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Community unites for Bourbon for Badges event supporting local heroes

9 months 3 weeks ago
ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Hero Network is gearing up for its annual Bourbon for Badges event on February 28 at Tapawingo Golf Club, aiming to raise over $62,000 to support local heroes, including Captain Tommy Shine. The event, organized by firefighter Charlie Metzner, will feature a live auction to benefit first responders and [...]
Kalista Mitrisin

Mild, breezy end to the work week, Much chillier weekend ahead

9 months 3 weeks ago
ST. LOUIS - Sunny, breezy, and just a touch cooler Thursday, with highs around 60 F. Thursday will be breezy in the afternoon, with wind gusts to 30 mph. It will be warmer and windy Friday. Temperatures will pop close to 70 F for a high with mostly sunny skies and wind gusting to 35 [...]
Angela Hutti

Advocates, central Illinois lawmakers call for more protections for Mahomet Aquifer

9 months 3 weeks ago
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (NEXSTAR) -- A proposal to exempt the Mahomet Aquifer from carbon sequestration projects is picking up steam in the Capitol. "We play with the hand we're dealt with, and this is what we're doing now," Annette McMichael, a Hopedale resident and boardmember for Illinois' People's Action said. Illinois Peoples Action led a group [...]
Cole Henke

Bloody crime scene photos play key role in trial of man accused in Palestinian American boy's death

9 months 3 weeks ago
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — Photos of a child's bloody body, a black knife holder and other crime scene evidence took center stage Wednesday at the murder and hate crime trial for an Illinois landlord accused of fatally stabbing a 6-year-old Palestinian American boy in 2023. Joseph Czuba, 73, faces first-degree murder, attempted murder and hate [...]
SOPHIA TAREEN, Associated Press