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Emerson's new headquarters, set to open in 2024, will be located at 8027 Forsyth Blvd. in Clayton.

O’FALLON — HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital’s Wound Care Center, a member of the Healogics network, is helping raise awareness of the risks of chronic wounds during Wound Care Awareness Month. With the support of Healogics, the nation’s leading provider of advanced wound care, Wound Care Center staff are focusing on educating the underserved chronic wound population about the importance of early detection and treatment of chronic wounds. Jennifer Steiner, RN and clinical program director for St. Elizabeth’s Wound Care Center, shared, “The number of people living in the United States with non-healing wounds is growing at an alarming rate. This month, we will be educating physicians, patients and the public about the prevalence of chronic wounds and how advanced wound care can help provide better outcomes for those with non-healing wounds.” The Wound Care Center offers several advanced therapies to patients suffering from chronic wounds. The

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A bizarre crime call was made in Jefferson County last night. It ended in a crash on Highway 141 and Romaine Creek Road.

The Missouri Department of Transportation has begun a massive light improvement project along roads in Jefferson County. The department will pay Reinhold Electric of St. Louis $527,314 to repair and replace lights including Interstate 55, Route 141, Route 30 and Route 21 between Jefferson and Franklin counties. A spokesperson for the department said the project is part of an overall update to the state highway lighting system converting from high-pressure sodium to light-emitting diodes, more…

EDWARDSVILLE — The Madison County Circuit Clerk’s Office is now offering passport photo service, making it a one-stop shop for passport processing. Circuit Clerk Tom McRae announced the new service started this week. He said his office process its first passport photo of a 1-year-old girl. McRae said Cecelia Borgens is the first person to get her photo taken at the Circuit Clerk’s Office. He said her mother, Jill Borgens, had a photo taken at another location and brought the picture in to the Circuit Clerk’s office to attach to the child’s passport application. Deputy Circuit Clerk Stacey Turner advised Borgens that her daughter’s previous photo would likely not be acceptable because the little girl had her eyes closed in the picture. She said the federal government routinely rejects passport photos for a number of different reasons resulting in delays in what can be an already lengthy process. “Cecelia wasn’t exactly thrilled with gettin

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CIUDAD JUÁREZ – It was well before dawn Sunday morning, when Olga Maldonado, her nieces Yulisa, Marcela Maldonado and Kevin Hernandez and the children, ages 3 to 10-years old, rose to prepare for their asylum meeting with the U.S. Customs and Border Protections. “Nervous, but excited,” was how Olga described her feelings, slipping on plain […]

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Kohl's is clearing out the racks with a clearance sale offering discounts.

Its move means the end of a headquarters search that began last fall and marks a signature moment for the 14-story tower, which is now fully leased.

CLAYTON, Mo. - Emerson has announced the location of their new corporate headquarters. CEO Lal Karsanbhai and Clayton Mayor Michelle Harris shared the news from the lobby of the new Forsythe Point building located near Shaw Park. Emerson will be leasing the top three floors of the 14-story building and portions of two other floors. [...]

Our dining editor discovered a few items beyond the obvious.

“The initial timeline for the projects was about two to three years,” said Hoffmann Creative Agency’s Managing Partner and CMO Chris Armstrong.

The archdiocese in 2004 agreed to pay $1.6 million in a case brought against the same alleged abuser in this year's case: Gary P. Wolken, one of the first St. Louis-area priests to plead guilty to sexual abuse.

It’s never fully appreciated the way we’ve let scammers, scumbags, and assorted bullshit artists hijack the nation’s top voice communications platform. Or that we’ve let marketing industry lobbyists slowly degrade the authority of the one U.S. regulator capable of actually doing something about it. Case in point: the FCC this week announced that it has […]

Officials answered questions last night about testing at the school. It closed after results from a private firm showed dangerous levels of radioactive material. Further testing by the Army Corps indicated the school was safe.

St. Louis Circuit Attorney Gabe Gore in one of his first acts sought to undo the last act of former Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner. Gore was sworn in days after Gardner resigned on May 16.

The Archdiocese of St. Louis on Thursday reached a $1 million settlement with a man who alleged a former priest abused him when he was a boy in the 1990s. The settlement is one of the largest settlements the Archdiocese has paid to a single victim in its history, and the second suit involving former priest Gary Wolken. "We are hopeful that this settlement provides some measure of comfort for the victim and for his family," the Archdiocese said in a statement. "We continue to pray for all victims…

Wet Willy's opened on June 9, 1978. Riders had to hang on to their rubber mats for dear life as they caromed down concrete slides.

Indicators show air quality is in the "orange" zone Friday in St. Louis, meaning sensitive groups may be affected.