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Agogie, a Fenton-based startup that sells fitness apparel, is turning to a unique investor base to lure in new capital: its customers. The move comes as the amount of capital snagged by startups has dropped for three consecutive quarters.

Despite its promise, the test is not yet approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Nor is it covered by health insurance.

Hidden Valley Ski Resort last week opened for its 40th season, later than it initially anticipated. Its general manager said investments in employees by its parent company would shore up the resort's staffing this season.

The previous post reminded me of something that a few of you might find useful: a way of remembering certain facts and figures that are often hard to keep in mind. I first starting using this years ago to convert temperatures from Celsius to Fahrenheit. The problem is that most metric conversions have fairly easy ...continue reading "News you can use: How to handle numbers like a true nerd"

People who live in Freeburg, Illinois, are being asked to conserve water until further notice.

CHICAGO – A life-changing amount of money is up for grabs to close out the year. The Mega Millions jackpot is now at a whopping $565 million for tonight’s drawing. If won, it would be the second-highest Mega Millions jackpot of the year and the sixth largest in the game’s history. Just five months ago, a $1.34 billion Mega Millions jackpot, the third largest lottery prize ever in U.S. history, was won with a single ticket purchased at the Speedway gas station in Des Plaines, Illinois. In addition to the historic billion dollar prize win, nine other Illinois players have won prizes of $1 million or more with Mega Millions this year. Mega Millions is played every Tuesday and Friday night with the next draw taking place tonight, December 27 at 10 p.m. Tickets are $2 each, and can be purchased in-store at any one of over 7,000 retailers across the State or online via the Illinois Lottery website or mobile app. About the Illinois Lottery: Founded in 1974, th

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Terrell D. McDaniel, 41, was arrested last week in connection with the death of Andre Nash, 42. McDaniel was acquitted of a separate killing in 2018.

ALTON - For the past several years, the Alton Police Department and its union, PBPA Unit #14 have purchased Christmas dinner items for Oasis Women's Center in Alton. "The items are then prepared by Oasis staff for the Center’s Christmas dinner," Alton Police Chief Jarrett Ford said."It is our small way of helping support the Oasis Women’s Center." Earlier in the month, the Police Benevolent and Protective Association Alton Unit 14 Annual Shop With A Cop event also left many area children with smiles and hope for Christmas.

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The general contractor has been working in Arizona for years, completing such projects as the 330,000-square-foot Power 202 Business Park in Mesa and a 420,000-square-foot, 179-unit student housing project near Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff. Currently, the company is building more than 1.6 million square feet across two industrial projects in Tucson.

The St. Louis Blues say defenseman Torey Krug has been put on injured reserve with a lower-body injury. He will be re-evaluated in six weeks.

Whitney Houston's mentor Clive Davis says before the singer's shocking death in 2012, she was trying very hard to get clean. The superstar singer was found unconscious in a bathtub…

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As a publicly traded company, it’s simply not good enough to provide an affordable service that people genuinely like. The pressure to deliver quarter over quarter growth often takes on a tendency toward auto-cannibalism; price hikes, customer support cuts, dumb ideas justified through greed, all designed to goose short-term growth, but often at the cost […]

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As a winter storm heads through the Midwest this holiday weekend, many airlines are offering travelers the option to reschedule at no cost.

A 20-year-old is in critical condition at a local hospital after accidentally shooting himself on Monday.

Back in April, Pink Floyd released the brand-new song “Hey Hey Rise Up” to help the people of Ukraine, and apparently it was a huge success. The band just announced that their tune has now raised more than…

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Sen. Caleb Rowden, R-Columbia, says the work is needed on the transcontinental highway, but the funding proposal introduced by Sen. Bill Eigel, R-Weldon Spring, is flawed.