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A former middle school teacher in the Affton School District appeared in federal court on Wednesday and admitted possessing hundreds of images and videos containing child sexual abuse material.

The Chief Justice of the Missouri Supreme Court expressed gratitude as she delivered the 2025 State of the Judiciary to a joint session of the Missouri General Assembly Wednesday.

WEST ALTON, Mo. – A traffic crash near the Dirt Cheap area on Highway 67 North has led to significant delays for motorists as emergency responders attend to the scene. As of 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, multiple emergency vehicles have been reported in the vicinity, and traffic is being diverted away from the area. Witnesses in the traffic have described the backup as considerable, affecting travel for those attempting to navigate through West Alton. Motorists are advised to avoid the area for the time being. St. Charles County Police have been contacted for additional information regarding the incident, and updates will be provided as they become available.

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Cara Spencer said she'd look to remove Neal Richardson from leadership of St. Louis' development agency, while Michael Butler said he'd evaluate his performance, while keeping the top official on a "short leash."

ALTON - Post Commons will host their third annual Wedding Expo for brides and grooms to chat with local vendors. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 9, 2025, community members are invited to the expo at Post Commons, located at 300 Alby Street in Alton, to browse and shop. Tickets cost $15 and include a free mimosa upon arrival. The coffee bar will also be open, and attendees are encouraged to meet with local vendors and find everything they need to plan their special day. “We’ve had so many brides and vendors tell us how much they love and appreciate it,” said Ashley Bifano, the event organizer. “We grew from the year before to last year, so we’re hoping to continue that trend, to really offer this over on the Illinois side and get a lot of our local vendors out there for people to see.” The event encourages couples to utilize local vendors, such as local photographers and bakeries, when planning their weddings. With nearly 30 vendors

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District 4 is investigating a robbery that happened shortly after 6 a.m. on the Wells Fargo parking lot in the 2900 block of Market Street.

The post Woman Robbed in Midtown appeared first on St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) says it has terminated leases or contracts for multiple federal agencies based in the St. Louis area.

To celebrate its expansion, WellBeing will launch a line of infused beverages, including THC-infused drinks. The brewery was started in 2018 and became one of the first NA craft brewers in the country.

ALTON - A 73-year old male lifelong Riverbend region resident is the first patient of the Heart Center at OSF HealthCare Saint Anthony’s Health Center to receive the CardioMEMS™ HF System, a new implantable, wireless monitoring sensor to manage heart failure (HF). The Abbott CardioMEMS™ HF System is the first and only FDA-approved heart failure monitoring device that has been clinically proven to significantly reduce hospital admissions when used by physicians to manage heart failure. According to the American Heart Association (AHA) and the Heart Failure Society of American (HFSA): 6.5 million adults in the United States have heart failure Approximately 600,000 patients have enhanced heart failure More than 350,000 deaths are attributed to heart failure annually in the United States “Heart failure is a chronic debilitating condition that worsens over time. Typically, heart failure is caused by heart damage from a heart attack, longstanding untreated

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Another business in downtown St. Louis is closing its doors this week. SAN Cafe and Market owner Shonnette Colbert confirmed that Friday would be the business's last day of operation. The small business, which opened its doors in early 2023, sells coffee, deli sandwiches, pizzas and more at its location at 1007 Washington Ave., Suite 101, in the Dorsa Lofts building, according to its website. One Cafe & Market & Deli formerly occupied the space. Colbert, who owns the business with her husband,…

We're working to build a 32-company bracket of the region's most innovative startups and need you to nominate the startups you think are the best in the region. Nominations can be submitted here before our March 10 deadline.

Opening weekend will be September 26, 27, and 28. New plumbing, floors, chairs, practice rooms, ADA accommodations and more are a part of the renovation.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation, Lansdowne UP housing developers have been awarded $780K in grants to plant the trees over the next three years.

The Old Courthouse, part of Gateway Arch National Park, will reopen in May after a two-year, $27.5 million renovation project.

Developers behind the $1.2 billion Gateway South project in downtown St. Louis have yet to acquire a handful of parcels needed for its initial phase, with a city panel Tuesday giving an extension on a deadline to purchase the sites.

Crews were able to get the patient out of the ambulance, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said.

Every day Donald Trump seems to implement yet another of the key schemes of Project 2025, despite claiming last summer that “I know nothing about Project 2025.” According to the Project 2025 Web site, it is organized by the Heritage Foundation, which is also working on what it calls its “Oversight Project”: The Oversight Project […]

by Mara Silvers, Montana Free Press, and J. David McSwane, ProPublica

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In late 2020, St. Peter’s Hospital in Helena, Montana, fired its oncologist, Dr. Thomas C. Weiner, and took the extraordinary step of publicly accusing him of hurting patients. The hospital said the doctor overprescribed narcotics and gave chemotherapy to patients who didn’t have cancer, among other allegations.

