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HIGHLAND - Korte Recreation Center/Highland Parks & Recreation staff are always innovative with their programs, but they have an extra-special day planned for children and families on New Year’s Eve. The festivities start at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022, in the Korte Recreation Center with balloon animals by Robin in the lobby. There will be food, opportunities with a Slash Bubble Blower, and a Countdown with a Slide Drop at 3 p.m. with beach balls and rubber ducks. The Korte Center indoor complex has both a swimming area and a small lazy river. “We have ordered beach balls and rubber ducks to send down the slide for the kids to catch,” Laura Wilken, the Highland Parks and Recreation aquatic director/facility manager, said. “There are a lot of things to do on New Year’s Eve, but we wanted to do something for the kids.” The New Year’s Eve countdown will last an hour and start at 2 p.m. Saturday, she said. Concession stands will be open

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A man was shot and killed Thursday afternoon in north St. Louis on the border of the city's Carr Square and St. Louis Place neighborhoods.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - What do you call someone from St. Louis? Many people from Pittsburgh call themselves Yinzers, Albuquerque residents are known as Burqueños, and folks from Los Angeles are known as Angelenos. It isn't always clear what to call someone from a city or state. Indiana has Hoosiers and so does Missouri. But, [...]

A judge has rejected Missouri lawmaker's effort to stop Planned Parenthood from receiving any public funding.

The center was flooded, causing it to turn away clients.

Neil Young is certainly known for standing up for what he believes in, and he did that in a big way this year, taking on Spotify. It all started in January…

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Applications opened in August 2022. Providers pick up checks on Friday, December 30, 2022.

NSO Group isn’t the only phone malware firm to draw international attention. Sure, NSO’s decision to sell to human rights abusers and aid/abet surveillance of journalists, lawyers, government critics, and political leaders drew the most attention, but there were others. And all of these malware purveyors seem to have sprung from the same source: spies […]

Mark McCloskey lost his U.S. senate race. Now he’ll lose his guns too.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - One of the most beloved St. Louis area restaurants has temporarily closed after a pipe burst during the extreme cold. It is not clear when the Shaved Duck will reopen. There is extensive damage to the restaurant. The business will be closed as they work on repairs. This message is posted [...]

Gov’t Mule fans are going to have to make some new New Year’s Eve plans. The band was supposed to kick off a run of shows in Philadelphia Thursday, but just…

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This is a flower that was growing in one of the British World War II cemeteries in Normandy. But what is it? It's nothing I can come even close to recognizing.

A court order filed Wednesday says that the couple's pardon did not include the return of their weapons.

Ever since St. Louis’ famed Way Out Club announced its closure last summer, music fans have wondered what would happen to all of the treasures it contained. Now we finally have an answer. The eclectic collection of bits and bobs that gave the Way Out Club its lived-in, homey vibe will soon be up for grabs to the public through an estate sale.

CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed two separate legal briefs this week rejecting an attack on federal LGBTQ+ anti-discrimination protections and opposing Florida’s controversial “Don’t Say Gay” law, which limits classroom discussions and has serious implications for LGBTQ+ students. “Across the country, we are witnessing increased attacks on the rights of the LGBTQ+ community,” Raoul said. “Discrimination has no place in our society, and I will continue to partner with fellow attorneys general from across the country to stand up against hate and discrimination in all its forms.” Raoul joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Tennessee v. Department of Education supporting the rights of the more than 20 million lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans to live, work and pursue education free from discrimination. Under U.S. Supreme Court precedent, federal protections against sex-based

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CHICAGO – The Illinois Lottery is pleased to announce that one of its players is once again in line to win $1 million with Powerball on New Year’s Eve. Dr. Cynthia Hines-Butler from Yorkville, IL is one of 29 finalists in the “Powerball First Millionaire of the Year” drawing. The finalists were randomly selected, in a preliminary drawing, from a national pool of lottery players who entered a sweepstakes promotion held by 29 U.S. lotteries. For the fourth consecutive year, Powerball will hold a special drawing of the $1 million prize live on air, just after midnight on New Years Eve, as part of Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2023. “I got an email stating that I won a trip to New York to participate in the $1 million Powerball prize drawing but I thought it was a scam so I ignored it,” said Hines-Butler. “Once I received confirmation that this was for real – my scepticism turned

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