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This week, we announced the winners in all six categories of the fourth annual public domain game jam, Gaming Like It’s 1926. For the next few weeks, we’ll be taking a closer look at each of the winning games (in no particular order). Today, the spotlight is on the winner of the Best Adaptation category: […]

Dr. Nathan Hoven has been with the St. Charles county school district since 2018, and its superintendent since 2020.

Contract with Exodus Reentry Villages is canceled and will be put out for bid again.

A few days ago I noted that Sen. Rick Scott¹ had released an "11 Point Plan to Rescue America" which included a proposal to ensure that everyone pays at least some federal income tax. He wants no more of those free riders who pay zero in taxes. As I mentioned, the problem with this is ...continue reading "Rick Scott wants to raise federal taxes by $1 trillion"

When Russell and Sharis Lewis want to unwind, they pack up their guns and drive from their home in Florissant to an indoor range called the SharpShooter on the city’s …

ST. LOUIS – A federal grand jury indicted Cornelius M. Green and Phillip J. Cutler on March 9, 2022, for conspiracy to commit murder for hire and murder for hire that resulted in the death of Jocelyn Peters and her unborn child in 2016. The indictment alleges that Green and Cutler had a longstanding and close friendship and Green, already legally married to another was involved in an ongoing romantic relationship with Jocelyn Peters. In 2015, Ms. Peters became pregnant, with Green being the father of the unborn child. Cornelius Green was the principal at Carr Lane Visual and Performing Arts School just outside downtown St. Louis at the time of the alleged crime. Beginning at an exact time unknown but including February 29, 2016, through October 11, 2016, within the Eastern District of Missouri and elsewhere, Green devised a plan to murder Peters and her unborn child. Part of that plan was that Green offered cash to Cutler for the murder of Peters and her unborn child. It

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EDWARDSVILLE - Marathon Pipe Line (MPL) released more late Saturday morning about the crude oil spill near Edwardsville. MPL Communications Director Jamil T. Kheiry released these comments: Upon detecting the release Friday morning, March 11, MPL shut down the pipeline and deployed response resources. Crude oil reached the Cahokia diversion channel, and MPL has deployed boom at several locations along the channel to contain it. No injuries have been reported. MPL has deployed air monitoring in the area as a precaution and has detected no hazardous level of emissions. There are no water intakes or private wells in the immediate vicinity of the release. MPL resources deployed to the area for cleanup activities include boom, vacuum trucks, skimmers, and excavating equipment. Additional personnel and equipment are en route to the location to assist in cleanup activities. We are working with local, state, and federal agencies as we respond. MPL’s top priorities are to ensure

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Eatin’ of the Green In addition to the Dogtown and Downtown parades, pub crawlin’ is a big part of any St. Patrick’s Day celebration in St. Louis. There are many authentic watering holes to choose from. I’ve been to a half dozen, or so, of the local pubs–naturally, none during the pandemic years. (Though I’m... 

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McClellan: Missouri struggles with how to expand marijuana sales.

I mentioned yesterday that my new Pixel 6 Pro phone has not just a pretty good normal camera but also an awesome low-light camera. I'll show you an example. In the early hours of the morning everyone is asleep except me, and the only light in the bedroom is my reading lamp. I can tell ...continue reading "Low light photography with the Pixel 6 Pro"

A single off Joel's 1977 album "The Stranger" drew the ire of some Catholics across the country, including the Archbishop of St. Louis.

The last two generations have not been kind to many of the fragments in St. Louis County. The population losses of St. Louis City have been closely tracked and well publicized. The city lost 320,000 residents (-51.5%) between 1970-2020. NextSTL – 2016 – Failure of Fragmentation: St. Louis County Population Loss While there is endless […]

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SPRINGFIELD – The estimate of the Madison County crude oil release on Friday, March 11, 2022, in a crude oil spill from a pipeline, which impacted Cahokia Creek, is 3,000 barrels or 165,000 gallons. The spill occurred near Illinois Route 143 and Old Alton-Edwardsville Road in Edwardsville. The National Response Center and Illinois Emergency Management Agency received the initial reports regarding the crude oil release. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) has referred an enforcement action to the Illinois Attorney General’s Office against Marathon Pipe Line LLC (Marathon) for a release of crude oil from a pipeline near Edwardsville (Madison County). The referral cites violations of the Illinois Environmental Protection Act and the Illinois Pollution Control Board’s regulations. The Marathon pipeline runs parallel to Cahokia Creek, and the release was observed flowing out of the bank on the creek along the pipeline right-of-way. Emergency

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