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Lawsuit settled in boy's drowning at St. Louis hotel

2 years 9 months ago
ST. LOUIS--The owners and operators of HoteLumière at The Arch have settled a wrongful death suit brought by the family of a St. Louis boy who drowned in the hotel's pool in 2018. St. Louis Circuit Court Judge Madeline O. Connolly approved the settlement Thursday, which our news partners at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch report [...]
Gregg Palermo

Anderson Hospital Proud Of Newsweek's Designation

2 years 9 months ago
MARYVILLE - Anderson Hospital is proud to have been named one of the best hospitals in the United States by Newsweek magazine in their annual "World’s Best Hospitals" rankings released this month. The 2022 list lands Anderson Hospital in the top 6% of 6,090 hospitals in the United States. Newsweek is a premier news magazine and website that has been bringing high-quality journalism to readers around the globe for over 80 years. This is the fourth year of their World’s Best Hospitals rankings. “Many medical institutions struggled with challenges over the course of the pandemic, but what has set the world's leading hospitals apart is their continued ability to deliver the highest-quality patient care and conduct critical medical research even as they focused on battling COVID,” stated Nancy Cooper, Global Editor-in-Chief of Newsweek. This prestigious award is presented by Newsweek and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry-ranking provider.

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$37M in Covid relief funding to revitalize north St. Louis hits a road block

2 years 9 months ago
For six years, William Jones and his family have run MC Appliances on Dr. Martin Luther King Drive in the heart of north St. Louis. Like many businesses, they were hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. "The pandemic really did affect us all in many ways. We would like to do many things still, including hiring more staff, investing in stock and making necessary repairs," said Jones. Much-needed help for the family's appliance shop and about 100 other businesses on the city's north side could soon…
Robert Townsend, KSDK

Native Pet Scoops Up $6 Million

2 years 9 months ago
The new Series A funding round led by CAVU Venture Partners comes on the heels of rapid retail expansion, helping fuel innovation and category growth in the pet supplements space.
EQ Staff, Jonathan Allen

Lunchtime Photo

2 years 9 months ago
This is a seagull on the Seal Beach pier. I can't think of anything else to say about it.
Kevin Drum

Creative Commons Tells Senators To Stop Using Its Name To Justify Dangerous Copyright Filters Bill

2 years 9 months ago
We just wrote about Senators Leahy and Tillis and their “SMART Copyright Act” and its dangerously problematic setup, that would enable Hollywood to petition the Copyright Office to get what it has long desired: mandatory upload filters for websites hosting 3rd party content. Professor Eric Goldman has explained how this bill is “a thinly veiled […]
Mike Masnick

Drug, Gun and Traffic Arrests in Greene County

2 years 9 months ago
GREENE COUNTY - The latest Greene County Jail Booking Report shows two Greene County residents were recently arrested on traffic-related charges - one was also arrested on gun-related charges, while the other was arrested for drug possession. Ethan Taylor of Carrolton was arrested at 8:44 p.m. on Tuesday night. He was charged with possession of a controlled substance and driving with a license that was revoked or suspended. Taylor is currently being held at the Carrollton Police Department. Angelina Kent of Beardstown was arrested at 8:40 p.m on Sunday. She was charged with possession of a firearm with an invalid Firearm Owner’s Identification (FOID) Card. She was also charged with operating a motor vehicle while registration is suspended. Kent was held at the Greenfield Police Department but has since been released on bond.

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