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Lawmakers have advanced legislation funding an expansion of the downtown convention center but also adding money for a North County recreation facility.

On June 6, 2020 Cindi Musgraves's car was stolen when it was parked near a hotel in Alton, where she lives. But her real problems began when she rented a replacement.…

Well, it took us a little longer than usual, but we’re finally ready to announce the winners of our fourth annual public domain game jam, Gaming Like It’s 1926! We asked designers to create games based on works published in 1926 (plus some earlier sound recordings, due to the complexities of copyright law) that entered […]

EAST ST. LOUIS - Randy Goodwin, 56, of Belleville, Illinois, pled guilty today to a two count information charging him with making false statements to obtain federal disability compensation under the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act. According to court documents, Goodwin began receiving federal disability payments after he was injured working for the United States Postal Service in 2013. After his injury, Goodwin began working at his family’s restaurant, Good Heavens BBQ, in East St. Louis, Illinois. Annual disability forms require recipients to disclose additional earned income and employment. However, to avoid a reduction of his benefits, Goodwin falsely reported that he had not worked for any employers or had any involvement in any businesses for several years. This caused the United States Postal Service to pay him more in disability than he truly deserved. As a result of his plea, Goodwin will lose all disability benefits going forward. He also paid over $20,000

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For its second year, Music at the Intersection will see more than 50 acts converge on Grand Center, with neo-soul singer Erykah Badu and blues-rock guitarist Gary Clark Jr. topping the bill. St. Louis' premier festival of soul, jazz, blues, hip-hop, rock and everything in between will also feature performances from Hiatus Kaiyote, Kamasi Washington, Buddy Guy and Robert Glasper, as well as a slew of St. Louis-based acts including the Urge, Foxing, NandoSTL and more.…

The Maryland Heights-based distributor of water, wastewater, storm drainage and fire protection products, has agreed to buy a Colorado-based construction supply distributor.

BENTON – Bryan Flanagan, 35, of Centralia, Illinois, was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison on Thursday, March 3, 2022, on two counts of distribution of child pornography and five counts of interstate communication with intent to extort. Flanagan pleaded guilty to charges in federal court on September 16, 2021. Flanagan extorted multiple minor girls online to send him sexual videos and images. Beginning in February 2020, Flanagan used fake profiles pretending to be a teenage boy on Facebook to contact multiple underage girls across the United States. Flanagan pressured and threatened his victims into sending him sexually explicit videos and images. When some victims refused to do so, Flanagan lied and told them that he was babysitting a young child and would rape or molest the child unless his online victims sent him the requested images. Flanagan distributed images of child pornography to at least two of his victims. This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood,

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Ways that local schools are addressing the homework gap, increasing arts access, and providing much-needed support

Even before the pandemic hit, 98% of U.S. school districts said they didn’t have enough special education teachers to serve all the students who needed their help. During the pandemic, short-handed school …

A pair of education bills supported by school-choice advocates narrowly passed out of the Missouri House Wednesday, overcoming a diminished GOP majority that had threatened to doom their chances earlier in the legislative session.  The bills, which deal with charter school funding and establishing an open enrollment system, both earned 85 votes in support — […]

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Police said a student was seriously injured in a stabbing at Hazelwood West High School Wednesday morning.

Sunset on the EJ Grizzaffi Bridge crossing the Atchafalaya River in Morgan City, Louisiana.

EDWARDSVILLE - Emily Rayburn is Lincoln Principal Jen Morgan’s secretary. But she’s also a former dancer, a dance company board president, and a sign language student. Rayburn has only been with Edwardsville School District #7 a short time, starting at Liberty in August 2020 as the attendance secretary before moving to Lincoln in late May 2021, but she’s made an impact on those who have worked with her and vice versa. “Lincoln is a wonderful school with amazing staff members. There is a lot of kindness, humor, sass and hard work ethic in our building.” The Edwardsville native began dancing when she was six years old at a local studio in town. Rayburn earned a B.F.A. in dance performance and choreography from Western Michigan and then moved to Chicago to begin her dance career. “I did freelance work for a while and then started my own 501(c)3 non-profit dance company called Hot Crowd in November 2017, which is a modern/contemporary dance company tha

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The coffeehouse had been in the Old North neighborhood, across from Crown Candy, for 11 years. "The last couple of years have been really hard," its owner said.

EDWARDSVILLE - Jaycie Rodgers is no stranger to Edwardsville School District #7. Her time with the District dates back to her college education when she completed her field experience at Hamel and her student teaching at Nelson. Upon graduation, she was hired as a long-term substitute teacher at Nelson. Rodgers then taught 13 years at Woodland, two years at Goshen, and one year at Cassens – all in cross-cat – before returning to Woodland, where she has been the last three years teaching SEL. “I have always known I wanted to be a teacher. I was blessed by some amazing teachers in my life that inspired me to want to teach.” As a high school student, she volunteered in a program called Peer Partners in an FLS classroom. It was that experience that led her to choose the field of special education. Originally, she had planned to teach FLS, but was hired as a cross-cat teacher. “I love the challenge of differentiating lessons to meet the needs of every student.

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JERSEYVILLE - The opening of Germania Brew Haus’s upcoming Jerseyville location, originally planned for mid-March, has been delayed. Owner Jared Brynildsen said cold temperatures have delayed the construction of the site’s parking lot. He also said the Illinois Department of Transportation took 60 days longer than expected to send back their approval for the drive-thru. Brynildsen said he expects the drive-thru construction to be completed by the end of the month, with official soft and grand opening dates for this location still pending. So far, he said the attached children’s play area is still on track to be completed along with the rest of the renovation. This delay comes just under three weeks after the opening of Germania’s Eastgate Plaza location in East Alton. Brynildsen has previously emphasized the company’s need to space out openings as a small business with limited training staff. For more information and updates on Germania

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The PCR tests use saliva and must be turned in for testing to a county health department drop-off site to get the results.

Today on TAP: With Xi bailing out Putin, the China bill pending before Congress needs to be stripped of special-interest measures that actually help Beijing.

Here's some news that likely will interest AC/DC fans in the U.S. who like to rock out while sipping a brewski or two: A new beer inspired by the legendary…

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