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While there were more Labor Day weekend traffic fatalities than last year, none of the deadly crashes happened in the St. Louis region.

A Missouri state senator who rose to political prominence after defying pandemic-era lockdowns at his restaurant is being sued by a former employee for allegedly violating Missouri’s minimum wage law. Ben Brown (R-Washington) was elected to the Missouri Senate in 2022.

Almost as soon as the proposals became public, anti-abortion groups claimed they are far too expansive, and abortion-rights proponents argued they are punitively restrictive.

A new St. Louis Blues season starts next month, and training camp begins in roughly two weeks, but there's one big void the team has yet to address. Entering September, the Blues have not yet named a captain for the 2023-24 season.

The renovation of the atrium at 100 N. Broadway in downtown St. Louis by local architecture, planning, urban design and interiors firm Trivers was recently named a winner of retrofit magazine’s 2023 Metamorphosis Awards. Now in its fifth year, the Metamorphosis Awards recognize architects, designers and contractors from across the United States for outstanding work […]

Homicide detectives are investigating this shooting. Call them if you have any information at 314-444-5371. Call Crimestoppers at 1-866-371-8477 to remain anonymous and be eligible for a reward.

The New York Times notes today that Medicare spending has flattened out over the past decade. They say that no one knows why its spending growth is now so low, but I'd put it differently. Here is medical inflation over the past 50 years: The growth of medical spending has not always been sky high. ...continue reading "Health care inflation has been low for more than 20 years"

JERSEYVILLE - A wide range of charges including armed violence, battery in a public place, unlawful production of cannabis, and several more were filed in Jersey County over the past week, according to recent court filings. Steven A. Gold Jr., 22, of Jerseyville, was charged with armed violence (category three), aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, and unlawful possession of a controlled substance. Court documents state that on Aug. 29, Gold unlawfully carried a loaded pistol on his person while in possession of a substance containing Vyvanse and while not on his own property or property he had been invited to. The pistol was allegedly “immediately accessible to the defendant at the time he carried it,” according to court documents. Gold was charged with one Class 2 felony for armed violence and two Class 4 felonies for controlled substance possession and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon. His bail was set at $25,000. Shelly A. Reed, 51, of Brighton, was charged

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The 126-acre Spring Bend Park site was donated to the county, which is planning a unique experience for birdwatchers, hikers and other nature lovers.

The project was the result of a collaboration between Trailnet, Spire and Bayless Schools, funded by Spire Serves and carried out by volunteers through Spire's Day for Good program.

The post Spire and Trailnet Collaborate on New Bike Path at Bayless Elementary appeared first on Trailnet.

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. -- The Missouri Highway State Patrol has identified a man who drowned in the Big River last month. Andres Gutierrez was walking across some rocks at Rockford Beach during the afternoon of August 12 when he went into the water. He never resurfaced. There have been two drownings, including this one, at [...]

A casual Italian spinoff from the Café Napoli team, the restaurant is one of several new eateries at The Hub within The District in Chesterfield.

Former Yes guitarist Trevor Rabin is giving fans another preview of his upcoming solo album, Rio, dropping the new track “Push.”  “For this song I was thinking of the horror of politics and politicians,” Rabin shares.…

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St. Louis-based real estate developer Mia Rose Holdings (MRH) has added Ryan Spinner of Oakville, Missouri as Business & Financial Analyst. He was promoted after completing two internships with the firm. In his role, Spinner is responsible for studying financial data to spot trends and make forecasts that will help the developer determine viable locations […]

The 32-year-old victim was found in the grass outside of his home on Goodfellow Boulevard. He later died at a hospital.

Paul McCartney’s original Höfner bass guitar has been missing for years, but now some folks are trying to change that.  The Lost Bass Project is a global search to find the…

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EAST ST. LOUIS — State Senator Christopher Belt announced that nearly two dozen school districts across the area will receive over $12 million in additional funding to help address the financial challenges of recent years. “These investments will do wonders for the physical and intellectual learning environments across the district, and the students are more than deserving of the utmost support,” said Belt (D-Swansea). “Raising children is a community effort, and I am thankful for all the hard work parents, teachers and other staff have done to uplift their students.” The funding comes from the 2017 Illinois Senate Democrat-backed evidence-based funding formula — an overhaul of the way the state funds K-12 education. The law made school funding more equitable by calculating the needs of individual school districts and basing its state revenue on those needs. The formula takes into account a district’s total enrollment, poverty rate and number

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