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A man attempting to rob the Currency Exchange in the Grand Center neighborhood exchanged gunfire with St. Louis Police on Sunday morning.

The company that topped the marquee Super Bowl ad competition every year for a decade hasn’t won it in six years.

Hartzler and Long cite conservative records. Schmitt and McCloskey tout outsider status. Redistricting keeps Schatz away. Greitens denounces RINOs.

SEE PHOTO GALLERY: SEE VIDEO: ALTON - Marquette Catholic High School raised over $5,000 Friday to benefit St Baldrick’s Foundation that funds research to find cures for childhood cancers and give survivors long and healthy lives. This year’s event theme is DFY childhood cancer. Marquette Catholic High School today helped to do just that - Defy Cancer. Every two minutes, a child in the world is diagnosed with cancer, more than 300,000 per year. Childhood cancer is the #1 disease killer of kids. In the US, more children die of childhood cancer than any other disease, and yet, children’s cancer research only receives 4% of US federal funding. All other research is due to organizations like St. Baldrick’s which uses donations to fund research. The St. Baldrick’s Organization was founded by a couple of guys in 1999 who decided to collect money for shaving their heads. Since 2000, over $230 million in research grants have been funded by

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February is Black History Month, a time when the achievement and history of Black people, events, and organizations are recognized through dedicated programs and celebrations of milestones and legacies shaping the Black experience in America for 400-plus years. Yet, according…

National odds have the Los Angeles Rams as a favorite over the Cincinnati Bengals, but the St. Louis region is betting against its former team.

Joe Burrow got to the Super Bowl faster than any other No. 1 pick quarterback. Matthew Stafford's journey from top pick to the title game has taken longer than any other quarterback.

By the thousands, Americans have been seeking religious exemptions in order to circumvent COVID-19 vaccination mandates, but generally they are doing so without the encouragement of major denominations and prominent …

JERSEYVILLE - Junior Kari Krueger is a standout Jersey Community High School athlete and has been a key member of the Panthers' girls basketball squad this season. Krueger plays for Coach Ron Twitchell at Jersey. Coach Twitchell said during his career has coached a lot of solid rebounders both on the boys' and girls' sides of play. "One of my players who was a good rebounder eventually played for Rick Pitino at Louisville," he said. "I can honestly say Kari ranks up there with the best of them." Kari said she would like to thank my parents, teammates, and coaches for her successes. "My parents sacrifice a lot to be at every game and I can't thank them enough for their support. I would also like to thank my teammates and coaches for pushing and encouraging me this year. "I have been playing basketball since second grade, and I've always been playing with my close friends, which is what makes it so fun." Kari added that her high school career and involvement in sports have taught

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ST. LOUIS — The 2022 Gateway Outdoor Expo has been announced for Friday and Saturday, April 1 and 2, at America’s Center Convention Complex in downtown St. Louis. The event will showcase new outdoor gear, services, and resources as well as interactive demos and experiential attractions — all in a festive, family-friendly environment. The Expo was rescheduled in 2020 and 2021 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Big news for 2022 is that entrance to the Expo will be free to the public, making it more welcoming and accessible than ever before. In addition, the Expo has partnered with GO! St. Louis to be the official packet pickup location for the 2022 GO! St. Louis Marathon & Family Fitness Weekend. This means all GO! St. Louis marathoners, half marathoners, 10K runners, and marathon relay teams will pick up their race packets at the Expo. The races are scheduled to take place on Saturday and Sunday, April 2 and 3, in downtown St. Louis. “We are incredibly

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BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart has announced it ended its mask mandate for fully vaccinated employees and will end its daily health screenings and paid COVID-19 leave. The company said fully vaccinated employees will not be required to wear masks at any Walmart or Sam’s Club facility effective immediately unless required by a state or local mandate or ordinance. The company describes fully vaccinated as having the full two-dose regimen of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine or the single dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. The company said unvaccinated employees will be required to continue wearing masks until further notice.

