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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today met with Dr. Colleen Shogan, nominee to be Archivist of the United States to administrate over the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Dr. Shogan’s nomination has gained national attention after the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) searched former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence for classified documents following NARA’s discovery of classified materials in several boxes of government records that Trump improperly removed from the White House. NARA’s role in identifying presidential and classified records at Mar-a-Lago, and in identifying records responsive to congressional investigations into the January 6 attack, underscores the importance of its work. Notably, the Senate Judiciary Committee has relied on NARA in its continuing efforts to investigate the events detailed in the Committee’s Subverting Justice

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EDWARDSVILLE - R.P. Lumber Co., Inc. has acquired Kieffer Lumber in Mount Carmel, IL, making this the family-owned hardware and building materials retailer’s 59 th Illinois location and its 85 th location overall. “For 50 years, Kieffer Lumber has served the citizens of Wabash County and the greater Illinois/Indiana bi-state area, and we are thrilled to have their team join the R.P. Lumber family,” said Robert Plummer, President & CEO of R.P. Lumber. “Recently, we have added locations in other states, but our roots are in Illinois, and we are excited to grow our footprint in the Land of Lincoln,” Plummer continued. “My family has been in the hardware, lumber, and construction businesses for many years,“ said Duane Kieffer, who presently manages Kieffer Lumber, which was opened by his parents, Marge and Al Kieffer, in 1972. “We’ve been blessed with a good business and good customers, and now we’ve decided to hand the reigns

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ALTON - Jacoby Arts Center is DYING to have you join them for not 1 but 2 Spooky Saturdays in October on the 8th & 15th from 7-10 pm! Bring your special Boo for date night or your group of Gross Goblin Friends to watch a double feature cult classic horror film and enjoy BOOzy beverages from JAC's Bar. Clay Ghoul Heads (on the 8th) and Haunted Hex Dolls (on the 15th) crafts will be facilitated by Nick Williams. While you're here lay your PEEPERS on the artwork in Phantasmagoria V: A celebration of all things dark, spooky, creepy, grotesque, and Halloween. Phantasmagoria embodies the spirit of the strange and curious and will be on display in the Simmons Hanly Conroy Main Gallery from Oct. 5 through Nov. 13. Jump on your broomstick and fly on over to Jacoby Arts Center located at 627 E Broadway Alton, IL 62002. Halloween costumes and howling at the moon are welcome. To get your $5 tickets for Spooky Saturdays visit: www.jacobyartscenter.org Jacoby Arts Center is a nonprofit 501c

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WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today met with a group of Highland Park doctors who are both her constituents and members of March Fourth, a gun safety advocacy non-profit, to discuss the need to end the sale of weapons of war at the federal level. Some of these doctors were also survivors of the Highland Park Fourth of July Parade Massacre. Duckworth is both a cosponsor and advocate of the Assault Weapons Ban of 2021. Photos from today’s meeting are available here . “Today, I met with both doctors and survivors of the Highland Park Massacre and, once again, I heard the same call—the same plea—I’ve heard from so many other constituents and survivors of mass shootings across our nation: we need to get weapons of war off our streets,” said Duckworth. “For Highland Park, for Uvalde, for Buffalo, for Chicago and for every other community terrorized by senseless gun violence, we need to suspend the filibuster an

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WEST ALTON - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rivers Project Office, is partnering with local organizations to host a variety of stewardship activities that will give members of the community a chance to enjoy their federal lands and take an active role in their conservation in celebration of National Public Lands Day on September 24, 2022. One of these activities is the Great Rivers Clean-up, hosted in partnership with the Piasa Palisades Sierra Club. “To date, the Great River Clean-up has netted over 45 tons of trash and has recycled 10 tons of materials, all with the help of fantastic volunteers,” said Christine Favilla, Co-Coordinator of the Three Rivers Project of Sierra Club Illinois. “This 16th annual river clean-up is hosted in honor of National Public Lands Day and provides an exciting opportunity for our community to work together to protect and conserve the river that sustains us.” Participants of the Great Rivers Clean-Up will meet at Lincoln Shield

