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Daily Deal: Adobe Acrobat Pro + Microsoft Office Professional License Bundle

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The Adobe Acrobat Pro + Microsoft Office Professional License Bundle isn’t around for much longer. It’s a chance to get a 3-year Adobe Acrobat Pro 2024 license and a license for Microsoft Office Pro 2021 for $100. It’s your all-in-one bundle for editing PDFs, creating docs, and working smarter on Windows. Note: The Techdirt Deals […]
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Edwardsville Police Remind Drivers: Be Safe and Smart While Celebrating Halloween

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EDWARDSVILLE – As Halloween approaches, the Edwardsville Police Department is urging everyone to drive sober, buckle up, be alert for pedestrians and follow traffic laws. With children and families out after dark for trick-or-treating and community events, officers will be stepping up enforcement to keep the streets safe. “Driving under the influence — whether from alcohol, cannabis, or any impairing drug — is dangerous and illegal,” said Lt. Matt Senci. “We encourage everyone to plan ahead. If you’ll be celebrating, line up a sober ride, use public transportation, or call a friend.” The “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” and “Drive High. Get a DUI” campaigns, along with increased traffic enforcement, are funded by federal highway safety grants administered by IDOT. These efforts are supported by the Illinois State Police and local law enforcement agencies across the state. The campaigns are reinforced by IDOT’s

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Marquette Catholic To Present 'Alice In Wonderland'

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ALTON – Marquette Catholic High School will present Alice in Wonderland on November 7th and 8th, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. on the Ruth Klaus Stage located at 219 E. 4th Street. Alice in Wonderland is based on the stories of Lewis Carroll and adapted by Jason Pizzarello. It is produced by special arrangement with Stage Partners (www.yourstagepartners.com). After Alice falls down the rabbit hole, mad tea parties, sarcastic caterpillars, depressed turtles and a very irrational queen take stage in a dream-like landscape. According to Ms. Madison Foreman, MCHS Theater and Music Director, twenty-five students are involved in the production as actors and crew. She said, “Working on Jason Pizzarello’s Alice in Wonderland has been a wonderful reminder of how imaginative the students are. They have taken this classic story and made the characters their own. Each character is full of color, curiosity, and of course madness. The students' passion and love for the performing arts have

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Wesley Bell, Jake Hummel Blast Trump for Pulling ICL Plant Funds; Cara Spencer, Mike Kehoe Silent

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From STL Today: The Trump administration’s decision to cancel a $200 million federal grant for a $570 million battery component factory in north St. Louis drew condemnation Friday from the city’s Democratic congressman and one of Missouri’s top union leaders. The state’s Republican senators and governor, though, ducked the issue, as did St. Louis Mayor […]

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Check out this epic DIY Halloween display from the 90s

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Every October, University City resident Bill England turned his front yard into an electrifying Halloween attraction. Using nothing more than Romex wire and his imagination, England began creating light-up decorations in the mid-90s. His homemade display quickly became a neighborhood favorite.
Alex Barton

Man in custody after July 4 fireworks video downtown: SLMPD

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ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department has taken an individual into custody in connection to a video that went viral in July for fireworks being thrown at people and property. Police announced a 25-year-old man was arrested with help from detectives, bomb and arson investigators, U.S. Marshals Task Force, and the Department [...]
Megan Mueller

Shutdown leaves gaps in states’ health data, possibly endangering lives

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As the federal shutdown continues, states have been forced to fall back on their own resources to spot disease outbreaks — just as respiratory illness season begins. The shutdown has halted dashboards and expert analysis from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which monitors indicators such as wastewater to provide early warnings of […]
Tim Henderson

VIDEO: Housing Market Continues to Create Struggles for Home Buyers in Metro Region

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From KMOV: The St. Louis housing market continued to be difficult for buyers. Home prices remained high and homes go off the market quickly, sometimes just hours after being listed. It is an issue across the metro, but with the population growth in St. Charles County, it is magnified there. Officials there said developers are […]

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‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’ soundtrack to be released

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<figure><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/syndication.abcaudio.com/files/2025-10-20/M_DeliverMeFromNowheresoundtrack_102025.jpg" alt=""><figcaption>Cover of 'Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)'/(20th Century Studios and Columbia Records </figcaption></figure><p class="p1"><span class="s1"><strong>Jeremy Allen White</strong> does his own singing in the upcoming…

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East Alton Police Charge Man With Stealing Copper From Wieland

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EAST ALTON – A local man has been charged with stealing large amounts of copper material from Wieland in East Alton. Jonathan W. Burris, 35, listed as homeless out of East Alton, was charged on Oct. 14, 2025, with a Class 2 felony count of burglary and a Class 3 felony count of theft. On Sept. 13, 2025, Burris allegedly entered a building at 427 N. Shamrock in East Alton, which is property of Wieland, with the intent to commit a theft. He is additionally accused of stealing 19 bundles of copper wire, weighing approximately 740 pounds, with a total value exceeding $500 from Wieland. This occurred just over a week before a separate but similar incident in which a Granite City man was accused of stealing multiple spools of copper wire, compressed copper pucks, and a copper coil condenser from Wieland Recycling in Granite City on Sept. 21, 2025. The case against Burris was presented by the East Alton Police Department, and he has been granted pretrial release from custody.

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Nashville Singer-Songwriter Tommy Karlas to Perform at Lewis and Clark Community College

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GODFREY - A local writer turned Nashville star is returning to the Riverbend for a concert. At 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025, Tommy Karlas will bring his music and stories back to Hatheway Hall at Lewis and Clark Community College in Godfrey. Karlas, a Nashville singer-songwriter, is celebrating 300 million streams as a songwriter and three million streams as a singer. “It’s kind of a full-circle moment to come back,” he said. “They get to hear the stories behind the songs, how they were created, songs that they love, they get to hear how the original version was or the songwriter who wrote it doing it himself. I think there's just a big hunger out there. It's a little bit different than going to a big concert and rocking out. It’s way more intimate.” You can purchase tickets here . A ticket includes admission to the afterparty at the Wood River Moose following the show. Karlas explained that the show itself will be modeled after

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Police Continue To Investigate Pedestrian Fatality

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ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — Gregory Loehr, 64, of the 1200 block of Waldorf Drive in St. Louis, was identified as the pedestrian fatally struck on Oct. 14, 2025, in the 9800 block of Halls Ferry Road, authorities confirmed Monday, Oct. 20, 2025. The St. Louis County Police Department Bureau of Crimes Against Persons and Accident Reconstruction detectives are investigating the incident, which occurred at approximately 7:53 p.m. near Sun Valley Drive. Officers from the North County Precinct responded to a call for a motor vehicle crash and found Loehr had been struck by at least one vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene. Preliminary findings indicate Loehr was in the roadway when the collision occurred. The driver involved remained at the scene and is cooperating with the ongoing investigation. Police officials have urged anyone with information about the crash to contact the St. Louis County Police Department at 636-529-8210 or CrimeStoppers at 1-866-371-TIPS (8477) to remain

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