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Gateway Arch

The National Park Service is inviting the public to celebrate the day in 1965 that construction of the Gateway Arch was completed. This Saturday marks the 58th anniversary that the final piece of the Arch on the STL riverfront was put into place. There was a fundraising event there Thursday night, but on Saturday the…

Circuit Court Wants To Help

The St.Louis Circuit Court is distributing money to ensure that people show up in court. The Court says the money is meant to help people awaiting trial, by connecting them with housing, job training, and mental health services, and to improve their lives so that once their cases are settled, they don’t end up in…

Security Talks

Russia’s foreign minister has proposed regular security talks with North Korea and China to deal with what he described as increasing U.S.-led regional military threats. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov made the comments Thursday during a trip to North Korea, where he met leader Kim Jong Un and his top diplomat. Details of Lavrov’s meeting…

STL Behavioral Health Bureau’s 1st Year.

The St.Louis Department of Health has issued a report on its first year operating it’s Behavioral Health Bureau. When the Department established the Behavioral Health Bureau, the goal was to connect those struggling with mental health or substance abuse to the care and resources that they need. Now, one year later they say they’ve been successful.…

Prosecutors are appealing length of prison sentences for Proud Boys

WASHINGTON (AP) — An attorney for ex-Proud Boys national leader Enrique Tarrio says his defense team will review federal prosecutors’ reasoning for appealing his 22-year prison sentence in the U.S. Capitol insurrection. The Justice Department is appealing the length of sentences for the Miami resident and three other Proud Boys leaders convicted of seditious conspiracy.…

St.Louis Food Festival

This weekend is the kick-off of what’s billed as the “1st ever St.Louis Food Festival”. Ballpark Village in downtown St.Louis is hosting the event on Saturday and Sunday. Food from over 20 restaurants and food trucks will be on site, and to encourage you to sample a wide variety, all food items are priced at $5 or less. There will be food demonstrations and cooking challenges, but food is…

U.S, Inflation

WASHINGTON (AP) — Measures of U.S. inflation barely declined in September, evidence that consumer price increases are grinding lower at a gradual pace. Consumer prices rose 0.4% from August to September, below the previous month’s 0.6% pace. Year-over-year inflation was unchanged last month from a 3.7% rise in August. And underlying inflation declined a bit:…

Weekend Events in the Metro

The Fall Season has begun, and there are an array of activities underway in the Metro area. Saturdays are the day for Farmers Markets, and there are dozens going on every weekend ,from Arnold to Alton…but there’s more,,, This Saturday, there’s the Historic Shaw Art fair at the MO Botanical Garden featuring the work of…

Plane Crash

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Officials say a FedEx plane skidded off the runway during a crash landing at a Tennessee airport when its landing gear did not descend, but no one was injured. The Chattanooga Fire Department said in a tweet that public safety agencies rushed to the Chattanooga Regional Airport late Wednesday after reports…

New STL appointment in Circuit Attorney’s Office

A recently retired Missouri Supreme Court Judge  has now joined the St.Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office. On Tuesday Circuit Attorney Gabe Gore announced that George W. Draper III will be joining his office as Chief Training Officer. Gore says it’s an honor to have a man of Drapers character and experience train his team. Draper worked  in the Circuit Attorney’s office from 1984 until 1994 when he was appointed associate circuit…