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"It's horrible to think, and just downright sickening, that this type of violence would occur while remembering a person who lost their life to gun violence," police spokesman Mitch McCoy said.

The St. Louis County Police Department (SLCPD) is investigating the death of a teen after he was fatally shot in north St. Louis County Wednesday evening.

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ALTON – Alton is officially applying for grant funds from Madison County as the city seeks to update its Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Master Plan. City Council members gave final approval on Wednesday for the city to apply for a grant under the Metro East Parks and Recreation District’s (MEPRD) Community Planning Grant program. If approved, the grant could cover up to 40% of the cost to update the city’s current parks plan, which was prepared in 2012 by Heartlands Conservancy. The resolution states the 13-year-old plan is now “outdated and in need of replacement.” Alton would agree to contribute at least 60% of any awarded amount in local matching funds towards the new plan, which will also be prepared by Heartlands Conservancy. At Monday’s Committee of the Whole meeting , Alderwoman Rosetta Brown suggested city officials gather feedback from community members about improvements they’d like to see in their local parks. Stakeholder

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U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Cummings said ICE had improperly told its field offices over the summer that the consent decree had been canceled.

The incident happened on Highway 67 near Farmington, and the deputies in the SWAT vehicle were not injured.

The fate of Illinois’ law allowing mail-in ballots to be counted up to 14 days after the election as long as they were postmarked by Election Day is at stake.

ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD) are investigating after a man was killed and four others were left injured following a shooting Wednesday evening in north St. Louis. According to police, the shooting happened around 7 p.m. Wednesday in the 5900 block of Wells Avenue, located in the city's Hamilton Heights [...]

A minor was seriously injured in car collision, involving a Sheriff's Office SWAT vehicle, on Highway 67 near Farmington Wednesday.

On a special edition of the Politically Speaking podcast, Democrat Fred Wellman talks with STLPR's Jason Rosenbaum about his bid to unseat Congresswoman Ann Wagner. Wellman is a podcast host, military veteran and a well-known figure on social media platforms.