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Whatever the reasons, this Dry January thing is troubling to St. Louisans who revel in nostalgia.

The North American integration center in Edwardsville is home to two important aspects of the career opportunities available today: attractive salary and benefits.

The St. Louis School District has stated that students at the central visual and performing arts high schools will resume in-person instruction in 10 days. They'll be met by some fantastic graffiti in a different atmosphere when they return on January 17th.

LAKE ST. LOUIS, MO – This Christmas season, the leading bariatric supplement provider, ProCare Health , fulfilled the Christmas lists (and then some) and provided a Christmas Eve dinner for 27 children at the Catholic Children’s Home in Alton, Illinois. On Thursday, December 15, ProCare Health assisted in delivering the gifts to the orphanage, whose mission is to aid, protect, and care for the needs, education, and welfare of dependent, neglected, abused, or otherwise hurting children and families regardless of economic status, race, religious beliefs, and nationality. Established in 1879 by the Precious Blood Sisters of Ruma, Illinois, the Catholic Children’s Home has a 143-year history of providing care for those in need. Professional services available include: Therapy Counseling Social Work Specialist Care Education For more information, please visit http://www.catholicchildrenshome.com/professional-services . Programs available include: Special

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According to our Missouri capitol bureau, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services says the forms for a personal marijuana growing license will not be available this morning.

Illinois has reported a record-breaking year for cannabis sales. It was a more than 12% increase from 2021 and a 131% increase from 2020.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- Lawmakers from St. Charles County to St. Louis are scrambling to get measures on the ballot to tax the sale of adult-use recreational marijuana. That's one of the provisions in Amendment 3 that legalized those cannabis sales. Elliott Davis talked to both officials and people from the industry about the new [...]

Starting on Jan. 9, troopers will participate in a 5-day initiative to educate drivers about the signs of human trafficking.

WASHINGTON — On the second anniversary of the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, President Joe Biden on Friday awarded citizen medals to 14 Americans who protected democracy and law enforcement officers who defended the Capitol. “Two years ago on Jan. 6 our democracy was attacked,” Biden said at the White House. “Our democracy held because […]

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Over the twelve or thirteen years since I began this adventure, this site has gained many new readers as one might expect.  While most of what I have posted can still be found, it is not easy.  For one thing you have to know what to search for.  There exists a plethora of interesting articles […]

It only took 15 rounds of voting, but Kevin McCarthy finally managed to convince four holdouts to vote present instead of voting for someone else. So he never got the 218 votes he needed, but with four missing votes he only needed 215—which he already had. It was an epic victory.

The final vote, on the 15th ballot, was 216 for McCarthy, 212 for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), and six present votes. With the present votes, he needed 215 votes to win.

Athletic policies and procedures are being re-evaluated following the serious injury of Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin.

Virtual learning for students will begin the week of Jan. 9.

After about five years of court proceedings, Priscu finally got to see the man reportedly responsible for a crash that killed her daughter Kaylee.

Here are the January 6 Mega Millions numbers.

A man who was found guilty of murdering three people and injuring two others in Missouri in 2018 was sentenced Friday to five consecutive life sentences.