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EAST ST. LOUIS - East St. Louis Senior High School will be closed on Friday, Feb. 21, 2025, following a bomb threat communicated via email earlier this morning, East St. Louis School District officials said. The East St. Louis School District 189 announced the closure as a precautionary measure to ensure the safety of students and staff while law enforcement conducts a thorough search of the campus. In a statement released by the district, officials emphasized that the safety of the school community is their highest priority. “We are actively gathering information and taking all necessary precautions to ensure a safe learning environment,” the statement read. As part of the response to the threat, high school students were temporarily directed to an alternative location upon arrival. All students and staff are reported to be safe at this location, and bus riders are expected to be returned home shortly after 9 a.m. While East St. Louis Senior High School remains closed,

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Elton John's ongoing eyesight problems, caused by a severe infection he got last year, initially delayed the release of his new album Who Believes in Angels?  But while his vision…

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Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey filed a motion to intervene in a class-action lawsuit against Tyson Foods on Tuesday. If granted, Bailey’s involvement will allow him access to confidential documents currently being withheld by Tyson Foods and key depositions taken by the prosecuting attorneys. Bailey aims to join the suit through permissive intervention, which will […]

BRIGHTON/JERSEYVILLE - Community RV and Boat Storage has got you covered — literally. The storage company has a location in Brighton and recently opened a new facility in Jerseyville. Owner Jon Shrimpton says it’s the perfect place to park your camper, boat, motorcycle, lawnmower, tractor, or any other equipment that you want to keep out of the weather and safely stored away. “People pay such an amount of money for RVs and boats, and all you’re doing is preserving the life of what your investment is,” Shrimpton said. “People take their investment. They insure it with us to take care of it. We want it to be a nice facility, easy in and out. It needs to be top-notch, and it is.” Located at 15441 IL-111 in Brighton and 310 McBride Street in Jerseyville, both facilities have security cameras, 24/7 keypad access, fences, automatic gates and light systems to enhance security. They have a wide range of storage options available, from mini

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With a focus on Britain, Italy and the U.S., Bolts of Color highlights the Saint Louis Art Museum’s recent acquisitions of post-WWII textiles, all made during the height of the […]

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - During an executive business meeting to consider the HALT Fentanyl Act, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, spoke about the importance of allowing people to sue social media companies when they or their loved ones are harmed by online fentanyl sales. Durbin offered an amendment to the bill to repeal Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which he ultimately withdrew after securing an agreement with U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, to work together toward this goal. The executive business meeting concluded without action on the bill. Key Quotes: “In just a decade, fentanyl has emerged as the deadliest drug in American history. All it takes is two milligrams—a fraction of the size of a penny—to cause an overdose. There is an overdose crisis in the United States, but we have learned that evidence-based solutions reduce deaths. In fact

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CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 16 attorneys general, today issued a joint statement ahead of a court hearing in Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. National Institutes of Health. At today’s hearing, the plaintiffs will seek an extension of its Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) against the Trump administration’s unlawful cuts to funds that support cutting-edge medical and public health research at universities and research institutions across the country. Attorney General Raoul joins the attorneys general of Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Nevada, Oregon, Vermont and Washington in issuing the following statement: “The Trump administration’s attempt to cut research funding at thousands of research institutions across the country is not only unlawful; it undermines public health, our economy and our competitiveness. There are laws i

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CHICAGO - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general to defend the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) against efforts by the Trump administration and Elon Musk to defund and disband it. The CFPB is an independent agency that oversees big banks, lenders, credit card companies and mortgage servicers, and ensures companies follow federal consumer protection laws. Raoul and the coalition argue in their amicus brief filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland that dismantling the CFPB would significantly harm consumers and hamper enforcement of federal consumer protection laws. “Since its creation, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has assisted millions of Americans by helping homeowners facing foreclosure stay in their homes, stopping banks from charging junk fees and returning more than $20 billion to consumers nationwide,” Raoul said. “The CFPB expanded upon the work of states and federal partners

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A burglary suspect's footprints in the snow led police to a swift arrest Thursday morning in Florissant.

On This Day, Feb. 21, 1990 ...At the 32nd annual Grammy Awards, Bonnie Raitt took home four awards, including album of the year for Nick of Time.She also won for…

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You've probably seen Donald Trump's precipitous fall in four recent polls: But did you know that the all-time record holders for the poorest early approval ratings are Donald Trump and . . . Donald Trump? It's true: Right now Trump is doing slightly better than he did during his first term, but I doubt that ...continue reading "Trump is dropping fast in the polls"

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Missouri’s microbusiness cannabis program will never get off the ground if regulators are consistently forced to revoke licenses over concerns about unlawful predatory practices, the head of the state’s marijuana division said Wednesday at a town hall meeting. That’s why new rules must be put in place to root out these practices and ensure the […]

A breakthrough report details how utility companies use bogus models to earn excess profits.

The inaugural grassroots event will be held at The Milton Schoolhouse and benefit Centerstone, a full-service mental health and substance-use disorder nonprofit health system.