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Ozzfest will officially be making its return in the hometown of its late namesake, Ozzy Osbourne.The famed heavy metal festival, which has been dormant for nearly eight years, is confirmed…

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A Jennings man has been jailed for allegedly meeting an underage girl for sex.

This ruling came out a week and a half ago at this point and I’ve been so annoyed with it that I kept putting off writing about it, but it’s so bad that it requires a discussion. A federal district court in San Jose denied motions from a bunch of the big tech companies seeking […]

ALTON — The Alton Police Department has completed renovations to its Command Center at the department after more than 25 years of continuous operation, a project intended to improve workspace functionality, equipment, and support for police and emergency services. The Alton Police Department said the Command Center is fully operational and serves as its operational hub. The room houses the 911 phone system, dispatch terminals, emergency communications equipment, CCTV monitoring systems,

The Complete Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and ESP32 Bundle has 14 courses covering what you need to get started on building out your own smart home. After learning the basics, courses show you how to create a weather monitoring system, a smart home security system, a plant watering system, and more. Courses also cover getting familiar […]

When young children and teenagers get into trouble, the question often comes quickly: Where were their parents? That question is again shaping public policy in communities across the country, as state and local lawmakers and prosecutors increasingly look for ways to respond to concerns about youth crime and public disorder. Some proposals would strengthen enforcement […]

Abuse investigators in St. Louis County have had the highest average caseloads in the state — 89 open cases at the end of June, then 97 at the end of July.

BETHALTO - The Bethalto Community Unit School District #8 has officially opened the Eagle Nation Community Box, a way to combat food insecurity. Located behind the Central Office in Bethalto, the Community Box allows people to leave and take food items, school supplies, hygiene products, and other necessities. Civic Memorial High School Principal Justin Newell helped oversee the project, and he is pleased to report it’s already working. “Believe it or not, I’ve already

A house cleaner will be in court next month after being charged with stealing a client’s wedding ring.

A calendar can tell you the date, but it cannot fully explain why some months feel busy, hopeful, slow, or restless. For that, people have long relied on something larger and more visible: the changing rhythm of the year. Seasons do more than describe temperature or daylight. They help us organize work, food, celebration, memory, and even emotion. Why seasons matter beyond the weather Most people think of seasons as a simple part of nature: spring, summer, autumn, and winter. But for humans,

On August 17, the event with the widest and most lasting global impact is the beginning of Indonesian independence in 1945. On that day, Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta proclaimed that Indonesia was free from colonial rule, just days after Japan’s surrender in the Second World War. At the time, the declaration did not end conflict right away; it began a difficult struggle against returning Dutch control. Even so, it mattered immediately because it gave millions of people across a vast archipelago

City Launches Inaugural "Excellence in Public Service Awards" to Honor Municipal Workforce.

Families who believe local officials prematurely ruled their loved ones’ deaths suicides or accidents — rather than investigating whether domestic violence played a role — are pushing lawmakers in a growing number of states to require additional scrutiny. Advocates call the deaths “hidden homicides” — killings they say may be staged to look like suicides, […]

The old South City Hospital, also known as St. Alexius, closed two years ago. Neighbors say the burden is on them to keep the property from falling apart.

Ritchie Blackmore is reflecting on his recent reunion with Deep Purple.Blackmore joined the band onstage at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, New York, on Aug. 12 for a performance of “Smoke…

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