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Increased speed limit bill goes to Ill. governor
Sponsoring Rep. Jerry Costello II says the bill is good for business. The Smithton Democrat says it will allow companies to move their wares more ...
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Cabot Westside clinic faces uncertain future
Saint Luke's Health System and Samuel U. Rodger's Health Center announced Wednesday that they are in negotiations about the future of Cabot Westside Medical and Dental Center. The center is a nonprofit member of Saint Luke's Health System and, like Samuel U. Rodger's, provides primary medical and dental services for patients who are uninsured or underinsured. According to a ...
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Losing Clearwire would make Sprint less attractive MA target analyst says
If Sprint Nextel Corp. loses the acquisition of Clearwire Corp., the Overland Park wireless carrier risks losing some of the attention of its own suitors, a telecommunications analyst said Wednesday. Sprint (NYSE: S) upped the stakes Tuesday, when it increased its bid for Clearwire (Nasdaq: CLWR) to $3.40 a share, shortly before shareholders were set to vote on the Sprint deal. "If Clearwire ...
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KV reports $3.5 million loss for April
Greg Divis, president and CEO of KV Pharmaceutical Bridgeton-based KV Pharmaceutical reported a net loss of $3.5 million for the month ended April 30, on revenue of $8.3 million, according to a recent filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The company files monthly operating reports to comply with its ongoing bankruptcy proceedings. Despite the loss, KVs single-most ...
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KC seeks $20M federal grant for streetcar
As Kansas City gears up for this summers scheduled construction of the 2.2-mile, $102 million Main Street streetcar line, the city is looking to Washington for more money. Kansas City seeks $20 million through the fifth round of TIGER, or Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery, program a series of discretionary grants issued through the U.S. Department of Transportation to ...
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Althoff athletes accused of making secret videos of female students
Boys on a sports team at Althoff Catholic High School have been accused of making "unauthorized video recordings" of female students at the school.Althoff staff notified Belleville police on May 3 about the allegations, according to a police statement.Police said school officials learned of the alleged recordings on May 1.Police are working with the St. Clair County state's ...
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St. Charles County officer charged in meth cooks arrest pleads guilty to misdemeanor
MEXICO, Mo. o One of four officers originally charged with beating a wanted meth cook during an arrest pleaded no contest Wednesday to ...
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St. Charles letter carrier collects 2872 pounds in food donations
A St. Charles-based mailman collected 2,872 pounds in food donations earlier this month - an amount described as unusually large by an official in his union.The collections were by Michael Petrossian, whose route includes businesses on Duchesne Drive and the Sun Valley Lake apartment complex. "I was in disbelief," said Emilio Calvillo, a union representative in St. Charles with the ...
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Wisconsin Gov. Walker Rep. Ryan invited to speak at St. Louis ACU convention
O'FALLON, Mo.o With senior aces Calvin Munson of Francis Howell and Ryan Franklin of Fort Zumwalt West opposing each other in a Class 5 ...
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St. Charles man gets probation for felonious restraint of woman he met at wedding
felonious restraint .Brandon Dominic Earl Glass, 23, of the first block of Sunnydale Court, entered the plea through an agreement with prosecutors. Under the arrangement, Glass did not admit guilt but conceded the prosecution had enough evidence to secure a conviction.The incident happened Oct. 28, 2011, and involved a woman Glass met at a wedding and drove back to her hotel room at the Country ...
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Man killed in College Hill neighborhood just a block from site of brothers murder
at 1:15 p.m. with more information about death of brothers. ST. LOUIS o A man on a motorcycle who was fatally shot Tuesday night in the College Hill neighborhood is the brother of a murder victim who was slain just a block away in November."I never stopped crying or wondering about my first son, and now I have to bury another one," said their mother, Pauletta Portis, 50.Police ...
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CSI Leasing expands Canadian operations
Steve Hamilton, president and COO of CSI Leasing CSI Leasing, a company that buys and then leases IT, medical and communications equipment, expanded its operations in Canada by purchasing TopFlight Asset Services. Through its subsidiaries, CSI purchased TopFlight, a provider of IT asset management, data destruction and electronic recycling services based in Calgary, Alberta, for an undisclosed ...
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Hesse Sprints new Clearwire bid is best and final offer
Dan Hesse is CEO of the Sprint Nextel Corp. Sprint Nextel Corp.'s top executive has sent a letter to employees describing the finality of its new offer for Clearwire Corp. The letter could be an attempt to quash anticipation over a Clearwire (Nasdaq: CLWR) bidding war or at least Sprint's (NYSE: S) participation in one. "This new offer represents Sprint's best and final offer ...
