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The Broadway Oyster Bar Shrimp Festival is a celebration of America's favorite crustacean. In this two day festival, we'll be serving up a mix of shrimp inspired specialties sure to […]

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WOOD RIVER — Authorities arrested John Davis early Friday morning, July 18, 2025, after a standoff at an apartment near the Wood River Police Station, following a tip that he was wanted in connection with a homicide in Cahokia Heights. The Wood River Police Department responded to reports that Davis was inside an apartment in the 500 block of Madison Avenue, directly across from the police station. An alert had been issued indicating that Davis could be armed and dangerous. Police contacted the Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System (ILEAS) tactical team for assistance, and the Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office was consulted during the operation. Davis eventually surrendered without incident. “We took the necessary precautions and established a perimeter to make sure everyone was safe. It started about 12:30 a.m. and ended by 5:30 a.m.,” Wood River Police Chief Brad Wells said. Davis and another man, Jovon Hamburgh, are wanted in connection wit

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The tone Thursday at a state-run summit on building new nuclear power generation was overwhelmingly one of interest, supportiveness and urgency.

A 61-year-old Pacific woman was hit just after 9 p.m. by a westbound Toyota Corolla near Villa Ridge, Missouri Highway Patrol reported.

Adam Wainwright's appearance at Friday's Savannah Bananas game not only thrilled him and the capacity crowd, it was a dream come true for another Bananas pitcher and St. Louis native.

He was found just before 11 p.m. Tuesday shot in the back in the 2400 block of South Wharf Street in the Kosciusko neighborhood, St. Louis police said.

The 62-year-old was crawling on the highway right before midnight just west of St. Charles Rock Road in Bridgeton, a Missouri Highway Patrol report said.

St. Louis has the most Shazamed songs (24) in common with Cincinnati, with Benson Boone being the most popular artist and hip-hop/rap being the most popular genre.

The 2025 WNBA All-Star Game will feature St. Louis native Napheesa Collier, who is serving as a team captain, and Alecia Sutton, who is a second-year player for the Washington Mystics.

Sherry Larose, 81, of Lemay, and Elizabeth Pfaff, 66, of St. Louis, died Monday inside the home, believed by police to have been intentionally set on fire.

SPRINGFIELD - Building on a strong team of diverse experts in their fields, Governor JB Pritzker announced the following appointments in his administration: Illinois Finance Authority Arlene Juracek will continue to serve as a Member of the Illinois Finance Authority.* Juracek is the former Mayor of the Village of Mount Prospect, Illinois. During her tenure in city council, she was appointed Chair of the O’Hare Noise Compatibility Commission, Chair of the Northwest Suburban Municipal Joint Action Water Agency, and President of the Northwest Municipal Conference. Previously, Juracek served as Acting Director of the Illinois Power Agency, and was responsible for power and energy procurement and planning for the state’s two major electric utilities, ComEd and Ameren. Juracek received a Bachelor of Science from Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago and a Masters of Management from Northwestern University. Steven Landek will continue to serve as a Member of the Illinois

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CHICAGO – Today, Governor JB Pritzker alongside a bipartisan group of nine governors from across the country, issued a letter to PJM Interconnection, the grid operator for Northern Illinois, urging the group to implement governance reforms to meet the ongoing energy affordability crisis and ensure power grid reliability for Illinois working families and businesses. “Illinois has long been a national energy leader and is committed to delivering clean, reliable, and affordable energy to working families and businesses,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “But PJM undermines our efforts and lacks meaningful accountability to the very states it serves. I’m joining Governors from red and blue states to call for reforms that give states a real seat at the table, ensures transparency, and listens to working families and businesses. PJM must evolve and embrace reforms if it is to remain a credible partner and responsible steward for the region.” The letter comes

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) issued the following statement after voting no on the President’s proposed package that slashes more than $1.1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting – jeopardizing over 1,500 locally owned public television and radio stations across the country. "With this vote, House Republicans have officially abdicated Congress's constitutional duty to appropriate federal dollars, effectively surrendering that authority to the Executive Branch. Let’s be clear: the funding they just voted to slash was passed with bipartisan support and signed into law. Walking away from those commitments isn’t just irresponsible — it’s reckless. These cuts jeopardize local public broadcasting, strip access to critical healthcare, gut lifesaving emergency programs, and undermine our support for global allies. It doesn’t make us stronger — it makes us weaker.” In addition to gutting fundin

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