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Godfrey Fire Protection District Firefighters, Other Departments, Battle Serious Morning Blaze

2 hours 33 minutes ago
GODFREY — Firefighters from the Godfrey Fire Protection District and several other departments responded to a serious fire Saturday morning in the 5000 block of Staten in Godfrey. The incident occurred on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, amid challenging weather conditions, with temperatures around 14 degrees. The Godfrey Fire Protection District deployed its ladder truck to assist in firefighting efforts. Officials have not released details regarding the cause of the fire or if any injuries

Police investigate homicide after woman killed in Ferguson

4 hours 37 minutes ago
ST. LOUIS COUNTY - St. Louis County detectives are investigating a homicide after a woman was shot and killed in Ferguson on Friday afternoon. The incident occurred in the 1700 block of Windward Court. Officers from the Ferguson Police Department responded to a call for shots fired just before 4 p.m. on Jan. 30. Responding [...]

Orchid Show

5 hours 7 minutes ago

On display at the ever-popular orchid show, the Missouri Botanical Garden’s vast orchid collection includes more than 6,000 individual plants representing almost 700 unique species, and approximately one in 10 […]

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Durbin Statement On Senate Agriculture Committee Advancing Partisan Crypto Market Structure Legislation

5 hours 37 minutes ago
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, released the following statement after the Committee advanced cryptocurrency market structure legislation along party lines. Republicans also voted to reject two amendments that Durbin offered in order to strengthen the bill. Durbin’s amendments attempted to crack down on crypto ATM fraud and ban some crypto intermediaries from receiving a federal bailout. “The 2008 financial

Illinois Department of Agriculture Announces $3.6 Million in Grant Funds for Local Food Infrastructure

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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) announced plans to distribute $3.6 million in fiscal year 2026 at the Everything Local conference in Springfield on Wednesday. The funds, which were appropriated in the FY26 state budget, will be used to support local food processing, aggregation, and distribution. Grants will be available for collaborative projects from $1,000 to $250,000 and for individual projects from $1,000 to $75,000. “Strong agriculture depends on