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They all were either friends or acquaintances of Emma Beauvais Thomas.  We may never know which.  Here are their images and many others from: The Emma Beauvais Thomas Grumley Collection – Part Six. Regular followers of this space will already know that many of my most recent posts have featured vintage images that were once […]

Terrence "Greedy" Gleason stole cartons of cigarettes from QuikTrip stores five times while armed or claiming to be armed, prosecutors said.

The bill sponsor said a recent death of a St. Louis firefighter in a vacant building brought the issue into focus.

EDWARDSVILLE - Former substitute teacher Danielle C. Fischer, 29, of the 400 block of Roanoke Drive, Edwardsville, has been charged with six counts of criminal sexual assault, four counts of criminal sexual abuse, and two counts of child pornography. Fischer is accused of sexual acts with three boys at her Edwardsville home while she was the victims’ teacher. She was a permanent substitute teacher in the Roxana School District from 2020 and 2021 and for the Alton School District from 2021 to the 2022 school year. The assault and abuse charges allege basically the same acts but under different legal theories. The child pornography charges claim she induced one of the young men to appear in a film or video of the two engaged in two different sex acts. The child pornography charges are class X felonies, punishable by prison terms of between six and 30 years. The indictment was last Thursday. The state has also lodged other felony charges recently. ALTON - Aaron L. Trask, 21,

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The James Beard Foundation has smiled upon the St. Louis food and beverage scene. Today, the national culinary organization announced its semifinalists for its prestigious 2022 James Beard Awards with St. Louis chefs and restaurants racking up nods in eight different categories.…

Mary Holmes, a St. Louis resident with cancer and other health challenges, has struggled for more than a month to put food on the table. Holmes, 55, relies on food …

Michael and Tara Gallina, the couple behind local favorites like Vicia and Winslow's Table, are expanding their hospitality group by adding a new partner and working on three new restaurant concepts.

ST. LOUIS – The party’s on at the St. Louis Riverfront in celebration of the city’s most beloved holidays – Mardi Gras and St. Patrick’s Day! Come aboard the Riverboats at the Gateway Arch for festive fun at the Mardi Gras Recovery Brunch Cruise, Fat Tuesday Party Cruise, and St. Patrick’s Day Recovery Brunch Cruise. “Here in St. Louis, we take Mardi Gras and St. Patrick’s Day seriously – what better way to experience our favorite holidays than with our lively, themed excursions on the Mississippi River!” said Robert Hopkins, director of operations, Riverboats at the Gateway Arch. “Bring your friends and family and create unforgettable memories on the riverfront.” MARDI GRAS RECOVERY BRUNCH CRUISE The day after the Soulard parade, continue the “Mardi Pardi” aboard the riverboats with a sprawling brunch buffet featuring all the flavors of New Orleans: mini muffulettas, crab cakes, steak, and hash

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Loss of 1,100 parking spaces on north end of downtown comes as companies, convention center eye expansion there.

Pam Hupp is now a suspect in three murders (and has been convicted of one). Defense attorney Joel Schwartz discusses the long road to exonerate his client Russ Faria and bring attention to the O’Fallon, Missouri, woman now charged with killing Faria’s wife.

While the coronavirus shut down Mardi Gras parades and carnivals in cities across the globe last year, the tradition is... Read More

While the coronavirus shut down Mardi Gras parades and carnivals in cities across the globe last year, the tradition is... Read More

Curtis Banks died at a rehab center on January 10, five months after he was shot in north St. Louis, police say.

Some Maplewood businesses are moving within Maplewood, some are moving in, and some are closing. Sole Survivor has moved from the corner of Manchester and Sutton just 500 feet east, to 7358 Manchester, next to Great Harvest Bread and La Cosecha Coffee. To the other side of Sole Survivor is the empty spot left by […]

Peloton hasn't been having a great run lately. While business boomed during the pandemic, things have taken a sour turn of late on a bizarre host of fronts. In just the last month or two the company has seen an historic drop in company valuation, fired 20 percent of its workforce, shaken up its executive management team, been forced to pause treadmill and bike production due to plummeting demand, been the subject of several TV shows featuring people having heart attacks, and now has been caught up in a new scandal for trying to cover up a rust problem to avoid a recall.

Some of the issues have been self-inflicted, while others are just the ebb and flow of the pandemic. Most users still generally love the product, and a lot of these issues are likely to fade away over time. But adding insult to injury, connectivity issues this week prevented Peloton bike and treadmill owners from being able to use their $2000-$5000 luxury exercise equipment for several hours Tuesday morning. The official Peloton Twitter account tried to downplay the scope of the issues:

We are currently investigating an issue with Peloton services. This may impact your ability to take classes or access pages on the web.

We apologize for any impact this may have on your workout and appreciate your patience. Please check https://t.co/Dxcht2tQB0 for updates.

— Peloton (@onepeloton) February 22, 2022

For much of Tuesday morning the pricey equipment simply wouldn't work. I have a Peloton Bike+, and while the pedals would physically spin, I couldn't change the resistance or load into my account; you just were stuck staring at a loading wheel in perpetuity. Some app users say they had better luck, but many Bike, Bike+, and Peloton Tread owners not only couldn't ride in live classes, they couldn't participate in recorded classes because there's no way to download a class to local storage (despite the devices being glorified Android tablets).

The outage (which occurred at the same time as a major Slack outage) was ultimately resolved after several hours, but not before owners got another notable reminder that dumb tech can often be the smarter option. Your kettlebells will never see a bungled firmware update or struggle to connect to the cloud.

BETHALTO - A man who served just over 37 years in prison for killing a popular Roxana High School cheerleader is facing a charge of driving under the influence. Prante has proclaimed his innocence since he was convicted. She was 22 years old at the time of her death. “I haven’t been this high or drunk in 37 1/2 years,” John Prante, 72, of the 100 block of Lakeside Drive, said, according to a court document. He was charged with driving under the influence after a traffic stop and an officer’s claim that he appeared to be impaired. Prante’s murder case made news nationwide in 1978 after authorities exhumed Karla Brown’s body and found bite marks on her neck that were consistent with Prante’s teeth. The case lay dormant between 1978 and 1983. Prante was sentenced to 72 years in prison in 1983, but the Truth in Sentencing law was not in force, so he was allowed a day off his sentence for every “good” day he served. Brown’s

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It marks the biggest round of closures so far this year by Pittsburgh-based bank.

The annual nonfiction film festival runs from March 3-6 in Columbia, Missouri.

SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois State Museum (ISM) hosted the Mobile Museum of Tolerance (MMOT) on Wednesday, February 23, 2022, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. directly in front of its building at 502 South Spring Street, Springfield, Illinois. Developed in collaboration with the Midwest office of the Simon Wiesenthal Center and the Illinois State Board of Education, the Mobile Museum of Tolerance is a free, traveling museum and classroom. Led by an Illinois licensed educator, it aims to inspire people to use their voices to speak up against anti-Semitism, bullying, racism, intolerance, and hate. The Illinois State Museum invited the public to visit the Mobile Museum of Tolerance throughout the day to engage in dialogue and participate in immersive experiences. In celebration of Black History Month, the content focused on the actions of Black activists during the Civil Rights Movement. Visitors engaged in conversations about racism, discrimination, and strategies for taking action. The

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