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EDWARDSVILLE - Lucas Krebs is a senior returning infielder for the Edwardsville baseball team, and one of the Tigers' key players, who contributed mightily to the team's success last season, and hopes to repeat it this year. Krebs slammed a home run in Thursday night's Edwardsville opener. Krebs was one of Edwardsville's top players in 2024, hitting .372, with two home runs and 34 RBIs, helping the Tigers to a third-place finish in the IHSA Class 4A state tournament, and is considered one the top prospects in the local area. He displays his leadership qualities every day on the team. Krebs is a Spencer Homes Male Athlete of the Month for the Tigers. In a recent interview, Krebs thought that preseason practice went well for the Tigers, with everyone locked in preparation for the opening three-game set in the Illinois Prep Baseball Report Kickoff Classic showcase, which involved steam from around the state, this weekend at Tom Pile Field. "I think things are going great," Krebs

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St. Louis County has implemented an effort to clean up debris and Gov. Mike Kehoe announces plans for FEMA damage assessments.

One man is facing felony charges after stealing multiple vehicles in 2023.

On our live show, David and Emma Janssen discuss the crucial Wisconsin state Supreme Court election, and the illegal firing of FTC commissioners.

Today on TAP: The requirement of in-person visits and Elon Musk’s fishing expedition into Social Security data have awakened a torpid AARP, docile federal judges—and public opinion.

This article originally ran in Greater St. Louis Inc. News on March 21, 2025. President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Peter Hegseth announced today that the Administration has selected the Boeing Corporation to develop its new, sixth-generation fighter jet, to be known as the F-47. Media reports indicate that the contract could be worth at least $20 billion.  “The hard […]

The post Boeing Awarded $20B Contract to Build New F-47 Fighter Jets, Strengthening the Region’s Advanced Manufacturing Sector  appeared first on St. Louis Regional Freightway.

A Missouri man was recently arrested after he allegedly spent Valentine's Day drunk inside an Arizona library and pointed "finger guns" at library staff members when they asked him to leave.

The 50th anniversary reissue of Venus and Mars, the 1975 album from Paul McCartney's band Wings, is out now. To mark the release they’ve shared some new performance clips of songs from…

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ALTON – Martha Pfister, candidate for Ward 2 Alderwoman, appeared on Our Daily Show! on Riverbender.com to share her goals for the ward if elected as part of our 2025 State of the Race coverage ahead of Election Day on April 1, 2025. A born-and-raised Alton native and frequent community volunteer, Pfister announced her candidacy at the start of 2025 with three main pillars: community, connection, and collaboration. Aside from one weekend, she’s been knocking on doors every weekend since. “I’ve met a lot of different people and been in a lot of different neighborhoods,” she said. “People really just want to know what’s going on and they want to be connected to their alderperson.” Pfister and Tiana Gipson are running as challengers to incumbent Ward 2 Alderwoman Carolyn MacAfee. If elected, Pfister plans to host monthly “Ward 2 meetings” focused on the city’s second ward which would be open to the

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This week's Arch City Report Podcast features Blues CEO Chris Zimmerman, who explains how the team manages expectations and its in-game experience, as well as Sports Commission President Marc Schreiber. They participated in a live taping of the podcast at the Spark Coworking Space in Ballpark Village. The Arch City Report is the St. Louis Business Journal's weekly podcast on the week in business news in St. Louis .You can also find the Arch City Report on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

ALTON - In February, House Republicans passed a budget proposal that would force up to $880 billion in cuts to Medicaid and raise the federal deficit by more than $4 trillion to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy. Congresswoman Budzinski convened the roundtable as a platform for individuals, particularly Medicaid recipients and providers, to share how they would be impacted by these cuts. “The proposed cuts to Medicaid by Congressional Republicans are unacceptable. To fund enormous tax breaks for billionaires, they are threatening to strip vital healthcare from 216,167 people in my district alone — this includes 90,675 children under 19 and 18,000 seniors over the age of 65,” said Congresswoman Budzinski. “Yesterday, I brought together Medicaid recipients and healthcare providers to put real faces to these cuts and remind President Trump and Congressional Republicans of the devastating impact their plan would have on millions of Americans. I will fight to protect

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EDWARDSVILLE – The Edwardsville Police Department announced it made 2 DUI arrests, issued 10 speeding citations, and 4 other citations during the St. Patrick’s Day enforcement period. “We strongly enforce traffic laws for one reason – to save lives,” said Edwardsville Police Lt. Brandn Whittaker. The Edwardsville Police joined forces with state and local law enforcement and highway safety partners in the St. Patrick’s Day enforcement campaign. The safety effort was funded by federal highway safety funds administered by the Illinois Department of Transportation.

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In what may be one of the most shameful displays of institutional cowardice we’ve seen, law firm Paul Weiss has completely capitulated to Donald Trump’s ridiculously unconstitutional executive order targeting the firm. This cave-in comes mere days after another targeted firm, Perkins Coie, successfully obtained a court order blocking an almost identical order. The contrast […]

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