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For many, many, many years we’ve been talking about the idea of advertising as content and content as advertising on Techdirt. The basic idea is that in today’s world, where there are so many things competing for our attention, rather than trying to force annoying ads on people, advertisers should look to turn their advertising […]

A shooting took place at around 1:40 a.m. in the 2000 block of North Florissant, according to police.

Beau Rothwell was charged with first-degree murder, tampering with physical evidence and abandonment of a corpse.

The walk-up deli location opened at 10 a.m. Monday.

A Cole County judge denied the state health department’s attempt to relitigate a case stemming from a 2019 licensing dispute with Missouri’s lone abortion provider and ordered Missouri to pay Planned Parenthood’s legal fees. In a ruling Friday afternoon, Cole County Circuit Court Judge Jon Beetem affirmed an administrative court’s ruling that the state must […]

The post Judge orders Missouri DHSS to pay Planned Parenthood’s legal fees in license dispute appeared first on Missouri Independent.

A man died in a single-car crash overnight near the intersection of North Broadway and Dock Street, according to police reports.

The first can release will feature portraits of Satchel Paige in honor of the 50th anniversary of his Hall of Fame induction.

ST. LOUIS - A man caught a 50-pound fish in the Lake of the Ozarks. The Missouri Department of Conservation said Troy Staggs caught the 30-year-old and 56-inch long lake sturgeon when his "fishing tackle wrapped around its tail!" MDC said it took Staggs 47 minutes to bring the fish to the boat. Staggs then [...]

ALTON - Two vehicles crashed at Ninth and Piasa in Alton on Monday morning. Alton Fire Department Batallion Chief Jeff Knipp said the call for the crash came in at 7:25 a.m. Monday. He said there were no reported injuries in the accident. One of the vehicles, a white pickup truck was turned upside after being hit. The person in the truck was able to get out of the vehicle on their own, police and fire officials both said. Alton Police Chief Marcos Pulido said traffic was backed up at the location for a period of time until the scene was cleared.

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In 1976, The Who set a Guinness World Record for the loudest concert in history when they were measured at 126 decibels, which is close to a jet engine taking…

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The company said that as a result, it's no longer recognizing investments in the joint venture and will report a $1.1 billion noncash impairment charge.

ALTON/EDWARDSVILLE - Those who have planted tomatoes, flowers, and other garden items, should protect and cover them on Monday night. The National Weather Service says temperatures are expected to fall well below normal tonight to between 30-35 degrees…generally along and north of I-70. "The coldest lows are expected across northeast Missouri into West Central Illinois where below-freezing temperatures are likely. Therefore a Freeze Warning and Frost Advisory are in effect from 1 a.m. until 8 a.m. Tuesday." The NWS in St. Louis advises individuals to bring plants inside if possible, and cover outdoor plants to protect them from frost/freeze damage.

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5 On Your Side goes behind the scenes at Ritenour schools to discuss education and COVID.

Some of the Starbucks employees' demands include increasing the minimum wage to $20, raising pay for baristas on short-staffed shifts and 20% raises for workers.

The national average also increased, GasBuddy said.

Southwest Airlines Co., the busiest carrier at Lambert, is trimming its schedule as the summer travel season approaches. It's the latest example of airlines adjusting their operations as the industry finds its footing in the Covid-19 era.

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 19,551 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 58 deaths since April 15, 2022. Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 3,114,036 cases, including 33,568 deaths, in 102 counties in Illinois since the beginning of the pandemic. As of last night, 613 individuals in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 82 patients were in the ICU and 26 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators. The preliminary seven-day statewide case rate is 153 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 Illinoisans. IDPH officials noted that the case rate has been slowly rising in the state and that although hospitalizations and deaths are relatively stable, four Illinois counties are now rated by the CDC as having a Medium Community Level . These counties are DuPage, Champaign, McLean and Piatt . At the Medium Community Level, persons who are elderly or immunocompromised

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