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A 26-year-old man currently residing in the Utah Department of Corrections for multiple rapes is wanted for a 2016 crime in St. Francois County, Missouri.

And here we go with this week's promised announcement on student debt: President Biden announced on Wednesday that he would cancel $10,000 in student loan debt for those earning less than $125,000 per year [or $250,000 per household], with an additional $10,000 for students who received Pell grants for low-income students. So we've split the ...continue reading "Biden announces $10-20,000 student debt cancellation"

This weekend, waves will be made as the Lake Of The Ozarks Shootout Boat Race returns to the region.

Ever wonder how the experts score coveted items? Their first rule of thumb? Get there early.

From air baths to teak accessories, the feel of a spa may be within reach for homeowners.

ST. LOUIS COUNTY — The St. Louis County Department of Public Health on Wednesday launched an online data dashboard to keep residents informed about the county’s increasing number of monkeypox cases.

Ask the experts from the Missouri Department of Transportation, St. Louis and St. Charles counties and St. Louis City your questions about highways and roads. The live chat starts at 1 p.m. on Wednesday.

The good news on inflation is that the core level is moderate and dropping. Energy inflation is also coming down thanks to dropping oil prices. The bad news is that food inflation remains high and rising: This chart shows the monthly change in inflation, annualized to a yearly level. Because this is a volatile measure, ...continue reading "Raw data: Core inflation vs. food inflation"

There’s a vast difference between what the government thinks it should know vs. what it’s actually entitled to know. And when the government decides more surveillance is needed, the most frequent targets are non-citizens (even if they’re legal residents) and children. Children are vulnerable. In the name of protecting children, the government often exploits the […]

Nearly three-quarters through the 2022 season, the St. Louis Cardinals are already planning ahead for the next calendar year.

The 2022 FullStack Web Developer Bundle has 11 courses to help you step up your game as a developer. You’ll learn frontend and backend web technologies like HTML, CSS, JavaScript, MySQL, and PHP. You’ll also learn how to use Git and GitHub, Vuex, Docker, Ramda, and more. The bundle is on sale for $30. Note: The Techdirt […]

From St. Louis INNO:  An Alton firm focused on revitalizing the Metro East town plans to develop a $21 million innovation center to house startups and later-stage companies. AltonWorks, led by John and Jayne Simmons, on Monday said it will transform the Wedge and Elgen buildings on the 600 block of East Broadway into the Wedge Innovation […]

From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  The Madison County coroner on Monday identified two construction workers who died in a manhole while working at a residential construction site in Edwardsville last week. At least 18 first responders worked to recover the bodies of Bethalto resident Cody W. Toenyes, 22, and Edwardsville resident Jack M. Pfund, 19, Friday […]

Police said the endangered silver advisory was canceled.

From Strong Towns:  Building community wealth is difficult. There’s a lot of hard work involved, there are tough calls, there is risk. In even the best of circumstances, there’s always a chance your investment (in dollars, time, and energy) won’t work out. But often it does. Ultimately, this is how cities grow, how wealth is accumulated, […]

WOOD RIVER - Werts Welding & Tank Service, Inc., marks its 65th year in business this year. The company headquarters are located in Wood River. Werts Welding & Tank Service, Inc., is the leading supplier of tank trailer parts and equipment, trailers, and straight trucks, and has two fully accredited "R" stamp shops. Werts Welding & Tank Service, Inc. was founded in 1957 in Wood River, by Robert and Verna Werts. They were joined in 1977 by their son, Dwight Werts, who is now the company’s President/CEO. In the years past, the Werts family found it necessary to expand, to better serve their customers, so in 1991 they opened a branch in San Antonio, Texas. Seeing a need for further expansion, in December of 1997, they opened new branches in Birmingham, Ala., Atlanta, Ga., and Tampa, Fla. In 2003, they opened their sixth branch, this one in Des Moines, Iowa, then in December 2011, a seventh branch addition, this one in Billings, Montana. In February 2013, Werts expanded again by openin

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The former Bellefontaine Neighbors officer fatally struck Moline Acres Police Sgt. Herschel Turner Jr. during a pursuit in St. Louis County.

From ConstructionDive:   While most of the tax deductions and incentives to build climate-friendly structures in the Inflation Reduction Act go to building owners, one area can significantly benefit contractors as well, a construction tax expert said. Phillip Ross, leader of the construction industry group at New York City-based accounting advisory firm Anchin, detailed how contractors […]