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St.Louis’ Soulard Mardi Gras Parade is set for March 1st, but a the annual festivities begin this weekend. Popular Mardi Gras celebrations kick-off Saturday at the Lift for Life Elementary School gym with a Family Winter Carnival featuring arts and crafts. Then in Feb. there’s the Soulard Pub Crawl and Scavenger Hunt on Saturday the…
NEW YORK (AP) — Rudy Giuliani has settled with two Georgia election workers in a deal that they say let him keep his homes and personal belongings in return for compensation and a promise to never defame them again. The deal announced Thursday came after the women were awarded a $148 million judgment against Giuliani.…
All four candidates running for mayor of St.Louis have agreed to participate in a public forum on the city’s transportation infrastructure and the future of its streets. The non-profit Trailnet organization that works to improve transit in the region is hosting a Mayoral Forum so that the public can hear directly from candidates about future…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California residents are facing dire new wildfire warnings and power shutoffs while they prepare to flee at a moment’s notice as fire-fueling winds blasted across the scarred landscape. The winds are predicted to reach near hurricane-force Tuesday in some areas. Much of Southern California was under an elevated fire risk…
The Missouri Department of Transporation is asking the public to help in the fight against human trafficking. Saturday is National Awareness Day for of Human Trafficking Prevention Month and according to the National Human Trafficking Hotline there were 249 trafficking cases in MO in 2023 involving 356 victims. Thats due in part to the…
As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, both conservative and liberal politicians say higher education changes in red parts of America could be a road map for the rest of the country. Trump has pledged to dismantle diversity programs that he says amount to discrimination, and conservatives around the country have pointed to diversity…
Nominations are now being accepted for Public Safety Awards that honor both heroic first responders and civilians in Missouri. The MO Dept of Public Safety is looking to recognize those who took action beyond the call of duty with the Red White and Blue Heart Award, the MO Medal of Valor, the Gov’s Medal, and…
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump says he won’t rule out the use of military force to seize control of the Panama Canal and Greenland as he declared U.S. control of both to be vital to American national security. Speaking to reporters less than two weeks before he takes office on Jan. 20…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The FBI now says the New Orleans truck attack acted alone when he drove a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year’s revelers, killing 14 people. The driver had posted videos on social media hours before the early Wednesday carnage saying he was inspired by the Islamic State group and…
The popular four-day St.Louis Auto Show opens next week. Billed as the city’s largest automobile event, it has a long history. This year the Auto Show at America’s Center and The Dome will feature over 25 manufacturers with more than 500 new vehicles on display. But according to Wikipedia it had more modest beginnings. The…