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Community members went door-to-door in the Jeff-Vander-Lou neighborhood on Saturday, with hopes of drumming up support to clean up the nearby Grand Motel. Residents say the motel, located on North Grand Boulevard, is a haven for drug activity and prostitution. They claim people sleep outside, dump trash on the sidewalk, and grill against the brick wall surrounding the motel.

The problem with gathering tons of sensitive data and storing it indefinitely is sooner or later someone with even worse intentions is going to come looking for it. And China’s massive surveillance apparatus collects oh so much data. It’s far too tempting to resist. Someone with the guts and audacity to go after one of […]

Dionneshae Forland, 51, pleaded guilty to several charges, including wire fraud, bank fraud and theft of government property.

Missouri will get five times the clean energy previously promised by the developers of the Grain Belt Express transmission line, executives announced Monday.  Grain Belt Express is a 800-mile high-voltage transmission line meant to carry renewable energy from wind-swept western Kansas across Missouri and Illinois to the Indiana border.  Its developer, Chicago-based Invenergy, previously planned […]

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Former President Donald Trump tiptoed towards an endorsement in Missouri’s competitive GOP primary for U.S. Senate on Friday, ruling out U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler while praising former Gov. Eric Greitens. …

Bridgeton police say two people were stabbed and a woman is in custody.

The overturn of Roe v. Wade has concerned area doulas, who say that it will increase health disparities between white and Black mothers. Doulas are women who assist other women during pregnancy, labor and postpartum. The St. Louis Doula Project has long been working toward eliminating health disparities in Black and brown communities.

Mayor Tishaura O. Jones, the co-chair of Mayors Against Illegal Guns, was part of a crowd invited to the White House Monday to watch the president highlight the new federal gun law he signed last month.

ALTON - Over the years, Celebrate Recovery Alton has assisted many individuals who are struggling with anguish of everything from drug abuse, alcohol addiction, sexual abuse, grief, eating disorders, divorce, gambling addictions, financial loss, grief and so much more. Celebrate Recovery meets each Wednesday night on the Calvary Baptist Church campus at 1422 Washington Avenue and Brown Street in Alton. Celebrate Recovery is described as a "Christ-centered, 12-step recovery program for anyone struggling with hurt, pain or addiction of any kind. Celebrate Recovery is a safe place to find community and freedom from the issues that are controlling our life." The leader of the Celebrate Recovery Alton is Chaplain Marc Lane who is the Senior Chaplain for both the Alton Police Department and the Madison County Sheriff's Office. Lane has been a positive force with Celebrate Recovery and his work with the police department and the sheriff's office for many years. Lane is also a member of th

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Nita Strauss is leaving Alice Cooper's band. In a "bittersweet" Instagram post, the guitarist reveals she "will not be joining the Alice Cooper band for the upcoming fall tour" and…

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This story was originally published by The Kansas City Beacon.  Askew Elementary School has been vacant for more than a decade. The inside shows signs of the nearly 100-year-old building’s age and long disuse. Walls are peeling, debris litters the floor and some classroom ceiling panels have fallen. To enter the former school for a July […]

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The cost of nearly everything is on the rise, and rents are no exception. Here's how average rents are trending locally.

Letter To The Editor: It brings me great pleasure to introduce to you, a valuable resource for the times we are living in and the challenges and struggles we all face from time to time. Celebrate Recovery Alton is a 12-step Biblically-based program for anyone struggling with any hurt, hang-up, or habit. Those attending have found hope and help to overcome issues of anger, alcoholism, guilt and shame, financial loss, divorce, gambling, dysfunctional families, sexual abuse, drug abuse, grief, eating disorders, and many more. Celebrate Recovery Alton is a ministry of Calvary Baptist Church. Celebrate Recovery was launched over 3 years ago with 2021 active meeting sites that exceed 35,000 community locations. Not included in these 35,000-plus locations is an active and growing network of State Prison and County Jails that offer Celebrate Recovery. As we continue o see the growing epidemic of drug and alcohol usage across our country, I encourage your support of this valuable resource.

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Those of you who read this blog on weekends already know about my latest night sky photography adventures. But there's more going on. For quite some time I've been mulling the idea of getting more serious about astrophotography, and lately I've been mulling it more actively. I haven't pulled any triggers yet, but all this ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"

The GatewayGIS Neighborhood Banner Project showcases prominent figures from JeffVanderLou, Covenant Blu Grand Center, and Carr Square through the work of local students.

A bunch of people have put up complicated charts today showing that wage growth is cooling down. Here's my simple chart: Well, maybe mine isn't really any simpler. But as you can see, wages have been running behind inflation for the past 18 months, and even nominal wage growth (shown quarterly by the cute blue ...continue reading "Wages are moderating no matter how you measure them"