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Council members in favor of the cuts argued the county could no longer ignore a $40 million yearly budget deficit.

The caucus is recommending that members vote against the perennial defense authorization bill, in part because it could extend warrantless spying through this Congress.

U2 has shared a new take on their latest single, “Atomic City.” The band just released a remix of the tune from producer Mike WiLL Made-It, who is best known for his work with artists like Miley…

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A Kansas City-area influencer and content creator is using her platform to help kids that sometimes get forgotten around the holidays.

In 2018, writer Robert Langellier and botanist Neal Humke cut down every tree across 19 acres in Pioneer Forest. Their aim was to restore one of the Ozarks' rarest ecosystems: a glade. While it may seem counterintuitive to cut down trees in a time of climate change, restoring glades helps ensure biodiversity. In this encore episode, Langellier talks about the conservation effort. Humke, land stewardship coordinator for the L-A-D Foundation (which privately owns the land in the Pioneer Forest) discusses the non-profits’ work there and the importance of glades.

This article originally ran on St. Louis Post Dispatch on December 12, 2023. After more than three years of construction work, the long-awaited overhaul of a heavily traveled stretch of Interstate 270 in North County is just about finished. Gov. Mike Parson and other speakers are scheduled to join Missouri Department of Transportation officials at a ribbon-cutting event Tuesday morning […]

The post $278M Overhaul of I-270 in North St. Louis County Almost Done appeared first on St. Louis Regional Freightway.

ALTON - Alton Firefighters Local 1255 members will once again show their giving nature with the Seventh Annual Turkey Giveaway on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023. The turkey giveaway will take place from noon to 2 p.m. at Crisis Food Center at 21 E. Sixth Street in Alton. "We will have a contactless drive-through-only turkey giveaway with vehicles lining up on Market Street, between East Fourth and East Sixth Street heading north to make a right on East Sixth Street and pull up in front of our location where we load the trunk," Battalion Chief Derrick Richardson, one of the coordinators of the event and members of Alton Firefighters Local 1255, said. "We will give one turkey and one bag of sides, per car on a first-come, first-serve basis while supplies last. We ask that everyone follow all safety protocols." Richardson said the firefighters are again happy to partner with Crisis Food Center, who are donating the side items and went 50/50 with Local 1255 on purchasing the turkeys. "This

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A Milwaukee-based law firm that made the St. Louis area its 13th office nationwide has chosen a downtown Clayton office building for its brick-and-mortar location.

This is a peacock in the late afternoon sun at the LA County Arboretum. I took this photo more than five years ago! It's the oldest not-yet-used picture in my archive.

A nonprofit provider of housing, care and support services for older adults has agreed to acquire a privately-held St. Louis home health agency.

A global packaging business that's one of the St. Louis region's fastest-growing private companies has named a new chief financial officer.

EDWARDSVILLE — The holidays are a time for caring and sharing, which is why the Edwardsville Police Department is partnering with the Illinois Department of Transportation to spread the word about the dangers of impaired driving with a “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” Campaign. Get a DUI.” enforcement campaign. From Dec. 15 through Jan. 2, law enforcement across Illinois will show zero tolerance for alcohol- and drug-impaired driving to keep our roads safe and help ensure a happy holiday season. “If you’ll be celebrating with festive drinks or other impairing substances, make a plan for a safe ride home before you leave for the party,” said Lt. Brandn Whittaker. “Driving impaired is simply unacceptable. There are no excuses.” According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System, in the United States in 2021, a total of 13,384 people were killed in motor vehicle crashes involving

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Christmas Day is less than two weeks away. A "White Christmas" gives people the opportunity to ring in the holiday with snow. It marks the ultimate holiday spectacle for some, but it's not always guaranteed.

When Epic went after both Apple and Google a few years ago with antitrust claims regarding the need to go through their app stores to get on phones, we noted that it seemed more like negotiation-by-lawsuit. Both Apple and Google have cut some deals with larger companies to lower the 30% cut the companies take […]

ALTON - Sparks Junk Removal & Hauling has had an incredible year over the course of 2023, according to Owner Denise Sparks. The business, which has become a staple across the Metro East over the past 30 years, has most recently expanded into weekly trash pickup services with free Christmas tree pickup coming soon. Sparks with Sparks Junk Removal & Hauling talked more about the business and the incredible year they’ve had on an episode of Our Daily Show! on Riverbender.com . “That’s the kind of person I am. If you tell me that I’m not or I can’t do something, I’m going to do it,” Sparks said about the leap of faith she took in expanding into weekly trash pickup. “I started this in April of this year not knowing my left hand from my right hand, just like when I got in business 30 years ago. But you know what? It’s trial and error, you learn, you pay attention. And now, we are in our eighth month just purchased a bran

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Today on TAP: Harvard keeps President Claudine Gay; New York redistricting could flip the House; Biden finally gets publicly tougher with Bibi.

Guitarist Ace Frehley isn’t feeling his former band KISS’ plans for the future now that they’ve retired from touring.  At the end of their final show at New York's Madison Square Garden earlier…

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