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A juvenile was wounded in the foot in an accidental shooting Thursday afternoon in the Central West End, police said.

Rick Astley's 1987 debut album, Whenever You Need Somebody, celebrates its 35th anniversary this year, and to mark the milestone, and remastered and expanded version of the hugely successful record…

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Metallica has announced the release of seven concert films on the Coda Collection, a music-themed channel on Amazon Prime Video. The series kicks off today with the premiere of 1998's…

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EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville High School student Sarah Meng is the Edwardsville Rotary Club Student of the Month Award for March. Sarah was nominated by her mathematics teacher, Tiffany McBride. Sarah achieved the honor roll last semester in her academic courses at Edwardsville High School. In her spare time, she enjoys playing the piano, dabbling in art, and baking. Sarah says she would like to attend the Southern Illinois University of Edwardsville after her high school graduation to major in psychology. The Edwardsville Rotary Club recognizes a student each month September through April. Each May, Edwardsville High School staff chooses one of the monthly winners to receive the $1,500 Edwardsville High School Rotary Scholarship. The awards have been given since 1996 and the Edwardsville Rotary Club has given out over $28,000 in scholarships to date.

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The County Council could vote on request to approve a lease with a new operator to run Quail Creek Golf Course in south St. Louis County.

“I can’t breathe.“ Those are words universally recognized as an expression of respiratory distress. Unless you’re a cop. Then they’re perceived as, at best, non-compliance. At worst, they’re perceived as active resistance. “I can’t breathe,” many people have told the officers currently choking the life out of them. In most documented cases, these people have […]

Atomic waste from 1973 is sitting on the surface of the landfill. EPA found more radioactive material than they anticipated from their most recent testing samples.

An impasse on lines for Missouri’s eight congressional districts broke Thursday when the Missouri Senate approved a proposal that is likely to produce no changes in the partisan makeup of the state’s delegation. The issue stymied the Senate for weeks as the seven-member conservative caucus sought to win support for a map likely to give […]

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An East Prairie, Missouri, man was sentenced to 35 years in prison after he was found guilty of trying to arrange the sexual exploitation of an 8-year-old girl.

WOOD RIVER - Charlie’s Drive-In in Wood River is about to be back in business. Chastity and Aaron Niemeyer, and Fred and Jeri Shaw purchased the Charlie’s Drive-In business at 7262 Wood River Avenue in Wood River from the previous owners recently. The plan after some work on the building is to be open in mid-April, Chastity said. Chastity and Jeri are the main partners in the business. Chastity said the two became friends with their sons involved in East Alton-Wood River wrestling. “Our sons wrestled together from fifth grade through East Alton-Wood River High School,” she said. “We love East Alton and Wood River. I graduated from high school in 2001.” Aaron Niemeyer Jr. and Jason Shaw were the sons who wrestled together. The big question is will the famed homemade root beer and mini-burgers be part of the menu, and the answer Chastity says is “yes,” right at the top. Coffee and iced coffees may also be added at some point to the menu

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"The Bud Man" was selling Delta 8 on March 19. It's unregulated but completely legal.

WOOD RIVER - Carlos E. Watson, 23, of East St. Louis, was charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm, aggravated assault, and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon. He allegedly fired in the direction of another man on March 20. The other two charges involve the same conduct but different sections of the criminal code. Bail is set at $150,000. The charges were filed on March 21. GLEN CARBON - Rudy J. Hampton, 45, of Granite City, was charged with unlawful possession of methamphetamine. He allegedly possessed less than five grams of the drug on March 19. Bail was set at $25,000. The charge was filed on March 21. EDWARDSVILLE - Calvin L. Heath, 46, of the first block of Devon Place, Edwardsville, was charged Wednesday with aggravated domestic battery and misdemeanor domestic battery. He allegedly choked a household member on March 18. He was also accused of domestic battery for striking the victim. Bail was set at $50,000. EDWARDSVILLE - Kolbe P. Hughes, 23, of Independence,

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Yolanda Rodgers-Garvin has more than 25 years of experience serving children and families in the St. Louis area, and she instills a thought in the minds of students and parents.

The University was initially named Eliot Seminary after its founder and St. Louis educator, William Greenleaf Eliot.

Enter Tower Grove Park from Kingshighway and you’ll be greeted by construction on the West Gatehouse.

The bill penalizes officers who leave the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department too soon after graduating from the city's police academy.

GRAFTON - Grafton Mayor Mike Morrow is proud to see one of the city’s treasures - the Loading Dock-Boat House - moving closer to the National Register of Historic Places list. Mayor Morrow said it was announced at the Grafton City Council Meeting that the historic Boat Works building has been approved as a historic site on the state realm and is now headed for those who decide on the National Register of Historic places buildings. The Allen family are the owners of the Loading Dock-Boat House. Peter Allen announced the state decision at the Grafton Council meeting this week. The National Register of Historic Places is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. “I think everybody in Grafton is absolutely pleased to see it go to the National Historic Register of Places decision-makers,” Mayor Morrow said. “One positive is buildings

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The nonprofit will operate the center at 1138 N. Warson Road in Olivette in space leased from Miriam School and Learning Center.

EDWARDSVILLE - Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine announced today that Jacob Godoy, 17, of St. Louis, pled guilty to one count of first-degree murder for the January 2021 killing of SIUE student Moneer Damra. “The Defendant turned the streets of Madison County into a shooting gallery that evening, and took the life of a wonderful young man, senselessly and brutally,” Haine said. “Such violence will be met with the strictest prosecution in Madison County. We continue to pray for Moneer’s family, the SIUE community, and the ROTC program as they continue forward in the face of this horrific tragedy.” On the evening of January 14, 2021, Damra was a passenger in a vehicle on Interstate 270 and Route 157 in Edwardsville when he was struck by gunfire. He was taken to a local hospital and passed away several days later as a result of the injury. The first-degree murder charge is a Class M felony, and the sentencing range is 20-60 years in the Illinoi

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