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Soulful and swinging, one of St. Louis’ premier ladies of song, Anita Jackson, makes her Coffee Concert series debut. Jackson has appeared as a featured

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Mind, Art, Experience: 10 Years of Chess & Culture in Saint Louis celebrates the best chess, art and culture from all 50 exhibitions held at

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Impressionism and Beyond traces the complex and generative encounters of artists with modern life, highlighting the diverse conversations between tradition and innovation, representation and abstraction, and

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St. Louis just can’t stay quiet. The region has produced legends who are on a first-name basis worldwide, like Ike & Tina, Miles, Chuck, and

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Admission to the Missouri History Museum and this special exhibit is free.   Women, often portrayed as secondary characters in the city’s formation, were actually

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ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - An Endangered Silver Advisory was issued Tuesday morning for a missing 64-year-old man. Police said Cartry Hubbard has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's and Diabetes. At about 5 a.m., he "left the facility he was staying at through an emergency exit and is not familiar with the area," according to police. [...]

Photos from this article, (or gallery), may be purchased (for personal use) at: https://www.randymanning.com/Roxanna-track-meet ROXANA - Local track athletes performed well at the Roxana Relays held Monday afternoon at Charlie Raich Field, with the Civic Memorial boys and Highland girls coming out on top in the team standings. Luke Meyer, the Civic Memorial speed and sprinters coach, said the squad showed up and executed what they wanted to do in the meet. "We came out and pulled it out," he said. "The medley format was interesting and we had a lot of surprises. We knew the distance guys would do a good job, but the entire team did a good job. Going forward we have a lot left in our MVC season, and we have to get ready for the conference meet, county and sectionals. Hopefully, the weather will get warmer. I am really proud of the team, they are relatively young. A couple of senior leaders have really stepped forward for us." The Eagles won the boys division with 97 points, with

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CHICAGO – If you’re feeling lucky, you might want to buy a Powerball ticket for tomorrow night’s drawing - that’s because the jackpot is climbing, and Powerball is celebrating 30 years of making millionaires! Today is Powerball’s 30th birthday! Powerball began selling tickets on April 19, 1992, with a starting jackpot of $2 million. Since then, the multi-state game has created over 1.7 billion prize winners, including the world record $1.586 billion jackpot set in January 2016. The Powerball jackpot has been hit twice so far in 2022. Two tickets, sold in California and Wisconsin, split a $632.6 million jackpot in the January 5 drawing. Then a ticket in Connecticut won a jackpot worth $185.3 million in the February 14 drawing. And Illinois Lottery players have been doing their share of winning too. Just over the weekend, an Illinois Lottery player became a newly minted-millionaire after buying a winning Powerball ticket worth $1 million at Circle K in Marseilles

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St. Louis-area companies start work turning one of the region's first suburban shopping malls into a grocery store, retail shops and dozens of homes.

CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) -- There are many generations of grandpas on today’s farms. And we begin with Jim Reed of Deland telling about his. "Well, I have a heritage that my parents and my grandparents were all very active in different boards and organizations as a way that they could give back to the community, [...]

EDWARDSVILLE – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s College of Arts and Sciences has announced a new Digital Media Literacy Post-Baccalaureate Certificate within the Department of Mass Communications, which can be completed online in one summer. The program is designed for educators, librarians and media professionals who want to address questions about the impact of media in their work or curriculum. Interested students should apply by May 17. Summer classes begin May 31. “As people spend more time online, and increasingly consume news and information through social media, the need for media literacy has become critical,” said Suman Mishra, PhD, professor and graduate program director in the Department of Mass Communications. Recognizing this need, Illinois became the first state to pass a media literacy bill in July 2021 that requires the inclusion of a unit of instruction on media literacy in public schools. Similar bills have been introduced in

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CHICAGO — Gov. JB Pritzker signed the recently passed 2023 state budget into law, which includes direct checks to Illinois families. Pritzker signed the budget at a 10 a.m. event Tuesday at Chicago State University where he also discussed many of the perceived benefits to Illinoisans at a time he is running for reelection. The [...]

The surprise grunge supergroup 3rd Secret has premiered a live video for "I Choose Me," a song off the band's self-titled debut album. The performance was recorded, naturally, in Seattle,…

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Panera is adding soda and caffeinated lemonade to its unlimited drinks program.

ALTON - The James Killion Park Beautification and Enhancement Committee has announced that it will host the First Annual James Killion Day from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 28, 2022, at James Killion Park (formerly Salu Park). James Killion Day will celebrate the birthday, life, and contributions of Mr. Killion, as well as, pay tribute to local veterans’ past, present and future. In attendance will be Mayor David Goins, members of the Killion Family, local veterans, and dignitaries. Also, James Killion Day will be sponsored by local businesses and organizations with entertainment provided by a local favorite, DJ Love. “Honoring the sacrifices that Mr. Killion and so many veterans have made for our country in the name of freedom and democracy is the foundation of James Killion Day,” said Christal Love, Co-Chair of the James Killion Park Beautification and Enhancement Committee. “Celebrating his birthday and accomplishments is an awesome way to kick off summer

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ST. LOUIS - A male monkey was born at the Saint Louis Zoo last month, but the announcement was made Tuesday. The baby Guereza colobus monkey named Ficus was born on March 21. His siblings are Juniper, Willow, Hawthorn, and Teak. Ficus is the first monkey born at the zoo since the 35,000 square foot [...]

How a newly rebranded company is helping the environment by repurposing used electronic devices like smartphones and laptops.

With the end of the legislative session only weeks away, and organizers of an initiative petition campaign sounding the alarm about an even more pressing deadline, dueling efforts to legalize marijuana …