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If all of Missouri’s adults were vaccinated against COVID-19, more than half of the over 14,000 deaths attributed to the virus since January 2021 may have been prevented, a new analysis concluded. The analysis, performed by researchers at the Brown School of Public Health, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health […]

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GRAFTON - The American Legion Post #648 hosted Grafton’s Memorial Day Commemoration Ceremony on Monday, May 30, 2022, at the American Legion Post’s World War I Monument overlooking the Cemetery in Grafton. The ceremony honored the nation’s fallen military members with a twenty-one-gun salute by the Legion’s Honor Guard and the playing of taps. “We were pleased to see so many people attend the ceremony," said Bruce Olmstead, the Commander of American Legion Post #648. The invocation and short remarks were given by Father Martin Smith, St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church of Jerseyville who is a veteran of the Iraq War having served with the 82nd Airborne Division. The keynote speech was delivered by Colonel (Ret.) Michael Morrow, Mayor of Grafton, a veteran of Desert Storm, Afghanistan, and Iraq. Following the speakers, the Legion’s honor guard presented a 21-gun salute followed by the playing of taps. Terry Day, Chairman of the Grafton’s

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The response to the COVID-19 pandemic in America was, at best, inadequate. Many voters who felt subservient to a failed businessman chose to view the pandemic as a conspiracy meant to unseat Donald Trump. Millions died. Many more millions continue to suffer. Schools reacted by offering a variety of learning options to students, including the […]

U.S. Democratic Senate candidate Trudy Busch Valentine says she convinced the board she serves on that oversees her family’s St. Louis estate to cancel a fundraiser for the National Rifle …

Amenta Louise Williams in December 2020 resisted arrest, kneed a ranger in the groin and kicked another in the face and groin. She was sentenced to probation.

Drew Dampf joins St. Louis Public Radio's Jason Rosenbaum and Sarah Kellogg to talk about a new state Senate map — and the lay of the land for 2022 races for seats in the Missouri General Assembly's upper chamber.

ALTON - Spectrum today announced it has implemented mandatory 10-digit dialing for Spectrum Voice ® customers and Spectrum Business Voice clients in Illinois. The new 10-digit dialing, required by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), allows for the July 16 launch of 988 as the nationwide three-digit phone number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. To facilitate this launch, area codes using 988 as the first three digits of a seven-digit phone number must transition to 10-digit dialing. The change requires customers to dial the area code followed by the seven-digit phone number in order for local calls to be completed. Additionally, important safety and security equipment, such as medical alert devices and alarm systems should be programmed to use 10-digit dialing. Beginning July 16, dialing 988 will automatically route calls to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Prior to the launch, customers must continue to dial 1-800-273-8255 to reach the hotline. T

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The Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis on Thursday was investigating the overnight shooting death of a 20-year-old man in Woodson Terrace.

The St. Louis Business Journal has, for the ninth year, partnered with the Association of Corporate Counsel — St. Louis chapter to select the top in-house counsel for our annual Corporate Counsel Awards program. Meet this year's class of winners here.

Detectives with the St. Louis Police Department are looking for a man accused of robbing another man at gunpoint Tuesday after a staged delivery.

RANDOLPH COUNTY - The Illinois State Police is investigating a two-vehicle fatal crash on Illinois Route 3 at B Road in Randolph County. A 50-year-old female Amy J. Brown, of Ellis Grove, died in the accident . The Following Preliminary Information is Being Released by Illinois State Police District 13: WHAT: Two Vehicle Fatal Traffic Crash WHERE: Illinois Route 3 at B Road, Randolph County WHEN: May 31, 2022 at approximately 4:51 p.m. VEHICLES: Unit 1 – 2013 Silver Chevrolet Equinox Unit 2 – 2006 White Dodge Grand Caravan DRIVERS : Unit 1 – Savannah N. Sunneberg, 19-year-old female from Wentzville, MO – Airlifted to a regional hospital with serious injuries. Unit 2 – Amy J. Brown, 50-year-old female from Ellis Grove, IL – Deceased PRELIMINARY: Preliminary investigative details indicate the following occurred: Unit 1 was traveling southbound on Illinois Route 3 near B Road. Unit 2 was traveling northbound at the same

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According to the AAA Missouri Weekend Gas Watch, statewide gas prices are averaged at a record-high $4.24 for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel.

