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The boy was identified as Charles E. Jones of Cahokia Heights.

The construction of a permanent concrete flood wall has been proposed in downtown Alton on the north side of Broadway from William Street to Piasa Street.

Kash Patel is director of the FBI and director of the ATF. Nevertheless: He told officials he planned to spend a lot of time in Las Vegas, where he was living last year. Um, OK. Maybe it's actually better this way.

The first spending bill of the year — almost $2 billion to fund state agencies through June 30 — was approved Thursday by the Missouri House Budget Committee. The supplemental appropriation bill includes money to make sure public schools receive their full allocation under the foundation formula, $103 million for federally financed summer food programs and funding to eliminate waiting lists for developmental disability and behavioral health services. The bill, which is moving earlier…

Located at 200 S. 4th St. adjacent to the noteworthy St. Louis Gateway Arch, the Millennium Hotel’s redevelopment project aims to become an exciting destination for locals. 

Legislation that would remove the expiration date on a pair of laws affecting transgender minors passed the Missouri Senate Thursday after a fight by Senate Democrats. It now heads to the Missouri House for consideration. The bill in question, which contained a litany of provisions removing sunset dates for various programs, would make permanent a ban on gender-affirming care for minors and restrictions on transgender athletes in public schools. The Senate tacked on the provisions impacting transgender…

Another big setback today for Donald Trump. His mass firings so far have been largely focused on probationary employees. However, a federal union argues that it's all a huge scam: “OPM, the federal agency charged with implementing this nation’s employment laws, in one fell swoop has perpetrated one of the most massive employment frauds in ...continue reading "Judge tells Trump to stop firing people"

An agency-wide email announces the organizational restructuring and encourages employees to retire or resign.

Vernelle Hines was on federal supervised release for being a felon in possession of a firearm when he was allowed to travel to the Metro East for his grandmother's funeral.

A Waterloo, Illinois, woman appeared in federal court on Thursday to be sentenced for embezzling funds from the school district where she worked.

Wednesday night around 6:42 p.m., Alton police say someone shot at a school bus in the 1200 block of Central Ave. right in front of police surveillance cameras.

Prosecutors have already named six alleged victims and suspect there could be more.

It’s a case that received national attention after a youth football coach was shot by a parent near the practice field.

A hotel downtown is expected to be put up for sale again after a buyer’s attempt to purchase the property, currently in receivership, fell through.

Lynne Jackson, the great-great-granddaughter of Dred Scott, is working to keep his legacy alive.   

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