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Missouri’s current law, which prevents minors from accessing cross-sex hormones or puberty blockers for gender transition, is set to expire in 2027. The Senate voted to remove the expiration date.

Celebrate St. Louis’ jazz legacy and future at the Wednesday Night Jazz Jam. Free and family-friendly, the Wednesday Night Jazz Jam is a weekly gathering that brings jazz within reach […]

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Police said Joseph P. Flagg, 17, of East St. Louis, was charged as an adult with murder and other felonies in the fatal shooting of Dirico Washington outside his Belleville home on Monday.

"Thankfully, I was not injured, and only the vehicle sustained damage," Chief Anthony Huckleberry wrote.

EDWARDSVILLE — A pretrial release hearing for Sammy Shafer Jr., accused of orchestrating the murder of his estranged wife’s girlfriend, took place Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 5, 2025, at the Madison County Justice Center. Shafer, who is facing two charges of first-degree murder and two counts of solicitation for murder-for-hire, is alleged to have hired two men to kill Portia Rowland, 32. The hearing was presided over by Associate Judge Emily Nielsen. Assistant State's Attorney Lauren Maricle presented evidence suggesting that Shafer had been planning the murder since the summer. Maricle argued that releasing Shafer would pose a danger to his estranged wife, her family, and their children, stating that he should remain incarcerated until the trial. In defense, Shafer's attorney, Scott Rosenbaum, characterized him as a pillar of the community, emphasizing his involvement in several businesses in the Collinsville and Caseyville areas. However, Judge Nielsen ultimately side

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Gateway Fiber, a local developer of fiber broadband networks, is merging with a broadband company based in suburban Kansas City.

Breaking barriers and making history. Ella Jones became the first Black person elected to the Ferguson City Council in April 2015. In June 2020, she became the city’s first Black mayor.

It has long been clear that the GOP, as it is today, has a death wish for our Constitutional order, but that’s a subject for another post. What’s more relevant is that, at this point, one could easily construe that Democrats would like our Constitution to die too. In part because of how enfeebled they […]

Curatorial Research Assistant Elizabeth Mangone will lead a discussion of the new installation Technological Transformations: Photography and Experimentation, exploring various ways that photographers have pushed the boundaries of the medium […]

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Anthony Conner, 44, of St. Louis, was wanted in connection with a domestic shooting in Cape Girardeau, Missouri in 2023 and a recent Cleveland murder.

GODFREY – Lewis and Clark Community College is announcing the lists of full- and part-time honors students for the Fall 2024 semester. Students earning a cumulative grade point average of 3.75 or higher out of a possible 4.0 are named to the President’s List. Those students earning a grade point average between 3.25 and 3.74 are recognized each semester on the Dean’s List. Further requirements are listed in the college’s online catalog at http://catalog.lc.edu. All questions should be directed to the Enrollment Center at (618) 468-2222. President’s List ILLINOIS ALHAMBRA – Webb M. Slifka ALTON – Chloe E. Ahlers; Madison C. Albert; Olivia G. Allen; Michael G. Anderson; Hunter M. Bailey; Gardell L. Ballinger, III; Coty B. Bertschi; Elizabeth H. Blackmon; Connor M. Bockholdt; Addisyn C. Boelter; Ava M. Boley; Samuel A. Boxdorfer; Eric R. Braundmeier; Lacey L. Broomfield, III; Callie J. Chappee; Joselyn N. Chappee; Max W. Cogan;

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Testimony continued in a federal courtroom Wednesday against a St. Louis man facing multiple murder charges for his part in a drug ring.

FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS — TGI Fridays has permanently closed its doors after nearly 30 years of operation at 6900 N. Illinois St. in Fairview Heights, as confirmed by signs on the restaurant doors and the company’s website. The closure marks the end of a long-standing presence in the Fairview Heights business community. The restaurant first opened in January 1997. The closure is likely part of a broader trend affecting the chain, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Nov. 2, 2024, citing $37 million in debt and only $5.9 million in cash on hand. As part of its restructuring plan, TGI Fridays intends to sell its assets, although it has been described as “asset light.” Since the bankruptcy filing, ABOUT 30 TGI Fridays locations nationwide have closed. The chain operates 39 restaurants directly in the U.S. and has 122 franchised sites, in addition to 316 franchised locations outside the country. While the specific reasons for the closure of the Fairview Heights locatio

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The new concept is slated to open across the street from Side Project Brewing, in the space that previously housed Pizza Champ.

So far, Donald Trump has targeted the following federal agencies for sweeping layoffs: USAID National Park Service CIA FBI National Science Foundation NOAA? The FBI is straight-up revenge. NOAA appears to be motivated by a belief that if you get rid of the agency that monitors climate change, then climate change will cease to exist. ...continue reading "The Trump layoffs are a charade"

Undercover officers recently arrested a suspect accused of orchestrating a six-figure gold extortion scam in Columbia, Illinois.