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Verizon to giveaway free backpacks at St. Louis stores
Verizon is giving away free backpacks at 13 stores in the St. Louis area on Sunday, July 28, in an effort to ease the financial burden of the back-to-school season, and will provide clear backpacks to meet various school district requirements.
St. Louis LEGO convention expands, adds more viewing times
The St. Louis LEGO Brick Convention will feature colorful and complex LEGO creations from artists around the US, as well as a Star Wars Zone, brick pits, and builds from St. Louis locals, with tickets available online.
Purcell Tire & Rubber Company expands operations in Potosi, creating jobs
Purcell Tire & Rubber Company, a leading provider of tire and rubber products, announced its expansion in Potosi, investing over $5.3 million and creating 10 new jobs. This expansion includes acquiring an 8-acre site in the Washington County Industrial Park for a 44,000-square-foot warehouse, distribution center, and fleet repair shop.
Lawyer for Bar:PM owner wants Gabe Gore's office sanctioned for 'hiding essential evidence'
ST. LOUIS — The lawyer for Bar:PM wants a judge to sanction the circuit attorney's office or drop the case against his client over prosecutors "hiding essential evidence," according to a court filing this week. In a motion for sanctions, lawyer James Wyrsch said Gabe Gore's office has refused...
Local billionaire departs Blues' ownership group
ST. LOUIS — David Steward, founder and chairman of Maryland Heights-based World Wide Technology, has departed the St. Louis Blues’ ownership group. Blues’ Chairman Tom Stillman said Thursday in a news release that Steward has transferred his partial ownership stake in the National Hockey League franchise to Michael Riney, founder and managing director of investment firm QRM Capital.
A cemetery in North St. Louis County allowed Chinese people to be buried there when no one else would. Now it's being celebrated.
SAINT LOUIS, Mo. — A cemetery in north St. Louis County known for being one of the first to allow Chinese people to be buried there will host a 100-year celebration of that agreement on July 21. Valhalla Cemetery signed an agreement on June 15, 1924, with a Chinese...
Semi-truck overturns, closing downtown ramp to bi-state Poplar Street Bridge
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A ramp in Downtown St. Louis was closed after a semi-truck overturned late morning Thursday. The northbound I-55 ramp leading onto the Poplar Street Bridge towards Illinois was closed after a semi-truck overturned on the road. Police believe it is a two-vehicle crash where the semi-truck hit the median before overturning.
Mosquito-borne virus detected in St. Louis County
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — The Village of Vinita Park is home to St. Louis County's first West Nile virus (WNV)-positive mosquito of 2024, county health officials said Wednesday. The mosquito was caught by one of the many traps that the St. Louis County Department of Public Health (DPH)...
Two council members call for review of O'Fallon fireworks ordinance
During Ward reports at the July 11 City Council meeting, the city’s two council members representing Ward 5, Linda Ragsdale and Debbie Cook, reflected on what they experienced this July 4, and suggested the city readdress the ordinance allowing private or amateur use of fireworks. Ragsdale read a heartfelt,...
2 Springfield marijuana dispensaries rank among state's 10 best
Two Springfield marijuana dispensaries have been recognized as the best in the state. Greenlight Springfield, located at 218 N. National Ave., and Flora Farms - Springfield, located at 2027 N. Glenstone Ave., were ranked among the 10 best marijuana dispensaries in Missouri for 2024 by Leafly, an online marijuana resource. ...
Teen admits to beating of Kaylee Gain, released on court supervision
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — The teenager seen assaulting a classmate in a video that garnered national attention earlier this year was placed under court-supervised probation, the teenager's lawyer said. Greg Smith, the lawyer for Maurnice Declue, said the case was "resolved" on June 20, resulting in Declue being...
Pressure builds at St. Clair City Hall
St. Clair officials say the clock is ticking to fill two key positions in the city government and avoid the risk of paralyzing city operations and hampering projects. At Monday’s Board of Aldermen meeting, City Administrator John Lippert said it has been two weeks since the city received any applications for city clerk, a position which has been vacant since the May departure of Dana Collins-Messex. In a little under a month, Lippert is also slated to resign from his own position.
CID proposed for old Schnucks property along Mexico Loop Road
At its July 11 meeting, the O’Fallon City Council conducted a public hearing and gave first reading to a bill that would establish the 1421 Mexico Road Community Improvement District (CID) for the entire property, all of the businesses eventually housed within the location and the parking lot. Rosalita’s Cantina Mexico Road Real Estate LLC filed the application. The CID would be a separate political subdivision governed by a five-member board of directors.
EPIC Church KC considers sale as former pastor denies allegations
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The leaders of an Independence church work to sell property as the church’s former pastor denies multiple allegations against him. The board of directors at EPIC Church KC announced another church is interested in buying its current home off Route 291 in Independence. The board said it is also working to sell the church’s parsonage as soon as possible, according to an email that went to members of EPIC Church KC Thursday afternoon.
St. Louis commemorates historic Chinatown with honorary street renaming
In recent years, there’s been significant momentum to boost connections, advocacy and historical remembrance within St. Louis’ Asian American community. Min Liu, a professor at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, said that increased interest has now been met with action. “Here in St. Louis, we continue to honor the...
Marquette Park now has renovated basketball and pickleball courts
Mayor Tishaura Jones and Alderman Shane Cohn cut the ribbon on renovated basketball courts and new pickleball courts in Marquette Park, funded by the Biden-Harris administration's American Rescue Plan Act.
Poll bumps Cardinals broadcast team up to eighth-worst in baseball
For all the success that the St. Louis Cardinals have enjoyed on the diamond over the past decade, the broadcast team has continually underwhelmed in the eyes of fans. Awful Announcing just released its ranking of the broadcast crews for every team in baseball, as voted on by fans, and the Cardinals ranked 23rd, with a grade of 2.126. Despite the lackluster showing, this is the highest that the Cardinals have ever finished on the site, as they ranked 28th in 2014, 30th in 2016, 29th in 2017, 27th in 2018, 27th in 2019 and 26th in 2023.
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