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EAST ALTON – Join Illinois RiverWatch, part of the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC sm ) for their virtual Fall Speaker Series, starting October 4 and running through early November. “We hope these speakers will give people an opportunity to learn more about water through a series of online events,” said Danelle Haake, RiverWatch director and stream ecologist. “These presentations are very interactive and participants really enjoy speaking with experts in their field of work.” Following is a list of dates, times, speakers and topics. All the events will take place on Zoom. The Ecological Consequences of Salty Fresh Water: 7 p.m., Oct. 4 Speakers: Bill Hintz and Bayley Wilmoth Can Zebra Mussels Be Controlled in Inland Waterways?; 7 p.m., Oct. 11 Speaker: Jim Bland Bees from Wetlands to Cities: 7 p.m., Oct. 19 Speaker: Jenny Mullikin, NGRREC Assistant Scientist – Wetland Ecology Youth Water Education: Root

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Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are saying Missouri is playing a losing hand after not legalizing sports betting.

Proposed amendment would allow those 21 and older to possess up to an ounce of cannabis and would allow state-licensed dispensaries to sell recreational marijuana.

A Wednesday night storm ripped the north half of the roof off the Old Public School Building. No one was injured.

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Get ready for Twilight Thursdays, the Missouri History Museum’s popular, free outdoor concert series. Twilight Thursdays takes place on the front lawn and offers spectacular musical

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Join NBM’s Sittin’ on the Porch on Thursday Nights from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM! Players of all levels are encouraged to come jam with

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ALTON - Madison County Transit (MCT) held a ribbon cutting at Alton's Transfer Station located at 6 th and Piasa Street in Alton Thursday afternoon. The ceremony was for a new plaza dedicated to former Senator Bill Haine and his wife of over 50 years Anna for their lifetimes of work with MCT. Bill served as the first Chairman of the Madison County Transit District, as a Madison County Board Member, as Madison County State’s Attorney, and as State Senator representing the 56th District of Illinois, all while promoting and supporting MCT. Bill died on August 16, 2021, but his work was not forgotten. Alton Mayor David Goins and Bill's wife Anna both spoke at the event with many members of the Haine family in attendance. Goins remembered the times when he first met Bill. It was back when Goins began his career as an Alton police officer for several years. "I'm just honored today to be here to dedicate this plaza to him and to the recognition of his wife," Goins said. "He was

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TROY - Troy Fire Protection District as well as Troy Police are investigating a devastating fire and a pair of incidents on Wood Thrush Street in Troy on Thursday afternoon. A home was destroyed in the fire and smoke was still coming from the roof around 4 p.m. Thursday, but firefighters had the blaze under control. Crime scene tape covered both ends of the street and multiple people were apparently transported to a hospital from the fire. In addition to Troy Police, Troy Fire, Glen Carbon Fire Protection District, Edwardsville, and Collinsville Fire Department assisted Troy Fire Protection District members. Law enforcement considered the area a crime scene. The Troy Police Department confirmed they responded with the fire department to what they described as a pair of domestic incidents on Wood Thrush Street in Troy at 2:23 p.m. on Thursday. Firefighters discovered another fire on the street was on fire and then contacted other fire departments to assist. Police said an investigation

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A strong storm rolled through St. Clair County just before 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. The storm produced torrential rain and some strong wind gusts that damaged a historic building in Freeburg.

EDWARDSVILLE — Madison County officials approved more than $23 million in American Rescue Plan Act spending for sewer, drinking water, stormwater projects and more. The County Board passed 25 resolutions Wednesday night, including 11 stormwater projects totaling more than $8 million. Chairman Kurt Prenzler said the majority of the funding would go toward projects that will leave the biggest impact — stormwater and sanitary sewers. “Often times when government gets money it goes towards streets and roads — the thing that people see,” Prenzler said. “What the board did was what ARPA intended. Now, the county and its local partners can make long-term investments on the ‘invisible’ infrastructure projects.’” County Board member Chris Guy of Maryville and chair of the Finance Committee said that board members worked hard and came together for the needs of the county and communities, which isn’t always an easy thing to

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The events take place Friday evening at City Foundry STL in Midtown, Saturday afternoon at Dogwood Social House in Ellisville, and Sunday afternoon at Tilles Park in Ladue.

Ronald D. Fisher, 43, had been charged with first-degree murder, assault and weapons charges in connection with a shooting that left a man dead.