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An 8-year-old boy was shot in the foot Sunday around 12:30 p.m. in the city’s Kingsway West neighborhood, according to police.

A special section recognizing the 56th edition of Post-Dispatch Scholar Athletes publishes Wednesday, May 11.

A new super PAC run by Biden, Obama, and Sanders consultants just dropped a quarter million into the race against pro-choice woman Jessica Cisneros.

Missouri and Illinois are now listed among the 25 states where the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating severe hepatitis cases among children.

ST. LOUIS COUNTY: The deceased in a St. Louis County crash has been identified as Sylvia Twigger, 89 years of age, of the 9700 block of Jackie Lane in Saint Louis, Missouri 63123. St. Louis County Police Crimes Against Persons detectives and the Accident Reconstruction Unit are currently investigating a fatal motor crash in the area of Reavis Barracks Road and Lemay Ferry Road which resulted in the death of an adult female. On May 6, 2022, at approximately 3:50 PM, St. Louis County police officers from the South County Precinct responded to a call for service for a motor vehicle accident in the area of Reavis Barracks Road and Lemay Ferry Road. Arriving officers located two motor vehicles involved in a motor vehicle crash. Preliminary investigation has revealed a Nissan Rogue, driven by an 89-year-old female, was eastbound on Reavis Barracks Road in the northbound turn lane onto Lemay Ferry Road when it crossed the centerline, striking a Hyundai Santa Fe driven by an adult male.

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These photos may be purchased for personal use at: https://www.randymanning.com/Alton-Farmers-and-Artisans-Market ALTON - The Alton Farmers' & Artisans' Market kicked off with an outstanding start on Saturday in the Downtown Alton Historic District. The market is organized by Alton Main Street. Alton Main Street Executive Director Sara McGibany said she couldn't have been more pleased with the start this past Saturday. The market runs from 8 a.m. to noon every Saturday through October 15, 2022. "It is super exciting to have the Farmers' and Artisans' Market underway again," she said. "We are all now almost like family and we miss each other when it is in the off-season. There were a lot of hugs today. The community has really embraced this event year after year and new vendors and crowds of people just keep coming along with the returning vendors." Live entertainment, artist demonstrations, and other special activities have been scheduled every week, McGibany said. Shoppers

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Caesars Entertainment bought the facility a few years ago, and they are updating the look to align with their Horseshoe brand.

A pattern of unseasonably warm and potentially record-breaking weather makes way to St. Louis this week.

The Missouri Senate passed a wide-ranging elections bill Monday that would enact a photo ID requirement to vote as well as create a window to cast an absentee ballot without an excuse.  The bill will now go back to the House, which can send it to the governor or ask for a conference to work […]

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The nation's press has finally caught on to the nation's shortage of infant formula. That's good. What's not so good is that they keep mindlessly repeating the same phrase over and over: "The out-of stock percentage has reached 40%." Or, even worse, "40% of baby formula was out of stock in more than 11,000 stores ...continue reading "The best response to the baby formula shortage is to be brand flexible"

Confluence Festival will feature performances by Nelly, Old Dominion, Jimmie Allen, Cole Swindell, Kameron Marlowe, Dee Jay Silver, Alexandra Kay and more.

Pontoon Beach– The Illinois Department of Transportation announces intermittent lane closures of IL 162 between IL 157 and Nameoki Rd. near Granite City beginning on Tuesday, May 10, 2022, weather permitting. Two-way traffic will be maintained by the use of flaggers. This project will update pavement marking and it should be completed by the end of the month. Drivers are urged to reduce speed, be alert to changing conditions, obey all construction signage, and refrain from using mobile devices while approaching and traveling through the work zone. The contractor on this project is RoadSafe Traffic Systems, Inc. from Romeoville, Illinois. For IDOT District 8 updates, follow us on Twitter at @IDOTDistrict8 or view area construction details on IDOT’s traveler information map on GettingAroundIllinois.com.

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After the Democratic mayors of Kansas City and St. Louis last year moved to shift police funds towards community outreach and crime prevention initiatives, Republican lawmakers in Jefferson City vowed a response.  GOP-backed legislation filed this year would increase the portion of Kansas City’s budget it must devote to its police department. Another bill would […]

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There are several reasons law enforcement agencies would take care not to associate themselves with Clearview. First off, Clearview is the NSO Group of the facial recognition tech world. Its actions — which begin with scraping data from any publicly accessible website and end with selling its product to whoever expresses an interest — have […]

ST. LOUIS – The 80,000-plus fans projected to attend the upcoming Enjoy Illinois 300 Presented by TicketSmarter NASCAR Cup Series race and related festivities will be entertained at every turn throughout race weekend. Live performances will begin at the Ballpark Village Fan Fest presented by Enterprise on Thursday, June 2, and will continue at World Wide Technology Raceway on Friday, June 3; Saturday, June 4; and Sunday, June 5, concluding with a post-race concert. Confluence Festival: Crossroads of Concert & Community – a showcase of innovation, talent, and live entertainment – represents the region’s communities coming together in welcoming NASCAR, the No. 1 form of motorsports in the U.S, to World Wide Technology Raceway. “We promised our fans a world-class event, and this festival will deliver on a wholenew level,” said Curtis Francois, owner, and CEO of World Wide Technology Raceway. “Collectively, with our incredible partners World Wid

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GRAFTON - The Village of Grafton is accepting applications for full-time and part-time patrolmen. Candidates must be certified through the Illinois Training and Standards Board. Starting pay is $21.50 per hour with time and a half for holidays. Applications can be obtained at the Grafton Police Department, 118 E. Main St., Grafton, IL., 62037, by e-mail at graftonilpd@gmail.com or on the City of Grafton web page; cityofgraftonil.com .

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Belleville - St. Clair County Transit District (SCCTD) today announced it will provide complimentary round-trip rides, via the SCCTD Trolley Bus, from the Belleville Transit Center (800 Scheel Street, Belleville, IL 62221) to the Art on the Square event, which is being held in the Belleville Public Square in downtown Belleville, from Friday, May 13, to Sunday, May 15. The SCCTD Shuttle Bus will drop riders at the corner of East Main and North Jackson streets. Art on the Square is being held from 4 to 9 p.m. on Friday, May 13; from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday, May 14; and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, May 15. The SCCTD Shuttle Bus will begin service 10 minutes before the event opens each day. Trips will be made to and from the Belleville Transit Center and Art on the Square every 15 minutes throughout the duration of the event each day. The final trip each evening will depart from East Main and North Jackson streets 20 minutes after each day’s event is scheduled to end. “Art

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St. Charles is putting $350 million into a new riverfront development. They hope to attract younger people and more tourists, and say the Riverwalk project will “redefine the city.” Mayor Dan Borgmeyer discusses his vision for the riverfront and speaks to some criticisms of it.

The Southern Illinoisan: Lowering prescription drug costs By: Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) May 4, 2022 Recently, I opened a letter from a constituent in Illinois. The woman—a nurse—was writing to me about her husband, a diabetic who has to use insulin four times per day. But a little while ago, as a result of insurance delays, he found himself without health coverage for two months—a span in which his insulin costs alone came out to more than $2,900. The two of them were frantic. They went round and round with their local pharmacist, desperate to find some—any—solution to get him the medication he urgently needed. His blood sugar levels doubled over the course of about 12 weeks, until, finally, they reached a point where they were forced to take out a loan to pay for the prescription his life depended on. This family isn’t alone. A recent poll found that this is a nationwide crisis, with 9 out of 10 voters saying that drug pricing refor

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