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Missouri clerk sells herself winning Powerball ticket
Mary Jane Hart of Doniphan, Mo., who recently started working at the Hartland Pit Stop convenience store, said she bought a lottery ticket winning $500 last week and sold herself a Powerball ticket Saturday and won $1 million of the record $590 million jackpot, KAIT-TV, Jonesboro, Ark., reported Wednesday. Hart said she picked her winning Powerball numbers -- 10, 13, 14, 22 and 52 -- by listing ...
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Woman dies in collision with cement truck near Millstadt
A woman was killed this morning when her vehicle collided with a cement truck north of Millstadt, police say.The crash was reported on Route 163 just south of Town Hall Road about 10:50 a.m. Illinois State Police were investigating the crash but could provide no other details late Wednesday ...
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Cards try for 30th victory in finale with Padres
(Sports Network) - The St. Louis Cardinals look to become the first 30-win team in the majors when they shoot for a fourth straight series triumph Wednesday in the finale of a three-game set against the San Diego Padres. The Texas Rangers also have 29 victories on the season and will play Oakland this afternoon. St. Louis rebounded from Monday's loss to hand the Padres a 10-2 beating last ...
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Elephant calf Priya debuts at Saint Louis Zoo
ST. LOUIS (KSDK) - Baby elephant Priya is ready to meet her St. Louis family starting Wednesday. Visitors will be able to view the mother and calf time from 10 a.m. to noon and from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Priya was born on April 26 and has been with her mother, 42-year-old Ellie, and other members of her three generation family at her debut. This is Ellie's third baby and the fourth for the ...
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MoDOT Final section of Route 364 underway
ST. CHARLES COUNTY (KSDK) - The final section of a new $118 million four-lane divided highway broke ground Wednesday in Lake St. Louis, the Missouri Department of Transportation said. According to MoDOT spokesman Jack Wang, the new Route 364 Page Avenue Extension will cross through five municipalities in St. Charles County. The first two areas for construction work will be at Gutermuth Road in ...
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Report Cardinals Jamie Garcia to undergo shoulder surgery
Apr 24, 2013; Washington, DC, USA; St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Jaime Garcia (54) throws during the fifth inning against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park. Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-USA TODAY ...
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Student spying allegations at Althoff Catholic High School
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (KSDK) - The Belleville Police Department is investigating reports of "unauthorized video recording" involving members of a boys' sports team at Althoff Catholic High School. According to Belleville Police Chief William Clay, the school staff became aware of initial allegations around May 1. The suspects are believed to have recorded several female students. ...
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State unemployment bill prompted by federal rules
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Legislation awaiting action by Gov. Jay Nixon seeks to comply with federal mandates for Missouri's unemployment benefits system. The measure also could make it more difficult for workers to receive jobless benefits if they are let go after an unapproved absence or if they knowingly violate a company rule. The legislation would broaden the definition of what ...
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Kemper Arena replacement must be priority
Plans for the area around Kemper Arena call for a smaller venue more focused on agricultural events. The quest to replace Kemper Arena is like a duck on a pond moving quietly forward on the surface, with turbulent paddling going on underneath. It's been a year-and-a-half since the American Royal and the Kemper family released a proposal to raze Kansas City's Kemper Arena and replace it ...
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ICSC takeaway Retails on the upswing
Offices at several Kansas City area commercial real estate firms and economic development agencies have been vacant this week because their occupants are out seeking to fill retail vacancies. They're doing it in Las Vegas site of RECon, the International Council of Shopping Centers' annual convention. And in this case, the attendees are hoping what happens in Vegas doesn't stay in ...
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Centric Projects moving offices up Main Street
Centric Projects LLC is moving their offices two blocks up Main Street to accommodate rapid growth at the Kansas City commercial general contractor. The three-year-old firm is moving from its current 3,000 square feet of space at 2024 Main Street to a new 5,500 square feet space at 1814 Main Street by the end of July. The building was previously occupied by Western Blue, who left Kansas City for ...
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Construction underway on final leg of Page Avenue extension
ST. CHARLES COUNTY o Construction is underway on the final nine-mile stretch of the Page Avenue extension, marked by a groundbreaking ...
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Kansas City women focus on micro-finance
Kansas City women are trying to make an impact in the world by teaming up with micro-finance providers for people living in poverty.
All too often charitable causes and organisations looking for funding focus on symptomatic poverty, responding to the causes of poverty worldwide in a similar manner to a doctor giving a patient painkillers for a cancer tumor instead of removing the tumor. We donate so that children in poverty around the world can get food, education, clothing, medicines and various other basic needs. But it doesn’t solve the problem of why they’re in poverty in the first place. Read more
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