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WOOD RIVER – The Wood River City Council narrowly approved an ordinance on Monday replacing the state’s expired 1% sales tax on groceries with the city’s own 1% taxes on groceries and grocery “services.” According to the ordinance, the State of Illinois recently eliminated its 1% sales tax on grocery items; 100% of the revenue generated by this tax went to local municipalities. Without this sales tax revenue, Wood River estimates an annual loss of $800,000, which “creates an undue hardship on City.” To help local municipalities make up for the lost revenue, the Illinois General Assembly later passed a law allowing each municipality to put their own 1% grocery sales taxes in place. However, any municipality that imposes their own grocery sales tax is also required to impose a “service tax” at the same rate; Wood River’s 1% sales tax would be implemented alongside a 1% “service tax.” “ City has determined

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At the end of a news conference with other city officials covering topics like the city’s siren system, the presence of the Missouri National Guard, and getting state and federal help to those most in need, the mayor was asked to describe her own reaction when first seeing the aftermath of the tornado.

The City of St. Louis is re-testing tornado sirens Tuesday afternoon after a failure to sound them during a deadly tornado Friday. With that, there is also an opportunity to share what the public may not know about the sirens.

ST. LOUIS COUNTY — Three people face murder charges in the fatal shooting of a 21-year-old man last week in Spanish Lake.

Officials with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the National Guard have been called in to assist with support and recovery efforts after Friday's deadly tornado in St. Louis, according to Mayor Cara Spencer.

In the wake of Donald Trump's attacks on Bruce Springsteen and Taylor Swift on Truth Social, and his subsequent call for a "major investigation" into Springsteen, Bono, Oprah and Beyonce's endorsements of…

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ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — Three suspects have been charged in connection with a homicide that occurred on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, in the 1100 block of Rio Street, authorities said. On Thursday, May 15, 2025, the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office filed first-degree murder and armed criminal action charges against Briana Davis, 20, of Florissant; Deangelo Morris, 18, of St. Louis; and Christian Parker, 20, of St. Louis. Each is being held on a $1 million cash-only bond with no 10% bond option. The victim, identified as 21-year-old Keshon Parker of Florissant, Mo., was shot and killed in the afternoon hours of May 14, 2025. St. Louis County police officers from the North County Precinct responded at 1:20 p.m. on May 14, 2025, to reports of a shooting. The victim was found with life-threatening gunshot injuries and transported to a hospital, where he later died. According to probable cause statements, multiple suspects drove to the victim’s location acting

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"If you are going to come and take advantage of this situation, we are going to hold you accountable, and we're going to make sure that we bring you to justice."

WASHINGTON — U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified before Congress on Tuesday that a major report due out later this week from his agency will not disparage farmers or a commonly used pesticide. Kennedy, who has long been critical of certain aspects of modern agriculture and processed food, at a […]

Missouri said goodbye Tuesday to Kit Bond, the Republican former governor, U.S. Senator and auditor who spent 34 of his 86 years in public office. During a memorial service in the Missouri Capitol Building’s rotunda, Bond was eulogized by John Ashcroft, the Republican who succeeded him in office as governor, and U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, […]

Walter Macon, 47, pleaded guilty to second-degree involuntary manslaughter — a much lower felony than his original charge of endangering the welfare of a child resulting in death.

The DEA may not be an early adopter of forward-looking policies, but it certainly leads the pack when it comes to shedding accountability like a teen ditching an ill-fitting sports coat the instant a family portrait session has wrapped up. Federal law enforcement agencies definitely trailed the trends when it came to body cam use […]

Janet Jackson will receive the ICON Award at the American Music Awards on May 26, but she won't be the only legend being honored for their incredible career. Rod Stewart has…

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Andrew Blassie, 69, of St. Louis, was executive vice-president at Bank of O'Fallon.

Former Missouri Congressman Billy Long denied any wrongdoing Tuesday regarding his ties to companies accused of selling fraudulent tax credits and downplayed donations from executives at those companies that he used to pay off a personal loan. Long, who worked as an auctioneer before serving six terms representing a Southwest Missouri congressional district, told a U.S. […]