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Winter storm targets St. Louis—timing, totals, and travel impacts

9 months 1 week ago
The first wave of the storm system is already affecting southern parts of the St. Louis region, with snow, sleet, and rain falling overnight, while the more substantial storm is expected to impact Wednesday into Wednesday evening, bringing significant impacts on travel and daily activities.
Angela Hutti

Chestnut Health Systems Acquires Behavioral Alternatives

9 months 1 week ago
WOOD RIVER – Chestnut Health Systems™ has acquired Behavioral Health Alternatives (BHA), expanding access to integrated behavioral health services in Wood River and surrounding communities. Effective February 10, 2025, the transition ensures seamless care while enhancing vital health and wellness resources. “This acquisition aligns with our mission to improve lives through excellence in service,” said David Sharar, Ph.D., CEO, Chestnut. "By integrating Behavioral Health Alternatives into Chestnut, we are expanding access to critical health services and strengthening support for individuals in Wood River and beyond.” As part of this transition, patients will continue receiving care from the same trusted providers while gaining access to expanded resources, including: Integrated behavioral health and primary medical care to support whole-person care. On-site medical laboratories and pharmacies at three nearby locations. Comprehensive wraparound support

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Trump administration medical research cuts could mean $100 million loss in Missouri

9 months 1 week ago
Missouri universities and research organizations will need to cut about $100 million from administrative costs for research funded last year by the National Institutes of Health or replace the money from other sources if President Donald Trump’s attempt to reduce indirect costs is successful. There were 1,553 grants worth $901 million issued by the NIH […]
Rudi Keller

Haine Issues Full Statement In Howard Murder Case Verdict

9 months 1 week ago
EDWARDSVILLE - Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine announced today that a jury has returned a guilty verdict in the trial of a Troy man charged in the killing of his mother. The jury found Neil Howard, 46, guilty of first-degree murder following a trial that began last week. The jury found that Howard killed his mother, Norma J. Caraker, 60, by strangling her with a bungee cord in September 2023. The jury deliberated about three hours before returning the verdict. Evidence and testimony presented by Assistant State’s Attorney Luke Yager and Assistant State’s Attorney Ryan Kemper suggested Howard was unhappy about his mother’s dating. The evidence and testimony showed that she was killed shortly after she had a date. Yager, in his closing argument, said Caraker’s dating was making Howard “angrier and angrier and angrier, until he got drunk enough that he couldn’t take it anymore.” Howard resided in the basement of Caraker’s

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Durbin, Mendoza, Frerichs Issue Statements On Blagojevich's Pardon

9 months 1 week ago
Durbin Statement On President Trump's Pardon Of Former Gov. Blagojevich WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today released the following statement after President Donald Trump pardoned former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, amid speculation that Blagojevich is in consideration for an ambassadorship. President Trump commuted Blagojevich’s 14-year prison sentence in February 2020. “In a state with more than its fair share of public corruption, the Blagojevich chapter still looms as one of the worst. America and Serbia deserve better.” Comptroller Mendoza: Rod Blagojevich is unworthy of a pardon "President Trump has the power as president to pardon whomever he wants. The president can pardon someone as unworthy as Rod Blagojevich, who threatened to hold up funds from a children’s hospital unless the hospital’s CEO donated to his campaign. That was my bill to fund treatment for sick children that Blagojevich held

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