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The trial for a man accused of killing North County Cooperative police officer Michael Langsdorf began Tuesday.

GODFREY – Future movers and shakers from the Young Adults Committee of the RiverBend Growth Association’s Class of 2021-22 recently wrapped up their year with an impressive scholarship award presentation after a recap of the year’s equally impressive portfolio of work. With a mission of teaching them the importance of giving back to their communities, 18 students from five Riverbend area high schools had the opportunity to work with mentors from RBGA member businesses over the past year. This year’s senior student representatives included Kamren Mason-El and Allie Schrumpf from Alton High School, Kennedy Bickmore and Allie Lively from Bethalto’s Civic Memorial High School, Addison Denton and Reaghan Williams from East Alton-Wood River High School, and Audrey Bosse and Thomas Strohmeier from Roxana High School. The YAC’s junior student representatives were Anbrielle Blake and Jayden Ross from Alton High School, Olivia Goodman and Benjamin Werts

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The St. Louis Fire Department installed 100 AC units last summer. Chief Dennis Jenkerson wants neighbors to check on neighbors, especially the elderly.

EDWARDSVILLE - The City of Edwardsville announced Monday it is working in cooperation with local facilities to provide cooling stations throughout the summer. Starting today through September 22, the facilities Edwardsville facilities below will be available as cooling stations when the heat index rises above 100°F. Additional sites and hours may be added as needed. Edwardsville City Library: 112 S Kansans Street – (618) 692-7556 Mondays - Thursdays: 9 a.m.-8 p.m., Fridays: 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturdays: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sundays: 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Edwardsville Main Street Community Center: 1003 North Main Street – (618) 656-0300 Mondays - Fridays: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. YMCA Meyer Center: 7348 Goshen Road – (618) 655-1460 Mondays - Fridays: 5 a.m.-9 p.m., Saturdays: 7 a.m.-6 p.m., Sundays: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed on July 4 YMCA Esic Center: 1200 Esic Drive – (618) 656-0436 Mondays - Fridays: 5 a.m.-9 p.m., Saturdays: 7 a.m.-6 p.m., Sundays: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed on July 4

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Bonette K. Meeks is on trial in St. Louis County Circuit Court this week in the 2019 shooting death of Officer Michael Langsdorf.

Only urban planning master’s degree program in St. Louis ending, director says.

A 19-year-old St. Louis man is behind bars for allegedly shooting and killing another man last week outside of a fast-food restaurant.

Ringo Starr's first NFT collection was sold Monday, June 13, at an online sale hosted by Julian's Auctions. The "Ringo Starr NFT Collection -- The Creative Mind of a Beatle"…

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Enjoy Trivia by Unleashed Music STL, including prizes and drink specials, every other Tuesday at Aloft St. Louis Cortex.

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It’s the biggest across-the-board increase for St. Louis city workers in more than a decade.

The murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was a flashpoint for police reform efforts around the nation. Cops had been killing unarmed minorities for years but this one was so spectacularly brutal and symbolic of institutional racism (a white cop pressing his knee to a black man’s neck), it couldn’t be […]

Catherine Bush, like many others, did not know that plus-size pageantry exists until she Googled it.

After St. Louis news anchor Michelle Li mentioned eating dumplings on a New Year’s broadcast, a viewer chastised her for being “very Asian.” She’s now turned that viral moment into a movement with the Very Asian Foundation. She discusses the organization’s push for schools and libraries to build and maintain robust Asian American youth literature collections.

Now here's a chart: If Mortgage News Daily is to be believed, the interest rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage has jumped 0.73% over the course of just three business days. Since the start of the year rates have nearly doubled, from 3.29% to 6.28%. So what happened on Friday to cause mortgage rates to ...continue reading "Mortgage rates have skyrocketed to 6.28% since Thursday"

Three parents sued Francis Howell in February, saying they were warned not to mention the name of the parents’ political action committee during meetings.

The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's Office announced today that it is charging 52-year-old Jeffrey Burnett with eight felonies for shooting at a frozen custard store and several vehicles as he rode his motorcycle through Ellisville and Wildwood Sunday. The incident began in the early evening when Burnett shot at the Silky's Frozen Custard on Manchester Road in Ellisville. An Ellisville Police Department probable cause statement says the Silky's front glass door and a commercial freezer sustained damage.

Eddie Vedder has announced the lineup for the 2022 edition of his Ohana Encore festival, taking place October 8-9 in Dana Point, California. As its name suggests, Ohana Encore is…

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Summer is here, and live music is back! Join us every Tuesday evening through August 30 for a great mix of live music while you

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