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Komen Missouri's "Shop for the Cure" and "Dine Out for the Cure" are underway during the month of October.

From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  The western border of Atchison County, Missouri, follows the twisting path of the Missouri River. Acres of corn and soy fields once lined its shores, but after a nearby levee suffered seven breaches in a 2019 flood, the cropland was ruined. Instead of rebuilding the levee and replanting the crops, Atchison […]

ST. LOUIS - Puttshack, a mini-golf course coming to City Foundry STL this winter, finished raising a growth capital round of $150 million. Puttshack said, "The new funding will support Puttshack's rapid growth strategy in the United States, bringing its cutting-edge and high-energy experience to more cities across the nation." The new mini-golf venue will [...]

The office expansion also reflects how the coronavirus pandemic has changed recruiting, hiring and working.

Part-time Los Angeles resident Elton John will provide the entertainment for this year's big charity event for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, aka LACMA. According to The Hollywood…

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The candidates running for St. Louis County Executive this November will debate a week before the election.

From Lincoln News: The next chapter of education in Lincoln County was written in the soil on Sept. 29 with the official groundbreaking of Troy South Elementary School. Board members, as well as local children, shoveled the first bit of dirt to celebrate the opening of construction for the new school, which is expected to be […]

ST. LOUIS - BNSF lifted its embargo on cargo destined for St. Louis ramps. The embargo was lifted on October 6. BNSF first suspended its movement along the eastbound Pacific Southwest lane into St. Louis on August 29 because of congestion caused by excessive volume and chassis shortages. Cargo destined for St. Louis saw longer [...]

An investigation is underway after police found a decomposed body inside a car Monday.

The new store in Sunset Hills will now take up the entire shopping center at 3600 S. Lindbergh Boulevard.

At this point, it seems exceptionally likely that Elon Musk will own Twitter within a few weeks. Because nothing is predictable in this saga, you never know, but the odds are that by Halloween Twitter will be Muskville. We’ll have plenty of time to talk about what that means, but in our post about Musk’s […]

Today on TAP: The Labor Department says if you make your living driving for Uber, Lyft, or FedEx, you’re an employee, not an ‘independent contractor.’

A longtime problematic dog breeder in rural Missouri has been raided yet again.

Across the nation, prison commissaries are raising prices on items that many consider basic necessities — from deodorant to fresh fruit — not provided by the state department of corrections. The markups come as decades-high inflation is also squeezing inmates’ families, making it harder for them to help.  It’s a burden that families shouldn’t have […]

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A quick exit from the postseason marks the end of an era for two St. Louis Cardinals legends, but could it mean a new chapter for another one?

After I finished looking up data for employment levels this morning I decided to browse through all the various measures of unemployment just to see if there was anything interesting there. And there was! As you know, the headline unemployment rate has already dropped to an all-time low: The same is true no matter how ...continue reading "Why is unemployment lasting so long these days?"

This past June, Queen's Brian May and Roger Taylor revealed that a previously unheard archival track by the band featuring late frontman Freddie Mercury had been rediscovered and was being…

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