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Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe reported raising roughly $650,000 during the first three months of the year, vastly outpacing his two likely rivals for the GOP nomination for Missouri governor.

The "Flavor Fest Taste Test" at Woodridge Middle School let students judge next year's cafeteria offerings.

Disparities in access to health care can have major consequences for communities. One man is working to close the gap in St. Louis.

EDWARDSVILLE - Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is hosting its second annual One Day, One SIUE 24-hour day of giving on Thursday, April 20. The event will bring together the entire SIUE community–students, faculty, staff, alumni, parents, friends and community partners–to raise money for top priorities across the University. Beginning at midnight on April 20 and continuing all day, the community is encouraged to make a gift at siue.edu/oneday in support of the day’s $1,000,000 goal from 1,000 unique donors. The day will culminate with an evening celebration in the Morris University Center – Meridian Ballroom. “Each of our donors and partners play an important role in the University’s success as we pursue our bold vision,” said Chancellor James T. Minor, PhD. “One Day, One SIUE contributions will increase our opportunities to keep college access alive and support the educational experiences that make SIUE students so competitive

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ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis region is streamlining the site selection process for rail-accessible sites across the bi-state area. Through focused collaboration, the St. Louis region’s Class I railroads and economic development organizations, brokers and business leaders on both sides of the Mississippi River in Illinois and Missouri have identified the top rail-accessible industrial real estate sites in the region. They are also taking on previously overlooked sites that have potential for rail access. Eleven locations featuring heavy industrial user zoning are ready for developers who want to take advantage of the strong rail infrastructure and multimodal advantages in the bi-state area. Information about these sites can be found at https://www.thefreightway.com/real-estate/rail-access/ “We’re creating a pipeline of rail-served sites for the future and spotlighting rail sites that are currently ready to go,” said Mary Lamie, Executive Vice President of Multimodal

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GLEN CARBON – The bats have been hot for the Father McGivney Catholic High School baseball team. One of the hottest bats on the team has been senior Jacob McKee’s. For his offensive contributions this season, Jacob is a Byron, Carlson, Petri, & Kalb LLC Athlete of the Month for the Griffins. Jacob has been batting an impressive .482 average with a .554 on-base percentage which leads the team. Through 56 at-bats he’s had 27 hits good for 14 RBI including six doubles and four home runs. His constant success at the plate this season has helped the Griffins to an 18-0 start to this season. Jacob said he’s been playing baseball for as long as he could pick up a bat. He said the game has taught him how to push through adversity and would like to thank his fellow seniors on the team, Jackson Rodgers, Gabe Smith, Daniel Gierer, Riley Strack, and Sam Chouinard for always being there for him. “It’s been a great four years of baseball,” he said.

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The walk will take place on Saturday, June 10 in Tower Grove Park in support of those facing breast cancer and raise money for life-saving research.

If the Missouri budget becomes law with language banning state spending on diversity initiatives, Gov. Mike Parson’s administration says it would disrupt routine government operations as small as purchasing gas and as large as the Medicaid managed care program. In the days after the Missouri House approved spending bills with anti-diversity, equity and inclusion provisions […]

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Gov. Mike Parson is term limited and will not be on the ballot in 2024.

"We recognize the importance of adapting with the constant shifts in consumer preferences and making it easier for people to access Freddy's," said CEO Chris Dull.

A developer hopes to build a second hotel next to his existing hospitality property in south St. Louis County, next to the site of a soon-to-open Bass Pro Shops location.

Veteran singer-songwriters Marc Cohn, 63, and Shawn Colvin, 67, put on a tandem clinic Friday night at the Sheldon, the ideal listening hall for a night of the duo’s songs and storytelling. Despite their well-traveled history, the two sexagenarians on stage were among the youngest people in the building.

Hello Juice, a local juice and smoothie shop, on Thursday will launch a line of CBD-infused juice shots during a 4/20 pop-up event at Swade Dispensary.

More than six weeks after St. Louis police officers shot a gun-wielding suspect following a brief chase from the city into the county, law enforcement has released body camera footage and audio from that incident.

On Saturday night I went out to the desert for my last astrophotography session until I recover from my upcoming CAR-T treatment. Call it four or five months. But I was excited to go because my astro weather website was forecasting top notch conditions. It was not to be. Conditions were perfectly fine, but not ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"

Back in 2005, Metallica opened two shows for The Rolling Stones — but if you thought the two bands hung out backstage and partied, you’d be wrong. While chatting with Bill Maher for his Club Random podcast, Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich revealed the…

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