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GRAFTON - Families are invited to Raging Rivers WaterPark for the summer season’s final two Family Fun Nights. From 6–9 p.m. on Friday, July 25, and Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, community members can stay late at Raging Rivers to enjoy the waterslides and other attractions. On Aug. 1, the evening will conclude with a fireworks spectacular complete with food trucks and more fun. Jeremy Hayes, general manager at Raging Rivers, explained that the goal is to bring families together. “We’re just open a little bit later for guests to get in and enjoy themselves,” he said. “It’s another way of people making memories.” Admission to the Family Fun Night is included with a season pass or a full-day ticket purchased for that date. You can also buy a Family Fun Night evening ticket for $24.99. Raging Rivers WaterPark closes for the season on Sept. 7, 2025, so there’s only a little time left to get out to the park and have fun. Hayes hopes

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From St. Louis Magazine: Few videos of the May 16 tornado are scarier than the one taken from the top floor of The Hudson apartment complex on DeBaliviere at Pershing. You can watch it here. In two seconds flat, the roof lifts away and the walls collapse. It wasn’t an isolated event. Lots of roofs […]

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BETHALTO - The Bethalto Police Department is addressing concerns over the use of low-speed electric scooters, commonly known as e-scooters, on local roadways. The department has received multiple complaints about riders operating these scooters in the community in violation of Illinois law. Under Illinois state law, e-scooters are permitted on roadways only if a municipality enacts an ordinance allowing their use. Even then, riders must adhere to specific rules, including being at least 18 years old and allowing only one rider per scooter. Bethalto has not passed such an ordinance, making the operation of e-scooters on its streets illegal. The Bethalto Police Department highlighted safety concerns after reviewing video footage showing one individual riding on the wrong side of the road through an intersection and another rider pulling out in front of a fire truck responding to a medical emergency with lights and sirens activated. Bethalto Police officers will be actively contacting

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BELLEVILLE – Residents from around the Riverbend have been charged with stolen vehicle possession in a series of unrelated felony cases. Patsy N. Willis, 38, of Belleville, was charged on July 17, 2025 with offenses related to motor vehicles, a Class 2 felony. Willis allegedly possessed a 2007 Toyota Camry which she knew to be stolen on June 12, 2025. The Bethalto Police Department presented the case against Willis, and she was granted pretrial release from custody. Amy E. Rives, 41, of Cottage Hills, was charged with a Class 2 felony count of offenses related to motor vehicles on July 17, 2025. Rives allegedly knowingly possessed a stolen 2009 Ford Flex bearing an Illinois registration number on June 16, 2025. George Garcia-Flores, 22, listed as homeless out of Granite City, was charged on July 18, 2025 with offenses related to motor vehicles, a Class 2 felony. On July 3, 2025, Garcia-Flores was reportedly in possession of a stolen Jaguar X-Type which he knew had been stolen.

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From The Columbia Missouri and KOMU: The American Red Cross broke ground Wednesday (July 23rd) on a new $10 million regional headquarters in Columbia. Located off Stellar Drive near the intersection of Providence Road and Veterans United Drive, the new headquarters will replace the organization’s aging 50-year-old location on Providence Road. That site was part […]

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Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and Everything in Moderation‘s Ben Whitelaw. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Pocket Casts, YouTube, or your podcast app of choice — or go straight to the RSS feed. Our second annual live at TrustCon recording of Ctrl-Alt-Speech! Ben […]

Ryan Hummert is remembered, Locoz Tacoz’s carne asada is ranked among the area’s best tacos, and an engineer starts her company in Maplewood. (It’s on Hanley.) Fox 2 — Maplewood honors 17 years since firefighter’s sacrifice St. Louis Post-Dispatch — Where to find the best Mexican food in St. Louis, according to Ian Froeb’s STL […]

WASHINGTON — The fallout over President Donald Trump’s handling of financier and Florida sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s case files permeated business on Capitol Hill Thursday, as Senate Democrats urged release of the information. Meanwhile, in Tallahassee, Florida, a top Department of Justice official interviewed Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s former girlfriend and a key figure in the […]

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Jeremiah A. Johnson, 33, faces charges of aggravated battery, mob action and obstructing justice, police said.

by Scott Savacool, CCIM, SIOR In 2025, hybrid work is no longer an experiment—it’s the new norm. As companies recalibrate their workspace needs, a consistent pattern has solidified itself: flexibility is here to stay, but the office still matters. According to recent data, 43% of U.S. companies now operate on structured hybrid schedules, with most […]

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St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer took time Thursday to address her first 100 days in office.

The teen is facing serious charges for allegedly stabbing his coworker.

It's been yet another dangerously hot and humid day and even as the sun goes down, the dangerous heat lingers well past sunset. That has prompted the cancelation of some events in our region.

Police recovered nearly 1,000 pounds of stolen utility wire during a recent undercover operation at a St. Louis recycling center.

ALTON – Two individuals from Alton have been charged in separate cases with domestic battery and more. Kelvin D. Mays Jr., 37, of Alton, was charged on July 18, 2025 with two counts of aggravated domestic battery (both Class 2 felonies) and one count of criminal damage to property (a Class 4 felony). Mays allegedly strangled the victim and forcefully grabbed their finger, causing a fracture of the finger on July 5, 2025. He was additionally accused of causing over $500 worth of damage to the victim’s furniture and electronics. A petition to deny his pretrial release from custody states Mays became angry with the victim under the belief she was “cheating on him with other men.” Mays then reportedly “choked her and pointed a gun at her,” according to the petition, which adds: “During the altercation, he grabbed her finger forcefully to remove a ring, causing a fracture.” The Alton Police Department presented the case against Mays, wh

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A man accused of crashing his car into a motorcyclist and fleeing the scene of that fatal car accident asks the judge to lower his bond.