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NAACP chapters seek to slam brakes on police chases
A deadly 18-day period between April 22 and May 9, 2022, saw seven people killed, two of them children, because of car accidents caused by suspected lawbreakers fleeing police.
Journey guitarist Neal Schon says he and Steve Perry are “getting to know each other again”
As Journey prepares to release its latest studio album, Freedom, this Friday, founding guitarist Neal Schon reveals he's working on becoming friends again with the group's famous former lead singer,…
Wednesday Night Jazz Jam
Celebrate St. Louis’ jazz legacy and future, at the Wednesday Night Jazz Jam. Free and family-friendly, this weekly gathering brings jazz within reach for people
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Heat causes pavement to explode on Missouri roadway
The Missouri Department of Transportation is working to make emergency repairs to an I-35 ramp in the Northland after pavement exploded.
Connecticut Is Now The First State To Make Calls From Prisons Free For Inmates
Once you’re in jail, you’re just meat the government can abuse with near impunity. You belong to the state now and whatever happens to you is well-deserved — a sentiment not only felt by jailers but by an unfortunately large percentage of the US population. You can be pressed into service, providing nearly free labor […]
Waffle manufacturer to open $35 million expansion in Hazelwood
Nevada-based Marson Foods said its $35 million expansion will create up to 53 jobs with an average annual salary of $112,400.
Old friend calls on Greitens to drop out of Missouri’s US Senate race
“The best thing for Eric, not to mention the country, is for him to lose. That’s the only thing that will save him.”
3 St. Louis aldermen sue city over Prop R's redistricting changes, conflict-of-interest rules
Three St. Louis alderpersons are engaged in an ongoing lawsuit to prevent a recently-approved proposition from taking effect, which would effectively change the city's redistricting plans and add new ethics rules for the board.
Road closures along edge of downtown St. Louis tied to convention center expansion
Current street closures are aimed at rerouting sewer lines for the America’s Center expansion project, known as AC Next Gen, St. Louis officials said.
ICC Approves $1.1 Million In Greene County Highway-Rail Crossing Improvements
SPRINGFIELD – On June 23, the Illinois Commerce Commission approved a Stipulated Agreement to improve public safety at three highway-rail grade crossings of the Kansas City Southern Railway Company’s track in Greene County. The total combined estimated costs for the new automatic devices at the three crossings is $1,124,500. New automatic flashing light signals and gates will be installed at the KCS crossings near White Hall and Roodhouse including, Cinderella Lane (AAR/DOT #294614W, railroad milepost 66.35), Grand Avenue (AAR/DOT #294618Y, railroad milepost 67.41), and Briggs Street (AAR/DOT #294619F, railroad milepost 67.63). ICC staff recommended that the Grade Crossing Protection Fund be used to pay up to 95 percent of the signal design and installation costs, not to exceed $1,068,275. KCS will pay all remaining signal design and installation costs, and all future operating and maintenance costs related to the new automatic warning devices at the crossings. “Keeping
'It is alarming to see how many lives are lost': NAACP updates St. Louis area police chase review
For Cuban chess player, coming to St. Louis was the right move
Since the age of 11, Thalia Cervantes Landeiro has been winning national competitions in her home country Cuba and abroad. Now based in St. Louis, she shares how chess is part of her culture’s identity and the influence St. Louis has on the professional chess world.
Whitesnake’s David Coverdale says he’s “still not 100%” following canceled European tour
After Whitesnake canceled the remainder of the European summer leg of its Farewell Tour because various band members had taken ill, frontman David Coverdale reports that he's back home and…
St. Louis school now honors pioneering Black educator after dropping Confederate’s name
Betty Wheeler Classical Junior Academy is one of two majority-white schools in St. Louis Public Schools.
Horticulture Hike
Join one of Bellefontaine Cemetery and Arboretum’s Horticulturalists for a walking tour. This stroll through the cemetery will focus on trees, shrubs, and flowering plants.
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Man wanted in armed robbery at Belleville gas station
Police are asking for the public's help with finding an armed robbery suspect in the Metro East.
A former Marine and police officer is teaching Black St. Louisans responsible gun ownership
Chris Randall believes that anyone who wants to own a gun should receive proper training. In 2020, Randall founded Raider Defense Group. He’s trained about 75 people — particularly Black St. Louisans — how to be a responsible gun owner. Randall, a former police officer and U.S. Marine, joined the show in addition to one of his clients, Erica Alexander.
SIUE Cougar Baja Enjoys Strong Showing at Baja SAE® Tennessee Tech 2022
EDWARDSVILLE – It was a streak of success as the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering’s Cougar Baja team concluded another competitive academic year at a Baja SAE® event held in May and hosted by Tennessee Tech University in Cookeville, Tenn. Baja SAE® consists of competitions that simulate real-world engineering design projects and their related challenges. Engineering students are tasked to design and build an off-road vehicle that will survive the severe punishment of rough terrain. Each team’s goal is to design and build a single-seat, all-terrain, sporting vehicle that contains the driver. The vehicle is to be a prototype for a reliable, maintainable, ergonomic and economic production vehicle that serves the recreational user market. Senior Samuel Churchill, of Ottawa, president of the SIUE Baja Team, together with teammates Matthew Buchholz (treasurer), Curtis Lake, Josh Ford, Carson Spies, and Nathan Buss (secretary) competed