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Missouri House moves one step closer to legalizing sports betting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:53:23 GMT

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - With March Madness in full swing, many Missourians are forced to drive across state lines to place a bet on their favorite team, but after the House gave first-round approval to a bill Monday evening, sports wagering is one step closer to becoming legal. During the NFL season, there were roughly 10 million attempts to place a sports bet in Missouri, according to GeoComply. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle say that Missouri is playing a losing hand after not legalizing sports betting. The House took the first step Monday towards making it legal to place wagers on college and professional sports teams. "I hear from people every day when I'm out and about why hasn't Missouri done this yet and quite frankly, we're starting to look silly," Rep. Phil Christofanelli, R-St. Peters, said. While all of Missouri's neighboring states are betting on their favorite team, Missourians are getting denied and are crossin...

St. Louis County Fields Foods grand opening happening today

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:53:23 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Another Fields foods location is opening. It replaces the old Save-A-Lot on Page Avenue that closed in 2021. Trending: Remains in Crawford County possibly of woman missing since 2014 A grand opening ceremony for the new Fields Foods is at 5:00 p.m. This is the sixth location in the St. Louis metro area, and the first one in St. Louis County.

Raising Cane's grand opening in Wentzville this evening

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:53:23 GMT

ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. - A new Raising Cane's is opening in Wentzville Tuesday.It's at 1580 Wentzville Parkway. The grand opening will have fun activities, giveaways, and live music. Trending: Remains in Crawford County possibly of woman missing since 2014 It starts at 9:00 a.m. and Fredbird will join the event at 4:00 p.m.

Candidate forum taking place in East St. Louis today

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:53:23 GMT

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - There's a candidate forum in East St. Louis Tuesday.Candidates for mayor, councilman, school board, and treasurer will all answer questions. Top story: Search for missing St. Charles woman leads to abandoned car It's at the Macedonia Baptist Church, located on1400 East Broadway, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Man shot, leading to crash in north St. Louis

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:53:23 GMT

ST. LOUIS - New information Tuesday morning on an overnight crash.Police shared that a driver had been shot, causing the rollover crash. The driver died at a hospital. Top story: Search for missing St. Charles woman leads to abandoned car The crash was just after 2:30 a.m. on Page Boulevard at Euclid Avenue in the Fountain Park neighborhood.

Critical Raw Materials: Ensuring secure and sustainable supply chains for EU's green and digital future

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:53:23 GMT

On 20 March, the Commission proposed a comprehensive set of actions to ensure the EU's access to a secure, diversified, affordable and sustainable supply of critical raw materials. Critical raw materials are indispensable for a wide set of strategic sectors including the net zero industry, the digital industry, aerospace, and defence sectors.While demand for critical raw materials is projected to increase drastically, Europe heavily relies on imports, often from quasi-monopolistic third country suppliers. The EU needs to mitigate the risks for supply chains related to such strategic dependencies to enhance its economic resilience, as highlighted by shortages in the aftermath of the Covid-19 and the energy crisis following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. This can put at risk the EU's efforts to meet its climate and digital objectives.The Regulation and Communication on critical raw materials adopted today leverage the strengths and opportunities of the Single Market and the EU's extern...

Presale Codes for the My Morning Jacket Tour

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:53:23 GMT

If you’re trying to holler loud and make your way, and live one big holiday, well we got a tour for you. Louisville indie rockers My Morning Jacket are going on a tour across the U.S. and Europe as they hit several festival dates this summer. The tour will launch May 14 in Mobile, AL and wrap August 26 in Morrison, CO, and they will be hitting dates in Southern California on August 20 at the Hollywood Bowl and August 22 in San Diego along the way — see below for all dates. Passwords and presale codes for the My Morning Jacket Tour tickets are as follows:Presale codes for the My Morning Jacket Tour with CandleboxPresale tickets for the My Morning Jacket Tour are going on throughout this week and we’ve been told the following presale codes and passwords may work. Details are subject to change, and vary by event date:Live Nation website presale code or password: OPENERLive Nation mobile app presale code or password: COVERTSales for the general public should go on sale this Friday...

McManus: Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse may be a blessing in disguise

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:53:23 GMT

In the brief but spectacular collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, we may just have witnessed the best banking crisis ever.It might even have been useful.Nobody got seriously hurt, except bank executives who made bad decisions and shareholders who weren’t paying attention.Those Silicon Valley libertarians who spent years demanding that government get out of the way earned their comeuppance when they begged the Federal Reserve to save them. “Where is (Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H.) Powell? Where is (Treasury Secretary Janet L.) Yellen? Stop this crisis NOW,” tweeted David Sacks, the tech investor who was a fan of creative destruction until it got too near his bank account.Just as there are no atheists in foxholes, there are no libertarians in financial panics.Republican politicians provided a dose of comedy, blaming SVB’s financial blunders on the imaginary menace of “woke banking.” There’s no evidence that the bankers’ political leanings,...

Bay Area jail inmate awaiting murder trial to face March trial for trying to kill jail guard

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:53:23 GMT

A late-March trial setting has been scheduled for a 31-year-old man charged with the 2020 attempted murder of a Solano County jail guard while criminal proceedings continue in a separate 2018 case in which the defendant is accused of killing of a fellow transient in Fairfield.Official court records show that Derek Edward Dunlap Jr., who appeared Wednesday in Department 23 for ongoing matters in both cases, heard Judge John B. Ellis’ order him to return for the trial setting in the attempted murder case at 8:30 a.m. March 30 in the Justice Center in Fairfield. Ellis previously scheduled Dunlap for trial on the murder charge at 9 a.m. April 3 in the Justice Center in Fairfield. The judge also set a trial management conference in that case at 8:30 a.m. March 30.Senior Deputy District Attorney Julie Underwood leads the prosecution. Fairfield criminal defense attorney Sal Giambona represents Dunlap. The attorneys expect the murder trial to last two weeks, according to court documents.As ...

Bay Area man arrested on suspicion of laser strike at CHP copter

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:53:23 GMT

A 38-year-old Vacaville man was arrested late Friday on suspicion of a laser strike on a California Highway Patrol helicopter.Tyrel Frances was taken into custody shortly after the 11:28 p.m. and faces charges of discharging a laser at an aircraft and resisting arrest, Lt. Frank Piro, a Vacaville police watch commander, said Monday afternoon.Frances is no longer in Solano County Jail custody and a search of court records did not show when and where he would be arraigned in Solano County Superior Court.A social media post on the CHP’s Golden Gate Division Air Operations page indicated that CHP H-32 was aiding the Vacaville Police Department with a search, when, while orbiting, the helicopter was struck several times with a green laser.The copter crew was able to locate the source of the laser and directed officers to the location, which was not indicated in the post.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Hayward man shot in Union City Crime and Public Safety | ...