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Now that COVID-19 case numbers are dropping, companies are reacting to higher customer demand by boosting inventory.

The "ultimate party destination" is to feature a bear-building workshop, but also a bakeshop, arcade room, selfie rooms and private party rooms.

ST. LOUIS - Temps are rising, days are getting longer, people are getting back out and about – and Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) and AARP in St. Louis announced registration is now open for the CMT Ten Toe Express®. This award-winning program helps older adults and other interested individuals lead healthier lives by linking activity, sociability and exercise with the use of MetroLink and MetroBus. The spring session is 12 weeks long, running from April 6 through the end of June and costs $10 to participate. Registration can be completed at www.cmt-stl.org or at one of the many in-person registrations events being held community wide. The Ten Toe Express® program features weekly guided Ten Toe Express Walking Tours, allowing walkers to be part of a group as they become familiar with the transit system and how to utilize it to get to attractions regionwide. These walks, led by trained, volunteer walk leaders, range in length from 0.3 to 5 miles, depending on the group

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Aerospace giant Boeing Co. said it has committed $2 million to an emergency assistance package to support humanitarian response efforts in Ukraine.

ST. LOUIS - Arch Madness is taking over Downtown St. Louis this weekend. The annual basketball tournament where the winner gets an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament is generating excitement. Action from the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament resumes at the Enterprise Center at 12 p.m. Friday with the quarterfinals. Arch Madness kicked off Thursday [...]

At Sugarfire Smoke House near the corner of Sixth Street and Washington Avenue, you might say Chef Jason Austin and his team are on fire about Arch Madness rolling back into town. "It's been great. I mean tons of revenue. All kinds of people from all over the country," said Austin. People are now descending on St. Louis for the ever-popular Missouri Valley Conference Basketball Tournament at Enterprise Center. For the past three years, Sugarfire has been one of many area businesses participating…

Our dining editor cites examples of all three.

Experiences range from learning how to make flower crowns with friends to Hi-Pointe Drive-In bringing late-night sliders to your wedding reception.

ST. LOUIS - A multi-car crash on eastbound 70 near Jennings Station Road is causing delays. The crash happened at about 6 a.m. on Friday. It has closed multiple lanes in that area. FOX 2 traffic reporter Molly Rose suggests avoiding this area.

Missouri’s governmental and political discourse on several major issues has descended from words of inspiration into hateful partisan and ideological rhetoric that leaves little room for compromise. The hateful language we have heard from the Senate congressional redistricting filibusters and the objections from women senators about the animosity is just one example. “I pleaded with […]

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WASHINGTON — Parents at a Thursday congressional hearing about missing and murdered women of color detailed their frustrating attempts to get the attention of law enforcement and adequate media coverage. “This is a crisis that is hiding in plain sight,” said Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin, a Democrat and chair of the U.S. House Oversight Subcommittee […]

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The $5.5 billion St. Louis-based health care system named a successor to its general counsel, a 25-year company veteran who will retire this fall.

"The IAM is ready to work to keep this facility running and maintain this essential workforce in Missouri," union president Robert Martinez wrote.

ST. LOUIS - Air Canada, the largest airline in Canada, will once again operate flights out of St. Louis Lambert International Airport beginning in May. The airline plans to have daily non-stop flights to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) on its 50-seat Bombardier CRJ200 aircraft. There will be one arrival and one departure daily. The [...]

Mark Goldstein started working at Henke's Tavern (901 North Lafayette Street, 314-710-7075) in Florissant when he was in high school in the mid-1980s, and already the stories of kids from the nearby Sacred Heart school skipping out at lunch to pop over to the bar were legendary. But there was one particularly epic event that stood out in his mind when he heard the tale.…

On this episode of Politically Speaking, Rep. Ron Hicks joins St. Louis Public Radio's Sarah Kellogg to talk about his bill that would legalize recreational marijuana use in the state. Hicks, a St. Charles Republican, is serving his last year in the House. He also spoke on how he feels the 2022 legislative session is going, including the lack of action on the congressional redistricting map that the House passed in January.