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St. Louis is now among more than 90 American cities whose governing bodies have passed Medicare for All People resolutions of support.

St. Louis-based Fulfill Food & Beverages recently notched $1 million in annual sales — largely due to the popularity of its Karviva (formerly Karuna) prebiotic smoothie and juice beverages. Founder and CEO Angela Zeng talks about the company and her entrepreneurial journey.

Phone records show Sheena Greitens didn’t talk to Karl Rove, Mitch McConnell “or any person working for these men” in the weeks before she made explosive allegations of child and spousal abuse against Eric Greitens, her attorney said Tuesday. Sheena Greitens’ call logs and text messages for the period Feb. 1 through March 22 were […]

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The commission had been without a quorum since March 16.

The problems with copyright have been a subject of coverage here at Techdirt since the beginning, and for most of that time it has been largely a non-partisan subject. At the moment, however, that isn’t so much the case thanks to Josh Hawley’s war with Disney, which has created a situation where some copyright reform […]

FiveThirtyEight recently asked a panel of 2,000 Americans what issues worried them the most. The answer was inflation, which is pretty predictable these days. But I'm more interested in how much Republicans and Democrats disagree about things. In the case of inflation, 42% of Democrats thought it was a top worry while 65% of Republicans ...continue reading "What do Americans disagree about the most?"

The greater St. Louis area is experiencing an increase in COVID-19 infections and doctors anticipate a rise in hospitalizations to go along with it.

EDWARDSVILLE – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Dennis Bouvier, PhD, professor in the School of Engineering’s Department of Computer Science, is the recipient of the 2022 Paul Simon Outstanding Teacher-Scholar Award . The highly competitive award is annually presented by the SIUE Graduate School to a faculty member who has a proven record of combining scholarship and teaching. The recognition demonstrates the belief that to be a good teacher, one must also be a good scholar. Award recipients have made significant contributions to original research or creative activities, and have successfully integrated those contributions into their teaching practices. “I am surprised and pleased,” shared Bouvier. “Surprised because I know there are many other wonderful teacher-scholars at SIUE, and pleased that others see the value in the work I have been doing.” Bouvier’s research interest is in the area of computing education, specifically

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Gabe Montesanti came to St. Louis for grad school at Wash U, and quickly found herself sucked into the roller derby scene. She discusses her new memoir, her complicated family relationships and how she owes everything to a near-catastrophic injury.

Since Steven Beal’s death, the board of directors of National Railway Equipment has led the privately-held, employee-owned company with about 400 employees.

A Cottleville family is mourning the loss of their three-year-old dog this week after their asshole neighbor, a St. Charles County Sheriff's deputy, allegedly shot and killed it with a pellet gun. News of the shooting, which claimed the life of the Spanish mastiff named Apollo on Sunday night, came via a series of viral Facebook posts. (We've chosen to redact the officer's name, as he's not yet been charged with a crime.)

Police are asking the public for help to find a missing teen.

Prince J. Vamboi pleaded guilty to bank fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

Friends and neighbors of a man who died in a shooting in the Shaw neighborhood over the weekend honored his memory with green bows around trees and columns.

BETHALTO - With the school year winding down, Civic Memorial High School released the lists for Honor Roll and High Honor Roll for the 4th Quarter. The names are separated by class. High Honor Roll Seniors Kaylyn Aiello Deacon Anderson Kennedy Bickmore Domanik Bivens Emma Bollinger Madelyn Brueckner Guadalupe Calixto Pichardo Hailey Chappell Jake Cheatham Nina Chen Carli Collins Bailey Combs Dalton Drew Lauren Dunlap Collin Elledge Matthew Haar Allison Hallstead Katelyn Hallstead Aslan Henderson Bradley Holder Zora Isken Peyton Keller Savannah Knapsted Severen Knoche Allie Lively Hannah McCann Kaitlyn McGarvey Bryce McMurray Madison McNealy Jack McRae Ethan Meiser Gannon Meyer Ella Middleton Danielle Milazzo Brynleigh Mormino Peyton Mormino Shelton Naumann Maura Niemeier Alexis Noel Isabella Norton Brian Pearson Kaitlyn Peterson Madison Reynolds Toni Reynolds Allie Roberson Brody Rust Savannah Schaaff Jessica Schillinger Nathan

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I was right! Yesterday's photo was indeed a picture of Église Saint-Sauveur du Petit-Andely, a 13th century gothic church in the town of Les Andelys that was (probably) built by Richard the Lion Hearted. It turns out that Les Andelys was Tuesday's stop, so I got to see a lot more of it while trying ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"

Airfares at St. Louis Lambert International Airport are up 25% year-over-year, a new study says, more than in larger markets.