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ALTON – Two Alton residents have been charged in separate felony cases of domestic battery. Byron R. Delp Sr., 62, of Alton, was charged on Oct. 3, 2025 with one count each of criminal damage to property (a Class 4 felony) and domestic battery (a Class A misdemeanor). On Oct. 2, 2025, Delp allegedly pushed a household or family member to the ground, causing them to fall; charging documents state he also caused over $500 worth of damage to the victim’s “television, bicycle, and hunting bow.” Another Alton man, 38-year-old James A. Stewart, was charged in an unrelated case from Oct. 1, 2025 with a Class 2 felony count of aggravated domestic battery and his second or subsequent offense of domestic battery, a Class 4 felony. Stewart allegedly strangled a family or household member and forcibly pushed the victim into a wall on Sept. 30, 2025. He had previously been convicted of attempted murder in a Madison County case from 2006. According to the state’s

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Alderwoman Pam Boyd of the 13th Ward discusses the May 16 tornado, ward reduction and addressing nuisance properties.

“The City of Florissant invites bids for 25-0223PW “Demolition/land clearance and Asbestos Abatement” to be submitted onto the City’s OpenGov Procurement portal. Documents for this can be found on the Current Bid Opportunities page of the City of Florissant’s website. These bids are taken in compliance with Equal Opportunity Laws. Email mbringer@florissantmo.com.”

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From St. Louis Magazine: When a storm tears through a historic neighborhood, the damage it causes isn’t just to shingles and siding—it’s often to the delicate craftsmanship that defines a street’s character. In St. Louis, many century-old homes are topped with distinctive slate or terracotta Spanish roof tiles, materials chosen as much for beauty and […]

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Civil rights organizations, including both St. Louis and St. Louis County NAACP chapters, decried the changes announced by the airport officials.

North Grand Neighborhood Services (NGNS) has successfully rehabilitated over 20 abandoned properties into affordable housing units in north St. Louis over the past 20 years, despite facing challenges such as theft.

CARLINVILLE — Ricky J. Collins, 50, of Edwardsville, was charged with domestic battery causing bodily harm on Sept. 30, 2025, following an incident in which he allegedly struck his daughter in the head with his hand on Sept. 29, 2025. According to the charging document, Collins knowingly caused bodily harm to his daughter by striking her in the head. The Macoupin County Sheriff’s Department is handling the case. All individuals charged are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Airport officials are asking contractors in its minority and disadvantaged business programs to provide evidence of discrimination they have suffered, in the latest change born of the Trump administration’s opposition to diversity initiatives. St. Louis Lambert International Airport is reevaluating all the companies it certified through the federal Disadvantaged Business Enterprise […]

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The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services is sending a reminder out to Missourians to be vigilant after a surge of West Nile virus cases this year.

From Bisnow: The world’s largest tech companies have led a surge of data center construction across the Midwest with huge campuses for artificial intelligence. But the region’s next wave of build-out is expected to involve smaller facilities, with developers seeing opportunities to repurpose defunct industrial sites and languishing office space as AI processing centers. From […]

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German chemical giant Bayer must pay a $600 million Missouri court judgment that found its herbicide Roundup causes cancer, a ruling the company says could hasten a decision to stop making the popular product. The Missouri Supreme Court on Sept. 30 refused to hear an appeal in the Cole County lawsuit that initially awarded four […]

Chicago is set to make a return to Las Vegas.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers have announced a nine-show residency at The Venetian Theatre inside The Venetian Resort Las Vegas, kicking…

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Chris Goodson’s Fields Foods was an anchor in the community nonprofit Beyond Housing’s development in Pagedale until the store abruptly closed in July 2023.

It’s not enough to go after the “worst of the worst.” It was never a sustainable effort, what with migrants committing fewer crimes than natural citizens. The attempt to rid the country of as many non-white people as possible under Trump always had to go bigger. It has become ICE raiding swap meets and Home […]

From Construction Physics: It’s unfortunately not uncommon for pedestrians to be killed by cars in the US. More than 7,300 pedestrians were killed in motor vehicle accidents in the US in 2023, around 18% of all motor vehicle deaths that year. Until around 2009, pedestrian deaths in the US had been falling, declining from 7,516 […]

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Bill Brown, a former Eureka High School teacher, says his one-man protest is guided by principles.