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Incarcerated for 9 Years for Weed, Rasheed Gresham Is Ready To Go Legal
Rasheed Samir Gresham, 48, loves everything about weed — growing it, talking about it, smoking it. So when Missouri legalized medical marijuana, Gresham jumped at the chance to become a licensed cultivator.
Metro East arcade bar temporarily closing, relocating less than a year after opening
Aldergeddon is here
Google Fiber Returns From The Dead To Deliver Actual Broadband Competition To Iowa
Back in 2016, Alphabet executives made it pretty clear they had grown tired of trying to disrupt the U.S. broadband industry with Google Fiber. Executives were fired, hundreds of employees were laid off, and any real expansion in the project was effectively frozen. Alphabet and Google Fiber executives then just pretended none of this had happened […]
Cat groomer recommendations?
Judge rejects ex-Missouri lawmaker’s push to overturn revolving-door lobbying ban
The Missouri law is designed to prevent corruption and the appearance of corruption, a federal judge ruled last week.
Republicans’ fixation on trans issues could backfire, pollsters say
Missouri is among states seeking to ban gender-affirming care for minors.
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Tuesday, April 4, 2023 - Are people getting the wrong idea about gender-affirming care?
The treatment for young people is under attack from state legislators in Jefferson City. Critics and lawmakers say clinics are providing the care too freely. Patients and clinicians say transitioning is a complicated long-term process that varies among individuals.
Election Day: Voters in Missouri, Illinois head to the polls
Centene board picks real estate services company CEO as new chairman
Frederick Eppinger succeeds H. James Dallas as chairman. Dallas announced in August 2022 he would step down by the 2023 annual meeting, but would remain on the board.
Edwardsville, Illinois proposition to issue $100M in school building bonds
A decision on whether to approve a proposition to issue $100 million in building bonds to Edwardsville School District Number Seven.
Have a heart: Please consider becoming an organ donor
Not all of us have the capacity or opportunity to save a life. Many Americans would strongly consider sacrificing themselves to help a fellow American. There’s a simple way each reader could do that, and it wouldn’t cost much at all. It’s about becoming an organ donor. Donating your organs is something most people don’t […]
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Prop E aims to raise school staff wages
A tax measure on Tuesday's ballot called Prop E would raise workers pay to compete with other districts.
2 Mehlville School Board candidates disqualified
Two of three candidates running for the Mehlville School Board in Tuesday's election have been disqualified.
Sultan: No kids in school? Local school board elections still matter.
A tiny sliver of Americans elect the people responsible for educating the majority of our citizens. This has huge implications for all of us.
Injured Hermann officer to be transferred to Colorado
Hermann Officer Adam Sullentrup's condition is improving after spending three weeks in a local ICU. Now the wounded officer is being transferred to a Colorado hospital that specializes in traumatic brain injuries.
Second wave of storms may bring severe weather Tuesday
An interesting set-up in the atmosphere for Tuesday as we track two time frames for storms.
Sales tax on recreational marijuana on Missouri ballots
Locals are voting on a recreational marijuana tax Tuesday.
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