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OTTOWA - Clutter is all around us. It’s the clothes scattered throughout the kids’ bedrooms, stacks of paperwork piled high on our desks at work, even fast food wrappers strewn around in the backseat of the car. While society may lead us to believe that we need more “stuff” to make us happy, in reality it’s making us more anxious, frazzled and often times depressed. “I look at clutter in two different ways," says Loni Nolte, a behavioral medicine provider for OSF HealthCare. "I look at the clutter we carry around in our heads, when our thoughts are racing and overwhelming to us. I also look at it as the physical component when we have stuff hanging around needlessly, overtaking our functional space – a counter where we need to cook, a sink where we need to be able to use water and worst case people storing stuff in their ovens, which is pretty scary to think about. When we get busier or we have emotional attachments that aren’t feeling

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PEORIA - The latest surge in COVID-19 cases is easing across Illinois and other parts of the Midwest, but the arguments around wearing masks to curb the spread of the virus rage on. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker announced February 9 the state’s indoor mask mandate in most public places will be lifted at the end of the month, but will remain in place for schools for the time being. Some school districts across the state have taken the matter into their own hands, filing a lawsuit saying local boards of education should have the say on whether to require kids and staff to mask while at school. A judge in central Illinois issued a temporary restraining order in favor of those districts Feb. 4, striking a major blow against masking and COVID-19 vaccination requirements in schools. The Pritzker administration has since filed for an appeal. Among the arguments made by those who filed the lawsuit are claims that requiring masks does nothing to curb the spread of COVID-19 in schools.

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Our Love Story: The Couple: Justin and Taylor from Brighton Date Met/Started Dating: October 8, 2011 Briefly Describe First Date: Dinner and Runescape until 4 am. Date Married: November 8, 2015 Name Something You Enjoy Doing Together: Spending time with our kids, xbox, and movie nights. Share Advice For A Happy Relationship: If he can't out DPS you, he’s not the one.

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Our Love Story: The Couple: Michael & Haley from Wood River Date Met/Started Dating: January 1, 2015 Briefly Describe First Date: We went to Pizza Hut in California. Date Married: September 17, 2016 Name Something You Enjoy Doing Together: We love going fishing and spending time with our fur babies. Share Advice For A Happy Relationship: Never stop believing in one another it’s never just the partner's job you have to work together. When times get tough lean on one another and pray together.

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Our Love Story: The Couple: Taylor & Erica from Jerseyville Date Met/Started Dating: April 20, 2014 Briefly Describe First Date: After 3 months of spending every day together, he finally took me on a date to Applebees followed by a trip to the movies. Date Married: March 5, 2019 Name Something You Enjoy Doing Together: Cruising backroads, making the wildest plans for our future, planning our dream home all while raising 3 beautiful, brilliant humans. (2, 4, & 6 years old) Share Advice For A Happy Relationship: Marry your best friend.

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URBANA – A properly constructed and maintained water well can provide many years of trouble-free service, but over time, wells can deteriorate or become damaged, allowing surface contaminants to enter the water in the well. In addition, groundwater can become contaminated. Safe drinking water is crucial. Public water systems must monitor water’s safety at least monthly. For private well owners, testing falls on the homeowner. University of Illinois Extension's Doug Gucker recommends annual inspections and testing. "Spring is the best time to test your well’s water," Gucker says. Illinois receives its largest amounts of rainfall from April through June. During periods of higher rainfall, surface water may pick up contaminants, such as bacteria, nitrates, or pesticides. "If the upper part of your well has any cracks or leaks, this contaminated water could find its way into your well," says Gucker. "Additionally, you should test the well’s water after the wel

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COLLINSVILLE - With spring approaching, that means planting season is right around the corner. Learn more about gardening and how to prepare your garden during our Weekend Gardener virtual event, held on Saturday, March 5, 2022. The topics discussed will include Extending Your Harvest, Container Gardening with Fruit, Thinking Beyond Flower Color in the Garden, and IPollinate Project. Learn about different techniques to help extend the gardening season into colder months, the pros and cons of container gardening, which fruit species are best suited to container gardening, and general management practices. Presentations will begin at 9 am, 10 am, 11 am, and noon. You may participate in all or selected individual sessions. The registration deadline is February 28, 2022. To register, head to go.illinois.edu/WeekendGardener . For more details, please contact the Extension office at 619-344-4230. If you need disability accommodations to participate in this program, please call the

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