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314 Day was celebrated by St. Louis’ Black community in the aughts, but has since become a city-wide celebration. Author Keisha Mabry Haymore explains how she found her way in St. Louis, while others share their favorite things, from the city’s accent to its cuisine.

EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville-area residents near the Watershed Nature Trail should keep an eye out for any wildlife covered in oil or injured following a large oil spill in Edwardsville on Friday . If you spot an injured or oily animal, contact TreeHouse Wildlife Center at 618-466-2990 from 9 a.m-7 p.m. Do not email them or message through Facebook, as the animals need immediate care and those accounts are not monitored 24/7, according to their website. Their website also says you should not attempt to handle or offer care to the animal yourself without proper guidance, as doing so poses a risk to yourself and the animal. To learn more, visit treehousewildlifecenter.com/i-found-an-animal . Joe Gannon, crisis communications specialist with Marathon Petroleum Corporation, which operates the pipeline that leaked on Friday, said the company is taking a number of steps to address the impact on local wildlife. “We take any impact to wildlife as a result of this crude

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The Board of the St Louis Hills Neighborhood Association (SLHNA) has voted to support the next phase of the AwareNet crime deterrence project. 

The race will take place Sunday, June 5, 2022, at WWT Raceway – and it’ll bring a lot of attention and money to the greater St. Louis area.

A panel of Missouri judges tasked with redrawing 34 state Senate districts released a tentative plan Monday, part of a once-in-a-decade process that reconfigures political boundaries following the U.S. Census. The new map, drawn by the Judicial Redistricting Commission after a citizen commission failed to reach consensus, will be formally submitted to the Secretary of […]

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ALTON - Excavation on the McDonald's location rebuild at 717 East Broadway in Alton started on Monday morning. The McDonald's rebuild has been highly anticipated by those in the downtown Alton area and their previous employees. Dick Bold and his family, the owners of McDonald's on Broadway, have always been good citizens in their locations and communities. Bold repositioned each and every employee from the burned-out McDonald's location to other closeby locations during the time in between the fire to today so they could retain their income and benefits. The McDonald's fire occurred on June 17, 2021. The Bold family had to wait on insurance and McDonald's corporate approval to begin the new project. SS Haulin & Excavating, Inc., of Caseyville, is contracted to begin the project with the excavation of the old site. Sam Shafer, the owner of SS Haulin & Excavating Inc., said the excavation part of the rebuild will take "about a week or so." "We are removing the slab and pavement

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Some St. Louis area restaurants and businesses are celebrating the day with deals and events.

This is the Seal Beach pier taken in late morning. There are lots of different ways of taking this picture, and I chose a long exposure without any adjustment for the background. The result is smooth, swirly water and a pure white background from overexposure. I tried a bunch of other variants, including some composites, ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"

A man arrested in Las Vegas is the third suspect to be charged in connection to a car chase that culminated in the shooting of two officers in Ferguson.

The Overland-based company, which provides elevator and escalator management, inspection and consulting services, has expanded with the opening of three new offices.

GODFREY - Governor Pritzker today joined leaders from Lewis and Clark Community College to announce upcoming renovations to five historic buildings located on the school’s campus. The project includes a complete renovation of the Main Complex, which includes 5 historic buildings (Baldwin, Caldwell, Wade, Fobes, and Reid) at approximately 170,000 square feet. The renovations are partially funded by a $37.5 million investment through Rebuild Illinois, Governor Pritzker's bipartisan capital plan and the first in nearly a decade, as well as an additional $12.5 million local match from the school. “Throughout my governorship, I’ve been proud to increase state support for Lewis and Clark and all our community colleges, and to make college more attractive and more affordable for students,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “Serving 15,000 students, Lewis and Clark is exactly the kind of institution we should be investing in to fuel economic opportunity in this region

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Today on TAP: Beijing’s extreme lockdowns are one more reason to unwind U.S. reliance on Chinese supplies.

For a few years now, the Australian government has been seeking to outlaw online anonymity. This effort has moved forward under the delusional belief this will somehow result in a new era of online civility, something that has been repeatedly disproven by similar private sector efforts, like Facebook’s real name policy (and the downstream utilization […]

The Madison, Illinois, race track said Monday it has inked a $700,000 naming rights deal for its upcoming NASCAR Cup Series race.

Jerrell West, then 31, met a 14-year-old girl online and began communicating with her daily.

The nonprofit hopes to serve 2,000 clients this year.

Darryl Franks, 34 found fatally shot July 6, 2021, in the 6700 block of Kenwood Drive.