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One of Ameren Missouri’s largest coal plants will shut down Monday after more than 13 years of litigation over its failure to comply with federal clean air regulations.  The St. Louis-based electric utility will retire the Rush Island Energy Center, a two-unit 1,178-megawatt coal plant on the banks of the Mississippi River in Jefferson County, which operated for years in violation of the Clean Air Act.  Ameren, which serves 1.2 million customers in Missouri, announced in 2021 it would retire…

The driver was arrested for driving while under the influence of alcohol, the Fairview Heights Police Department said.

The Beatles have been named the Ultimate British Group by listeners of BBC Radio 2.The poll, conducted in conjunction National Album Day on Oct. 19, let listeners chime in with…

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ST. LOUIS COUNTY - St. Louis County Police Department detectives are actively seeking additional information and witnesses related to a violent incident that occurred on September 26, 2024. The department is urging anyone with relevant details to contact them at 636-529-8210. On October 4, 2024, the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office issued sealed warrants for three suspects involved in the assault. Matthew Devlin, 39, and Donnie Hurley II, 42, both from Fenton, Missouri, and Garrett Gibbs, 23, from Arnold, Missouri, face serious charges, including multiple counts of Assault First Degree, Armed Criminal Action, and Kidnapping First Degree. Devlin is currently held on a $250,000 cash-only bond, while Gibbs and Hurley are each held on a $100,000 cash-only bond. Devlin and Hurley were arrested on October 8, 2024, while Gibbs was apprehended on October 10, 2024. The incident in question began around 10:40 p.m. at the intersection of South Lindbergh Boulevard and Lemay

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With age comes physical limitations. But it’s important to stay active, says John Rinker, MD , an internal medicine physician who specializes in geriatrics at OSF HealthCare. When you keep moving, it helps reduce the risk of things like diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, obesity, cancer and neurocognitive diseases like Alzheimer's. In other words, Dr. Rinker says, it’s not fun to live long if you’re not well. Your lifespan versus your health span, as he puts it. “It really, really pays to maintain exercise and be in good physical shape as you age. It reaps huge dividends on how long you live,” Dr. Rinker stresses. Guidelines Each person should have a tailored plan as advised by a health care provider. But regardless of your age, the American Heart Association (AHA) generally recommends 150 minutes of moderate physical activity or 70 minutes of vigorous physical activity each week, spread out over several days. A brisk walk would qualify

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JERSEYVILLE - The Jerseyville Junior Panthers football team and cheerleading squad are hosting a fundraiser to raise money for Alton Memorial Hospital. On Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024, community members are invited to the 7u game at 10 a.m. and the 9u game at 12 p.m. to cheer on the players and enjoy a raffle and bake sale. All proceeds will go to AMH’s “You’ve Got a Friend” fund, which supports community members going through breast cancer. “We’re used to having a pretty good crowd, but I would love to see it be humongous just to support our boys playing their games as well as breast cancer research,” said Joanna Ray, marketing director of the Junior Panthers program. The games, to be played at 900 E. Franklin Avenue in Jerseyville, will encourage donations to AMH. The players will be wearing pink socks and pink eye makeup, with pink ribbons on their helmets. The cheerleaders will have pink bows and pompoms. The teams will be raffling of

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A St. Louis County board is seeking development ideas for two vacant sites in North County totaling 43 acres.

The firm's new partner parlayed his experience as an aircraft research and development engineer at McDonnell Douglas into a long career as an intellectual property attorney.

Canton, Michigan-based Victory Automotive Group is marking its entrance into the Missouri and St. Louis markets with the acquisition of a local dealership.

St. Louis Community College officials and contractors working on the $61.2 million Advanced Manufacturing Center and the $62.4 million Nursing and Health Sciences Center offered a sneak peek Thursday, about two to three months before they are completed.

Washington University’s proposed expansion to build athletic fields on the campus of Concordia Seminary in Clayton has drawn opposition from neighbors, many of whom are current or retired university employees.

While we still lament the fact that the DMCA’s Section 512(f) has no real teeth to punish people for filing bogus DMCA takedown notices, at least some companies are still trying to use it against the most egregious offenders. Last year, Google went after two people in Vietnam, who Google accused of creating at least […]

Gene Simmons isn’t bothered by the critics of his Dancing with the Stars appearance.The KISS rocker was a guest judge on Tuesday’s hair metal episode, and received backlash from the public…

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Lila Steinbach knows her opinion is in the minority among the community in which she was raised.

MADISON, Wis. — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, who moved into a dairy lobbying position following his first go around as head of the USDA, did not reject making a similar move once his current time as secretary ends. Speaking to reporters last week at the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Vilsack was asked by Investigate […]

Poor Charlie. He brushed up against a thorn or something and opened up a wound on his back leg. Naturally he wants to lick it to death, so he's confined to the cone for a while. Charlie is weirdly afraid of the camera now that he has the cone on. I don't know why. In ...continue reading "Friday Cat Blogging – 11 October 2024"

ALTON - From 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, October 15, 2024, the Hayner Public Library District will host “Wrestling at the Chase: An Evening with Ed Wheatley.” Wheatley is an award-winning and bestselling author, film producer, and sports historian. How can four simple words, “Wrestling at the Chase,” stir such vivid and special memories across multiple generations? When Sam Muchnick and Harold Koplar had a chance conversation on a plane in the fall of 1958, they had no idea that their unique idea would turn into the iconic program “Wrestling at the Chase”. Spanning multiple generations of fans, the show’s premiere in 1959 would launch a phenomenon and the onset of professional wrestling’s golden years. St. Louis became the wrestling capital of the world. Today, the WWE rules television and arenas nationwide, but without the leadership and promotion of “Wrestling at the Chase”, it may never have reached the standing it enjoy

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Today on TAP: The severe damage from back-to-back hurricanes will affect the election—but how?

About half of the people in Missouri prisons are there on probation or parole violations. That's among the highest rates in the nation.