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The officer who was hit had a broken ankle, according to Eureka Police Department.

EDWARDSVILLE - Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine announced late Wednesday afternoon that Scott T. Hyden, 31, of Highland, pled guilty to one count of first-degree murder for the October 2021 killing of Officer Tyler Timmins. “This was a brutal murder of a hero who dedicated his life to serve and protect us all,” Haine said. “Now at least the justice system has ensured that Officer Tyler Timmins’s murderer will spend the rest of his life in prison. That is some consolation, though nothing can ever bring Tyler back to his incredible family. They will continue to be in our prayers.” Officer Timmins' wife, Linsey, gave a powerful victim impact statement at this afternoon's plea hearing, which was attended by dozens of local police officers and many other family members. “Justice for my husband was served today from this senseless act of violence,” Linsey Simmons said. “The outcome of the court hearing does not change what Hyden

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Murder cases were dropped against Rachel Nixon of Webster Groves and Karen Ann Quinn of St. Louis in April 2018 shooting death of Jerome Boyd Jr.

Honored by The National Endowment for the Arts as a Jazz Master, eleven-time GRAMMY™ nominee Kenny Barron has an unmatched ability to mesmerize audiences with

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St. Louis County Council Chair Rita Heard-Days may finally advance a $105 million bond issue — the county's half of a project it is splitting with the city — that has been held up for months.

On April 5, Stone County Judge Alan Blankenship dismissed first-degree involuntary manslaughter charges against the three men.

ALTON - Quick Bite at 1626 Main Street in Alton has attracted immense attention since it opened. Quick Bite is known for its wide variety of hot dogs. Owner Valerie Davis said she loves her new location on Main Street in Alton and business is definitely booming. She said her business serves about every hot dog variety a customer could want. Quick Bite has everything from Chicago Style, New York Style, a Steakhouse Dog, Plain Dog, to S.T.L. Style, Carolina Style, Coney Dog, Backyard BBQ Dog, Flaming Hot Dog, Pizza Dog, Frito Dog, and Jumbo Beef Polish on its menu. Nachos are also exceptionally popular there, along with fries, chili, coleslaw, potato salad, baked beans, and a recent addition garlic-buttered corn on the cob. Davis said the garlic-buttered corn on the cob is a hot seller especially as spring starts to unfold here. Davis said the business received a most loved recognition for March from Door Dash, which she thought was impressive. “I really like our new location

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"What's challenging is that weather from St. Charles to Lemay is different. Schools have to be responsive to what's going on directly in their district."

The price of oil is down but the price of gasoline isn't. What's going on? Here's an update of my chart from last week comparing oil and gasoline prices: This uses the same formula as before to regress the price of oil on gasoline,¹ and last week it suggested the price of gasoline was about ...continue reading "Gasoline should drop 50 cents per gallon over the next week or two"

In recent years, 27 Illinois colleges, branch campuses and professional schools have closed, according to the Illinois Board of Higher Education. Thirteen more are on a federal watchlist that can signal financial trouble.

Loss and grief have become commonplace on the campuses of two of St. Louis’ largest universities following numerous recent deaths, raising questions about the schools' mental-health service programs. Since classes began in the fall at Saint Louis University and Washington University, six students and a resident physician have died, four in the past two weeks. Of the seven deaths, four were suicides, while the cause of death in the other three cases have not been announced.

Clearing and much colder tonight with areas of frost possible

Queen guitarist Brian May has launched a new YouTube series to promote the reissue of his second solo album, 1998's Another World, which will be released in multiple formats and…

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Celebrate St. Louis’ jazz legacy and future, at the Wednesday Night Jazz Jam. Free and family-friendly, this weekly gathering brings jazz within reach for people

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Scott Hyden was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday after pleading guilty to first-degree murder in the killing of Officer Tyler Timmins.

A 31-year-old Highland, Illinois man admitted in court Wednesday to killing a Pontoon Beach police officer in October 2021 and was promptly sentenced to life in prison.

A year ago Twitter founder Jack Dorsey auctioned off an NFT of his very first tweet. It sold on March 22, 2021: After it spent just over two weeks on the market, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has sold his first tweet as an NFT for the weirdly specific figure of $2,915,835.47. The winning bidder was ...continue reading "Dorsey NFT declines 99.991% in 13 months"