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Alton Municipal Band kicks off 132nd season, every Thursday and Sunday

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:11:55 GMT

ALTON, Ill. - If you're looking to listen to live music, the Alton Municipal Band is kicking off its 132nd season Thursday.Concerts will feature dozens of local musicians with a different theme each week. Thursday shows will be at Riverview Park starting at 7:30 p.m. Baby killed in buggy crash in Missouri Ozarks Sunday performances will be at Haskel Park at 7:00 p.m.

Schnucks hosting career fairs across Missouri and Illinois this afternoon

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:11:55 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Schnucks is hosting a career fair at all of its stores across Missouri and Illinois Thursday. they're hiring for a variety of positions and say they're offering flexible schedules and health benefits.Most are part-time. A few stores are also looking for full-time department managers. Baby killed in buggy crash in Missouri Ozarks The career fair is from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at any Schnucks location.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hosting open house on Jana Elementary radiological sampling today

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:11:55 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, is holding an open house in Florissant Thursday. They'll discuss the radiological sampling reports from Jana Elementary School.The recent documents say there were no risks to students or staff. They're inviting the public to ask questions about the reports and learn how their testing procedure works. Revisting Mike Shildt’s comments on his Cardinals departure The open house is from 6:00 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Florissant Municipal Court on Washington Street.

'Candid online conversation' with Metro Transit about changes happening today

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:11:55 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Citizens for Modern Transit is hosting a "candid online conversation" with Metro Transit over the multiple route adjustments this year.They say it's an opportunity for riders and community members to ask questions about the new changes. The virtual event is free. Baby killed in buggy crash in Missouri Ozarks You'll need to register at CMT-STL.org. You can also find out more about the 41 metro bus route changes going into effect Monday at MetroSt.Louis.org.

Metro Transit planning another round of service cuts and route changes

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:11:55 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Metro Transit is planning another round of bus service cuts and route changes due to driver shortages.The changes will mainly affect weekend service. A few routes will also end service at earlier times on week days. Baby killed in buggy crash in Missouri Ozarks The changes are aimed at reducing unplanned bus cancellations. The transit agency has made several rounds of bus service cuts since 2021 to try to deal with driver and mechanic shortages.Earlier this year, the agency also trimmed its para transit van service.

House fire in Cahokia Heights, Illinois

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:11:55 GMT

CAHOKIA HEIGHTS, Ill. - A late night fire damaged a home in Cahokia Heights, Illinois on Melvin Drive near Theodore Lane.Everyone inside got out safely. The fire also melted the siding on the house next door. Revisting Mike Shildt’s comments on his Cardinals departure The Illinois state fire marshal is investigating the cause. FOX 2 will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

How a dinner party at Jeff Green’s “nice” house in Miami galvanized Nuggets in NBA Finals Game 3

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:11:55 GMT

MIAMI — Kale salad was the underdog champion for most memorable dish. What that says about the menu as a whole is in the eye of the beholder.“Some good food,” said Jeff Green, the host of a Denver Nuggets dinner party in south Florida.“Man, the food was phenomenal,” fellow journeyman Ish Smith confirmed to The Post.But interjecting from an adjacent locker room stall was a straight-faced DeAndre Jordan: “The food was trash.”Steak. Chicken. A risotto. The kale salad. It was an NBA Finals meal, not an offseason meal. Dieting matters this time of year, and as Smith pointed out, “back in the day” there wasn’t as much nutritional science being presented to pro athletes. “The older guys didn’t have the knowledge to eat better.”Just as important as a balanced meal: Good company.The Nuggets’ first night in Miami was spent at Green’s house, where he and his family had organized a team dinner. If the timi...

Walters: Despite California’s immense wealth, millions remain in poverty

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:11:55 GMT

As if it needed one, California received a new reminder Tuesday that, despite its trappings of sybaritic wealth, it’s home to millions of families that struggle each day to put roofs over their heads and food in their bellies.United Ways of California issued updated calculations of real world poverty, revealing that 34% of the state’s families lack enough income to meet basic living costs, primarily because those costs – particularly for housing – are extraordinarily high.The estimate is based on 2021 data, but there’s no reason to believe the situation has improved significantly, if at all, since then.The federal government’s official poverty number is based strictly on income, and California’s rate is not particularly high by that methodology. But the U.S. Census Bureau also has an alternative measure that includes the cost of living and it generally places California at or near the top in poverty among the states.United Way’s methodology is similar to the Census Bureau’s alternat...

Opinion: COVID death rate points to ongoing U.S. public health failure

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:11:55 GMT

Many immunocompromised and older people are still terrified of COVID. As a transplant infectious disease doctor on the front lines, I understand why.In the first five months of 2023, COVID caused more than 37,000 deaths in the United States, a typical toll from the flu in an entire year. Scientists estimate an annual U.S. COVID death rate of at least 100,000, dwarfing other infectious diseases. And the virus continues to evolve: The highly transmissible XBB.1.16 subvariant (Arcturus), currently making up about 15% of cases nationally, is expected to be the dominant strain by summer. Wastewater surveillance is also showing an uptick in the virus in New York City and elsewhere.Meanwhile, the federal public health emergency ended last month, and across the country the pandemic has moved to back of mind. It’s not surprising that the most vulnerable feel left behind.Yet at the same time, health professionals are optimistic about today’s anti-COVID arsenal. Biomedical advances have revolu...

Employee accused of raping resident at Bay Area memory care facility denied release from jail

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:11:55 GMT

A judge has rejected a Marin County rape suspect’s request to be released on his own recognizance as the case proceeds.Michael Andre Shipe, 65, of Novato is charged with sex crimes against a resident at Cogir of San Rafael Memory Care. Shipe was an employee at the center, which specializes in services for dementia patients and also offers hospice care.Michael Andre Shipe of Novato was booked on May 10, 2023, on allegations he raped a patient at a San Rafael care home where he worked. (Marin County Jail photo) The alleged crimes were reported in September. San Rafael police arrested Shipe last month after receiving DNA test results that linked him to a sperm sample collected during the investigation.Shipe’s bail is set at $200,000. His public defender, Hayden Brown, filed a motion for Shipe to be released during the litigation. Judge Geoffrey Howard held a hearing on the motion on Wednesday.Brown argued that Shipe is at the “lowest risk level” of fleeing prosecution or committin...