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A year ago, the wonderful podcast, 99% Invisible, had a great episode exploring the history of state slogans and other statements ending up on license plates. It’s very entertaining and worth listening to. As part of it, it highlights an important free speech lawsuit, brought by George Maynard, a Jehovah’s Witness, to argue that New […]

Two cars traveling south on Interstate 55 late Thursday collided. The driver of one vehicle died after the car struck a guardrail and a median.

The Fusion C is here, and it’s ready to replace your bulky desktop tower PC. Not much bigger than a small cigar box, the Fusion C comes loaded with a built-in Intel quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM, and a pre-installed version of Windows 10 Home to make getting through your daily to-dos a breeze. Taking […]

A few days ago I tried to buy something with my main credit card and was turned down. I paid with another credit card, and the next day the main card was fine, so I forgot the whole thing. But then it happened again. And once again, the next day the card was fine. Then ...continue reading "My Week"

EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville sophomore backfielder Ulla Sharp had helped anchor a solid defensive wall that conceded only one goal in the Tigers' first two games, a 3-0 win over Belleville Althoff Catholic and a 4-1 win over Rochester Wednesday evening in the Metro Cup showcase tournament at Tiger Stadium. Following the win over Rochester, Sharp felt very excited about the outcome and felt that her team played very well in getting their second win of the season. "I'm feeling awesome," Sharp said in a post-match interview. "I'm so proud of my team. We really worked hard and it's an amazing feeling." The defense has gotten off to a great start, playing solidly in front of goalie Kaitlyn Naney and not allowing quality chances for their opponents. Sharp explained her defensive style as one where she marks tightly and doesn't allow her opponent to make a move towards goal. "I just mark my players tight," Sharp said, "and not letting them turn at all and not letting them turn at all and

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A teen was shot in the leg Thursday night in St. Louis' Columbus Square neighborhood, and was conscious and breathing, police said.

Jury selection in William Don Tisaby's perjury and evidence tampering trial is set for March 24 in St. Louis Circuit Court.

St. Louis County police said Dennis Dewrock, 29, faces several stealing, attempted stealing and property damage charges.

EDWARDSVILLE – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has launched a convenient new online degree completion program in psychology to prepare individuals to pursue careers in both the private and public sectors. Individuals with an associate degree can complete a bachelor’s in just two years through high quality, accelerated study that builds knowledge and skills in mental processes and behavior, psychological issues and human potential. Graduates will be prepared to pursue careers in a variety of fields, including human resources, mental health, research and development, sales, non-profit organizations, health services, government and more. “Now is a great time to pursue this opportunity as students will be able to progress through the program in a timely manner,” said Greg Everett, PhD, chair and professor in the Department of Psychology. “Online classes will be taught by the same expert faculty who teach in the on-ground program, and students wil

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WOOD RIVER - East Alton-Wood River High School sophomore track athlete Devon Green had a big two weeks in the indoor season for the Oilers. On March 5 in the SIU Boys Invitational meet in Carbondale, Green set a new school indoor record for the 400 meters with a time of 54.72 seconds. He then followed up on it the next week at the Jersey Winter Thaw meet at Principia College in Elsah, breaking his own week-old record with a time of 54.66 seconds. It was a pair of incredible back-to-back performances by Green, and for that, he's been named EA-WR's Riverbender.com Midwest Members Credit Union male Athlete of the Month for March, 2022. Green, who runs for head coach Russ Colona, has been running track for four years and enjoys many of the aspects of competing in the sport. "I have been running track since sixth grade," Green said. "I like track the most because of the competitiveness. I absolutely love competing and running." Green thanked his mother for instilling his work ethic and

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BELLEVILLE – State Senator Christopher Belt (D-Swansea) joined local community leaders to highlight a measure that would help recruit more volunteer firefighters and EMS personnel by providing an income tax credit at a press conference Friday. “People rely on first responders when they are in a crisis,” Belt said. “Providing an incentive for volunteer firefighters and EMS personnel to encourage them to stay longer ensures that the fire departments have sufficient resources and residents know that emergency responders can act quickly in an emergency.” Belt, alongside Representative Katie Stuart, Chief Tom Elliff of the Signal Hill Fire Department and fire department officials, outlined a measure that would incentivize more long-term volunteer firefighters and EMS personnel. Senate Bill 3027 would provide a $500 income tax credit for volunteer firefighters and EMS personnel who are a member or work for a fire department or fire protection district

