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St. Louis parted ways with its jail commissioner, Jennifer Clemons-Abdullah, over the weekend. She started the job in September 2021.

On the latest episode of the Politically Speaking podcast, state Rep. Kevin Windham talks about his decision to leave the Missouri House to take a job at Washington University as their assistant director for community engagement. He said salary considerations played a role, adding that he’s made roughly the same amount of money since he graduated from college. The St. Louis County Democrat represents Missouri’s 74th District, which takes in municipalities such as Pagedale, Uplands Park, Normandy, Vinita Park, Hillsdale and Velda Village Hills. He will be leaving office in January.

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ALTON — The Alton Firefighters Local 1255 successfully held its 8th Annual Turkey Giveaway on Saturday, providing turkeys and bags of side dishes to community members in need. The event took place at the Alton Fire Department and saw participation from firefighters and their families, who helped distribute the food. Battalion Chief Derrick Richardson highlighted the significance of the event, noting that this year’s giveaway was particularly meaningful as children of Alton Fire Department members took part in the distribution. “Our aim is to spread joy to those who need a little extra joy,” Richardson said. Many recipients expressed gratitude for the assistance, with Richardson stating, “Those who received the turkeys were very thankful and appreciative. This is what it is all about.” The annual tradition continues to foster community spirit and support for those facing challenges during the holiday season.

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GLEN CARBON - Chase Jones, a 6' 5" freshman guard for Marquette Catholic's boys basketball team, is starting to emerge as one of the leaders on the Explorers, and after his performance against Father McGivney Catholic on Dec. 17, 2024, it will be plenty hard to stop him, indeed. Jones was the game's leading scorer with 18 points in Marquette's 61-38 win over the Griffins in the Gateway Metro Conference game, and he also played a role in the Explorer's 45-40 overtime win against St. Louis Priory Catholic. Jones is a Tucker's Automotive Repair & Tire Male Athlete Of The Month for the Explorers. "I am feeling good," Jones said after that game. "Every win counts," Jones said. "Especially heading into the conference and regional play." The Explorers played very well against McGivney, weathering a storm when the Griffins came to within eight at one point in the second half, after Marquette used a big 15-0 first half run to take control of the game. "It was a real defensive effort fro

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EDWARDSVILLE - Junior shooting forward Miccah Butler himself is off the a great start for the 2024-25 boys basketball season at Edwardsville High, and in turn, has helped the Tigers of to a 7-1 start as the team gets ready to play in the Don Mauer Holiday Invitational Tournament at Mary Institute-Country Day School in Ladue, Mo., in mid-St. Louis County. Butler is a Spencer Homes Male Athlete of Month. In a game against Riverview Gardens played on Dec. 16, Butler scored 16 points in helping the Tigers go on to a 64-33 win over the Rams at Lucco-Jackson Gym. For the season, Butler is the team's second-leading scorer, averaging 14.9 points and five rebounds-per-game, and also has 15 assists, 12 steals and three blocked shots to add to his stat line. He's helped provide much leadership and hard work in helping Edwardsville get off to a great start. In a postgame interview that followed the win over Riverview, Butler was feeling good about how the Tigers have been playing, and is ver

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EDWARDSVILLE - Jacob Kober, a senior point guard for the Metro-East Lutheran High boys basketball team, has helped the Knights get off to a fantastic start, going 7-1 as Metro-East enters the Breese Mater Dei Catholic Holiday tournament this week. He is a BJ's Printables Male Athlete of the Month for the Knights. Kober played a key role in the Knights' 76-50 win over Marquette Catholic at Hooks Gym Dec. 20, before Metro-East lost their first game of the season the next night at the Redbirds Nets in Alton, losing 61-49 to Hazelwood Central of north St. Louis County. For the season, in games going through the Marquette game, Kober has averaged 5.8 points-per-game, and also has two assists and two steals, playing a big defensive role in the team's success. In an interview that followed the win over the Explorers, Kober felt very good about both the win and the undefeated streak to start the season. "It's just, overall, a team effort every game," Kober said. "We're 7-0 for a reason.

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Multiple people were struck by a vehicle Sunday evening outside Ted Drewes in south St. Louis. The incident comes after years of calls for safety measures around the beloved custard stand, with some believing the city has taken far too much time in addressing those concerns.

How dangerous is the United States? We certainly have far more homicides than most comparable countries, but homicides are quite rare and don't really have a big impact on overall safety. For that you need to look at violent crime more broadly. Unfortunately, as with so many things American, you also have to look at ...continue reading "Raw data: Violent crime victimization in America"

A special visitor appeared at Mercy Hospital St. Louis’ neonatal intensive care unit on Sunday – Santa Claus.

Collin Moore led Grand Canyon with 20 points and Lok Wur scored the game-winning jump shot with one second left as the Antelopes took down Saint Louis 73-72.

Several rounds of rain are expected through the holiday week as a rather unsettled pattern begins to unfold starting Monday.