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Centene Corp. (NYSE: CNC) on Thursday announced a date for a special stockholders meeting next month to vote on several changes to how the Fortune 50 company is governed.

Smoke from the fire could be seen for miles around.

Attorney General Merrick Garland is set to deliver a statement to the press on Thursday afternoon from the Department of Justice.

A development company proposes a $1.2 billion remaking of the old factory district south of the Arch with residential, retail, entertainment, office and industrial uses.

Albert Pujols has treated baseball fans to some fine moments in his sendoff season, and he's bringing some nostalgia to ballparks all around the country.

The pizza place made the announcement in a Facebook post. A reason for the closure was not given.

WASHINGTON — Over the course of the next year, lawmakers on the U.S. House and Senate Agriculture committees will draft a new federal farm bill that will shape food, farm, conservation and nutrition programs across the country for the next five years. The omnibus law that began 90 years ago as crop supports now has […]

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The developers of an ambitious development just south of the Arch say they'd start the project off with manufacturing, including two 200,000-square-foot factories employing hundreds of workers.

BETHALTO - Bethalto East, a school for pre-kindergarten through first-grade students at 309 Albers Place in Bethalto, has undergone major renovations this past summer. Jill Griffin, superintendent for Bethalto School District #8, said there are a few finishing touches to be put on, but the school has largely been transformed. When school resumes on August 22, students will see updated lockers and cubbies, hand-washing basins in the bathrooms, new tile flooring, and more. Griffin said these renovations are meant to make the facility more age-appropriate for its students. “All the tile floor has been redone and updated to make it look more like an elementary school. Bethalto East was a middle school at one time … it these old, ugly middle school lockers and you’ve got 5- and 6-year-olds putting their stuff in them - it just didn’t have that elementary school feel,” Griffin said. “It wasn’t as developmentally appropriate for that age range

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Yogi Donuts is currently occupying a location in the West County Center food court for a very limited time. It opened Monday. It closes Sunday.

The debate over end-to-end encryption continues in the UK. It’s really not much of a debate, though. government officials continue to claim the only way to prevent the spread of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) is by breaking or removing encryption. Companies providing encrypted communications have repeatedly pointed out the obvious: encryption protects all users, […]

codeSpark’s mission is to help all kids learn to code by igniting their curiosity in computer science and turning programming into play. The app is designed to teach kids 5 and up the foundations of computer science through puzzles, coding challenges, and creative tools. It’s a great way for your kid to learn how to […]

A historic local landmark touted as the oldest brick home in St. Louis City is now on the real estate market.

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. - A crew from Scott Airforce Base helped the Missouri Stream Team clean up a Jefferson County creek last week. The Missouri Department of Conservation said the crew "worked to take tires out from nearly 3 miles of Joachim Creek." They ended up removing 82 passenger tires, along with tractor, tractor-trailer, and [...]

Another settlement signals an end to the use of municipal courts as "money-grabbers."

EDWARDSVILLE – Around the same time multiple fire departments were responding to a blaze in the 800 block of St. Louis Street in Edwardsville, another call came out for an overturned vehicle in a crash on the street. Edwardsville Fire Chief James Whiteford described the crash as west of the fire scene. Whiteford said the two incidents were not related; it was all just coincidentally in the same vicinity. “We were dealing with the fire and three ambulance calls, including the crash,” the chief said. Other agencies assisted the Edwardsville Fire Department with all the calls at once.

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Kansas-based attorney Juliane Colby was sentenced to 13 months in prison on Tuesday for smuggling heroin to an inmate incarcerated at the Western Missouri Correctional Center in Cameron. The inmate and attorney had been a years-long romantic relationship. Colby was indicted in March 2021 on four federal charges related to the attempted smuggling, including one count of conspiracy to distribute heroin and another count of attempted distribution of heroin.

The extension applies to deadlines after July 24 but before Nov. 15. It extends those deadlines to Nov. 15.

SOUTH ROXANA - On Monday, August 8, 2022, the South Roxana Police Department Sgt. Lewis Haines attempted to stop a motorcycle for traffic-related offenses, when the driver fled from the traffic stop, a short pursuit took place that ended at Madison and Illinois 111. The motorcycle was reported stolen out of Missouri. This is the second Aggravated Fleeing and Eluding case the South Roxana Police Department filed in two days through the State's Attorney’s Office. The subject, David Hallstead a 35-year-old male out of Godfrey, had multiple active warrants for his arrest. A brief struggle ensued trying to apprehend Hallstead where he was taken into custody and transported to Madison County Jail for lodging. South Roxana Police Chief Bob Coles said during his arrest a subsequent further investigation revealed a large amount of suspected methamphetamine was found in his possession. The case was presented to the Madison County State's Attorney’s Office today where formal charges

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Denelle Johnson, 33, was found unresponsive about 3:45 p.m. Wednesday at the City Justice Center, 200 South Tucker Boulevard.