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A judge ruled that St. Louis erred in denying an earnings tax refund to a St. Louis County man who said he worked remotely outside city limits during the pandemic.

EDWARDSVILLE — Paul Broadway was sentenced to five years in the Illinois Department of Corrections and over $10,000 restitution after a conviction in the tragic hit-and-run death of 2-year-old Elle Grace Kiser of Godfrey and her family dog. The case riveted the area when it occurred on August 31, 2020. On Friday, May 3, 2022, Broadway was sentenced for the Failure to Report an Accident Involving Personal Injury or Death after a hit and run accident on August 31, 2020, which resulted in the death of Kiser and her dog. Broadway’s conviction could have resulted in a sentencing range from probation to eight years’ imprisonment. “There is no court judgment that will bring back Elle Grace and give her the future that her family still grieves over with her loss,” said Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine. “We hope that this helps bring some closure for them.” Haine specifically thanked Assistant State’s Attorney Chad Loughrey for

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The contract includes improved health care benefits and an identical wage scale to the contract Local 655 workers approved with Schnucks last month.

ST. LOUIS - A 47-year-old man was shot and killed while driving Wednesday night in south St. Louis. The man was shot at approximately 8:53 p.m. and then he crashed on westbound 64 at Hampton Avenue. Officers found him inside an SUV stopped in the emergency lane on the north side of the highway. He [...]

A 100,000 gallon asphalt tank exploded Thursday morning just before 11 a.m. north of St. Louis Lambert International Airport.

The incident took the life of 2-year-old Elle Grace Kiser and her family dog.

"This is an ill-founded and disingenuous attempt by a vocal minority to control access to diverse perspectives and experiences obfuscated by concerns about 'protecting children.'"

In the latest listings from WalletHub, we were No. 27 out of the largest 182 cities in the U.S. — thanks to a stellar ranking in food/entertainment.

Opponents have argued a closed primary system would disenfranchise independents.

KSHE listener Robert playing air guitar in his KSHE tee in 1982

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John Covelli and the Hard Bop Messenger’s album Live at the Last Hotel, stretches and reshapes hard bop, a jazz subgenre that is more intense and rhythmically propulsive than the bebop that it grew from. There are elements of funk, blues and swing in the album as well as John-Coltrane-influenced chord change schemes. “It’s just fun to listen to, makes you want to dance; it makes you want to move, snap your fingers, tap your toes,” Covelli says.

A St. Louis County jail administrator and previous administrative assistant to a former St. Louis County Council member is facing federal wire fraud charges in what an indictment describes as a pandemic relief kickback scheme.

Realtor Shari Asher’s clients were in the process of listing their home in Monett in 2019 when they saw something in the deed that rattled them. “When I sat down at their dinner table, I could tell they were both very embarrassed,” Asher said. “The wife slid a stack of papers across the table to […]

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Deloitte is considering splitting its auditing and consulting businesses, which would benefit its partners and cut down of conflicts of interest.

Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced Wednesday that he’s issued subpoenas to seven school districts across the state as part of his ongoing investigation into school districts’ curriculum and practices. Schmitt, …