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Man convicted in 4 Jennings murders set to be executed in early February
Leonard Taylor, 58, was convicted of murdering his girlfriend and her three children at their home in Jennings in 2004.
Execution date set for man in 2004 St. Louis County quadruple murder
The State of Missouri has ordered an execution date for a man convicted in a 2004 quadruple murder case in St. Louis County.
Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri receive $2.4M gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott
The local gift is part of an $84.5 million national donation by the billionaire philanthropist.
Fall colors are starting and gorgeous
ASA Midwest Council Elects 2022-23 Officers, Board of Directors
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 […]
Got my (expired) film photos that I took in St Louis back today
Lunchtime Photo
Yesterday was Palomar Day, the day when the setting sun lines up perfectly with the runway at McClellan-Palomar Airport. I set out in the late afternoon to get the picture, and after a picturesque drive down Interstate 5 I headed for a spot I had been to before that offered a perfect view of the ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"
J. F. Ahern Among ENR’s Top National Specialty Contractors
J. F. Ahern Co. has been ranked as one of ENR’s Top 600 Specialty Contractors for 2022. Each year, Engineering News-Record (ENR) chooses the top specialty contractors across the United States based on annual results provided by each participating company and revenue generated during the preceding calendar year. Out of this year’s top 600 firms, […]
Two Illinois universities among 2023's Top 25 Best Schools
CHICAGO - College-bound seniors have a big day quickly approaching. The first college application Early Action and Early Decision Day traditionally happen on Nov. 1. Early Action is non-binding and means an admitted student can still choose not to attend that university or college, but Early Decision is binding and students who apply under it [...]
Turkey Still Thinks It Hasn’t Jailed Enough Journalists, Add Prison Sentences To Its ‘Fake News’ Law
Turkey continues to fall back in the freedom field. Or maybe it’s surging ahead in the oppression field! Maybe that’s the list it wants to top. Whatever the case, Turkey’s government has followed the lead of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, converting critics to criminals and seizing control of a large percentage of the press apparatus so […]
14 Missouri institutions on best colleges and universities list
ST. LOUIS - 14 Missouri colleges made it on WalletHub's newly released 2023's Best College & University list. According to WalletHub, the average costs for tuition and room and board at a four-year college is between $23,000 and $52,000 a year. Researchers note the figure also depends on variables like whether the school is in-state or [...]
St. Louis vaccine startup snags $3.6M. It expects more funding is on the way.
A St. Louis startup developing vaccines has snagged $3.6 million in federal funding. That comes as its also seeking out private investors to drive growth.
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After epic Pujols HR off Lidge, what other Cardinals October anniversaries near?
The St. Louis Cardinals are no stranger to exciting postseason moments. You can pick out just about any date in October and find something incredible that happened in Cardinals history.
IMPACT Strategies Completes Renovations For Covenant House Missouri
IMPACT Strategies celebrated the completion of the interior build-out of ten additional bedrooms for Covenant House Missouri’s short-term shelter program on their main campus at a ribbon cutting last week. Covenant House Missouri is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving homeless, runaway, and at-risk youth between the ages of 16-24 in the city of St. […]
Lantz Homes and Whitetail Design Studio Launch a New Design-Build Collaboration to Better Serve Home and Business Owners in the Metro East
Partnership Will Help Streamline Remodeling and New Construction Projects And Keep Budgets in Check EDWARDSVILLE – When home and business owners in the St. Louis Metro East take on a new building or remodeling project, they’re often forced to play middleman between their contractor and their interior designer. This lack of cohesion and communication between teams can result in missed deadlines, skyrocketing budgets, and disappointed clients. Through their new collaboration, two Edwardsville-based companies – Lantz Homes , a third-generation home builder, and Whitetail Design Studio , a renowned custom home design firm – are striving to erase the confusion and frustration of the traditional design-build process. By working side-by-side from project conception to completion, the partners can deliver the highest-quality results while ensuring the design plan stays on budget. “We feel this partnership is incredibly unique to the Edwardsville
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Winning the Latino Vote
Today on TAP: Arizona, Nevada, and America’s future depend on the Democrats doing well.
Bryan Adams debuts “Kick A**” music video featuring Monty Python’s John Cleese
Bryan Adams has premiered a new music video for his recent song "Kick A**," which appears on the veteran Canadian rocker's latest studio album, 2022's So Happy It Hurts. The…