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CHICAGO - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today, with 24 attorneys general, filed a brief supporting continued access to medication abortion and other essential health care for all Americans. In the brief filed in the United States Supreme Court, Raoul and the coalition support the federal government’s request for an emergency stay of a lower court decision in Texas that, if allowed to take effect, would drastically reduce access to safe abortion care and miscarriage management for millions of people across the country. “Let me be clear: mifepristone continues to be available in Illinois because of our proactive legal action. Regardless, I will continue to advocate for all Americans to have the same access to medication abortion that has been safely and effectively used by millions of patients for more than two decades,” Raoul said. “I continue to closely monitor these quickly moving cases and am committed to using all available tools to protect access to

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Outrage is building in Kansas City after a white homeowner shot a Black teenager who did nothing but ring his assailant's doorbell — and the shooter has yet to be charged with a crime. Ralph Yarl, 16, arrived at the house in north Kansas City on Thursday night. He'd been instructed by his parents to pick up his siblings at a house on the 1100 block of Northeast 115th Terrace.

SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. - The US Air Force Band of Mid-America (USAFBoMA) will present a series of Memorial Day concerts at the following locations: Mon, May 22nd: Hettenhausen Center for the Arts, McKendree University, 7 p.m. (Lebanon, IL) Wed, May 24th: Skip Viragh Center for the Arts, Siefert Theatre, 7 p.m. (St. Louis, MO) Fri, May 26th: Kirkwood Performing Arts Center, 7 p.m. (Kirkwood, MO) These 90-minute concerts feature their 45-member concert band and will honor our nation’s fallen, share stories of their sacrifices, and reflect on all that makes us flourish as individuals and as a nation. In addition to marches and patriotic music, other selections will include Broadway tunes, orchestral transcriptions, and solo literature. Admission to these performances is free and open to the public, but tickets are required. Please go to http://airforceband.eventbrite.com for all show information. The Band of Mid-America’s rock band “Roots in Blue”

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Presented by Once And For All, the Solutions newsletter will take a hard look at the St. Louis region's problems and explore possible fixes.

A 5-year-old boy from St. Charles was crushed to death Sunday after falling from his uncle's farm tractor in Lincoln County, authorities said.

Take note, though: It’s not actually on 4/20, but rather 4/22, which is a Saturday.

ALTON - People who have cardiac arrests may benefit from CPR, yet many people who witness cardiac arrest do not perform CPR. That’s why OSF Saint Anthony’s Health Center (1 St. Anthony’s Way, Alton) is hosting an upcoming first aid and CPR training class so Riverbend area residents are prepared to take action if necessary. The first aid and CPR training class will be held on Tuesday, April 25, 5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. in the hospital’s Perpetual Help Center and led by a certified instructor. Space is limited and the deadline to register is Monday, April 24. The cost is $65 per person. Registration can be completed by calling (618) 920-6816 or by email at susiesweetman22@gmail.com . “Knowing CPR and first aid can help save lives,” says Dennis E. Sands, MD, Chief Medical Officer, OSF Saint Anthony’s. “If your child or loved one isn't breathing, knowing how to do CPR could mean the difference between life and death. Emergencies can

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Investigators said the 31-year-old man had pointed a rifle at officers as he leaned out a second-floor window while his home was engulfed in flames on Balson Avenue.

On the Cutting Edge Whoop-to-do, fellow foodies! Columbia will soon be getting a food dispensing novelty—a pizza vending machine. The new addition to the college town is the brainchild of chef/owner Liz Huff of Catalpa restaurant in Arrow Rock. Such innovative marketing is being done in other places around the world, but it’s the first... 

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Sting is extending his time on the road. The singer has added nine new dates to his My Songs 2023 tour, which hits North America this fall. The new additions, which…

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Metallica hasn't slowed down since dropping 72 Seasons last Friday. Over the weekend, the metal legends premiered videos for two songs off their much-anticipated new album, "Shadows Follow" and "Room…

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The remnants of one city building sat behind street-closed signs and caution tape.

Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft joined St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum and Sarah Kellogg on the latest episode of Politically Speaking to talk about a host of issues confronting his office and the state. That includes Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s rules restricting gender-affirming care for minors and adults.

Jimmy Fike: Edible Botanicals   A Photographic Survey of the Wild Edible Botanicals of North America   Jimmy Fike’s wonder-filled photographic archive exquisitely depicts North America’s rich trove of wild

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1972 Fischer/Spassky: The Match, its Origin, and Influence celebrates the 50th anniversary of the American Robert “Bobby” Fischer’s historic win over the Russian Boris Spassky in the legendary 1972 World

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Revised government data show that by last October, the metro area had more people working than in February 2020.

Some kids, Nguyen says, find fencing attractive because they appreciate a certain amount of anonymity—they like being hidden behind a mask.