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Margot Riphagen takes the helm of the organization, vowing to push for change.

MILWAUKEE, Wisc. - Megan Kalb of Edwardsville, IL, has been named to the Dean's List for the fall 2024 semester at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Kalb is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology. To make the Dean's List, students must have earned at least 12 credits for the fall 2024 semester and have no disqualifying grades. The GPA threshold varies by college - for the College of Education and the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences, undergraduate students must have at least a 3.7 to be named to the Dean's List. The undergraduate GPA requirement is 3.5 for the following colleges: the Diederich College of Communication, the College of Business Administration, the College of Health Sciences, the Opus College of Engineering and the College of Nursing. All other programs have a 3.75 GPA minimum. Marquette University is a Catholic, Jesuit university that draws over 8,000 undergraduate and 3,700 graduate and professional students from nearly all states and more tha

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ST. LOUIS - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, invites your review and comments regarding the revised draft “Rivers Project Master Plan Update” with accompanying “Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)” and “Environmental Assessment (EA)”. The Rivers Project Master Plan is a conceptual document that guides public use and natural resource management of over 48,000 acres of federal lands for environmental stewardship and recreation-related purposes. The current Master Plan was approved in 2015. The Project area for the Master Plan extends from Mississippi River Mile 0, at Cairo, Illinois; upstream to the tail water of Locks and Dam 22, Mississippi River Mile 301, at Saverton, Missouri. Most the Project’s public lands are upstream of St. Louis, Missouri. The lower 80 miles of the Illinois River is also managed by Rivers Project and is therefore included in the update. This management effort also includes coordination with

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CHICAGO – The last day of Open Enrollment for the Get Covered Illinois Health Insurance Marketplace is Wednesday, January 15th, 2025. “We encourage all Illinois residents who do not have health insurance coverage to visit GetCoveredIllinois.gov before Open Enrollment ends at midnight on January 15th,” said Get Covered Illinois Director Morgan Winters. “There is still time to access free enrollment assistance and to sign up for a quality, affordable plan that has the protections provided by the Affordable Care Act, such as covering pre-existing conditions and offering free preventative and wellness services.” Financial assistance is available for qualified consumers who buy their health coverage at GetCoveredIllinois.gov. “A majority of consumers can find health plans on the Marketplace for $10 or less a month,” said IDOI Director Ann Gillespie. “The advanced premium tax credits available through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)

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Kehoe, a native of north St. Louis, became Missouri’s 58th governor on Monday.

The original article comes from the American Journal of Transportation on January 13, 2025 $250 million in expansions by Procter & Gamble and Millipore Sigma is creating 270 new jobs in already thriving sector The St. Louis region ranks among the top 25 metro areas in the United States for chemical exports, and recent investment in the sector could drive […]

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JERSEYVILLE — The Jersey County Sheriff’s Office is seeking assistance in locating Kaila M. Vatole, who has been missing for two years. Vatole was last seen walking away from a residence on Little Piasa Road in rural Dow on Jan. 8, 2023. Despite extensive searches and investigations, authorities have been unable to find any trace of the 40-year-old woman. The sheriff’s office reported that her family continues to experience deep concern for her welfare and whereabouts. Kaila Vatole is described as 5 feet 3 inches tall, weighing approximately 110 pounds, with multiple tattoos, including a prominent one on her neck. She has a medical condition that requires a colostomy and has previously faced challenges related to homelessness. The sheriff's office noted that she has lived in various communities, including Carlinville, Wood River, East Alton, and Alton. In an effort to gather more information, the Jersey County Sheriff’s Office has urged farmers and hunters

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City prosecutors last week dismissed murder charges against Marissa Lewis, who claimed she acted in self-defense when she shot Brittany Richie outside a home in north St. Louis.

After much speculation, the Grammys, scheduled for Feb. 2, will proceed as scheduled despite the deadly LA wildfires.In a letter sent out to Recording Academy members on Jan. 13, Academy…

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Controlling crime, expanding education options and cutting taxes will be the top priorities for Missouri, new Gov. Mike Kehoe said in his inauguration speech. The brief speech, delivered before a crowd gathered on a cold, sunny day outside the Missouri Capitol, also traced the Republican’s journey from a north St. Louis home led by a single mother to the top political job in the state. Instead of lamenting that she could not give her children the things richer families enjoyed, Kehoe said, she…

On Friday I attended the oral argument in the TikTok ban case in person, seated in the second row behind the table where the government’s lawyers were sitting, and only about 15-20 feet away from the justices themselves. There’s something kind of profound about being a normal human distance from them, instead of just in […]

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U.S. Rep. Nikki Budzinski said Congress needs to expand existing relief legislation to include Venice, Illinois, near site of a former Dow Chemical plant.

Police are investigating after an officer-involved shooting in Jennings Monday morning.

The University of Missouri-St. Louis has named George Nnanna as the founding director of its new School of Engineering, effective April 1.

ST. LOUIS - The Missouri State University Pride Band is set to perform at the Presdiential Inaugration Parade in Washington, D.C. According to KCUR, The Missouri State University Band is expected to have 338 band members travel to Washington, D.C., to perform the university's fight song, 'The Scotsman,' and an arrangement of 'Ode to Joy.' [...]

A staffing firm has sued the NorthSide Regeneration hospital that closed last month.

GODFREY – Lewis and Clark Community College's longest-running trustee, Robert L. Watson, died Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, surrounded by his family, at the age of 87. Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m., Tuesday, January 14, at Anderson Family Funeral Home in Brighton, Illinois. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, January 15, at Anderson Family Funeral Home, followed by a burial at Brighton Cemetery. Watson, of Brighton, served on the college’s Board of Trustees for 44 years, and as its chairman from 1983-2019. He attended his last meeting as trustee in April 2021. “The entire Lewis and Clark community is saddened by the passing of Mr. Watson,” said L&C President Ken Trzaska. “He was instrumental in the growth and development of not just the college, but our students, team members and the entire community. Lewis and Clark is deeply indebted to Mr. Watson’s leadership. He was an original Trailblazer who exemplified our mission

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None of the 11 children needed help from first responders. The bus driver, two adults in one car and four children in the other were also uninjured.