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Calhoun Sheriff's Office Arrests Three On Various Charges

2 years 10 months ago
HARDIN - The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office made three arrests that started with a traffic stop at 5:52 p.m. on August 21 by a deputy on the Illinois River Road near Franklin Hill Road, Calhoun County. Subsequent to an investigation, the driver, Pamela J. Gorman, age 50, of Alorton, Illinois was arrested on the following charges: Improper Lane Usage, DUI - Drugs, Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance (Crack Cocaine), Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Additionally, a passenger, Erica S. Adams, age 34, of East St. Louis, Illinois, was arrested for the following offenses: Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance (Crack Cocaine), Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Illegal Transportation of Alcohol by Passenger. A Deputy with the Jersey County Sheriff’s Office arrived and assisted with the stop. Gorman and Adams were taken into custody and transported to the Greene County Jail. Deputies with the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office conducted

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St. Louis Standards: Picasso's Coffee Feels Like a Piece of Home

2 years 10 months ago
Enter Picasso's Coffee (Two locations including 101 North Main Street, St. Charles, 636-925-2911) on Historic Main Street in St. Charles, and you'll find a quaint spot dimly lit and filled to the brim with a diverse crowd. In one corner, a college student scribbles furiously in a notebook; in the next, a group of older men recap their days.
Jenna Jones

Boeing to partner with Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Center of St. Louis

2 years 10 months ago
ST. LOUIS - Boeing will announce a partnership Friday with the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Center of St. Louis.  The goal of the group is to establish a more diversified manufacturing sector. In March, they teamed up with SLU and UMSL to co-lead research and development. Now Boeing will invest in the innovation center. St. Louis City officials will [...]
Monica Ryan

Lower adoption fees at Humane Society of Missouri on National Dog Day

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ST. LOUIS - Friday is National Dog Day and the Humane Society of Missouri is celebrating by reducing adoption fees for all adult dogs. Pitbulls and pit mixes are available for $25, and all other breeds are being reduced by $50. Anyone who already has a furry companion of their own can celebrate by walking [...]
Monica Ryan

FEMA opens disaster recovery center in U. City for flash flood victims

2 years 10 months ago
ST. LOUIS - FEMA will open another disaster recovery center Friday for people impacted by the flash flooding at the end of July. This center is at the University City Recreation Center at Centennial Commons. It's open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily until further notice. The other recovery centers in St. Louis City, [...]
Monica Ryan

The Reason “Y”

2 years 10 months ago
The Young Women’s Christian Association [YWCA] of Metro St. Louis has received the organization’s highest honor, the National Program of Excellence given by the National Head Start Association. It is the lone program in the state and one of only…
Ashley Winters | The St. Louis American

Missouri governor calls tax cut plan a defense against ‘pet project’ spending by lawmakers

2 years 10 months ago

COLUMBIA — To pass a $700 million tax cut plan in a short special session, an important consideration is to “keep it simple,” Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said Thursday morning. That’s why Parson’s proposal accelerates income tax cuts already set to be phased in over several years rather than reduce other tax sources, he told […]

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Rudi Keller

Today is St. Louis' Warrant Reset Day, Second Chance Job Fair

2 years 10 months ago
ST. LOUIS - People who need help dealing with a warrant or finding a job have an opportunity to get some help in Downtown St. Louis. Friday is St. Louis City's fifth annual Warrant Reset Day and Second Chance Job Fair. It will start at 8:30 a.m. Friday at the municipal courts building on Market [...]
Chris Regnier

Reed, Boyd plead guilty to federal bribery charges

2 years 10 months ago
ST. LOUIS - Former St. Louis City Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed and former alderman Jeffrey Boyd plead guilty Friday in a political corruption scandal that shocked the city. They both had change of plea hearings Friday morning. Boyd's started at 10:30 a.m. He plead guilty to two counts of wire fraud in the [...]
Ala Errebhi