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St. Louis-area startups land cash to make crops better, stronger, more efficient
Three St. Louis-area sustainable agriculture startups received a $250,000 financial boost from Wells Fargo's Innovation Incubator to further their research on crop vulnerabilities.
Google AI Fracas Shows How The Modern Ad-Based Press Tends To Devalue The Truth
The Washington Post dropped what it pretended was a bit of a bombshell. In the story, Google software engineer Blake Lemoine implied that Google’s Language Model for Dialogue Applications (LaMDA) system, which pulls from Google’s vast data and word repositories to generate realistic, human-sounding chatbots, had become fully aware and sentient. He followed that up with […]
Jones signs executive order banning no-knock search warrants
St. Louis has become the first Missouri city to completely ban no-knock search warrants, or warrants that allow police officers to enter a property without announcing their presence. Surrounded by …
Centene Corp. reaches $13.7M settlement with New Mexico over pharmacy benefit practices
Man charged in Ellisville shootings threatened to commit crime at The Pageant, police sources say
Alton Salvation Army Office To Serve As Cooling Center On 90-Plus-Degree Days
ALTON - The Alton Salvation Army announced today it will serve as a cooling center when temperatures are 90 degrees or higher. The weather forecast for several coming days shows temperatures will top 90 degrees. The Salvation Army Alton location is at 525 Alby St. The center will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday during this high-temperature time for the public to cool off. The Alton Salvation Army will offer cold drinks, snacks when available, and a cool place to rest with games and puzzles. "People who want to support the mission can donate to The Salvation Army Midland Division on its website," Alton Salvation Army Capt. Cassy Grey said. The website is here: https://centralusa.salvationarmy.org/midland/
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Strawberry Supermoon Will Be Visible in St. Louis Tonight
Tuesday night will be big for werewolves, tides and good old-fashioned lunatics, as a supermoon will light up the sky once the sun finally decides it's had enough attention for the day. June's full moon is commonly dubbed the "strawberry moon," so named by the Algonquin Native American tribe in reference to the start of the northeastern United States' strawberry harvest season. This year's strawberry moon is extra special, as it will be at the closest distance to Earth that it reaches in its orbit, qualifying it as a supermoon.
Ozzy Osbourne is “on the road to recovery” following “major operation”
Ozzy Osbourne is "doing well" and "on the road to recovery" after undergoing surgery Monday. That's according to the metal legend's wife, Sharon, who shared an update on her husband's…
52-year-old charged in west St. Louis County shooting spree
The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's Office has charged a Jefferson County man in a shooting spree that happened Sunday in Ellisville and Wildwood.
Controversial Liquor Bill Stirs Up Trouble in St. Charles
A potential loosening of St. Charles liquor laws have some business owners up in arms. A bill up for final vote next Tuesday would eliminate St. Charles’ requirement for bars' and restaurants’ alcohol sales to make up no more than half of their total revenue. Many business owners are threatening to leave in response, but advocates of the measure say it will benefit the area.
St. Louis-Area Starbucks Latest To Join Union
The first St. Louis Starbucks stores have unionized. Over the past 24 hours, three Starbucks locations have taken a vote to unionize. Two of those locations, one in Ladue and one at Kingshighway and Chippewa, agreed to unionize in 12-3 and 9-4 votes, respectively, according to Mari Orrego, an organizer with the labor union Chicago and Midwest Joint Board of Workers United.
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St. Louis restaurant group announces new concept, opening date for former Bar Les Freres space
Steve Johnson, business attraction chief, to retire from Greater St. Louis Inc.
Saint Louis Zoo says goodbye to gorilla
Motorcyclist fired shots from a MAC-10 pistol as he rode in St. Louis County, charges say
Jeff Burnett, 52, of High Ridge, faces several felonies for the crime spree Sunday. No one was hit by gunfire.
Kwame named construction manager for St. Louis Community College's $88M expansion in Wildwood
St. Louis Company Amara Arts Showcases Dance of the African Diaspora
Amara Arts’ new piece, “Speak,” examines how “Afro-Brazilian movement enables us to claim space and speak with our bodies.” The company will be showcasing that work, and others, with an upcoming performance at the Riverfront Times Art A’Fair on June 23. “I just came out of grad school, so I’m in this very experimental mode,” founder Charis Railey says. “We’ve got a fun interactive segment planned as well that plays with the idea of conversation between audience, dancer and the art experience that’s being created by us all.”