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Alabama case that could limit Voting Rights Act heard at U.S. Supreme Court

2 years 8 months ago

WASHINGTON – U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday heard oral arguments in a case that challenges an Alabama redistricting map and could potentially eliminate remaining federal safeguards against racial gerrymandering. Voting rights advocates fear that the high court’s conservative majority will further weaken the Voting Rights Act, with implications for voters in states across the country. […]

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Ariana Figueroa

St. Louis Police Charge Man in Wild Ambulance Chase

2 years 8 months ago
A slew of charges have been brought against the 48-year-old O'Fallon, Missouri, man who is accused of stealing an ambulance yesterday in Crystal City then leading police on a chase in St. Louis. St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department Public Information Officer Evita Caldwell says that Dwane Vardiman of O’Fallon was charged with tampering with a vehicle, assault, armed criminal action and felony resisting arrest Authorities have not said why they believe Vardiman stole the ambulance from Crystal City, a town of 4700 people that lies on the Mississippi River, and then drove it the approximately 35 miles north to St. Louis.
Ryan Krull

Nonstop Flights from St. Louis to Jamaica Start Soon

2 years 8 months ago
Frontier Airlines announced today that they will be flying direct from St. Louis to Montego Bay, Jamaica, starting early next year. The nonstop flights will be offered seasonally beginning in February. “We, at STL, are eager to see Frontier’s seasonal nonstop service to Montego Bay on our airport’s schedule,” Airport Director Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge said in a statement posted to Frontier's website.
Ryan Krull

IMPACT Strategies’ Patrick Mason Completes FMI’s Project Manager Academy

2 years 8 months ago
Patrick Mason, Market Leader and Project Director at IMPACT Strategies OKI Regional office, recently completed the Project Manager Academy through Fails Management Institute (FMI). The four-day intensive training held in Raleigh, NC covered four core themes: Developing profitable customer relationships Creating powerful, integrated project teams Understanding financial control of projects Planning projects for profits and […]
Dede Hance

Lunchtime Photo

2 years 8 months ago
This is phase 3 of my Andromeda Galaxy imaging. I took this near the top of Palomar Mountain, which isn't as dark as the desert but makes up for it with 5,000 feet of elevation. Although my imaging session started out poorly, it ended up going very well. The sky was dark and clear; focus ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"
Kevin Drum

Scott Joplin House damaged during burglary

2 years 8 months ago
ST. LOUIS - The Scott Joplin House State Historic Site was damaged in a burglary Sunday morning. Police said they received a call related to the incident located at 2658 Delmar at about 6:50 a.m. When they arrived, they found multiple broken windows. As officers walked around the building, the suspect, 38-year-old Kevin Daley-Bey, "began [...]
Monica Ryan

Cara Markunas' Special Place In Her Heart For Other Women Leads To New Storehouse Provisions Of Grace

2 years 8 months ago
GLEN CARBON - Cara Markunas, the director of Storehouse Provisions of Grace, has a love of being positive in others’ lives. She is the founder of a moms' Facebook page that is extremely popular and now she has helped open the Storehouse Provisions of Grace, a ministry of Gateway Family Church in Glen Carbon. Dena Jonessmith also helps run the new charity. Provisions of Grace is located at 97 Oak Lawn Road in the Gateway Family Church facilities. Storehouse, which opened in August, serves anyone in need in the St. Louis Metropolitan area with a focus on single-parent households. “I have always been one to help people,” Cara said. “I know a lot of people are going through hard times right now. I reached out to my church and they asked me to make a storehouse or a group to help other women. Our mission is to show the love of God by providing household and personal items with respect and dignity. "We have cleaning supplies, hygiene items for women and baby items,

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