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ALTON - Television host Carson Daly is the latest celebrity to try what some call sleep divorce. Couples who sleep in the same bed but are not getting that coveted seven to eight hours of shut-eye will slumber with some degree of separation: in the same bed but with separate blankets, in separate beds in the same room or in separate rooms. Daly called the move the “best thing” for his marriage during a summer episode of the Today Show. “We both, admittedly, slept better apart,” he said. The concept is one worth exploring for couples who are kept up by snoring, restlessness, differences in sleep schedule or other nighttime issues, says Nadeem Ahmed, MD , a pulmonologist at OSF HealthCare in Alton, Illinois . But let’s get one thing straight. “I don’t like the term ‘sleep divorce’ because it tends to blame other people. It’s not a good word. It brings anxiety,” Dr. Ahmed says. “I like to use ‘sleep

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St. Louis radio station KPNT 105.7 “The Point” announced this morning that host Tony Patrico has left the station amid ongoing allegations that he messaged fans with sexually suggestive comments. The station, run by Hubbard Radio, posted the news on Facebook at 10:11 a.m., saying, “Tony Patrico is no longer with Hubbard Radio or a member of The Rizzuto Show.

Missouri’s top lawmaker opened the 2023 legislative session Wednesday by proclaiming that the state’s massive budget surplus should translate into more tax cuts.  House Speaker Dean Plocher, R-Des Peres, noted that Missouri lawmakers approved a nearly $800 million tax cut in September. But with a projected state budget surplus of $6 billion, Plocher believes “there […]

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If you had to sum up the energy surrounding this month's restaurant openings, you could do so in just two words: Wright's Tavern. The highly anticipated restaurant from two of the area's most prominent food and beverage veterans, restaurateur Matt McGuire and chef Cary McDowell, opened its doors on December 5, bringing to Clayton's Wydown business district the quintessential neighborhood steakhouse experience in Zoë Robinson's former I Fratellini storefront. Out of the gates, Wright's has proven to be the hottest reservation ticket in town and, like Louie, already feels like an institution in the making.

Early this morning a 23-year-old speeding through the alleys of the Central West End in his Mercedes-Benz struck a dumpster, causing it to go airborne and causing the car to catch fire. The dumpster was struck with such force that it landed in a resident's backyard.

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I am busting a gut. By the time this auto-de-fé is over, I might even feel sorry for McCarthy.¹ ¹No I won't.

A deadly fire that broke out at a Spanish Lake apartment complex on New Year's Eve has been deemed accidental.

A Franklin County woman was sentenced Wednesday to two additional years in federal prison for committing pandemic loan fraud after previously pleading guilty in a six-figure embezzlement case.

It’s no secret that Elon Musk is desperately trying to cut costs at Twitter, the company he overpaid for and saddled with approximately an extra billion dollars a year in interest payments by leveraging the buyout. He’s cut staff somewhere around 75% and we still keep hearing rumors of further cuts. He’s turning off data […]

The Microsoft Surface 3 features a quad-core Intel Atom x7-Z8700 processor. The device comes with 2GB of RAM and 64 of storage, which is expandable up to 200GB by adding a microSD card. The display on the device supports up to 4K at 1920×1280 resolution. The device has two USB 3.0 ports and a kickstand […]

The firm said its CEO plans to retire at year end and named a Hong Kong-based successor who plans to relocate to the St. Louis region.

The Quadrantid shower originates from an asteroid rather than a comet – the 2003 EHI asteroid, which takes 5.52 years to orbit the sun, according NASA.

An investigation is underway as several police officers have responded to a situation outside a Dobbs center in Maryland Heights.

As the birds migrate south, several activities provide opportunities to get a closer look, starting with Alton Eagle Ice Festival.

Judge Bruce Hilton dismissed the suit over the 2018 crash in Berkeley.

Police said the fire is believed to be accidental.

ST. LOUIS COUNTY - The deceased has been identified as John Hendrix, 71 years of age, of the 12400 block of Scenic Lake Drive in St. Louis, Missouri 63138, in a fatal house fire in the 12400 block of Scenic Lake Drive of the North County Precinct which resulted in the death of an adult male. Preliminary investigation has revealed the fire is believed to have been accidental. St. Louis Regional Bomb and Arson detectives are currently investigating a fatal house fire in the 12400 block of Scenic Lake Drive of the North County Precinct which resulted in the death of an adult male. At 6:10 p.m. Saturday, December 31, 2022, St. Louis County Police officers from the North County Precinct responded to a call for service for a residential house fire in the 12400 block of Scenic Lake Drive. Responding officers observed an apartment unit fully engulfed in flames with heavy smoke coming from the residence. Officers were unable to make entry through the front door due to the heavy smoke. Responding

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Police on Wednesday identified the man who died in a house fire Saturday night.