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Godfrey Fire Protection District Firefighters, Other Departments, Battle Serious Morning Blaze

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GODFREY — Firefighters from the Godfrey Fire Protection District and several other departments responded to a serious fire Saturday morning in the 5000 block of Staten in Godfrey. The incident occurred on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, amid challenging weather conditions, with temperatures around 8 degrees. The Godfrey Fire Protection District deployed its ladder truck to assist in firefighting efforts. Godfrey Fire Chief Eric Cranmer said an elderly woman was inside the house at the time o

Police investigate homicide after woman killed in Ferguson

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ST. LOUIS COUNTY - St. Louis County detectives are investigating a homicide after a woman was shot and killed in Ferguson on Friday afternoon. The incident occurred in the 1700 block of Windward Court. Officers from the Ferguson Police Department responded to a call for shots fired just before 4 p.m. on Jan. 30. Responding [...]

Why January is Named After Janus, the God of Beginnings

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January isn’t named for snow, cold, or a fresh calendar page. It’s named for a Roman god with two faces. That detail sounds like a myth trivia question, but it explains something most people feel every year: January is a month of looking back and looking forward at the same time. The Romans built that idea into the name itself by linking the month to Janus, the god of beginnings, gates, and transitions. The god behind the name Janus (pronounced JAY-nus) was an important figure

Orchid Show

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On display at the ever-popular orchid show, the Missouri Botanical Garden’s vast orchid collection includes more than 6,000 individual plants representing almost 700 unique species, and approximately one in 10 […]

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Durbin Statement On Senate Agriculture Committee Advancing Partisan Crypto Market Structure Legislation

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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, released the following statement after the Committee advanced cryptocurrency market structure legislation along party lines. Republicans also voted to reject two amendments that Durbin offered in order to strengthen the bill. Durbin’s amendments attempted to crack down on crypto ATM fraud and ban some crypto intermediaries from receiving a federal bailout. “The 2008 financial