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U2 has shared a tribute to their fellow Irish musician Shane MacGowan, who died Thursday, November 30, at age 65. In an Instagram post remembering the late Pogues frontman, the…

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AltonWorks Proposes New Vision for Riverfront    Americans love their national parks. According to the National Park Service, about 312 million people visited national parks in 2022, a 5% increase from 2021. National parks bring in billions of dollars of economic activity to regions across the country for small and large cities alike. During the […]

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Okay, okay, I think this is the last of my posts about Elon Musk’s unhinged appearance at the DealBook Summit with ill-prepared interviewer Andrew Ross Sorkin. We already covered his cursing out advertisers, while predicting that “earth will judge” them, as well as his statement that AI copyright lawsuits don’t matter because “Digital God” will […]

Mental health, substance mis-use, and suicide are three leading issues threatening the safety of of workers in the construction industry. Dr. John Gaal is director for the MO AFL-CIO’s Missouri Works Initiative’s Worker Wellness Program. A far-ranging video with Dr. Gaal was edited by the Construction Forum team into short segments for use on the […]

A wealthy St. Louis couple will have to pay $215,200 in fines after applying herbicide to a neighbor's trees near their Maine vacation home. Arthur Bond III, the nephew of former U.S. senator and Missouri governor Kit Bond, and his wife, Amelia Bond, former president and CEO of the St. Louis Community Foundation, violated Maine's shoreland laws by using a herbicide bought in from Missouri on the beachside property of their neighbor, Lisa Gorman — the widow of L.L. Bean's former president. According to a consent agreement with Maine's Board of Pesticides Control, which the Bonds signed, in the fall of 2021, Amelia Bond put herbicide on two oak trees she thought were dying.

The St. Louis County police have arrested and charged Jayvion Williams for breaking into four different vehicles within a three-hour period on May 7, 2023.

Those who voted against ouster cited due process concerns.

PONTOON BEACH - The enchantment of the holiday season is once again rolling through the streets of Madison County with the return of the MCT “Holiday Bus.” This tradition celebrates the spirit of giving, delivering the gift of a complimentary public bus ride to MCT passengers who step aboard one of these special buses throughout the month of December. In 2022, MCT Holiday Buses accounted for more than 3,800 free rides. Commencing December 1 and continuing through December 31, MCT will enhance passengers’ travel experience by deploying the Holiday Bus daily on three MCT buses of varying sizes. These festive buses will embark on randomly assigned routes daily throughout the MCT service area. A delightful surprise awaits passengers boarding the Holiday Bus when they encounter a farebox playfully wrapped like a present, symbolizing the gift of a free ride. The buses may also be adorned with additional festive decor. "Our passengers really appreciate the surprise of steppin

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Utilities in Kansas and Missouri would have to pull hundreds of thousands of lead pipes out of the ground within 10 years under a proposed rule the Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday. The EPA announced a proposed update to the lead and copper rule strengthening President Joe Biden’s earlier goal of eradicating lead pipes. The […]

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SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Energy has announced $2,909,890 of grant funding available for the development of local strategic energy plans as well as energy efficiency audits and local government building upgrades. Under the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program (EECBG), grant awards ranging from $200,000 to $249,900 will aim to create long-term sustainability and energy reduction roadmaps and reduce energy usage for Illinois municipalities and counties. The grant program will invest U.S. Department of Energy (U.S. DOE) Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) funds in energy planning, energy audits, and energy efficiency building upgrades. Municipalities and counties eligible for direct formula funding through the U.S. DOE are not eligible for funding through this state program. Grant applications will undergo a comprehensive, merit-based review. Scoring factors will include funding justification, projects

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WASHINGTON — New York Republican George Santos on Friday became the sixth lawmaker in history and the first member of the GOP to be expelled from the U.S. House of Representatives. The 311-114 bipartisan vote, which required two-thirds support, followed months of scandal that culminated in a federal criminal indictment and a damning report from the […]

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The winners of a $100,000 prize in St. Louis have decided to split their winnings and donate a portion to a veterans' charity. The fortunate duo secured the top prize from the “$100,000 Money Multiplier” scratcher’s ticket they purchased at Circle K, 9035 Gravois Road, in St. Louis.

It’s still not clear how many of the 16 teams from the two spring professional football leagues will survive the merger.

Queen continues the look at their encores in this week’s episode of their weekly YouTube series, Queen the Greatest Live. While “We Will Rock You” and “We Are The Champions” became staples of Queen's…

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Better check with a local fire department before gathering around a fire this winter.

U.S. Steel laid off about 400 workers in October, but did not issue a WARN notice, saying the layoffs were "temporary," not stretching beyond six months.

This week’s reported confidential paperwork may indicate better conditions for companies to try and go public after a two-year pause.