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Juneteenth celebrates the ending of slavery in the United States. The holiday is officially recognized next Wednesday, but many groups and organizations across the STL region will be holding events this weekend, including one in Soulard and several in North County. Alton’s celebration runs Saturday from 11 to 5 at James Killion park, where U.S.…
Justice Department officials are meeting this week in St.Louis to discuss both current and planned efforts to combat violent crime in the St.Louis region. Federal officials are meeting at Washington University with their local and state counterparts as well as with community groups and law enforcement who are involved in the National Project Safe Neighborhoods…
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden says he will accept the outcome of his son’s criminal case and “will continue to respect the judicial process.” The president made the statement after jurors convicted Hunter Biden on all three felony charges in his federal gun case in Delaware. In a written statement following the verdict,…
Greater St.Louis INC has released new plans that they say will make Downtown St.Louis safe and vibrant. The new plans come from a just-released report by the Urban Land Institute, which brought together a panel of nationally known urban planning and real estate experts to find ways to increase activity around downtown’s Gateway Mall, stretching from…
OMAHA BEACH, France (AP) — As young soldiers they waded ashore in Normandy through gunfire to fight the Nazis. A dwindling number of World War II veterans were joined by a new generation of leaders on Thursday to honor the dead, the living and the fight for democracy in moving commemorations on and around those…
This Friday is National Donut Day, and the Salvation Army is scheduled to pick up 75 dozen from Old Town Donuts in Florissant that morning and will deliver them to Veterans at a number of locations across the St.Louis region. The Salvation Army has celebrated National Donut day since 1938, commemorating the work of the…
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Federal prosecutors on Tuesday painted President Joe Biden’s son Hunter as deceptive and driven by addiction. They say he’s a man whose dark habits ensnared loved ones and who knew what he was doing when he lied on federal forms to purchase a gun in 2018. The case is dredging up…
The St.Louis City Charter Commission is proposing changes to the City Charter. Last year City voters voted to establish the Commission, which is charged with making recommendations for changes to the City Charter after holding regular public meetings and receiving input from the public. Any of these proposed changes in the Charter would become effective…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts has declined an invitation to meet with Democratic senators to talk about Supreme Court ethics and flags that flew outside Justice Samuel Alito’s homes. Roberts’ response came in a letter to the senators Thursday. A day earlier Alito wrote Senate and House members to reject their demands he…
Laws passed in Missouri and several other Republican-controlled states have criminalized much of the work done by voter outreach groups. The Associated Press is reporting that these groups are finding it difficult to adapt as they try to register potential voters before the presidential election. In MO the league of Women voters and the NAACP…