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COVID basketball league started by teens in its third year

3 years 5 months ago
BELLEVILLE, Ill. - Tim Ezell showed off his basketball skills Thursday morning with a little neighborhood game. YBL was founded by two Althoff Catholic High School students, Miles Wilhelm and Drew Ysura. The games are played on Ysura's court in his backyard. It all started when COVID hit. "A lot of kids live in the [...]
Tim Ezell

FCC Boss Wants To Define Broadband As 100 Mbps, But May Not Have The Votes

3 years 5 months ago
The US has always had a fairly pathetic definition of “broadband.” Originally defined as anything over 200 kbps in either direction, the definition was updated in 2010 to a pathetic 4 Mbps down, 1 Mbps up. It was updated again in 2015 by the FCC to a better, but still arguably pathetic 25 Mbps downstream, […]
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Pujols receives Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award at ESPYS

3 years 5 months ago
ST. LOUIS - Albert Pujols received the ESPN Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award Wednesday night at the ESPYS. The Pujols Family Foundation is in its 18th year and does work in the Dominican Republic as well as supports people with Down syndrome. Both of these causes are close to his heart. The Dominican Republic native's [...]
Monica Ryan

'These regulations are about finding a balance': St. Charles a step closer to limiting short-term rentals

3 years 5 months ago
St. Charles is a step closer to placing limitations on short-term home rentals. That includes limiting the number of properties people can rent through services like Airbnb and VRBO. The city is also looking to zero in on homeowners who are sidestepping city policy. St. Charles knows its strengths. "We have a vibrant Main Street. We rely on tourism. Tourism is a large part of our economy,” Community Development Director Zach Tusinger said. "It's also a great place to live. There's a lot of people…
Brent Solomon, KSDK