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Growing grocery chain (Meijer) eyes O’Fallon (IL) location as neighbors voice concerns
Missouri lawmakers pass $50B state budget, key step to expand Interstate 70
Missouri's Interstate 70 will be expanded to three lanes across the state as part of a roughly $50 billion state budget approved Friday by lawmakers.
In honor of the coronation, here’s my mom’s pictures of the then-Prince Charles’ visit to StL she took for the Rosati-Kain school newspaper (c. 1977)
Union reaches contract for three St. Louis nursing homes
The union that represents St. Louis-area nursing home workers has reached a labor agreement for three local facilities, after more than a year of negotiations.
Feds give Metro $196 million grant for new MetroLink cars
The money for the new cars is coming from the massive federal infrastructure bill passed by Congress in 2021.
Ramp closure this weekend at I-270/255 and I-55 in South County
Because of ongoing maintenance work, crews at 9 p.m. Friday will shut down the ramp from eastbound I-270/255 to Lemay Ferry Road and I-55.
Man shot, killed in parking lot of north St. Louis County business
One man was fatally shot Friday morning in the parking lot of a north St. Louis County business.
'It's not over': Missouri Attorney General vows to seek immediate removal of St. Louis Circuit Attorney
Missouri lawmakers approve largest budget in state history — almost $51 billion
With just about an hour to spare before the constitutional deadline, Missouri lawmakers on Friday approved a record state budget of almost $51 billion that increases pay for highway patrol troopers and direct care workers and one of the biggest boosts in years for higher education.
The $50.7 billion spending plan headed to Gov. Mike Parson’s desk is $1.3 billion more than he proposed in January and $2.2 billion more than the House-approved budget. It exceeds the budget approved in last year’s…
Germany Wants To Include Copyright Infringement Under Its Planned ‘Digital Violence’ Law
The hyperbolic rhetoric that is a feature of the copyright industry, which tries absurdly to characterize making an additional digital copy as “theft”, can lead to some serious legislative harm. For example, Germany is currently aiming to bring in a new law against “digital violence” – things like bullying and stalking, but also identity abuse […]
Missouri lawmakers approve largest budget in state history — almost $51 billion
With just about an hour to spare before the constitutional deadline, Missouri lawmakers on Friday approved a record state budget of almost $51 billion that increases pay for highway patrol troopers and direct care workers and one of the biggest boosts in years for higher education. The $50.7 billion spending plan headed to Gov. Mike […]
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SF Pride organizers respond to Dee Snider
As previously reported, Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider released a statement Friday following him being removed from the SF Pride celebration for his support of a tweet by KISS' Paul Stanley in which he said gender confirmation treatment for children has…
Kim Gardner lashes out at critics, defends record in meeting with supporters
Gardner elaborated on the argument casting herself as a reformer who tried to hold police officers accountable and offer second chances to defendants.
'Thank you, St. Louis' - Andy Cohen celebrates Walk Of Fame honor
Bravo TV star and St. Louis native Andy Cohen was officially inducted into the St. Louis Walk of Fame on Friday afternoon.
With Kim Gardner leaving, hands raise to pick up backlog in St. Louis criminal cases
The attorney general, St. Louis County prosecutor Wesley Bell and downtown law firms Lewis Rice and Thompson Coburn all said they stand ready to help.
Missouri AG wants Kim Gardner to leave office earlier than June 1
One day after Kim Gardner announced her upcoming resignation as St. Louis Circuit Attorney, the Missouri Attorney General is pushing for her to leave office earlier.
Former St. John Vianney school nurse charged with sex crimes against underage student
Erin Foerstel, 43, of Kirkwood, faces charges of statutory sodomy in the second degree and sexual contact with a student younger than 17.
St. Louis-area governments get $6.6M in grants to spark industrial site development
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.
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