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Witches and wizards' fans unite! St. Louis is to have a pop-up wizard brunch experience.

The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's Office has charged a 31-year-old man with allegedly stabbing his own father to death over the weekend.

This story was originally published by Kaiser Health News. A health insurance giant that has paid out more than $485 million in legal settlements with states over pharmacy billing allegations has also been a major donor to Georgia’s Republican Governor Brian Kemp and Attorney General Chris Carr, according to campaign finance records. St. Louis-based Centene Corporation said Monday in a statement that it’s working to settle Medicaid billing issues with Georgia and eight other states, beyond the 13 states it has already agreed to pay.

An investigation is underway after the discovery of human remains Monday in north St. Louis.

After a two-year hiatus for the popular whiskey festival, tickets go on sale at 11 a.m. October 19. (The last event sold out in 43 minutes.)

EAST ALTON - A historical marker honoring war horses from World War 1 that were stored in East Alton will be dedicated in front of the East Alton Public Library at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 5. Kelli Fletcher, chairman of the East Alton History Museum, said representatives from the state of Illinois and the Mayor of East Alton will speak at the unveiling event. These historical markers must be in the vicinity of where the historic event took place, so Fletcher said this marker’s location will reflect the area where these war horses were housed. “War horses were actually housed in East Alton and transferred out to and from the war back in World War 1,” she said. “They were housed somewhere in the area where Van Preter Park was and they went all the way past where the East Alton Library is, and it was a huge area where these horses were stored.” The site for the marker is mostly ready, with just a few finishing touches needed before the marker is

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EDWARDSVILLE – Silas Curtis, a senior at Metro-East Lutheran High School, has earned the distinction of being named a semifinalist in the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program. Semifinalists are selected based on their scores on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. The students with the highest scores in each state qualify to become semifinalists, a distinction earned by less than 1 percent of U.S. high school seniors. “I’m honored to receive this award, and I’m looking forward to college and beyond,” said Curtis, who is the son of Heath and Rebekah Curtis of Worden, Ill. Curtis now can compete to become a National Merit Finalist. This award is based on factors such as the semifinalist’s academic record, participation in school and community activities, demonstrated leadership abilities and honors and awards received. Curtis must submit an essay and earn SAT or ACT scores that confirm his earlier performance on the

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A man appeared in federal court Tuesday on a carjacking charge connected with a fatal shooting in St. Louis earlier this month.

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Tuesday promised that if Democrats keep control of the U.S. House and gain a few more Democratic seats in the Senate, then “the first bill that I will send to Congress will be to codify Roe v. Wade.” He also told supporters at a Democratic National Committee event that […]

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Amidst all the conversation around regulating social media, algorithmic amplification, and disinformation, one idea that tends to get a lot of broad support is mandating editorial transparency. After all, it sounds nice, since transparency is usually a good thing. But in fact, there are huge legal and conceptual problems with mandated transparency. Santa Clara Law’s […]

The Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council (MACRC) announced a major victory in the fight against wage theft and tax fraud in the building trades. Acting on information provided by the MACRC, the Illinois Department of Labor is requiring a bulk storage contractor to pay nearly $500,000 back to its workers for failing to meet state-certified prevailing […]

A rural oasis located 40 miles west of Downtown St. Louis offers enough countryside and opportunity for farm living that would make the case of “Green Acres” do a double take.

A St. Louis teenager has been praised as the top young entrepreneur of 2022 in a national competition. 

The victim is a 44-year-old who was shot in the mouth, police say.

Leonard Taylor, 58, was convicted of murdering his girlfriend and her three children at their home in Jennings in 2004.

The State of Missouri has ordered an execution date for a man convicted in a 2004 quadruple murder case in St. Louis County.

The local gift is part of an $84.5 million national donation by the billionaire philanthropist.

The American Subcontractors Association (ASA)-Midwest Council recently elected its officers and board of directors for the 2022-23 fiscal year. Mr. Dan Tucker, MC Mechanical Services, was elected as the 2022-23 chapter president. Tucker succeeds Mr. Chris Sauer, T.J. Wies Contracting. Tucker will serve a one-year term as president, which began July 1 and will expire […]