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The state of Missouri agreed to increase its annual contributions over the next 24 years for a $60 million project to upgrade roads surrounding the future campus of the National Geo-Spatial Intelligence Agency in north St. Louis.

I understand if you're a little jaded about the January 6 insurrection. I mean, we've already seen more than enough evidence that Republicans were initially appalled by the whole thing and only later decided to pretend it was a big nothingburger that Democrats were ginning up for partisan reasons. But CNN has gotten hold of ...continue reading "On January 6, Trump’s chief of staff was overwhelmed with panicky text messages"

After spending literally decades trying to get access to Alaskan wilderness areas, it turns out that oil companies don't really want it after all. This is from the Anchorage Daily News on Thursday: Another oil company backs out of leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge . The only oil company that bought a single ...continue reading "So far, ANWR has been a bust"

On Friday morning, stones quarried more than 100 years ago performed one last service for Missouri. Until recently, the dense white Burlington limestone pieces were part of the state Capitol Building completed in 1917. They provided surfaces for sidewalks and staircases, and formed rims for the three fountains that have attracted thousands of art students […]

The post ‘A piece of history for your house’: Missouri auctions stone salvaged from Capitol Building appeared first on Missouri Independent.

Washington University researchers found that two drugs reduced the risk of death in patients with severe COVID-19.

Jeff Beck has been joined by a very famous special guest on his current U.K. tour -- guitarist Johnny Depp. At the British blues-rock guitarist's latest concert, in Gateshead on Tuesday, he revealed…

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Nurses rallied outside SSM Health St. Louis University Hospital on Friday morning, protesting chronic understaffing at the hospital.

ST. LOUIS - The FOX 2 team asked our Facebook viewers "Where is the best BBQ joint?" Some viewers said old favorites like Pappy's, Sugarfire, and Dalie's. Other viewers said their own backyard was the best spot in the area for some good BBQ. Jane said, "Pappy's- from, what I've had so far. Big Woody's [...]

On both the state and federal level, a flood of new bills are targeting companies’ efforts to monopolize repair by implementing obnoxious DRM, making repair tools and manuals hard to find, bullying independent repair shops (like Apple does), or forcing tractor owners to drive hundreds of miles just to get their tractor repaired (one of John […]

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I've seen a lot of stuff like this since yesterday: I am a bit stunned that more journalists aren't outraged and stunned by the Heard/Depp verdict. In addition to being a disaster for domestic abuse survivors, it is a disaster for a publication's ability to tell truth to power. — Adam Davidson (@adamdavidson) June 2, ...continue reading "Does the Johnny Depp victory spell the end of #MeToo?"

St. Louis City politics dominated the local news cycle on Thursday when current Board of Alderman President Lewis Reed along with current Alderman Jeffrey Boyd and former Alderman John Collins-Muhammed faced federal indictments for racketeering and bribery. Per the indictment, it appears that all three members of the Board of Aldermen were receiving payments in […]

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Canceled NRA event at Grant’s Farm evokes resignation from organization by Adolphus Busch IV after Sandy Hook.

The American economy gained 390,000 jobs last month. We need 90,000 new jobs just to keep up with population growth, which means that net job growth clocked in at 300,000 jobs. The headline unemployment rate remained absolutely flat at 3.62%. As usual these days, nearly all of the job gains were in the service sector. ...continue reading "Chart of the day: Net new jobs in May"

BARRY COUNTY, Mo. — Barry County authorities are warning the public about three escaped inmates. The trio, which fled the jail in the early morning hours according to the Sheriff's Office, consists of Lance Justin Stephens, Matthew Allen Crawford, and Christopher Allen Blevins. Blevins was being held in Barry County Jail on a laundry list [...]