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A St. Peters, Missouri man is in custody for assaulting a person, chasing them to a nearby business, and then breaking into said business to continue their attack.

“You can remember it for us wholesale.” – the government of India, probably. The Indian government has been working for years to ensure it has complete control of constituents’ use of the internet. It has been steadily increasing its stake in internet use for years, ensuring its interests (especially those of Narendra Modi, who has […]

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Police said the man was visiting his wife, Anna Bode, who was in the hospital for an illness. He was identified Tuesday as John Robey.

ALTON - For the 155th time, dating back to the end of the Civil War, Alton will host the Memorial Day Parade in honor of our armed forces. The parade is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 30. It will begin at Alton Middle School and head up College Avenue toward Upper Alton. This year there will be five parade marshals. Richard Wickenhauser (Marines), Alvin Roderfeld (Navy), Art Williams (Army), Harry Hill, and Jack Green. All five men are WWII veterans. "We wanted to get as many World War II vets in as possible," Steve Schwartz, East End Improvement Spokesman, and Parade Committee Chairman said. "We think that would be the greatest generation to get in." There is a long-running Memorial Day parade in Pennsylvania, however, Schwartz believes Alton's to perhaps be the longest-running one ever. East End Improvement will sponsor the parade as they have for the past eight years Schwartz says. East End Improvement has been sponsoring the Alton Halloween Parade since its inceptio

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A Belleville, Illinois man who traveled to Brentwood, Missouri in 2020 to have sex with an underage boy was sentenced Tuesday in federal court.

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CHICAGO - Democratic Secretary of State candidate Anna Valencia announced today that she has earned the endorsement of the Illinois National Organization for Women (NOW) PAC, a major endorsement that highlights Valencia’s unwavering commitment to protecting and advancing women’s rights, especially access to abortion and reproductive justice. The endorsement comes as extreme politicians across the country are passing laws undermining a woman’s right to reproductive health and just weeks before a U.S. Supreme Court decision that is expected to undermine these rights in a significant way. “Illinois NOW PAC is pleased to endorse Anna Valencia for Illinois Secretary of State,” said Laura Welch, President of IL NOW PAC. “Especially now, Illinois must elect leaders like Anna who fully support women and our rights to privacy. She has a proven track record of uplifting those most often disenfranchised in our state—women, people of color and people whose

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CARLINVILLE, Ill. - The Blackburn College Department of Music and Theatre will host two music workshops in June for elementary, middle and high school students. The week-long workshops are designed for students who are interested in learning about musical instruments and for those who love to sing. Both workshops will be held in Bothwell Auditorium on Blackburn's campus in Carlinville, Illinois. Dr. Joseph Welch, Professor of Music at Blackburn, will direct both workshops. Welch said, “This is the first year Blackburn is offering these educational and fun workshops for young students interested in music. There is a space for younger students to explore music, instruments, and their own natural creative gifts. We will also provide participants with the opportunity to work with professional musicians and to grow as artists.” The first workshop, “Music Makers,” for students entering 4th through 6th grades, will focus on instruments and the building blocks of

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ST. LOUIS - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, and Belleville, Illinois, recently entered into a cost-shared Project Partner Agreement, or PPA, for rehabilitation of the East Creek Sewer Separation Project. The project will involve separation of combined sewers as well as construction of a new storm water collection system and expansion of existing storm water detention and pumping facilities. These improvements would not only benefit residences in the project area by reducing sewer backups, but it would also greatly reduce the amount of wastewater the city is required to treat extending the operable life of the wastewater treatment facility. The East Creek Sewer Separation project will be constructed in three phases and located primarily in residential neighborhoods within the city limits of Belleville. These neighborhoods experience street flooding, basement backups and yard flooding during storm events. "While projects like this improve existing infrastructure,

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Bullets shattered a car window and one lodged in a head rest in what police have said was a road rage shooting in Hazelwood.

I’ve been trying to explain this in all sorts of ways: Elon Musk’s understanding of free speech does not have anything to do with actual free speech. And, for the most part, it seemed that people who understand this stuff got that. But I remain surprised at how many otherwise intelligent people seem to be […]

ST. LOUIS - Former Blues player Oskar Sundqvist was in the crowd at Enterprise Center Monday night to cheer on the team that got him a Stanley Cup. Sundqvist now plays for the Detroit Red Wings, but he supported his teammates from the stands. He was seen wearing a Blues shirt that reads "Robert Thomas [...]

GRAFTON - Grafton Mayor Mike Morrow today announced the plans for the Annual Grafton Memorial Day Commemoration Ceremony. The event will be held May 30, 2022, American Legion Post #648 will host Grafton’s Memorial Day Commemoration Ceremony at noon on Monday, May 30, 2022, starting at the Post’s WWI Monument overlooking the Cemetery in Grafton. “There will be a short ceremony honoring our nation’s fallen military members followed by a twenty-one-gun salute by the Legion’s Honor Guard and the playing of taps,” Mayor Morrow announced. The morning starts early for the Honor Guard as they visit the local cemeteries, placing flags on veterans’ graves and rendering honors. “It’s a very special day for us. We have a busy schedule to decorate all the graves and return in time to conduct the Memorial Day Ceremony,” said Bruce Olmsted, Post Commander. “On behalf of the members of Post #648, we invite everyone to the ceremony,

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JERSEYVILLE - The Veterans Assistance Commission of Jersey County is excited to finally see a return of its highly regarded annual Memorial Day Parade. This year's Jersey Memorial Day Parade is set for 9 a.m. on Monday, May 30, 2022, Memorial Day. "The parade will begin lining up at Wells Norris at West Prairie Street in Jerseyville as early as 8 a.m.," Gregory S. Breden, one of the coordinators of the parade. "The parade will proceed north on State Street in Jerseyville until it reaches Pearl Street where it will turn east. "Then it will continue east on Pearl to Spruce then to Oak Grove Cemetery. The ceremony will begin once everyone is situated. In case of bad weather, the parade will be canceled. The ceremony will be moved to the American Legion Post 492 at the big pavilion outside." Breden said it has been two years since they had a Memorial Day Parade in Jersey. "During Memorial Day 2020, we could not conduct a Memorial Day ceremony live," he said. "We ended up with the help

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The victim's daughter, 26-year-old Laminia Holt, was charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action.

After a long wait and with a considerable amount of fanfare, the lifestyle brand turned vaunted cannabis company Cookies has officially entered the St. Louis market. The popular San Francisco-based brand, founded in 2010 by rapper Berner and Bay area breeder and cultivator Jai, has partnered with Swade Cannabis to unleash its products on the Show-Me State.