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Schools, both public and private, have continued to address safety and security inside their buildings as a result of the violence.

A new study found Paxlovid not only protects you from the immediate effects of COVID0-19, but it also prevents long-term effects on just about every organ in the body.

  Firms Recognized for Excellence in Construction The Southern Illinois Builders Association and Southern Illinois Construction Advancement Program recently presented safety awards at their Awards Program. Below is a list of award winners: A & K SPECIALTY CONTRACTORS, INC. MERIT AWARD-GROUP II-30,000 TO 60,000 HOURS ACI X MERIT AWARD-GROUP I-10,000 TO 30,000 HOURS EXCELLENCE AWARD-7 […]

A new way of combating teen depression is working. It focuses on pediatricians and making sure teens have follow-up care. A team of researchers at Washington University here in St. Louis is behind it.

The Who’s new live album, The Who with Orchestra Live At Wembley, drops Friday, and they have shared one more track ahead of its release. The latest is their live performance of…

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In Illinois, it’s considered neglect for parents to leave kids under the age of 14 alone. Its law is the strictest in the nation. A child psychology professor and a sociologist share how such laws are typically implemented, who they affect the most, and whether 14 years old is a fair age limit for being left alone.

After outlawing abortion and advancing numerous bills to restrict transgender rights, Missouri Republicans have finally drawn a line in the sand. Now they're saying local governments have no right to control or restrict medicine — veterinary medicine, that is. Yesterday, the Missouri Senate voted to perfect a bill that would nullify ordinances in St. Louis City and St. Louis County that ban cat declawing, St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

Governor, along with County Executive Sam Page, appeared at ribbon-cutting for new headquarters for KNOWiNK, a voting technology company.

This week Construction Forum drone photographer Louis Kelly captures the beginning  of construction the new Chain of Rocks Bridge over the Mississippi River. The Missouri Department of Transportation (MODOT) recently blocked off the ramp from Riverview Drive in St. Louis to eastbound Interstate 270 to build a new interchange. The ramp will be closed for a year, […]

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WASHINGTON — Financial regulators promised a full review of Silicon Valley Bank’s massive failure as members of a key U.S. Senate panel on Tuesday interrogated the officials about what led to the second-largest bank collapse in U.S. history. Members of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs asked if the Federal Reserve could […]

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A 43-year-old man admitted Tuesday in federal court to sexually abusing a girl from the time she was 14.

A gunman shot a man who allegedly attacked him Monday afternoon on a Metro Bus in north St. Louis.

Science fiction has always served as a source of inspiration for real technological progress. Sometimes that’s great, but other times it enables abuse or leads people to make terrible assumptions that result in harmful decisions. This week we’re joined by the hosts of the podcast Our Opinions Are Correct, authors Annalee Newitz and Charlie Jane […]

GLEN CARBON - A model train set based on the Village of Glen Carbon was the central attraction at the Metro East Model Railroad Club’s most recent Open House event. Publicity Chairman Bob Gibson said the train set includes models of several historic Glen Carbon buildings along 1,000 feet of track, and is appreciated by visitors of all ages. Gibson said many adults recognize some of the buildings in the miniature depiction of the village, including one visitor who even spotted the house they grew up in. “A lot of the adults will come in and say, ‘Gee, this is really nice,’ and very realistic if you grew up in Glen Carbon, this area. In fact, there’s a building behind me which was the superintendent’s house for the railroad at the time, and one of the visitors came in and said to us, ‘I grew up in that house,’” he said. “We got a lot of that … people who grew up here recognize some of the stuff.” The club’s

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The county’s legal experts said it is better off with a rule in place that allows them to hire outside attorneys without the council’s approval.

Though early, the surge of CITY SC is one of the better success stories for an expansion team in recent U.S. sports history. Soccer fans outside of St. Louis have taken notice, including one sports columnist highlighting the start with some expletives and humor.