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$25M Grant To Bolster St. Louis Manufacturing — Without Displacing Residents, City Vows

2 years 10 months ago
A federal grant will infuse millions of dollars into St. Louis’ manufacturing industry. Today, the St. Louis region won a $25 million Build Back Better grant through the U.S. Economic Development Administration to bolster the St. Louis Tech Triangle. The proposal, spearheaded by Greater St. Louis, Inc., focuses on three of St. Louis’ leading business sectors: advanced manufacturing, geospatial and biosciences.
Monica Obradovic

The FBI found an awful lot of empty folders marked “Classified” at Mar-a-Lago

2 years 10 months ago
A newly released property inventory from the Mar-a-Lago search indicates that the FBI found lots of classified documents. We already knew that. But they also found lots of folders marked classified but with no documents inside: In Box No. 2, for example, taken from Trump’s office, there were 43 empty folders with classified banners; 28 ...continue reading "The FBI found an awful lot of empty folders marked “Classified” at Mar-a-Lago"
Kevin Drum

Police find over 20 wild animals alive and dead in Illinois home

2 years 10 months ago
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Police found over 20 wild animals alive and dead inside an Illinois home where a child was living. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources said the Illinois Conservation Police were investigating this situation for a year before they obtained a search warrant Tuesday for a DeKalb County home in the 1000 block [...]
Monica Ryan

Encrypted Phone Provider Calls It Quits After Failing To Persuade Middlemen To Roll Their Own Device Management Systems

2 years 10 months ago
Over the past few years, international law enforcement has been cracking down on encrypted device purveyors. We’re not just talking about regular device encryption, which has been mainstream for several years now. These would be specialized manufacturers that appear to cater to those seeking more protection than the major providers offer — services that ensure […]
Tim Cushing

Daily Deal: The GameCreators Mega Maker Pack Bundle

2 years 10 months ago
The GameCreators Mega Maker Pack Bundle will help you develop your own dream video game, and publish it on multiple platforms with thousands of royalty-free, 2D and 3D assets. You get AppGameKit Studio, a fully featured game development toolset with two asset packs. The bundle also has GameGuru, a non-technical and fun game maker that offers an […]
Gretchen Heckmann

Sweetie Pie's Murder-for-Hire Suspect Blames Arrest on Corrupt Cops

2 years 10 months ago
Former reality TV personality Tim Norman, 43, is set to appear in federal court in St. Louis on Wednesday for the start of his trial as the alleged mastermind behind a murder-for-hire plot. Norman is the son of Robbie Montgomery, better known as Miss Robbie. She was a backup singer for Ike and Tina Turner as well as many other rock & roll legends.
Ryan Krull

Officers help woman give birth in Glen Carbon, Illinois

2 years 10 months ago
GLEN CARBON, Ill. - Officers from the Glen Carbon Police Department successfully assisted a woman Wednesday in giving birth to her child. A call was made to 911 at 3:30 p.m. from an address on Lucinda Drive for a woman in active labor. The baby was born just six minutes later. Telecommunicator Kelsey Overholtz dispatched [...]
Monica Ryan

Wet weather postpones sunset concert in St. Peters

2 years 10 months ago
UPDATE: Due to inclement weather, tonight’s Sunset Fridays concert with BagLunch & The Salamander Slide at 370 Lakeside Park has been cancelled.  ST. PETERS, Mo. - The three-day holiday weekend fun begins tonight. Things get started in St. Peters where the sunset Friday concert series is bringing the music for your holiday weekend. Bag Lunch [...]
Joe Millitzer

Controversial Developer Linked to New Apartment Proposal in the Loop

2 years 10 months ago
A new seven-story apartment building, with ties to developer Lux Living, could soon tower over the Loop. The development, named "The Bond," would bring 300 apartments to 6630 Delmar Boulevard, and would include 133 studios, 134 one-bedroom units and 33 two-bedroom units. It would also include up to 20,000 square feet of retail space and over 512 parking spaces.
Benjamin Simon