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Studies show that prevailing-wage laws uplift workers without increasing project costs. They should be expanded to state and local service contracts.

Kasey Healy of St. Charles, MO joined the Real Rock Army today

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Will Person is suing the USA Bobsled and Skeleton Federation saying that the organization has known for years that the sport can cause serious brain injuries.

BETHALTO - Dathan Greene has been a standout for the Civic Memorial Eagles boys basketball team all season. In a recent contest against Triad at home, he finished with nine points to go with team member Sam Buckley's 19 points to pace the Eagles, despite a 54-41 loss. For his overall play and leadership this season, Dathan Greene is the Tom Lane State Farm Male Athlete of the Month for Civic Memorial. After the Eagles' difficult loss, one player stayed in his uniform. While his team was changing and getting ready to go home after their hard-fought game, Greene stayed to practice more. After asking Greene what motivates him to get back to practice right after a loss, the junior point guard said, “The motivation is to help this team go to first in the conference within the year. That is always the main goal. You have to put the work in and get as many shots in as possible.” “Working off-ball would have helped us against Triad and will again other opponents," said Gree

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The Lunar New Year is celebrated across the world and is a time of eating, gathering, and honoring those who came before us.

GRANITE CITY – Granite City recently hosted the Alton Redbirds in a Friday night match-up. The Warriors defeated the Redbirds by a final score of 80-51. The Warriors' Mark Yarborough was responsible for a quarter of his team’s points with 20 points out of their 80 points. The 6’1 senior passed, got involved, and shot the ball well from start to finish. “I shot the ball well tonight and did a good job of getting to the basket," said the star senior. Yarborough's passing and shooting were so hot that while he was busy assisting points for teammates like Marc-Kell Longstreet and Mario Brown, he managed to score three three-pointers in the second quarter alone. Yarborough is the Stillwater Senior Living Male Athlete of the Month for Granite City High School. Mark was quick to credit the work ethic of his teammates and guidance from their coaches when asked how much work goes into playing such a successful game. “Our hustle on defensemen and getting to the

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A Missouri gun safety advocate from Moms Demand Action reminds you to safely store your guns around young children.

Early Sunday morning, employees at the Amazon Fulfillment Center in St. Peters and Ranken Jordan Pediatric Center in Maryland Heights walked out of their overnight shifts to shattered glass and missing belongings; their vehicles broken into by a band of thieves.

Five startups have been selected from the Pet Care Care Innovation Prize to receive a $10,000 in investment and the ability to participate in a virtual accelerator boot camp that includes mentorship from Nestle Purina PetCare. Nathan Rubbelke on STL Inno has the winners list: Bright Planet Pet, a plant-based dog treat manufacturer  uPetsia, a […]

Just over a month after the official seal of St. Francois County drew laughs and criticism on social media, the You Paid For It team has confirmed the county has begun a taxpayer-free contest to replace the seal.

COLLINSVILLE - Senior boys basketball player Ihzel Brown is one of the leaders for the Alton High team. Brown is a Redbird team member the younger players look up to and he tries to set an example for the younger players on the team to follow. For his efforts both on and off the court, Brown has been selected as the school's Auto Butler Male Athlete of the Month. Brown sees himself as the team's leader, making sure the young players are doing what they are supposed to be doing and lending a helping hand in practice and in games. "I do see myself as a team leader," Brown said. "The fact that I push everybody; they push me, too. But I make sure everybody is on time. I help direct the others at practice, and if they don't know the plays, I pace them." As far as goals for himself and the Redbirds the rest of the season, Brown is keeping it simple and easy. Brown said, "Keep on pushing through, try to get more wins, and play as well as we can each game." Riverbender.com's Athlete o

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His name isn’t Tony, but George Badra has spent the last 25 years perfecting pastries at Tony’s Donuts. The store named after Badra's son is set to open a third location this spring.

ST. LOUIS - St. Louis County Police Department Crimes Against Persons detectives are currently investigating an accidental shooting that occurred in the 1200 block of Scott Avenue in the North County Precinct which resulted in injuries to two children. On February 6, 2022, at approximately 11:30 AM, St. Louis County Police officers from the North County Precinct responded to a call for service for a shooting in the 1200 block of Scott Avenue. Responding officers located two female children inside the home suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. Preliminary investigation revealed one of the children to have found their parent’s firearm in a coat and it fired accidentally. Both children were injured in their lower extremities. Both children were transported to an area hospital for treatment of their injuries with one being critical and the other non-life-threatening. There were no other persons injured during the incident. The investigation is active at this time. Additional

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ALTON - Alton firefighters battled a fire around 4 p.m. Saturday in the 1000 block of Diamond Street. The home was unoccupied and the fire department said flames were showing in part of the house upon arrival. No one was injured in the blaze and firefighters extinguished it without assistance from other area fire departments as a mutual aid request was not issued.

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