stLouISTSLU gets No. 10 overall seed for NCAA Tournament
The St. Louis University soccer team was awarded the 10th overall seed for the NCAA Tournament and will open Sunday at home.
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Ex-St. Louis Cop's Racist Texts, Violence Don't Mean He's Racist, Violent: Supporters
Despite ex-St. Louis cop Dustin Boone's role in the beating of an undercover police officer, his texts in which he freely used the N-word, and his habit of bragging about violently abusing and humiliating people he arrested, his family and friends say he's a great guy.
"I agree that the text messages pulled from Dustin's phone are vile, but these texts do not portray the true Dustin Boone," his stepfather, retired St. Louis police Sergeant Anthony Boone, writes in a letter — one among a dozen testimonials sent by fellow cops, relatives and friends of Dustin Boone to Senior U.S. District Judge Richard Webber in advance of the former police officer's sentencing next week.
The letters reflect the long-running tension around the case against Boone, which has now run through two trials.…
‘It can’t go on forever’: Surging food prices start to hit St. Louis food banks, pantries
Staples like meat, fruits and vegetables are drying up, eggs and milk are getting more expensive, and it’s not clear when things will get easier.
Born in St. Louis, Airly is the world’s first ‘climate-friendly snack cracker’
The co-founders of Airly Foods explain how they invented a snack cracker that actually takes carbon out of the air, how they’re already seeing demand from grocers across the U.S., and how they hope to be a “lighthouse brand.”
Man charged in death of 67-year-old Collinsville woman
“Dimensions” an Interactive Geolocation Mobile Game Seeks to Move St. Louis Forward and Foster Community Engagement
Entrepreneur Julian Keaton aims to foster community engagement and move St. Louis forward through a new interactive geolocation mobile game, “Dimensions”.
Inspired by Pokémon Go in 2016 when he moved to St. Louis, Keaton designed this game to introduce college students and transplants to new cities and foster community engagement with longer-term residents.
The mobile game has not been launched yet but interested players can sign up to learn about the public beta launch on the Dimensions website.
Check out the full story by Liz Miller on theSTL.
Annie Malone employee charged with rape of 16-year-old girl
Blues call up prized prospect Perunovich, waive Clifford
Hofer, Joshua, Rosen all sent to Springfield in the AHL.
Jane Birdsall-Lander's Dictionary Poetry Project is a journey into language
Context, virus, race, home truth, mask, and wishbone are the six words that local artist Jane Birdsall-Lander used in her latest edition of the Dictionary Poem Project.
Rep. Cori Bush officially running again in 2022
St. Louis County Covid-19 cases likely trending toward 'winter surge,' county executive says
Covid-19 trends are heading in the wrong direction, marking what St. Louis County Executive Sam Page warns is likely the beginning of a winter surge.
In a Monday morning news conference, Page highlighted a "concerning increase" in recent Covid-19 cases and urged members of the public to remain vigilant and get vaccinated as the holiday season approaches.
As of Monday, the county is averaging 189 new cases per day, according to data from the St. Louis County Health Department. That's a 30% increase…
Charitable fund of NISA Investment Advisors contributes $270,000 to Arch Grants
Jennings woman named CEO of education non-profit
Miranda Walker Jones has been named as chief executive officer of the Little Bit Foundation. She also is president of Jennings school board.
Soulard diner that reopened after 2018 fire has closed for good
New independent neurosurgery office opens three locations across St. Louis region
Messenger: Missouri town turns to George Carlin for advice on banning offensive words
Country struggles to deal with signs directing offensive angst toward President Biden.
A River Runs Through It: Is an inland waterway our future?
This article originally ran in the Supply Chain Management Review on November 11, 2021. It does take a leap of imagination (and a leap of faith) and will require investments from some large global shippers as early adopters. However, there is already some support for the idea, as some large importers have begun to use multiple container ports around North […]
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Environmental group demands Spire halt ‘false and defamatory’ messaging about pipeline
An environmental organization is demanding Spire Missouri cease and desist its campaign warning customers of dire consequences this winter if the Spire STL pipeline is shut down. The Environmental Defense Fund, which challenged the pipeline’s permit to operate, wrote to Spire on Friday saying the company’s “false and defamatory” comments had inspired area residents to […]
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More turn to abortion pills by mail, with legality uncertain
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Before her daughter’s birth, the woman had spent weeks in bed. Another difficult pregnancy would be worse as she tried to care for her daughter, now …
St. Louis Chamber Chorus remembers lives lost with afternoon of mournful music
Performed Sunday afternoon at Third Baptist Church, the concert honored veterans, victims of the pandemic and John Clayton.