GODFREY - This is the St. Ambrose Catholic School 4th Quarter High Honor Roll and Honor Roll 2021-2022 Honor Roll List: Honor Roll Karina Chew (4th) Emma Crews (4th) Leon Kerkemeyer (4th) Averie Kochan (4th) Lydia Kribs (4th) Adelyn Labrenz (4th) Genevieve Merkle (4th) Audrey Nailor (4th) Parker Williams (4th) Mallory Cronin (5th) Addie Estes (5th) Max King (5th) Ryan Kline (5th) Maggie Pruetzel (5th) Kynlee Adams (6th) Josie Anderson (6th) Alisa Buchanan (6th) Henry Franklin (6th) Joseph Gaither (6th) Diego Lara (6th) Colin Mueller (6th) Nolan Pichee (6th) Lucas Stephan (6th) Myra Sutton (6th) Natalie Adams (7th) Hubert Allen (7th) Eli Baggio (7th) Charlotte Beasley (7th) Emerson Bruns (7th) Mia Buchanan (7th) Sophie Copple (7th) Kooper Morrissey (7th) Caden Ontis (7th) Ella Osborn (7th) Mya Pickens (7th) Luke Brown (8th) Isabella Macias (8th) Finnley Stevenson (8th) High Honor Roll Piper Adams (4th) Bennett Anderson (4th) Erin Crawford

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EDWARDSVILLE - Have yourself a day Cade Hardy. The junior outfielder went 3-4 with five RBIs and three runs against the Belleville East Lancers in the Class 4A Sectional Semifinal game Wednesday night. He single-handedly batted in half of the runs scored by Edwardsville as they went en route to winning 10-0 over their new Southwestern Conference rivals. Hardy faced arguably the best pitcher his team has seen all season, Zander Mueth. Mueth shut out the Tigers and ended their 22-game win streak back on May 5. Mueth struck out Hardy in his first at-bat yesterday. Hardy came back up to bat again in the bottom of the third inning and knew what he had to do. "My first at-bat I was seeing the ball well off Mueth, but he struck me out. So, I knew my second at-bat I had to come up and do something," Hardy said. That's exactly what he did. With runners on second and third, he managed to hit a single over the second baseman's head and into shallow center field. The center fielder ran onto

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EAST ALTON – Former Southwestern Illinois College Dean of Math and Sciences Paige Mettler-Cherry has joined the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC sm ), a division of Lewis and Clark Community College, as the new Director of Operations and Strategic Initiatives. As part of NGRREC’s leadership team, Mettler-Cherry will be responsible for overseeing the strategic direction for the education and conservation departments, along with supporting research operations. “My career in higher education gives me the best of both worlds, working with students and conducting research,” she said. “I am passionate about conservation and love introducing students to science, ecology and the great outdoors.” Mettler-Cherry started her career as an undergraduate research assistant at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE), working with Professor of Plant Biology Marian Smith. “I was extremely lucky to meet Dr. Smith - she

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The report, which is published eight times a year, provides a snapshot of economic conditions.

(OSF HEALTHCARE) - Thirty years of smoking a pack-and-a-half of cigarettes per day. Breathing problems. Three trips to the emergency department. Throat cancer. Nearly losing his vocal cords. Radiation treatment. A temporary tracheotomy leading to a soft food-only diet. A stroke. Depression. Relying on oxygen and a cane daily. For Ralph Federle of Alton, Illinois, it all adds up to one message to young people who want to start smoking or vaping : don’t do it. “I wasn’t really scared because I know where I’m going after I die,” Federle says of the cancer diagnosis. “But just the mere thought of my family members, my daughter, my granddaughter. I have too much to live for. And so I would fight.” Federle and Karen Boyd, one of the nurse navigators who cares for him at OSF Moeller Cancer Center in Alton are among those taking notice of the latest annual report from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on young people vaping. “Youth

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ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - St. Louis County Executive Sam Page will not attend the Democratic candidate debate for the St. Louis County executive position Thursday night. Instead, he will send a representative. A representative from Dr. Sam Page's office says that the decision came before St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones announced she tested positive [...]