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Eddie Vedder's Ohana Encore, the companion weekend to the Pearl Jam frontman's Ohana Festival, has been canceled. No official announcement was made, but the Ohana website no longer lists the…

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U.S. Rep. Cori Bush on Monday requested that Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) return to the bargaining table with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 837, a day after its members voted to strike on Aug. 1.

Iron Barley's High Hog Ridge restaurant in High Ridge, whose co-owner Tom Coghill died in March, has permanently closed and its location will be filled by a sports bar and restaurant, according to a social media post.

The developer hoping to build apartments at the site of the Engineers’ Club in the Central West End is no longer seeking to demolish the historic building.

Are you looking for quick cash, but your credit score doesn't look good? If your answer is yes, you may be wondering whether getting a no-credit-check loan with guaranteed approval is possible. Unfortunately, all lenders will conduct at least a soft credit check before approving your loan request, and there’s no such thing as guaranteed approval for loan applications.

Faced with court rulings that say a Trump administration directive doesn’t protect Tyson Foods from liability caused by workers’ deaths due to COVID-19, the food giant is now asking the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on the matter. Arguing that recent court rulings against the company will have “drastic consequences for the next national […]

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ALTON, Ill. - Funeral arrangements have been set for an Alton, Illinois business owner who was killed in a bus crash while on vacation in Jamaica earlier this month. The owner of “My Just Desserts” in downtown Alton, Yvonne Campbell, was on vacation with her twin sister Evelyn Campbell, her daughter, nieces, and their friends. [...]

In the league's last iteration, a North County facility served as its hub for practices and front office operations. The new plan, unveiled Monday, is quite different.

The move is a response to the escalating price of fertilizer following Russia’s attack on Ukraine.

A few weeks ago, coming home from one of my night sky photography sessions, I noticed that dawn looked very nice in my rear view mirror. I wasn't planning to stop, but eventually I caved in and decided to turn around. Having done that, I needed to find an exit so I could get out ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"

A longtime alderwoman and runner-up in last year's mayoral election has landed a vice president post at a local bank. "My goals are to expand on the investment that the bank is making in the community," she said.

ALTON - The details for the visitation and funeral for the beloved Alton resident Yvonne M. Campbell have been released. The visitation will be Friday, August 5, 2022, from 9 a.m. until the time of service at 11 a.m. The visitation and funeral service be held at Shalom Church (City of Peace) 6491 North Highway 67 Florissant, MO., 63034. Burial to immediately follow at Upper Alton Cemetery in Alton, Illinois. Cathy M. Williams and Sons Funeral Home of Alton is in charge of arrangements. Sheila Goins, Alton's first lady, said the response following Yvonne's death has been one she has never seen before. "I think the response is a testament to the light she poured into people," she said. "Even people who didn't really know her felt her light. The outpouring of love in the community is a true compliment to the character she displayed every day. "She greatly influenced younger people. She was very engaged in her children's day to day lives and valued, supported them and mentored children

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WASHINGTON COUNTY, Mo. - A male bear was shot in Washington County, Missouri on Thursday according to the Missouri Department of Conservation. No one has yet been charged in connection with this incident. The carcass has been seized as evidence. Conservation agents are investigating. FOX 2 will continue to update this story with more information [...]

Four years ago, the Supreme Court took a long look at the wealth of data generated by cell phones and made a good call. It said warrantless access to months of cell site location data was an unreasonable search. If cops wanted weeks or months of cell site location info, they’d need a warrant going […]

Five years ago I was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Yet I’m the lucky one. I could afford to get treatment. Too many people in America don’t have the health care they need, even today. The 2021 American Rescue Plan included subsidies to make health insurance more affordable than ever, resulting in a record-breaking […]

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Green Day is teasing something. In a tweet Monday, the punk rockers shared an image of the American Idiot heart grenade surrounded by a nearly whole circle.  While fans in the…

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Spire points to some at least small wins the utility has recently secured in the fight over its embattled natural gas pipeline serving the St. Louis region.

EAST ALTON - At 10:37 a.m. o n Saturday, July 23, 2022, the Bethalto Police Department responded to a 911 call from a resident of Old Oak Ridge Trailer Park, 100 Wesley Drive, East Alton, who reported multiple dogs fighting and attacking people. An officer arrived to find a female, who had been bitten multiple times wrestling with two actively fighting dogs, an unresponsive male lying on the ground, and a third dog that was badly injured. The responding officer secured the scene and proceeded to render aid to the unresponsive male by initiating CPR in combination with a defibrillator. The Bethalto Fire Department and Alton Memorial Hospital Ambulance services were also dispatched to the scene. Despite the officer and emergency medical services' best efforts the man, who has been identified as Ronald D. Jones, age 64, lost his life. Jones was pronounced deceased at the scene by the Madison County Coroner’s Office. The female was transported from the scene by EMS to a St.

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