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The crashes happened Saturday night on Highway 111.

A man died in a head-on crash Tuesday afternoon in west St. Louis County near the intersection of Trowbridge Road and Clarkson Road.

The Illinois State Police is teaming up with East St. Louis community leaders and churches to help build safer communities.

Janes and Pang Atelier offers weekly open figure sessions to people with all levels of experience. There will be a live model on every Tuesday evening from 5:30pm to 8pm, […]

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ALTON — At Duke Bakery, the term "family business" takes on a literal meaning. This summer, the bakery employed three sisters, Paige, Brooke, and Morgan Rister, continuing a long-standing tradition of hiring family members. Ben Hollis of Duke Bakery remarked on the bakery's generational workforce, stating, "Employing family members truly means Duke Bakery is a family business! These kids become part of our family as well - it is just so awesome to watch them grow up, go to college, get married, and start families of their own. It's always a treat to have former employees include us in their milestone events or just to stop by with the next generation of employees." Paige Rister, 18, is preparing to leave for college soon. Her sisters, Brooke, 17, and Morgan, 14, who received a work permit in June, are also part of the team. Hollis mentioned, "Since Paige will be off to college in a short time, I had to schedule the sisters together one last time!" Paige expressed her appreciation

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An adult man was shot and killed in the Old North St. Louis Neighborhood Monday afternoon.

BELLEVILLE – The Illinois Department of Transportation today announced lane restrictions will be encountered at the intersection of Illinois Route 161 and South Green Mount Road. Beginning Wednesday, August 7, 2024, at 6 a.m. through Friday, August 10, 2024, the right lane of EB IL 161, the WB IL 161 left turn lane, and SB South Green Mount Road between IL 161 and Weatherstone Drive will be CLOSED. Access to IL 161 will remain available from both North Green Mount Road and South Green Mount Road. All lanes and access will be restored by 7:30 p.m. daily.These restrictions are required to safely to perform much needed pavement repair work to the southern half of the intersection. Electronic signage has been deployed to alert motorists to this work and the needed traffic restrictions. IDOT Maintenance forces will implement these improvements. All lanes will be reopened as soon as possible each day. Motorists can expect delays and should allow extra time for trips through this

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by Tom Finan, Executive Director and Co-Founder, Construction Forum Jose Gomez wants to bring you the work force of tomorrow. That means that for today he’s got his work cut out for him. Gomez is business manager of Laborers’ Local 110. He’s made history as the first Hispanic union business manager in the history of […]

A 26-year-old man was killed after his vehicle veered into oncoming traffic and collided head-on with a pickup truck.

Parents who don’t use all the money in their Illinois 529 College Savings Accounts (Bright Start and Bright Directions) are now able to roll over the funds into a Roth IRA under Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs’ plan that was signed into law . “This will give parents another option when deciding what to do with the money they’ve saved for their children if they don’t use all of it,” said Treasurer Frerichs, who thanked Gov. JB Pritzker for signing the legislation and State Sen. Steve Stadelman and State Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock for sponsoring it. “A common question we get from parents is what they can do with their Illinois 529 money if their child doesn’t go to college or gets a scholarship, and there is money left over in the account, and we have good news to share with them.” The option is possible because Congress approved a measure in December 2022 changing Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code to authorize tax-

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GRANITE CITY – The Illinois Department of Transportation today announced that an intersection replacement project on Illinois 3 between Niedringhaus Avenue and Rock Road will begin, weather permitting, at 6 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 12. To complete the necessary work, Illinois 3 will be closed to through traffic at 20th Street. Motorists should follow the marked detour as follows: Illinois 3 northbound: Illinois 3 to Plank Road to Packers Avenue to eastbound Interstate 70 to northbound Interstate 255 to westbound Interstate 270 to Illinois 3. Illinois 3 southbound: Illinois 3 to eastbound I-270 to southbound I-255 to westbound I-55/70 to Illinois 3. The work is expected to be completed by mid-September. Drivers are urged to remain alert while traveling the marked detour throughout construction. Drivers should reduce speed, obey all construction signage and refrain from using mobile devices while driving the detour route. For IDOT District 8 updates, follow us

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EDWARDSVILLE - Area veterans will be the recipients of free clothing, door prizes, employment, community and educational resources and services, and will have the opportunity to be interviewed on site by employers during the upcoming Resource and Job Fair, co-hosted by Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Veterans Upward Bound (VUB). VUB, in partnership with the City of Florissant, The Kaufman Fund and Florissant area veterans service organizations, will hold the Fair from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14 at the John F. Kennedy Community Center, 315 Howdershell Road, St. Louis, Mo. According to VUB Outreach Coordinator Bill Schnarr, who is also an U.S. Army veteran, the event is at capacity for providers, with 45 vendors registered to attend. “We are extremely excited to be offering a Resource Fair of this magnitude,” said Schnarr. “We look forward to assisting veterans in various ways, particularly in finding employment.” “Taking care of veterans

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Mole is a staple of Mexican cuisine, but what’s special about this sauce isn’t just its flavors — chilis, nuts, fruits, chocolate — it's where those tastes come from. Sauce Magazine writer Ileana Martinez explored four local restaurants serving their own, region-specific takes on the staple. Angel Jimenez Gutierrez, co-owner of the Mexican restaurant Malinche in Ellisville, discusses why mole never leaves his menu — and how the dish reminds him of home.

Momentum has been hard to come by for the St. Louis Cardinals of recent. Over the last two weeks, the Cardinals have slid from the National League's second Wild Card spot to four games out of the postseason picture.

It’s times like these you think about area utility workers, roofers, and those who spend their work hours outdoors. The hot weather, combined with the high humidity, can really take its toll.

A few weeks ago House Republicans released a 40-page report blasting GARM and its parent, the WFA, for illegal collusion and restraint of trade. The report— Wait. Who is GARM? I'm glad you asked. GARM is the Global Alliance for Responsible Media, an initiative of the World Federation of Advertisers. The Republican report is here. ...continue reading "Here’s the story behind Musk v. GARM"

Missouri’s education department hopes to resolve a backlog of payments to daycares across the state in the next two months, agency staff told the State Board of Education on Tuesday. The department previously predicted the backlog — which has left many daycares on the brink of closure — would be overcome by the end of […]