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A Cole County Circuit Court Judge Friday dismissed a lawsuit that sought to block an initiative petition to legalize recreational marijuana from appearing on the November ballot. A day after a three-hour hearing, Cole County Judge Cotton Walker determined Joy Sweeney, an anti-drug legalization activist who filed the lawsuit, lacked standing to sue because she […]

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ALTON - The Alton Fire Department and Alton Police Department had a busy overnight with fires on both Amelia and Seminary in Alton. The State Fire Marshal has been called to investigate the fires and Alton Fire Chief Jesse Jemison said they may be related. "An incident on Ridge seemed to have been from a domestic dispute," Jemison said. "A couch was on fire in that situation. That case is under investigation by the Alton Police Department." Chief Jemison said the Amelia fire occurred first then the Seminary call came about 2 hours later at 5 a.m. The chief said Amelia was vacant and gutted after the fire and Seminary had someone in an RV behind the house, but that person was safe. The Seminary home is also a total loss and the fire was shooting through the roof when firefighters arrived. "The man in the RV in the backyard said he heard a big 'woosh' and he got out of the RV as the fire grew," Jemison said.

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Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick, who is overseeing the Twitter v. Musk case in the Delaware Chancery Court, has a bit of a reputation as a no-nonsense judge who isn’t one to put up with much crap. And so far, that’s definitely been clear from how she’s handled the case. She isn’t showing favoritism, but every time […]

A judge in Cole County has ruled in favor of the Missouri Secretary of state in a lawsuit disputing whether signatures that were certified at the last minute were valid because they were verified by the state instead of the county.

Even in sad times, you always have to keep a lookout for giant cats. When you least expect them, there they are.

Today on TAP: This time, there’s nobody to pardon him.

(WMBD) -- Flags across Illinois and across the country are being flown at half-staff Friday in memory of Queen Elizabeth II, who died Thursday. Illinois Central Management System sent a press release stating that they have received notice from President Joe Biden that all entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act should lower their [...]

CARROLLTON – Food, entertainment, hospitality and shopping will be available to visitors to the Greene County Historical Society on Friday, September 9, and Saturday, September 10. Bernie Faul and fellow Society members will be serving rib eyes, large hot dogs and porky burgers on Friday, from 11 AM ‘till gone, in the yard of the historic Lee-Baker-Hodges house located at the northeast corner of the Courthouse Square in Carrollton. On Friday also, Jeanne Coates, Society staffer and noted piano player, will be entertaining on the honky-tonk piano, located in the first floor dining room. On Friday and Saturday, tours will be conducted throughout the building which dates from the 1820s, and was restored and furnished in period pieces a decade ago. Volunteer staff members will conduct the tours of the museum and the genealogy library. Specials for the GCD event will be a display of photos and items from Eldred, along with a loose-leaf notebook about the Greene County Almshouse

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FEMA will open a disaster recovery center Saturday at 2740 Arsenal Street; it will be the seventh in the area since heavy flash flooding in July.

Remember last week that Michigan Republicans were refusing to put an abortion-rights initiative on the ballot because of supposed problems with "formatting and spacing"? This was as ridiculous as it sounds, little more than a fuck you to liberals. Well, the Michigan Supreme Court has put the initiative on the ballot by a vote of ...continue reading "Michigan Supreme Court throws out “formatting and spacing” complaint"

Several hundred gather Thursday night in University City to honor Joe Edwards’ 50 years of drinks, dart and live music at the bar which opened on Sept. 9, 1972.

On September 25, local chefs will create period-inspired dishes served at Campbell House Museum and White Haven as a benefit for the historic St. Louis sites.

"The rising cost of food is definitely a major concern. We have traditionally served two meals a day to our shelter guest."

When some of the stolen lottery tickets were cashed in, officers were notified. Surveillance footage showed Scott and another suspect cashing them in.

A more personalized experience for sports fans, on-demand “micro-gyms” for working out and a platform for female esports competitors. Those are a few of the ideas being funded by St. Louis-based Stadia Ventures in the latest cohort of its accelerator program.

WASHINGTON — Republicans in Congress are lukewarm about providing $47 billion in new emergency spending for the ongoing Ukrainian war against Russia’s invasion, COVID-19 and monkeypox public health campaigns, and to help states recover from natural disasters. GOP senators, who have returned to Washington after Congress’ summer break, aren’t so sure the Biden administration’s request […]

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That morning is etched into retired New York Fire Department Chief Dan Daly brain, even 21 years later.