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Sen. Belt Announces $4 Million Grant For New Shiloh Police Station

3 months 3 weeks ago
SWANSEA – State Senator Christopher Belt announced the release of a $4 million state grant for the Village of Shiloh to construct a new police station. The funding, previously announced as part of a $4.75 million allocation secured alongside State Representative Jay Hoffman, is now available to move the project toward a projected June or July groundbreaking. “As Shiloh continues to grow, we have a responsibility to ensure our law enforcement officers have a facility that

Hummingbirds on the move: When will they arrive in Missouri?

3 months 3 weeks ago
It may still feel like winter in Missouri, but spring is just a few weeks away. One early sign of the season: Hummingbirds are already on the move in the United States and could make their return to Show-Me State earlier than usual this year.
Joey Schneider

Spring Training

3 months 3 weeks ago

This year, the St. Louis Aquarium is going bigger, brighter, and longer. For the first time, with two teams, freshwater grit meets saltwater flow. Two waters. One splashy showdown. Cheer […]

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Myranda Levins

Orchid Show

3 months 3 weeks ago

On display at the ever-popular orchid show, the Missouri Botanical Garden’s vast orchid collection includes more than 6,000 individual plants representing almost 700 unique species, and approximately one in 10 […]

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Rachel Huffman

How Courtship Has Changed Over Centuries

3 months 3 weeks ago
A single swipe can start a romance—but for most of human history, a “match” was something your family negotiated, your neighbors watched, and your community enforced. Courtship has never been just about two people liking each other. It has always been tied to money, safety, social rules, and the way people meet. What’s changed over the centuries is who gets to choose, how public the process is, and what counts as “serious.” The shift from supervised visits

This Day in History on February 25: Nikita Khrushchev Delivers "Secret Speech"

3 months 3 weeks ago
On February 25, 1956, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev delivered a closed-door address that quietly shook the communist world. In what later became known as the “Secret Speech,” he condemned the crimes and abuses of Joseph Stalin, criticizing mass arrests, executions, and the culture of fear that had defined much of Soviet life for decades. At the time, the speech mattered because it cracked the image of an infallible state and signaled that the Soviet Union might change course after

Contractor Who Committed $1.7 Million in Pandemic Fraud Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison

3 months 3 weeks ago
ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Cristian M. Stevens on Tuesday sentenced a St. Louis area contractor who fraudulently obtained $1.7 million in pandemic loans to three years in prison and ordered her to repay the money. Coretta “Cory” Elliott, 53, owned and operated CMT LLC, a contractor that provided commercial construction, demolition, roofing, landscaping and remediation services. CMT also did business as CMT Roofing LLC. Elliott fraudulently obtained a first draw Paycheck