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EDWARDSVILLE – The Madison County Coroner’s Office confirmed the names of the two workers who died after becoming unconscious while in a manhole at a construction site in the 100 block of East Union on Friday, August 19, 2022, as Jack M. Pfund, 19, of Edwardsville and Cody W. Toenyes, 22, of Bethalto. The coroner's office said both men were pronounced dead at the scene at 7:24 p.m. on Friday, August 19. The Edwardsville Fire Department said the area where the two men were found had very little oxygen and there was a buildup of toxic gases. Jack Pfund is the son of Pfund Construction CEO and President Matt Pfund. Toeneyes is a CM grad.

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Most of the businesses are still closed at Florissant Meadows Shopping Center and owners don't know how long it's going to take to reopen.

U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth of Illinois visited the community in Cahokia Heights, Illinois to examine the damages caused by flooding.

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The Missouri NAACP and League of Women Voters are suing to stop a law that they say will limit voter engagement work. The groups on Monday asked a local judge to throw out part of a new voter photo identification law set to take effect Aug. 28.

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Sen. Duckworth's Public Safety Officer Support Act was signed into law by President Biden last week.

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Netflix announced that the sequel to the Oscar-nominated 2019 hit whodunnit Knives Out will premiere on December 23. The streaming service made the announcement Monday about the upcoming film, titled…

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The lawsuit claims that the number of signatures verified by local election authorities was not enough to get the petition on the ballot.

From CityScene STL:  Good Developments Group, a firm founded and operated by former employees with New York City-based JDS Development Group, is pursuing an 80-acre project that includes Chouteau’s Landing and areas south. Conceptual plans currently peg the development cost at $1.2 Billion. On August 11th, the project took its first step in the approval […]

From River Bender:  Governor JB Pritzker joined the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) today to announce a $34.6 billion program to improve roads, bridges, transit, rail, airports, and ports over the next six years. This funding represents a robust commitment to invest in people and communities backed by the historic Rebuild Illinois capital program. “Since I […]

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Former St. Louis Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed will be in court Friday to change his plea in connection with the federal bribery charges he is facing. Reed had previously pleaded not guilty to the two bribery-related charges filed by federal prosecutors. A pretrial hearing was scheduled in federal court for Tuesday, but on Monday, the court canceled that hearing and replaced it with a change-of-plea hearing to be held Friday. The 66-page indictment released in June accused Reed; Jeffrey…

An anti-drug group is backing a lawsuit to take a recreational marijuana legalization proposal off Missouri's November ballot.