A few dozen people gathered outside the Regional Center for Education and Work recently afternoon to mark the official opening of North County Incorporated’s new headquarters on the campus of the University of Missouri–St. Louis.
Of the largest 150 cities in the U.S., St. Louis was ranked at No. 130 — which included last-place finish in safety and second-last place in education, health.
ST. LOUIS, Mo. - There is an effort to curb more crime in Downtown St. Louis. CrimeStoppers is offering cash rewards for information that leads to the arrest of car break-in suspects. The new initiative is made possible through a $10,000 donation from Greater St. Louis, Inc. Car break-ins in the area have been an [...]
St. Louis metro area readers might want to look up from their books right now and pull out their calendars: The inaugural Missouri Book Festival is coming to Washington, Missouri, in August and will celebrate all-things reading and literacy over the course of two days. Missouri Book Festival kicks off on Friday, August 26 at 7 p.m. with a keynote address from author John Brown — who wrote Missouri Legends, a book about famous people from the Show-Me State. Then it's trivia hosted by author Bill Clevlen (who wrote 100 Things to Do In America Before You Die and is a former radio jock).[content-1]
The festival proper begins Saturday, August 27, at 10 a.m.
Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant and acclaimed country-bluegrass artist Alison Krauss have added four new dates to the end of their forthcoming second U.S. tour leg in support of their…
ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Summer officially arrived at 3:13 am and just in time, we have some sizzling summer temperatures. The record high for today is the last sub-100 record high until September 10th. The record today is 99 and set during the major drought that was the summer of 1988. The forecast high today [...]
Netflix has premiered a new trailer for the upcoming second volume of Stranger Things season four featuring, of course, Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill." The clip is soundtracked by…
For some Webster Groves School District parents, surveys asking students about their preferred pronouns and mental health are “intrusive” and “violate student privacy.” Webster Groves was one of seven school districts mandated by state Attorney General Eric Schmitt to hand over information on student surveys this month.
The high court’s decision to not hear Bayer’s appeal could lead to potentially billions of dollars in damages against the corporation, with its crop science headquarters in St. Louis.
ROXANA - Firefighters responded quickly to a fire in the 300 block of Rohm Place in Roxana around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, then extinguished the fire and pulled a dog to safety. Roxana Fire Chief Daryl Trask said he appreciated the quick response of all concerned. “The fire appeared to start in the back porch area,” he said. “With our mutual aid of Wood River and South Roxana, we were all there in a couple of minutes. We had a great response.” There was no one home at the time of the fire, but firefighters pulled out a dog in its crate and the dog was not injured. Ameren Illinois shut the power down because the meter was close to where the fire occurred, Chief Trask said. The chief added that the inside of the home appears to have minimal damage. He thanked the other fire departments for their constant assistance and said the mutual aid agreements are "priceless" to each community.
It appears all but inevitable that Julian Assange will be receiving an all-expenses-paid (except for his defense!) one-way trip to the United States to face espionage charges for, mostly, performing acts of journalism. The Wikileaks founder has done plenty of self-inflicted damage to his reputation over the past few years, but his organization was instrumental […]
Intego Mac Washing Machine is a Mac cleaner that makes it easy to get rid of junk files that slow down your Mac—duplicate files and programs you never use. It also helps you automatically organize things, so both you and your Mac operate more efficiently. It’s on sale for $20. Note: The Techdirt Deals Store […]
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