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Closings and Cancellations - Tuesday Dec. 2, 2025

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Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025 School Closings Calhoun School District 40 Collinsville District 10, E-Learning East Alton-Wood River District 14 East Alton District 13 Schools East St. Louis School District 189 Edwardsville District 7 Schools, E-Learning. Father McGivney Catholic, Virtual Learning Granite City School District 9, E-Learning Marquette Catholic Jersey School District 100 Roxana School District Southwestern School District 9 schools. Staunton CU School District 6, Virtual

Bunker Hill Cafeteria Worker Advocates for Federal Funds to Provide Free School Meals

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BUNKER HILL - Shelly Wuellner, Vice President of the Illinois School Nutrition Association, wants to make sure no child goes hungry at school. Wuellner has met with several local politicians to advocate for free school breakfasts and lunches for students. She has traveled to Washington, D.C., to push for federal funding for these meals, where she has also met with cafeteria workers across the country who support funding breakfasts and lunches for kids. “All the lunch ladies throughout

List: St. Louis area school closings and early dismissals

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ST. LOUIS -- A winter system moved through the St. Louis area Monday afternoon, leaving the roadways overwhelmed with ice and snow into Tuesday. As crews work to clear the roadways, various schools throughout the region have announced closures and delayed starts. According to St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department spokesperson Mitch McCoy, officers responded to [...]
Joe Millitzer

Sex Offender Registry Violation Prompts Swift Law Enforcement Action In Calhoun County

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KAMPSVILLE — The Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 39-year-old man for failing to register as a sex offender after receiving complaints from local residents, officials said. On Oct. 28, 2025, the sheriff’s office was notified that a sex offender was living at an unregistered residence in Kampsville, Calhoun County. Deputies launched an investigation and conducted surveillance, confirming the individual’s residence in the area without proper registration. Two day

Fatal Fire Update: State Fire Marshal Investigates Cause of Alton House Blaze

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ALTON — The Alton Fire Department encountered a very tragic situation early Monday morning, Dec. 1, 2025, when they discovered a man and a dog who had died in a fire. The blaze broke out around 2:30 a.m. Dec. 1 in the 900 block of Rixon in Alton. Firefighters arrived to find a single-story home fully engulfed in flames, Alton Fire Department Battalion Chief Derrick Richardson said. Despite temperatures in the 20s, crews immediately began attacking the fire, working until about 5:15 a.m.

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s call for an investigation into meatpacking companies

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Last month, President Trump directed the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the nation’s largest meatpacking companies for potential collusion and price fixing. “Action must be taken immediately to protect consumers, combat illegal monopolies and ensure these corporations are not criminally profiting at the expense of the American people,” Trump said in a social media […]
John McCracken