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Things must be going downhill in China: China, the world’s second-largest economy, announced without explanation on Monday that it was delaying indefinitely the release of economic data that had been scheduled for Tuesday morning, including closely watched numbers for economic growth from July through September, which had been expected to show continued lackluster performance. ....In ...continue reading "China’s economy must be worse than we thought"

JACKSON, Miss. — Plummeting water levels in the lower Mississippi River are projected to drop even further in the weeks ahead, a projection shows, dampening the region's economic activity and potentially threatening jobs in the state of Mississippi. In Vicksburg, on the Mississippi river's east bank near the Louisiana line, the water is approaching its [...]

Rodnesha Chatman admits she's not much of a cook. She wasn't even that well-versed in baking before she founded her local confections brand, Luxury Sweets. However, when she thinks back on what informs the artistry she applies to her cakesicles, cupcakes and candy apples, it's pretty clear to her how she developed her talent.

Newly available data suggests that overdoses in Missouri prisons are on the rise — despite a tough new policy for inmate mail designed to keep drugs out. On July 1, the Missouri Department of Corrections barred inmate from receiving physical personal mail, a move designed to curb the flow of drugs into their facilities. For the past three and a half months, inmate mail has been routed through a digital mail center in Florida, where all personal mail, photos and drawings are scanned.

WENTZVILLE, Mo. - Wentzville Police Officers have been posting notes on residents' doors. The department is calling the hang-tags "Night Eyes." As officers patrol area subdivisions overnight, they put it on doors they walk by. The officer fills out the hang tag with their name, badge number, date, time, and a filled out checklist. The [...]

In addition to making resurgent hits out of Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill" and Metallica's "Master of Puppets," the latest season of Stranger Things also sparked renewed interest in…

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The 30-year fixed mortgage rate averaged 6.92% for the week ended Oct. 13 — up from 6.66% the prior week.

ST. LOUIS - Tough Mudder, the global leader in obstacle course adventures, today announced it will host an event at World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Illinois. The Tough Mudder event is scheduled for April 29-30, 2023. WWTR is located five minutes from downtown St. Louis. The multi-faceted adventure competition joins a stellar calendar of WWTR events in 2023, including the NASCAR Cup Series, the NTT INDYCAR SERIES, the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Midwest Nationals, Formula Drift, and the new SpeedTour Grand Prix Festival for the TransAm Series. “World Wide Technology Raceway is both an entertainment and recreation destination,” said Chris Blair, World Wide Technology raceway’s Executive Vice President and General Manager. “Hosting Tough Mudder enables us to provide St. Louis and the Metro East Region with another showcase program that illustrates the diversity of our event schedule. With more than 700 acres located less than five minutes fro

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Name: Charles Batson Hometown: Granite City Years of Service: 1962-1965 DOD: November 15th, 2015 KIA: No Branch: Army Rank: Spec 5 Wars: Vietnam Medals/Honors Earned: Good Conduct Medal, Marksman (Rifle) Expert (Rifle M-14), Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal Message: Greatly loved and dearly missed. Submitter's Name: Becky Batson

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Name: William Roe Hometown: Alton Years of Service: 1976-1980 KIA: No Branch: US Navy Rank: HT 2 Wars: NA Medals/Honors Earned: Good Conduct ribbon Meritorious Unit Citation Battle E Ribbon Submitter's Name: Susan Roe

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St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones has proposed using $40 million in COVID relief funds to make streets safer.

The organization's executive director, Chris Krehmeyer, is asking for $200 million to invest in the region’s highest concentration of poverty so that the area tips in the right direction “once and for all.”

A state commission is scheduled to release findings on the school staffing crisis this week.

St. Louis County police said Monday, Oct. 17 that the woman had been found safe on Oct. 7.

“There’s something there. You can’t reject it. People who reject it are just as bad as the ones who believe everything.”

The museum reopens November 2.

Journey guitarist Neal Schon recently revealed that the band would be returning to the road next year for a new tour with their 2022 opening act Toto. Now, the group…

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