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Peck, who headed the med school from 1989 to 2003, is credited with improving its international reputation in teaching, research and clinical practice

This week, Louis Kelly, Forum drone photographer and owner of Drone Eagle LLC, captures progress on the new $22M Clark Family Branch of the St. Louis County Library. The new branch, to be named the Clark Family Branch, is expected to be completed in late 2023 and will replace the former headquarters building at 1640 […]

WASHINGTON — The majority conservative wing of the U.S. Supreme Court appeared skeptical Tuesday that the Biden administration had the authority to implement a federal student debt relief program that was estimated to potentially aid millions of borrowers. The conservative justices, who hold a 6-3 majority on the court, questioned whether the Department of Education […]

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You have to love a story that comes full circle after all these many years. For a long, long time, we at Techdirt have been advocating for business models that make use of free content. The idea, which can certainly be counterintuitive, is that if you make parts of your product free to the customer, […]

Located in the ballpark’s Budweiser Terrace right field, the restaurant will serve what the company called "a handful" of the brand’s menu items, including its original double and bacon double steakburgers, shoestring fries and cheese curds.

St. Louis-based grocery store chain Dierbergs Markets will serve as the second anchor tenant for the $211 million Market at Olive redevelopment in University City, and incentives for the project could follow.

John Mellencamp is continuing his very public support of farmers. The Farm Aid co-founder and board member is set to join farmers, ranchers and farmworkers in Washington, D.C., on March 7…

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Earn your high school equivalency in a new program offered by SLATE. Or learn about construction trades eager to hire women.

Wiegmann Associates has begun work on the new Francis Howell North High School in the Francis Howell School District in St. Charles, Missouri. Wiegmann is serving as the HVAC mechanical contractor. S. M. Wilson & Co. is the Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) and Hoener Associates is the architect. Construction of the new 410,000-square-foot facility […]

For the first time in its 57-year history, the SITE Improvement Association endorsed a political candidate Tuesday (Feb. 28). SITE’s endorsement of Missouri Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe for Governor was made during the association’s infrastructure expo at the St. Charles Convention Center. “This is the first time SITE’s Board of Directors has ever officially endorsed […]

BETHALTO - Bethalto Police Department's School Resource Officer Jeff Shank was recently named the Civic Memorial High School Staff Member of the Month. "Thanks for all you do SRO Shank for our community's youth and keeping our schools safe," Bethalto Police Chief Mike Dixon said. Chief Dixon said he believes Jeff is ideal for his role as the school resource officer. "I am excited about what he has done there since he was chosen for the position," the chief added. "This is something he has always wanted to do." Dixon said Jeff has strong religious convictions and is caring for the children. "The school kids and staff both relate to Jeff," he said. "He has established rapport with the youth early and that helps them see that police officers are not the bad guy. It also helps to identify problems before they happen." Jeff is a graduate of Southwestern High School and also graduated from the University of Mississippi. He is also on the board of the Bethalto Boys & Girls Club, Bethalto's

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Lambert airport reported that it counted 13.7 million passengers last year, up from 2021 but off nearly 14% from 2019, before the Covid-19 pandemic disrupted air travel.

The Legal Roundtable discusses the latest controversy surrounding St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, who is facing calls to resign after a car crash left a 17-year-old seriously injured. The driver who caused the crash, Daniel Riley, was out on bond for a felony charge of stealing a gun, but had violated the terms release more than 50 times. Attorneys Javad Khazaeli, Brenda Talent, Connie McFarland-Butler discuss the case and Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s aim to remove Gardner from office.

It’s been all eyes on the skies lately as Missourians have seen Venus, Jupiter and even a Chinese spy balloon overhead. (Yeah, we thought that spy balloon totally looked like a flying Schnucks bag, too.) Today might bring the most exciting development yet, however, because tonight Missourians might be able to see the aurora borealis a.k.a. the Northern Lights.

A new documentary is setting out to answer the question What the Hell Happened to Blood, Sweat & Tears? Directed by John Scheinfeld, who directed The U.S. vs. John Lennon and more, the documentary is…

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