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ST. LOUIS - Sunday brings the spring equinox, and hope springs eternal in the St Louis Region Friday as the latest COVID hospitalization numbers confirm the collapse of the omicron-variant surge. The St Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force released the latest tallies on area hospitalizations Friday, and the region is in good shape as the [...]

ST. LOUIS--A potent low-pressure system sweeps across the area Friday bringing rain, thunderstorms, and a cool down to the St. Louis region. Friday afternoon, we'll see intervals of rain and thunderstorms, a few on the strong side, with 10-20 mph winds from the south-southeast and a high temperature of 62. Friday night, there's some more [...]

ALTON - Senior Abigail Williams was a key member of the Marquette Catholic School girls basketball team in 2021-2022. She was on the Gateway Metro All-Conference First Team — 2021/2022 and the Carrollton Lady Hawk Invite - All-Tournament team. Abigail is the Tucker Automotive and Repair Female Athlete of the Month for Marquette Catholic High School. The Marquette senior basketball star said she wanted to thank her parents and siblings for always supporting her and having faith in her. She also commended head coach Lee Green and the other coaches for their help with her basketball career. “My coaches helped develop me into the player and person I am today,” she said. “I have been playing since I was in third grade and I love all the people I have met and became friends with. “Playing basketball has helped me learn many skills on and off the court. Most importantly being able to lead a group of people. Being able to be a leader has helped me grow t

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SPRINGFIELD - Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White has awarded more than $1.4 million in FY 22 School District Library Grant Program awards to 672 public school districts. More than 1.5 million Illinois students served by school library programs will benefit from the grants. Some RiverBend area school districts who received grants: Alton Alton CUSD #11 $4,948.65 Brighton Southwestern CUSD #9 $1,076.16 Carlinville Carlinville CUSD #1 $1,097.95 East Saint Louis East Saint Louis School District #189 $3,909.93 Granite City Granite City CUSD #9 $4,777.23 Hardin Calhoun CUSD #40 $850.00 Jerseyville Jersey CUSD #100 $2,017.03 “As a former public school teacher and administrator, I know our school libraries are critical in helping students learn and prepare themselves for the future,” White said. “Illinois was the first state to implement a school district grant program, and I’m pleased that we can continue to provide school libraries with some

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To talk about game developer/serial litigant Jonathan Monsarrat is to open up several cans of hilarious and repulsive worms. Mike Masnick played catch up on Monsarrat’s past and present legal problems in this lengthy 2013 post, where Monsarrat — founder of video game company, Turbine — was slapped around by Booth Sweet LLP (of Prenda […]

Starting All Over I love it when a new restaurant comes with a story. Often it’s an immigrant story. People “tempest-tost” seeking that “lamp beside the golden door.” In 2014, the owner of the new downtown restaurant, Havana’s Cuisine, came here with such a story. Meet Tamara Landeiro The Cuban accounting teacher had more than... 

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CHICAGO – Building on the administration’s funding increases for child welfare and wellbeing, today Governor Pritzker announced the Children’s Behavioral Health Transformation Initiative to evaluate and redesign the delivery of behavioral health services for children and adolescents in the State of Illinois. The Governor tasked the Initiative with building a coordinated, inter-agency approach to ensure young people with significant behavioral health needs receive the community and residential services they need to thrive while providing parents, guardians, and family members with transparency and clarity in the process. The initiative will provide a transformation blueprint by the end of 2022. The Governor also named Chapin Hall child welfare expert Dana Weiner, PhD, as Director of the Children’s Behavioral Health Transformation Initiative. “I’m launching the Children’s Behavioral Health Transformation Initiative to evaluate and redesign th

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"I want to give him a hug. That's all I want. I just want to give him a hug and I just want somebody to tell me that he's OK, but he's not."