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Extra $70M to $80M required to finish America's Center expansion as originally envisioned, lawmaker says
It will take an additional $70 million to $80 million to finish the expansion of America's Center, the downtown St. Louis convention center, as originally contemplated, an alderman representing the neighborhood said Tuesday.
Today is Election Day in St. Charles, Ferguson, Maplewood
Ferguson will hold a recall election on a city council member Tuesday, while Maplewood will fill a vacancy on its council. St. Charles voters will reduce the field of mayoral candidates to three from two in a primary Tuesday.
Expect soaking rain before high winds Wednesday
ST. LOUIS -- Widespread, soaking rainfall will roll through the St. Louis region Wednesday. There will be some light, spotty showers tonight into early Wednesday morning, but the "main event" will ramp up during the mid-morning hours, spreading from south to north through the day. The heaviest rain will fall in a couple of waves [...]
As first legislative act, Eric Schmitt co-sponsors ban on federal abortion funding
Missouri’s newest U.S. senator was one of 47 Republicans who co-sponsored legislation that would establish a permanent ban on federal funding for abortions.
Over 300 apartments proposed near Soulard
Man pleads to manslaughter, gets 15-year prison term in 2020 St. Louis killing
Brandon Campbell, 32, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and two weapons charges in exchange for a 15-year prison sentence in the fatal shooting of 30-year-old Randy Moore.
State of the Union live updates: Latest on Biden's speech
WASHINGTON (AP) — Follow along for real-time updates on President Joe Biden's 2023 State of the Union address from The Associated Press. Live updates — any times are Eastern — are brought to you by AP journalists at the White House, on Capitol Hill and beyond. MIC DROP “We’re not going to do childish games [...]
Illinois gun-ban incites challenges to legislative shortcuts
The “Protect Illinois Communities Act” has prompted lawsuits at a rate of more than one every four days.
St. Louis aldermen reject push to send more 'ward capital' to struggling areas
Alderman Tom Oldenburg managed to rally board members from north and south behind keeping things equal for now.
Pointfest 2023 lineup announced, tickets on sale Friday
Current Classified Document Scandals Show The Government Is Still Classifying Way Too Many Documents
Maybe the problem isn’t the stacks of classified documents sitting around the houses of presidents, vice presidents, and other administration officials. Maybe the problem is the system that declares all these pieces of paper too secretive to be handled carelessly or hoarded impertinently. That’s the thrust of David Dayen’s excellent piece for The American Prospect, […]
Daily Deal: Voicetapp Speech to Text Transcription
Transcribe any voice or audio to text with up to 99% accuracy in easy 3 steps using Voicetapp, a powerful AI speech to text transcriber. Voicetapp uses a deep learning process called automatic speech recognition (ASR), provided by AWS and GCP. It covers more than 170 international languages and accents for recorded audios, and 12 […]
St. Louis-based dietetics consulting business buys Arizona consultancy
It's the third acquisition by the St. Louis-based provider of registered dietitian consulting services since it received a private equity investment two years ago.
Foo Fighters, The Beach Boys & more set for New Jersey’s Sea.Hear.Now festival
Foo Fighters, Living Colour, The Beach Boys and Sheryl Crow are just a few of the artists set to play Sea.Hear.Now festival in Asbury Park, New Jersey. The two-day fest, which takes place September 16 and…
Ex-Flordell Hills officials plead guilty to embezzling $647,000 from city
Two former Flordell Hills city officials pleaded guilty this week to federal charges of embezzling $663,000 over six years, far more than the city's annual budget of about $400,000.
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Historic Field House Museum goes to work rebuilding after Christmas Eve flood
Pipes burst in the attic on Christmas Eve, and the museum director arrived to find more than a foot of water in the basement.
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