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Former Missouri lawmaker sentenced for fraud schemes
A former Missouri state representative has been sentenced to six years and three months in federal prison without parole for fraud schemes involving medical clinics in southwest Missouri.
After messy meeting, St. Louis County Council picks up business as usual
It was business as usual as the St. Louis County Council met for the first time Tuesday after a contentious meeting over the weekend.
Humane Society of Missouri rescues 41 dogs from Newton County
'Kim Gardner is innocent': St. Louis circuit attorney supporters hold rally following calls to remove her from office
Skid Row & Buckcherry announce second leg of co-headlining tour
Skid Row and Buckcherry have added a second leg to their upcoming The Gang's All Here co-headlining tour. The newly announced dates will run from August 31 in Dallas to…
Venus and Jupiter come together in the western sky this week
The two planets have been creeping closer together all month, and they will reach conjunction on the evening of Wednesday, March 1, when they will be closest on our sky's dome.
Tom "Papa" Ray allegedly fired from KDHX via Zoom after 35 years.
Dr. William Peck, former Washington University School of Medicine dean, dies at age 89
Peck, who headed the med school from 1989 to 2003, is credited with improving its international reputation in teaching, research and clinical practice
Forum Drone Updates Progress on Clark Branch Library
This week, Louis Kelly, Forum drone photographer and owner of Drone Eagle LLC, captures progress on the new $22M Clark Family Branch of the St. Louis County Library. The new branch, to be named the Clark Family Branch, is expected to be completed in late 2023 and will replace the former headquarters building at 1640 […]
Biden student debt relief plan met with skepticism from Supreme Court conservatives
WASHINGTON — The majority conservative wing of the U.S. Supreme Court appeared skeptical Tuesday that the Biden administration had the authority to implement a federal student debt relief program that was estimated to potentially aid millions of borrowers. The conservative justices, who hold a 6-3 majority on the court, questioned whether the Department of Education […]
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Rovio Delists Last Paid ‘Angry Birds’ Game Because The Free Version Is More Profitable
You have to love a story that comes full circle after all these many years. For a long, long time, we at Techdirt have been advocating for business models that make use of free content. The idea, which can certainly be counterintuitive, is that if you make parts of your product free to the customer, […]
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Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers to open in Busch Stadium
Located in the ballpark’s Budweiser Terrace right field, the restaurant will serve what the company called "a handful" of the brand’s menu items, including its original double and bacon double steakburgers, shoestring fries and cheese curds.
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Dierbergs to anchor University City's new retail corridor by Costco, with possible incentives to follow
St. Louis-based grocery store chain Dierbergs Markets will serve as the second anchor tenant for the $211 million Market at Olive redevelopment in University City, and incentives for the project could follow.
John Mellencamp to join farmers at Washington, D.C., rally
John Mellencamp is continuing his very public support of farmers. The Farm Aid co-founder and board member is set to join farmers, ranchers and farmworkers in Washington, D.C., on March 7…
Career Central: Education and networking opportunities available this month
Wiegmann Associates Begins Work on the New Francis Howell North High School
Wiegmann Associates has begun work on the new Francis Howell North High School in the Francis Howell School District in St. Charles, Missouri. Wiegmann is serving as the HVAC mechanical contractor. S. M. Wilson & Co. is the Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) and Hoener Associates is the architect. Construction of the new 410,000-square-foot facility […]