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Bud Light is introducing its latest bottle, called the "Tigers Back," inspired by the 2023 college football season. This beverage will be exclusively available to Mizzou fans aged 21 and over in the Columbia area at participating retailers.

This is completely ridiculous: More than a year after Roe v. Wade was overturned, many conservatives have grown frustrated by the number of people able to circumvent antiabortion laws — with some advocates grasping for even stricter measures they hope will fully eradicate abortion nationwide. That frustration is driving a new strategy in heavily conservative ...continue reading "Abortion is legal in California. Texas zealots need to get over it."

In a sequel to that '90s movie Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey, we now have Metallica Bound: The Incredibly Metal Journey. Star of said journey is Storm, a dog who…

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After adjusting for inflation, average weekly earnings increased at an annualized rate of 4.3% in August: Hourly earnings barely budged, but average hours worked increased 3.6%. This accounted for nearly the entire increase.

Just after a judge granted an injunction against Texas’ adult content age verification law on 1st Amendment grounds, a judge in Arkansas did the same to that state’s social media age verification law. Trade organization NetChoice had challenged the law, and the court basically gave them a complete and total victory. Just like the ruling […]

Two teachers from the St. Louis region have advanced to the finalist stage as nominees for the 2024 Missouri Teacher of the Year award. This program highlights the crucial role that outstanding teachers play in their students' lives.

The parents of 2-year-old Jace Richardson gave emotional statements before sentencing Thursday.

St. Louis County Library & County Department of Health Team Up to Fight Opioid Overdoses St. Louis County Library and St. Louis County Department of Public Health announced this morning that Narcan kits are currently available at 5 SLCL branches and will be expanded to all 20 library locations by the end of 2023. A […]

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Sneaky's, which launched last year as a food truck, uses domestic wagyu beef to set its smash burgers apart from the crowd.

The Wall Street Journal has a good roundup of higher interest rates today: The Federal Reserve’s federal-funds rate averaged 0.5% from 2009 through 2021. Today it is between 5.25% and 5.5% and markets think it will be around 3.5% for the next decade. As yet, this has caused little distress. Growth is chugging along, and ...continue reading "High interest rates are about to hit the economy"

An argument over a 4-wheeler turned into a melee earlier this week in St. Charles County. The man who started it is now facing multiple assault charges. 

Found, a new luxury streetwear store, will open at City Foundry STL on Saturday, becoming the complex’s 17th retailer.

GODFREY - On Friday morning, students and staff gathered at the St. Ambrose Catholic School library for the unveiling of their new book vending machine and a surprise ceremony to honor longtime library director Maralee Juravich. Juravich, 92, has worked in libraries for most of her life. She has been with the St. Ambrose Catholic School for over 30 years. At the ceremony on Sept. 1, the school renamed its library to the Maralee Juravich Student Library to honor her. “One librarian, in particular, has been the backbone and the source of inspiration and the go-getter that makes this library happen year in and year out,” Principal Bob Baird said to the students, staff members and parents who were present. “Miss Maralee has been our head librarian for some 30 years, organizing this library and ensuring that students year in and year out can check out the books and can be passionate and excited.” The crowd cheered her on as staff members unveiled the new sign.

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The American economy gained a meager 187,000 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 an even more meager 97,000 jobs. The headline unemployment rate increased to 3.8%. Unemployment rose by 514,000, most of them people who entered the ...continue reading "Chart of the day: Net new jobs through August"

Olin Corp.’s president, CEO and chairman, Scott Sutton, will step down in the first half of 2024, the company announced Friday.