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3 Dead After Shooting at South St. Louis High School

2 years 8 months ago
Three people have died and several more were injured in a shooting at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School Monday morning. St. Louis Interim Police Commissioner Mike Sack says one adult female and one teenage female died from gunfire this morning after a shooter entered the school. The woman died after EMS rushed her to a hospital.
Monica Obradovic

UK Eyes Scaling Back Net Neutrality Rules For No Coherent Reason

2 years 8 months ago
Tell me if any of this sounds familiar: UK telecom regulator Ofcom is proposing that the country scale back popular net neutrality rules under the claim that the rules are harming innovation. The UK had adopted net neutrality as part of its membership in the EU. With that membership discarded, Ofcom is now claiming the […]
Karl Bode

Daily Deal: VIBRANCE Connect USB-C to Lightning Cable

2 years 8 months ago
The LOGiiX VIBRANCE Connect is a braided 1.5m ( ~5 feet) long cable featuring dual sync and charge functionality. The stress-relieving reinforced connectors prevent fraying and breaking while adding a splash of color to your tech. The VIBRANCE Connect can be used with both Macs and PC and allows you to charge your device up […]
Gretchen Heckmann

Good news for Europe

2 years 8 months ago
The European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts has decided that Europe is likely to have a mild winter this year thanks to its third consecutive year of La Niña influence: Partly because of this, and partly because Europe has been successful in refilling its natural gas reserves, the price of gas has plummeted over the ...continue reading "Good news for Europe"
Kevin Drum

Black Pride celebrates St. Louis' leaders

2 years 8 months ago
Black Pride and the Missouri History Museum [MHM] came together to honor the work of eight local Black LGBTQ+ leaders across many sectors, Friday, Oct. 14 evening at MHM at their 7th annual Black Pride Accolades.
Isaiah Peters | The St. Louis American

YouthBuild Students Build And Install Free Little Libraries

2 years 8 months ago
ALTON - YouthBuild students from Lewis and Clark Community College’s Scott Bibb Center built and installed a Free Little Library at Alton YWCA in recognition of Adult Education and Family Literacy Week. Free Little Libraries will be placed at Montessori Children’s House on L&C’s Godfrey Campus, Scott Bibb Center, Boys and Girls Club of Alton, and Hellrung Skate Park. To learn more about YouthBuild and L&C Adult Education, call (618) 468-4141 or visit www.lc.edu/adulted/ .

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MCT Opens New Monarch Valley Trail

2 years 8 months ago
EDWARDSVILLE - The already extensive Madison County Transit (MCT) Trails system added another trail to its scenic network of Class One bikeways last week, with the opening of the new MCT Monarch Valley Trail in Edwardsville. Last Thursday morning, MCT Board members, staff, and local officials attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of the new trail, which also serves as a “pollinator pathway,” a corridor of native plants that provide nutrition and habitat for pollinating insects and birds. The new Monarch Valley Trail is a 0.7-mile trail that stretches from Emerson Avenue to Irma Street on the former rail alignment of the Illinois Traction System’s Edwardsville Belt Railway. In addition to eight native pollinator beds, the trail also features two MCT interpretive panels: one includes information about the pollinator pathway, and the other a brief history of the Edwardsville Belt Railway. Winding through the historic Leclaire neighborhood of Edwardsville

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