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ST. LOUIS - Some big life changes have come for Harrison Bader within the last week. The St. Louis Cardinals traded the center fielder to the New York Yankees on August 2. After one week with his new team, he unveiled a new hairstyle. He posted a video to social media Wednesday morning. In it, [...]

EDWARDSVILLE - Twin brothers Grant and Gunner Greenwell have each earned a special academic honor. Lewis & Clark has announced that Grant Greenwell was the winner of an LC Board of Trustees Career Scholarship in Information Technology, which includes tuition and fees covered for a full year. This scholarship is awarded for the Fall/Spring semester of 2022-2023 and the applicant must have a GPA of 2.5 out of 4.0, full-time student, and be recommended by a prior school counselor, teacher, or principal. Grant went to Alton Marquette and graduated with High Honors and has been on President's list each semester since attending LCCC. Grant is attending Lewis & Clark Community College where he is studying Information Technology. Meanwhile, his brother Gunner was the recipient of the Excellence Award In English Composition at Western Governors University (WGU). While he's there he's studying to become an elementary education teacher. This Excellence Award is achieved for outstanding

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A warehouse was on fire in Madison, Illinois Wednesday near the World Wide Technology Raceway. One warehouse employee was injured in the fire and at least two buildings were destroyed.

Federal officials last month approved a plan to help Missouri deal with “ongoing and persistent” delays in processing Medicaid applications that have left the state out of compliance with federal standards for nearly a year.

ALTON – The Upper Alton Baptist Church is holding a Pray for Our Schools event at Alton Middle School on Sunday, August 14th at 2:00 pm. The event will begin with a responsive prayer altogether, followed by a time for individuals and families to walk around and pray using a provided prayer guide, and then conclude with a final prayer all together again. The prayer guides include prompts to pray for teachers, administrators, support staff, & bus drivers in addition to students, of course. Pastor Brad explains, “We simply want to pray for the well-being of everyone involved in our community’s educational system, and sometimes movement—like walking around the school grounds—can help us dig deeper with our prayers. It’s not a rally or any kind of political statement. We’re just getting together to pray.” “We know our educators and students are tasked with an ever-increasing load,” adds April Linley, Outreach MinistryLeader.

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Police descended on Vitadale Court, a quiet residential street in north St. Louis County less than a mile from where the child was abducted.

A new program announced Tuesday in St. Charles aims to help improve relationships between officers and the people they pull over. It's called "Lights On!"

Take a load off and take in the views on a relaxing daytime cruise that shows St. Louis from the river that built it. Narrated

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Semersky Enterprises Inc., a Chicago-area automobile retailer, has expanded its footprint to the St. Louis area.

“I like that the chocolates are so colorful and nothing else can distract you from them,” says owner Meggie Mobley.

Tried-and-true methods for creating festive environments outdoors

Queen's Brian May and ex-Yes keyboardist Rick Wakeman are among the musicians who will participate in the 2022 Starmus festival, which is scheduled to take place in Yerevan, Armenia, from…

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This exhibit showcases reproductions of the work of Missouri’s first known woman artist, Anna Maria von Phul. Her artwork illustrates life in the Missouri Territory

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Chinese Silk Textiles of the Ming and Qing Dynasties showcases fine examples of Chinese textiles from the Museum’s collection, including clothing, embroideries, hangings, and banners

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