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Officers were called to Lucas and Hunt Road at San Diego Avenue at about 9:50 p.m.

Employees at Places for People in Soulard are demanding managers reverse course after DEI trims.

An investigation is underway after two teenagers were shot overnight in St. Louis' Columbus Square neighborhood.

BELLEVILLE – Belleville is the latest Riverbend community to replace an expiring state-level sales tax on groceries with its own locally collected grocery tax. At Monday’s meeting, City Council members unanimously approved a “motion to adopt the continuation of the 1% local grocery sales tax, to be effective as of Jan. 1, 2026 when the State of Illinois eliminates the imposition of the tax.” First imposed in 1990, the state’s 1% sales tax on groceries is set to expire in 2026. 100% of the proceeds from the state grocery tax went directly to local municipalities; faced with revenue losses, communities were given the ability to pass their own local 1% grocery taxes to replace the state tax once it expires. The resulting ordinance effectively has a neutral impact on grocery prices, since it replaces the state tax rather than adding a new local tax on top of it. With the City Council’s approval, the City of Belleville will begin collecting this 1%

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Marco Zomphier was charged last year with raping a 13-year-old girl he coached. A second victim has now come forward saying he abused her more than a decade ago.

Eckert's Farm in Belleville opens blackberry fields for picking on Friday, and early access to pick-your-own peaches begins this weekend.

For a brief moment, it looked like real life was finally having an effect on Trump’s “immigrants are inherently evil” fantasies. There was a brief window, last week, where Trump indicated he’d roll back some of his deportation goons because it was going too far. The fact that this moment of realization has arrived at […]

Fredbird, the longtime, energetic and beloved mascot of the St. Louis Cardinals, is now officially a Hall of Famer.

TOPEKA, Kansas — Freedom’s Frontier, a coalition of more than 200 historically significant sites on both sides of the Kansas-Missouri border, will “cease to exist” if Congress approves proposed legislation to defund National Heritage Areas, the organization’s spokesman says. Johnny Szlauderbach, director of communications and strategic projects at Freedom’s Frontier, said on the Kansas Reflector […]

Will Netanyahu ever stop killing?

GODFREY - Firefighters with the Godfrey Fire Protection District learned about natural gas safety and what to do if a gas leak is detected. On Tuesday, June 17, 2025, Ameren Illinois public awareness specialist Chris Schildroth stopped by the fire station to go over “the dos and the don’ts” when responding to a natural gas leak. Schildroth noted that collaboration between the fire department and Ameren is important in these situations. “We’re in two different lanes, typically, but when we get on a gas leak, we’re in the same lane,” Schildroth said. “We would rather get these formalities out of the way prior to being on scene. It makes it much safer for everybody. The quicker Ameren gets out there, the safer it is for these guys, the general public, and us.” When a gas leak is suspected, first responders and homeowners are directed to call 911 and Ameren right away. First responders are often on the scene before Ameren, so

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Macy's sold its closed South County Center store for $2 million.

A perfect storm caused "exceptionally rare" wildfire conditions and led to an outbreak of dozens of fires throughout the state in mid-March.

SPRINGFIELD - Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias has launched a public awareness campaign encouraging Illinoisans to spark a lifesaving “ripple effect” by becoming organ donors. The ad, which is the first in a series building on the positive ripple effects of organ donation, will begin running this week on broadcast television, digital and social media platforms across the state. “Some 4,000 Illinois residents are in need of a transplant, including many whose lives hang in the balance waiting for the availability of a suitable organ,” Giannoulias said. “By choosing to become an organ donor, Illinoisans can catalyze a cascade of positive action, empowering recipients to pay the gift forward by helping those around them.” In the illustrative narrative, a firefighter who was granted the gift of life through organ donation saves a tutor at the scene of an accident, who in turn helps a young student earn admission into college. The story is rooted

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ALTON – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, in partnership with the Wood River Drainage and Levee District, will host a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the completion of the Upper Wood River Levee Underseepage Design Deficiency Correction Project on June 20, 2025 at 9:30 a.m. at the East Alton No. 1 Pump Station in Alton, Ill. The event will recognize the successful federal-local partnership and celebrate a major milestone in flood risk management for the region. The project enhances the safety and reliability of the levee system by addressing a known design deficiency and implementing features that control underseepage from the Mississippi River. Improvements include 80 new relief wells, a drainage collection system, and an access road. “The completion of the project represents a major step forward in safety, resilience, and public service,” said Col. Andy Pannier, commander of the St. Louis District. “It is not just a celebration of concrete

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CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced that 55 attorneys general, representing all eligible states and U.S. territories, agreed to sign on to a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma (Purdue) and its owners, the Sackler family. The Sackler family informed the attorneys general of plans to proceed with the settlement, which would resolve litigation against Purdue and Sacklers for their role in creating and worsening the opioid crisis across the country. “This settlement is the outcome of many hours of tireless work by the attorneys in my office’s Consumer Fraud Division, and I am proud of their dedication. As a result of their efforts, money from the Sacklers and Purdue will finally be available to fund services for Illinoisans affected by opioid addiction,” Raoul said. “From the start, I have prioritized securing resources to abate the impact of the opioid epidemic in Illinois. I am committed to ensuring that settlement funding is distributed

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