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Station paid $8.7 million for three-story office building at 77 Progress Parkway. The station, now at 1 Memorial Drive since 1968, is looking at late 2023 move.

The man was found wearing a black Michael Jordan jacket.

What did Republicans learn from Watergate? I'm here to explain: Bipartisan investigations are very bad things. Following Iran-Contra, it became obvious that they were very, very bad things. Partisan investigations are great! They are highly effective at damaging the opposition and should become a routine tool of Republican administrations. On the 50th anniversary of Watergate ...continue reading "The lessons of Watergate"

A day before Paul McCartney celebrates his 80th birthday, the music legend has announced plans to release a limited-edition box set gathering together his three self-titled solo albums -- 1970's…

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ALTON - A new audit reveals Illinois paid out nearly $2 billion in fraudulent pandemic unemployment claims by the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES), State Representative Amy Elik (R-Fosterburg) is joining her colleagues in calling for immediate hearings into the operations at the troubled agency. According to State Representative Amy Elik, “$2 billion dollars is a lot of money for the state to lose, the public needs to know how this happened and figure out a way fast to make sure this does not happen again. This is why I am calling for immediate legislative hearings so we can hold IDES accountable and get our questions answered.” The Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program was created to help people not usually covered by unemployment insurance, like gig workers and those who are self-employed, but according to a new audit, more than half of the money IDES paid out from a special pandemic unemployment fund went to the pockets of fraudsters instead

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We’ve written a couple times about Andy Parker, whose story is truly tragic. His daughter, a local TV news reporter, was murdered on air by a former colleague, in the middle of a live news broadcast. Truly horrific stuff. Parker has now spent years trying to remove the video of his daughter’s murder from social […]

Gulf Coast oysters and Italian gelato. Here's how you can feel like you've traveled out of town or even back in time to summer camp.

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ST. LOUIS - Jewish Federation of St. Louis and the J announced today that the area’s largest Jewish arts and culture festival will take place Sept. 18, 2022 at the same location as the first Sababa, in front of Simon Hall, Washington University campus. “We are thrilled to announce that we have the opportunity to celebrate the vibrancy of contemporary Jewish culture again,” said Brian Herstig, president and CEO of the Jewish Federation of St. Louis. Sababa (which means “cool” in Hebrew) features local, regional, and national visual art exhibitors, culinary experiences and musical performances, as well as activities from local Jewish organizations. New this year, the festival will feature a dedicated pavilion area for families and children’s activities and entertainment. Among the musical headliners expected to take part this year are the Jewish a cappella group Six13, Sheldon Lowe, and the 15 piece Klezmer band, Klezundheit. The festival, last

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Back in 2006, before the Wokes took control, I was sitting at the bar at Buffalo Wild Wings, wrist deep in mango habanero sauce. I briefly ceased my feast to wave farewell to another regular, who walked back through the doors a minute or two later with a child’s corpse in his arms and a sheepish grin on his face. “I thought I had plenty of room to back out!” he said to proprietor Zane E. Wild, who was sitting in his customary spot against the wall.

I'm not an economist with a sophisticated macro model or anything like that, but even before this week I thought that a recession was almost inevitable. Here are the basic reasons why: The economy has been propped up by COVID-19 spending for a while, which is a good thing. But the last stimulus bill passed ...continue reading "Recession is coming"

The Bridgeton Police Department has issued an Endangered SILVER Advisory for Mark Anthony Dickman, a man last seen several weeks ago.

St. Louis County also announced lifeguards would see a wage increase from $13 to $15 per hour.

Antonio Carter told detectives he fatally shot John Young III after arguing with him over personal matters, police said.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden signed legislation Thursday meant to make shipping goods across oceans cheaper — a move the White House says will help lower retailer costs that …

PONTOON BEACH - Madison County Coroner Stephen P. Nonn and Pontoon Beach Police Chief Chris Modrusic are requesting assistance in identifying a deceased individual found in a wooded area in Pontoon Beach on Thursday, June 2, 2022. The two describe the individual as an adult male with mixed ancestry, not to exclude Hispanic descent, approximately 5’2” to 5’8,” estimated age 30 to 50, and top front row teeth missing (five teeth total). The person had a black in color Michael Jordan jacket XL size (photos above and below) and a black Russell brand XL Dri-Power short-sleeved tee-shirt and a white long-sleeved thermal shirt. Anyone with information is encouraged to call the: Pontoon Beach Police Department at (618) 931-5100. Or the: Madison County Coroner’s Office (618) 692-7478 This case remains under investigation and no further information is scheduled to be released at this time.

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COLLINSVILLE – Ameren Illinois activated its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) at 6:30 a.m., Friday morning to assess the damage caused by severe weather throughout southern and central Illinois. The Emergency Operations Center will be staffed around the clock to coordinate service restoration, logistical support, and communication. Ameren Illinois is following its well-defined storm management plan to assess the damage and restore power to customers as quickly and safely as possible. Support resources are being mobilized and the company is moving linemen and support personnel to the impacted areas. Customer safety is of utmost importance, particularly when severe weather occurs. Ameren Illinois urges customers to take precautions to protect themselves and their families, including staying away from downed power lines and immediately reporting any downed lines to Ameren Illinois. Information on the restoration status of individual outages will be provided directly to customers

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GODFREY - Godfrey Mayor Mike McCormick has declared a State of Emergency Order to extend the yard waste burn ordinance after a dynamic thunderstorm struck the area early Friday. “Due to the storm damage that occurred in the Village of Godfrey on Friday, June 17, burning for yard debris will be allowed in the Village from Saturday, June 18, through Wednesday, July 6. As stated in the ordinance, burning will only be allowed on Wednesdays and Saturdays during the emergency period from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.” McCormick said there were a lot of tree limbs down in Godfrey and he wanted people to be able to burn because it was completely necessary. “We have had quite a few calls about tree limbs being down,” he said. Village of Godfrey Public Works Director Jim Lewis said his group had been busy throughout Friday morning with the cleanup. He said Pierce and Mulberry were initially blocked because of limbs down. He said the North Humbert area had quite a

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