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This will be the concept's ninth location.

The organization's new name is designed to reflect the work it does in impact investing, including financing affordable housing projects, environmental project or other community development efforts.

Brothers-in-law Doug Goldenberg and Scott “Lefty” Lefton grow their business from a shared bakery kitchen to their own newly expanded shop.

Sammy Hagar and Bob Weir are once again teaming up for a good cause. The two artists have announced their eighth annual Acoustic-4-A-Cure benefit concert, which raises money for the Pediatric Cancer Program…

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Ask the experts from the Missouri Department of Transportation, St. Louis and St. Charles counties and St. Louis City your questions about highways and roads. The live chat starts at 1 p.m. on Wednesday.

One popular taco stop in the St. Louis region plans to open a new location later this year.

The app could alert police of the presence of an active shooter.

ALTON - Alton Little Theater will be holding auditions for one of their upcoming musicals, Monty Python’s Spamalot , on April 22 at 10 a.m. and April 23 at 1 p.m. Executive Director Lee Cox appeared on the most recent Theater Thursday segment on Our Daily Show! on Riverbender.com to discuss the auditions, Alton Little Theater's summer youth acting program, and more. “We’re really hoping to have a big turnout, and I think we will from the entire region,” Cox said of the auditions. “We love to get new talents from the whole region and this will be a fun show.” Spamalot will run from July 21-30 with eight or more performances, and Cox said the show requires at least 25 players including both men and women. She said those interested in auditioning should bring some recorded music to sing along to, unless they’re vocally well-trained enough to sing acapella - and she recommended not singing “Happy Birthday.” Alton Little

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A Missouri man will spend the rest of his life in prison for a brutal attack in 2014 that claimed the lives of three people, including a 7-year-old boy.

St. Louis traffic congestion increased in 2021, but was still below 2019 levels, according to a paper from the region's planning organization.

There's more drama in the land of Mötley Crüe. As previously reported, guitarist Mick Mars sued the "Kickstart My Heart" outfit last week, alleging that the band decreased his share…

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GRANITE CITY - The Granite City Police Department was alerted to a possible threat at Granite City High School on Wednesday and the GCPD took quick action and was on site almost immediately. "It has been determined that all students and staff at Granite City High School and Coolidge Junior High are safe and the GCPD will be handling reunification with the district," Granite City Superintendent Stephanie Cann said. "Reunification will take place at Granite City High School. All pertinent information will be shared as soon as it's available. Please know that the safety of our students and staff is the priority at this time." This was also just released to GCSD9 families: Dismissal information for students at Granite City High School for Wednesday, April 12, 2023, is as follows. The procedures are as follows: Make a single line at Exit One (1) - Access will be at the entrance off of State St. only, and the exit will be off of Fehling Road. Remain in your car. A staff person will

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The school was placed on lockdown as police began searching it around 9:30 a.m., and all students were deemed safe.

A new trailer for the upcoming Disney+ original series The Muppets Mayhem has arrived, and carrying on the fine Muppets Show tradition, it doesn't skimp on celebrity cameos, including Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee. The new comedy series follows…

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A prohibition on diversity curriculum in public schools was the focus of debate Wednesday in a Missouri House committee, as lawmakers heard testimony on the Senate version of “parents bill of rights” legislation. Sen. Andrew Koenig, a Manchester Republican and the bill’s sponsor, said the legislation doesn’t explicitly ban “critical race theory” but instead describes […]

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Many schools around Illinois, including some in the Metro East, have been disrupted by threats Wednesday.

The Missouri House on Tuesday gave initial approval to bills that would ban certain medical procedures for transgender minors and prohibit transgender athletes from competing in school sports according to their gender identity. The legislation is similar to a pair of Senate bills that chamber approved last month.  A House committee held a public hearing on those Senate bills Tuesday night.  The ban on gender-affirming care brought the most discussion, and two Republicans broke from their party…