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The Promise Plus program will provide some UT undergraduates with tuition-free education beginning in the fall of 2025.

The best wine down Wednesday downtown! We open at 4pm, get here early for the best seats. Band goes on at 6pm. Happy hour all night long!

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Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Joe Walsh turned 77 on Wednesday, and in a birthday post on social media, he looked back on the struggles he's faced throughout his…

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They say it will save money. Security is also a factor.

The organization is asking for donations to help replenish its fire-damaged food pantry.

GRAFTON - Two local business owners - Paula with Lady Luck Designs & Photography and Jesse with J. Weller Removal & Junk -shared more about their businesses on Our Daily Show! on Riverbender.com . Paula said she’s worked in photography and graphic design for several years, and decided one day to take the leap and start working for herself. “Several years ago, I was managing a little bar down the street off the river called the Clifton Terrace Inn,” she said. “I was working myself into the ground making another person rich … I realized then and there, if I can work that hard for somebody, I can work that hard for me. She said she’s always loved Grafton and felt she had something unique to offer her community. During the pandemic, she “dove deep” into building her own business; she emerged as the proud owner of Lady Luck Designs & Photography, which remains in business two and a half years later. Paula can handle everything

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EDWARDSVILLE - Southern Illinois University Edwardsville- Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (SIU SDM) proudly supported 84 veterans last week with their annual Veterans Dental Care Day, which offered free services provided to local area veterans on Thursday, Nov. 14. Dental care included cleanings, fillings, extractions and imaging, free of charge. According to Katie Kosten, DMD, director of Community Dentistry in the SIU SDM, the total value of community care was $43,479. As the patients filed in, many began sharing stories with each other. The festively decorated SDM welcomed the veterans with sweet treats, a spray of balloons and warm smiles that greeted them. While they waited for their appointed turn in the dental chair, stories were swapped like baseball cards. Bob Hope performing on a battleship turret, chants from the USMC, taps every night at ten — a few years ago for some, a faraway place for others. “We had the fastest battleship of all

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Police on Wednesday shared surveillance photos that show two people entering a convenience store and later firing guns outside.

ST. LOUIS -- Colder temperatures are moving back into the St. Louis area before Thanksgiving. The city is preparing to expand shelter capacity for the homeless during the upcoming winter months. The city's Department of Human Services is planning to provide about 160 additional inclement weather shelter beds. The city's winter shelter strategy, announced this [...]

Support us on Patreon » We’ve got another cross-post for you this week, and this time it’s also a live panel recording. Recently, Mike joined a panel at Boston University Questrom School of Business which was recorded for WBUR’s Is Business Broken? podcast, alongside professors Marshall Van Alstyne and Nadine Strossen, and moderated by host Curt […]

Howard Jones and ABC are returning to the U.S. for more shows next year.The two artists teamed up for a tour last summer with Haircut 100, and now they’ll return…

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The last of three defendants appeared in St. Louis Circuit Court on Wednesday to be sentenced for shooting and killing a woman who accidentally sideswiped his car in 2022.

ALTON - If you would like to have a role model for your student body and your community, look no further than our most recent Remarkable Redbird, senior Wren Crawford. Her fellow students seem to agree as Wren was voted onto the 2024 Alton High Homecoming Court. In addition, Wren has also been a part of many Alton High organizations such as Spanish Club, National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta and also Upward Bound, a pre-college support group to help students gain information about colleges they may wish to consider attending after graduation. Wren shared that during the course of her years in Upward Bound she has taken field trips to local universities such as Harris-Stowe and Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville and has also traveled with her fellow Alton High members to Washington D.C., Atlanta, Ga., and also Houston, Tex. She also writes the newsletter and updates important accomplishments for the group as well. Another item that Wren has taken on for her fellow students

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Nearly 700 employees at The Boeing Co.’s St. Louis-area locations in Missouri are being laid off.

Considering the fact that Rod Stewart's newly announced 2025 tour is called One Last Time, you'd be forgiven for thinking that it's the two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer's…

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The St. Louis-based natural gas utility company has promoted from within to fill the role of a retiring C-suite executive.

The high-energy entertainment experience blends cutting-edge technology with physical activity.

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ALTON — The Haskell House in Alton is set to host a series of festive events this December, offering community members a chance to celebrate the holiday season. Margaret Hopkins, a spokesperson for the Haskell House, said from noon to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7, the playhouse will welcome Santa Claus for a special appearance. Attendees can have their pictures taken with Santa for a fee of $2. In addition, the Haskell House will feature a variety of items for sale, including bracelets, jewelry, and ribbons. The following week, on Friday, Dec. 13, the playhouse will open its doors from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for visitors to view its Christmas decorations and a unique collection of 40s and 50s "bobbleheads or nodders." "These vintage Christmas-themed candy containers, reminiscent of 19th-century German designs, have been loaned to the playhouse by Pam and Gary Voyles of Country Meadows Antiques, located at 401 E. Broadway in Alton," Hopkins said. Hopkins expressed gratitude for

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