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St. Louis Earth Day Festival Returns to Forest Park Next Weekend

3 years ago
The St. Louis Earth Day Festival returns this month and it looks like it will be better than ever. After taking a hiatus the past couple of years because of the pandemic, the festival is scheduled to return to the Muny Grounds in Forest Park (1 Theatre Drive) on April 23 and April 24 from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m.
Jaime Lees

Man at Center of Teen's Suspicious Death Arrested for Unrelated Assault

3 years ago
This morning, police in Fredericktown arrested James Wade and another man in relation to a shots-fired incident that occurred around 1 a.m. Wade and the other man, Jacob Graham, were both charged with second-degree assault, which the Fredericktown Police Department says is a class D felony.
Ryan Krull

In Senate race full of millionaires, Missouri must wait to see finances of newest entrant

3 years ago

There are several millionaires seeking Missouri’s open U.S. Senate seat, financial disclosure reports show. But voters won’t see the finances of the only likely billionaire in the race until July. Trudy Busch Valentine, a Democrat and Anheuser Busch beer heiress who jumped into the race during the final days of filing, on Monday filed for […]

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Rudi Keller

IDPH Issues Warning that COVID-19 Cases are Slowly Rising in Many Areas of the State

3 years ago
Public Health Director Urges Illinoisans to Monitor Local COVID-19 Case Counts and to Protect Themselves by Remaining Up-to-date on Vaccinations SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) issued a warning today that COVID-19 case rates are slowly rising in many areas of the state and that members of the public should be paying close attention to conditions in their local communities and staying up-to-date on their vaccination status. “While hospitalizations and deaths tied to COVID-19 remain stable at this time, we are seeing a slow increase in cases in many areas of the State,” said Acting IDPH Director Amaal Tokars. “This is a reminder that we all need to remain vigilant and remain up to date on our vaccination status. This is especially important for those who are at higher risk for serious outcomes.” Tokars stressed that vaccination is the most effective tool we have to fight the virus – and that it is easy to find a

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Antitrust Reformers Debate Partnering With Bigots To Take On ‘Big Tech’

3 years ago
While the press and some policy circles have made a large stink the last few years about massive new “bipartisan support for antitrust reform,” we’ve noted that the push isn’t quite what’s being advertised. While some of the bills being proposed might help correct some competitive imbalances online, the push in general is bizarrely narrow […]
Karl Bode

Biden administration announces boost for rural health care in midterm election push

3 years ago

This story was originally published by Kaiser Health News.  As the midterm election season ramps up, the Biden administration wants rural Americans to know it’ll be spending a lot of money to improve health care in rural areas. It has tasked Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack with delivering the message that the COVID-19 pandemic exposed long-standing […]

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Katheryn Houghton