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The parent company of the downtown Horseshoe St. Louis casino has purchased a shuttered bar and restaurant, as its leader says it hopes to see more residential and office uses in the area.

The Missouri Supreme Court on Friday said it had reported the use of an officially produced photo of three court judges with Attorney General Eric Schmitt for possible ethics violations after it showed up in a campaign mailer promoting him for U.S. Senate. The statement from the court, stating it “renounces the use” of the […]

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CARROLLTON - Mail-in and early voting have begun in Greene County, but Greene County Clerk Deborah Banghart said this election’s turnout is slightly lower than expected so far, especially given the competition amongst county board candidates. “Compared to another primary, it’s down from what it was previously,” Banghart said. “We have a contested county board race - there’s 10 running on the Republican side and only seven of them can move forward. I really thought that would bring out a lot more , but so far that doesn’t seem to have happened.” The biggest contributing factor to this lower-than-usual turnout is this election’s unusual timing, Banghart said. “Nobody really thinks of an election being in June,” Banghart said. “Always before, it was in March and April and now when you advertise it, someone will say, ‘I didn’t even know we had an election coming up’ … a lot of people

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Dr. Sophia Roberts is a resident training to become a cardiothoracic surgeon — a rarity for females in the U.S. As if that wasn’t unique enough, she’s following in her dad’s footsteps. Dr. Harold Roberts is himself a cardiothoracic surgeon for more than 30 years. In honor of Father’s Day, the duo discussed their relationship and what it’s like to work at Barnes-Jewish Hospital together.

Homegrown ice cream company Clementine’s Creamery fell prey to an elaborate scam last week — one that owner Tamara Keefe explained had actually been attempted in the past at a different location. She explains how the scam artists tricked her employee — and why other businesses should be on the lookout.

Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard's long-in-the-works Stadium Tour finally launched Thursday night in Atlanta after a two-year pandemic delay. While the concert marked the first time the "Kickstart My Heart"…

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Juneteenth is this Sunday. Here are some events in the St. Louis area celebrating and honoring the national holiday.

Limited-edition vinyl discs from Paul McCartney, Pearl Jam, The Who and Creedence Clearwater Revival are among the exclusive releases that'll be available at independent record stores this Saturday, June 18,…

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Limited-edition vinyl discs from Paul McCartney, Prince, The Who and Creedence Clearwater Revival are among the exclusive releases that'll be available at independent record stores this Saturday, June 18, for…

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Onyai Turner pleaded guilty in February for the 2018 stabbing deaths of Malcom Mathis II and his 22-month-old son.

WOOD RIVER - Senior Madilyn Fry has loved her time as an East Alton-Wood River High School multi-sport athlete. She is concluding her career with the girls' softball team this spring. Recently, she made her decision to play softball on scholarship next spring for Blackburn College in Carlinville. She was also an all-conference player this past season. Marilyn is a Midwest Members Credit Union Female Athlete of the Month for the Oilers. In a reflection on her athletic career, she said: "I would like to thank quite a few people in my life for helping me become the athlete I am today. First, I would like to thank my older brother for always playing with me in the front yard when I was younger. Every day after school we would go in the yard and play Wiffle ball. He taught me basically everything I know in the sport. Without him teaching me and challenging me when we would play, I wouldn’t be the athlete I am today. "Next, I would like to thank my little sisters, ever since they wer

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Modern reviewers put modern televisions through a gamut of different tests to determine display brightness, quality, power consumption, and other factors. Samsung, apparently thought it would be a brilliant idea to try and cheat the benchmarking system used by many reviewers to give their TVs an unfair advantage in comparison. First spotted by HDTVTest then […]

EDWARDSVILLE - The Edwardsville Habitat For Humanity has its first Habitat Home Sweet Home 5K Race at 9 a.m. on Saturday, June 18, 2022, at Edwardsville Township Airplane Park. The race will start and finish at Airplane Park. It will be an out-and-back course down the Madison County Nickel Plate Trail. Awards will be as follows: a trophy for the top male and female. Medals will be provided to overall male and female finishers in each age group: 9 and under, 10-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, and 70-plus. Toolen’s Running Start will provide professional timing. The cost to enter is $30 on race day. “It is a good course,” said Todd Taplin, a spokesperson for the race and a member of the Habitat group. This is our first race. We are building a Habitat house on Hill Lane in Edwardsville and all the proceeds will go toward this new house. It should be a fun race for a great cause.” Register online here. Print the registration form here.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — As the Supreme Court appears on track to overturn the constitutional right to abortion, progressive prosecutors around the U.S. are declaring they won’t enforce some of …

At least two members of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen plan to run for board president in an upcoming special election.