the platonic love story of Sam (played by comedian and Kansas native Bridget Everett) and Joel (Jeff Hiller).

EDWARDSVILLE – SIUE's Student Athletic Advisory Counsel (SAAC) celebrated the 2022-23 athletic year with the Cougar Choice Awards on Thursday, April 27 at the Wildey Theater in downtown Edwardsville. Tanner Collins of golf and Max Kristoff of wrestling served as hosts of the event. Highlight of the Year: Ray'Sean Taylor (Men's Basketball) The Highlight of the Year Award goes to a student-athlete who delivered a clutch play, game changing moment, or outstanding performance that results in the #1 standout moment of the year in SIUE athletics. Nominees for this award were selected by the Sports Information Staff and Coaches and the winner was voted on by head coaches and our SAAC members. Male Newcomer of the Year: Demarco Minor (Men's Basketball) Female Newcomer of the Year: Macy Silvey (Women's Basketball) The Newcomer of the Year goes to one student-athlete from a women's team and one student-athlete from a men's team. These athletes are in their first year of competition

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In late May, FedEx Freight is set to enact another furlough. And in August, it's expected to close 29 locations in an effort to improve efficiencies and customer service.

Kaldi’s Coffee Roasting Company opened its newest location Monday at 1856 Zumbehl Road in St. Charles.

From The Fabricator:  It’s a black art. I used to hear that a lot on fab shop tours—code for something that took years to learn and only the talented few truly mastered. Why, exactly? Sometimes it had to do with the nature of the skill and the worker’s tactile and visual experience welding a workpiece. If […]

The National Weather Service has issued a dust storm warning near Pana, Illinois until 4:15 pm.

This is a typical weekend crowd along the Seine checking out the famous green bookstalls. These days about half the stalls sell mostly the same mass-produced bits of tourist stuff, but the other half still have interesting specialties (music, art, Romanian poetry, whatever) and are fun to browse around in.

Nearly 800,000 Americans suffer a stroke each year. Strokes can have life-altering consequences like vision, walking and swallowing difficulties. They also rank in the top five killers of Americans. For each minute a stroke goes untreated, the brain loses around 2 million cells it cannot recover. "Getting to the hospital quickly – within four and a half hours of your onset of symptoms – is important," says Leslie Ingold, a registered nurse and stroke coordinator with OSF HealthCare. A cutting-edge stroke drug recently rolled out at OSF HealthCare is already turning the tide for people. Tenecteplase (TNKase ®) can be used in people experiencing a stroke and who meet certain criteria, such as a specific blood pressure, history of brain bleeds, medications taken at home and how quickly they arrived at the emergency department. TNKase is a clot-busting agent that stands to become the gold standard of this type of care, Ingold says. "It has a lower cost. It’s

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There are currently two Caribou locations in the state, both located in Columbia, Missouri.

From Contractor Magazine:  The U.S. Department of Labor has announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration has begun a National Emphasis Program to prevent falls, the leading cause of fatal workplace injuries and the violation the agency cites most frequently in construction industry inspections. The emphasis program will focus on reducing fall-related injuries and […]

The Board of Elections will be closed on Monday, May 8, 2023, in observance of Truman Day.

This is the 10th year that the St. Louis Business Journal has partnered with the St. Louis chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel to showcase top in-house legal talent for the annual Corporate Counsel Awards. Here are this year's honorees.

Paul McCartney and John Mellencamp have been added to the 2023 Tribeca Festival, which runs from June 7 to June 18 in New York City. Both artists will take part in the festival's…

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"At first we thought there was a fire or some sort, but we didn't think there was going to be such a large dust storm," said Penny Raab.

Missouri, a state known for its rich history in transportation and commerce, is home to some "peculiarly" named towns.

Jesse Pujji found success as an entrepreneur in San Francisco, selling a digital marketing agency for eight-figures. He's now back in his hometown of St. Louis, with a portfolio of startups in the works.