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The Missouri legislation still has a ways to go — it needs a second House approval before it can move to the Senate and then to the governor.

Once scheduled for demolition, a historic office building across from a hospital in Midtown has instead been converted into The Nicholas, a boutique apartment complex, in an estimated $8.5 million project.

ROXANA - 2nd Generation Distribution is a wholesale retailer of everything from Little Debbie products and other snacks to custom woodwork gifts, furniture, electronics, appliances, and more - all at heavily discounted prices. At their small storefront at 301 S. Old Edwardsville Road in Roxana, customers can avoid the long lines and price markups of bigger stores. “The biggest thing that we push is we’re family-owned and we’re local,” 2nd Generation Distribution Owner Brad Pence said. “We really try to offer as much as we can to people at a low price, while also trying to keep things local - small businesses, that kind of stuff - so we can pass off savings to consumers.” In addition to a wide range of Little Debbie snacks (some of which are available earlier than they are in regular stores), customers can also find locally made and customizable woodwork gifts from 618 American Flag WoodWorking , liquidated merchandise at 60% off from big-bo

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In the days after Elon Musk took over Twitter in October 2022, the social media platform saw a “surge in hateful conduct,” which its then safety chief put down to a “focused, short-term trolling campaign.” New research suggests that when it comes to antisemitism, it was anything but. Rather, antisemitic tweets have more than doubled over the months since Musk took […]

Gary Muehlberg pleaded guilty to murdering Brenda Pruitt and Donna Reitmeyer in the 1990s.

An Iron County, Missouri, man appeared in federal court Tuesday and admitted starting fires in the Mark Twain National Forest and threatening a federal officer.

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey's quest to remove Kim Gardner from office continued today when he filed a 120-page amended petition in circuit court accusing the embattled circuit attorney of a litany of failures while in office, including a failure to prosecute a man who killed a seven-year-old. According to Bailey's court filing, Gardner's mismanagement has resulted in judges dismissing more than 2,700 cases. Gardner's own office has dismissed more than 9,000 cases due to a lack of diligence, the amended petition says.

The program is available to players in pre-K through sixth grade at eight Gateway Region YMCA branches.

Corporate income taxes could be eliminated within four years.

Key changes in the compromise include an exemption for current patients and a four-year expiration date.

At the center of the federal anti-abortion lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is the abortion drug mifepristone and the regimen that reportedly accounts for the majority of abortions in post-Roe America. That’s why the whole country is bracing itself for a ruling from a notoriously anti-abortion judge in Amarillo, Texas.  The attention […]

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Mission Taco Joint, a local, West Coast-style taco restaurant concept, and Big Chicken, a chicken sandwich concept by basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal, are both set to begin service at Busch Stadium on opening day.

This week Construction Forum drone photographer Louis Kelly of Drone Eagle LLC captured progress on the Avenir apartments at Delmar and I-170. Located in University City, Avenir is a four-story luxury apartment complex with 262 units, varying from studio to three-bedroom apartments. Apartment amenities include an outdoor courtyard consisting of a swimming pool and a […]

The body was found by Peoria police at approximately 10:46 a.m. on Tuesday, just north of the Riverplex.

St. Louis-based architecture firms Lawrence Group and KWK Architects proudly announce the merger of the two firms. KWK, a nationally recognized higher education expert, will merge with Lawrence Group to create a singular powerhouse in the higher education market, with more than 140 combined employees to serve colleges and universities nationwide. In addition, because Lawrence […]

ALTON - Chloe Plough, a senior at Alton High School, has signed on to play tennis for Illinois College this fall. Plough is a three-year letter winner for the Redbirds and in 2022 she was named second team all-conference in the Southwestern Conference and was named to the Academic All-Conference Team. She was also named team MVP and served as a captain her senior year for the Redbirds. Chloe is the Auto Butler Female Athlete of the Month for the Redbirds. Alton High head coach Jesse Macias said: “Chloe came out as a sophomore and was a complete newbie to the game. But, she is a perfect example of what hard work and the right attitude can do for you. She works on her game year round and that transformed her from someone who likes playing tennis to someone who now gets the chance to compete at the college level. "Chloe played tournaments and did clinics in the winter and summer and she showed up for every off-season workout we had. She leads by example and we are excited that

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Bruce Springsteen has added another honor to his list of achievements. The Boss was at the White House Tuesday where President Joe Biden honored him with the National Medal of Arts, which “honors exemplary…

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Ryan Kerr, 39, of Ballwin is one of seven people running for three spots on the Parkway school board in the April 4 election.