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Shoppers stocking up to send their kids back to school will get some inflation relief.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and other state officials announced that $21 million has been funded for to the City of Cahokia Heights to various support infrastructure projects.

Yes, yes, copyright is a tool for censorship. Contrary to the claims of copyright system supporters that copyright can’t be used for censorship, the reality is that is basically the only thing that copyright is good for. I mean, at this point, you are either not paying attention, or are just outright lying if you […]

Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay will bring the traveling exhibit showcasing his expansive collection of rock memorabilia and other historic artifacts to the home of his football team, Lucas Oil…

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Today on TAP: Who has the ear of the Democrats’ 50th vote?

IN THE HEIGHTS, the Tony Award Winning Best Musical from the creator of HAMILTON, tells the universal story of a vibrant community in New York’s

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Pfizer expects to hire 40 scientists and engineers as part of the expansion.

Jerod Thomas Bargar, of Centralia, was arrested Wednesday in Osage Beach, Missouri.

Grant's Farm has welcomed five new Clydesdales to its fleet in south St. Louis County. All five of the horses are just six months old and enjoying their habitats.

WOOD RIVER - Riverbend Family Ministries, a collective of local nonprofit organizations that helps area families in crisis, is asking the public for assistance after heavy rainfall caused severe flood damage to 14 rooms in the lower level of its newest building, displacing eight nonprofits and disrupting their Phase 2 building renovation plans. Executive Director Tammy Iskarous said she and other organization members walked in last Tuesday morning after heavy rainfall overnight Monday evening and found the entire first level completely flooded. Since Phase 2 of the construction plan was to renovate the upstairs level and move some organizations up there, all eight organizations were operating on the lower level when the flood occurred. While insurance covered a small number of sewage costs, the amount isn’t nearly enough for all the repairs needed, Iskarous said. “With all insurances, there’s a cap, and the cap was minimal. The damage that was done is going

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One local utility company dealt with a dangerous situation Wednesday night after a tree fell on a utility truck and nearly hit two workers.

After holding several coaching positions at Saint Louis University, Janet Oberle decided to pursue an administrative career in SLU's Department of Athletics. Now SLU's deputy director of athletics, she says, "I discovered a real passion and love for sport as a tool to support the process young people in college go through."

Teachers, school administrators and advocacy groups on Wednesday laid out for a state commission a long list of grueling conditions they say drive educators out of the industry.   At the …

Roslyn Croft is responsible for increasing inclusivity in the construction field through her role at Tarlton Corp., and in the greater St. Louis community working in support of the STL 2030 Jobs Plan.

FENTON, MO. - The flash flooding issues continue across the river in Missouri. The weather station at Fenton Fire Station One received 3.26 inches of rain in a report late Wednesday, the Fenton Fire Protection District said. "Your Fenton firefighters and paramedics, as well as countless other first responders around the region, have been responding for persons trapped in their cars and flooded roadways," the Fire Protection District said Wednesday night. "Please be extra careful to not drive in the flooded areas." Saline Valley Fire Protection District said this morning: "Our crews will be out shortly visiting impacted flooded areas in our district to distribute clean-up kits. If we have missed you and are in need of a clean-up kit please message us." Saline Valley Fire Protection District off 141 in Fenton was the command center Thursday morning for flash flood responses. Flood waters engulfed the Covered Bridge RV Park near Highway 141 by Saline Creek Wednesday night. Flood waters

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St. Louis City and County police officers have a friend in Michelle (Bagwell) Craig. As the longtime executive director and president of the St. Louis Police Foundation, she’s raised more than $32 million in service of members of the force.

Real problems are what legislators are supposed to be solving. The Philippines has plenty of those, ranging from (government-endorsed) extrajudicial killings of drug dealers and drug users to abuses of state power to silence journalists to the actual murders of human rights activists. But legislators with their own axes to grind will always find ways […]

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - A new study examines the regional impact that Downtown St. Louis has on the rest of the region. Among the key findings are that its economic impact is greater than its size. Boosters for the area argue that the success of Downtown is critical to the prosperity of the region. The [...]

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