Despite being notified by St. Peter’s that it had revoked Weiner’s privileges, the Montana Board of Medical Examiners renewed his license in 2021 and 2023. This week, the board renewed his license again for another two years.

Questions about whether Weiner would be permitted to continue practicing medicine intensified after a December ProPublica investigation exposed a trail of patient harm and at least 10 suspicious deaths tied to his practice. That investigation, which relied on thousands of pages of court records and dozens of interviews, detailed how Weiner built a high-volume business that billed as much as possible to public and private insurance while many of his patients received unnecessary, dangerous or substandard care.

While it’s unclear what the medical board considered before renewing Weiner’s license, the investigation published by ProPublica and Montana Free Press caught the attention of law enforcement. Criminal investigators with the Montana Department of Justice launched an official inquiry this month, according to three sources directly involved in the matter.

Weiner has denied mistreating his patients. He did not respond to a request for comment about his license being renewed and the Montana Department of Justice investigation.

After St. Peter’s fired Weiner, he sued the hospital for wrongful termination and defamation. After a four-year legal battle, the Montana Supreme Court sided with the hospital in a ruling this month. The court wrote that the hospital’s peer-review process leading to Weiner’s dismissal was “reasonable and warranted due to the quantity and severity of Weiner’s inappropriate patient care.”

After it fired Weiner, the hospital inspected the files of more than 2,000 patients to whom he had prescribed controlled substances. Court records show that medical reviewers hired by St. Peter’s highlighted the case of Sharon Dibble, a 75-year-old patient who died shortly after Weiner doubled her morphine prescription. That increase in morphine “led to respiratory arrest and the patient’s demise,” a medical expert hired by St. Peter’s concluded.

Dibble’s son, Tom Stevison, called the medical board’s decision to renew Weiner’s license “ridiculous.”

“There’s just too much evidence against him, pointing to wrongdoing, to recklessly relicense this guy,” he said, referring to the hospital’s allegations and ProPublica’s reporting. “I do believe he should be held accountable.”

Weiner previously denied the allegation that he overprescribed patients, including Dibble, and was critical of the medical review.

In the months after Weiner was fired, thousands of friends and former patients formed Facebook groups in support of him. They raised funds to rent a billboard in Helena that read, “WE STAND WITH DR. WEINER.” On Tuesday, Dayna Schwartz, who led that effort, posted on Facebook, “Congrats Doc on your license renewal!!”

A spokesperson for the state Board of Medical Examiners referred a request for comment about Weiner’s license renewal to its umbrella agency, the Montana Department of Labor and Industry. An agency spokesperson did not respond to questions before publication.

St. Peter’s did not respond to requests for comment on the renewal of Weiner’s license.

The medical board does not typically release information about current or past investigations unless it substantiates allegations of professional misconduct. If it does, a doctor’s license can be suspended or revoked for many reasons, including billing fraud, unprofessional prescribing practices and failure to appropriately document patient care.

The criminal inquiry, led by the Montana Attorney General’s Office, comes just months after the federal government settled with St. Peter’s for making false claims when it billed government health programs for Weiner’s services. The hospital agreed to pay back $10.8 million. The hospital has previously said it provides quality care and “this situation is isolated to a single, former physician, and we remain confident in the exceptional care provided by St. Peter’s medical staff.”

Federal prosecutors also sued Weiner, accusing him of an array of fraudulent practices, including billing federal insurance programs for unnecessary treatments or more expensive treatments than were delivered. Weiner has denied the allegations and, through attorneys, has moved to dismiss the case.

ALTON — Nathan A. Johnson was arrested around 11:45 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 21, 2025, in the 1400 block of Milton Road in Alton, where officers established probable cause for Johnson’s arrest in a traffic stop. During the investigation, the Alton Police Department said officers recovered drugs and a firearm at the scene. The Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office subsequently reviewed the case and authorized several charges against Johnson: Count I: Possession of a Firearm by a Repeat Felony Offender Count II: Armed Violence Count III: Unlawful Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance Count IV: Felon in Possession of a Weapon Count V: Unlawful Possession of a Stolen Firearm An arrest warrant was signed by the Honorable Judge Nielsen, and Johnson is currently being held at the Madison County Jail, pending a detention hearing. The Alton Police Department had this statement about the arrest: "This case highlights the exceptional

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