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Trish Oberweis, PhD, Wins SIUE's 2025 Paul Simon Outstanding Teacher-Scholar Award

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EDWARDSVILLE - The impressive work of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Trish Oberweis, PhD, professor in the College of Arts and Sciences’ (CAS) Department of Criminal Justice Studies, has earned her the 2025 Paul Simon Outstanding Teacher-Scholar Award . “I am honored to be counted in this esteemed group of award winners!” Oberweis said, of the University’s well-regarded and highly competitive award. The SIUE Graduate School annually presents the award to a tenured faculty member who has a proven record of combining scholarship and teaching. The recognition demonstrates the belief that to be a good teacher, one must also be a good scholar. Award recipients have made significant contributions to original research or creative activities and have successfully integrated those contributions into their teaching practices. Oberweis, who began working as an assistant professor in 2002 at SIUE, has always incorporated her research experiences

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MCT Installs New Passenger Info Displays

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PONTOON BEACH - As part of a multi-phase effort to enhance the bus rider experience, Madison County Transit (MCT) is rolling out an exciting new system known as Computer-Aided Dispatch / Automated Vehicle Location (CAD/AVL). Last week, new solar-powered, digital display signs were installed at 31 bus stops throughout Madison County. The screens are ruggedized, all-weather, 13-inch, “e-ink” digital screens that display real-time next bus arrival information for the locations where they are installed. Passengers can walk up to a stop and learn (in real time) the bus routes that serve that location and when the next bus is coming. These e-ink (also known as e-paper) digital signs reflect light like a sheet of paper and, unlike other types of digital screens, have the same appearance as paper, so as not to be a visual deterrent or distraction to motorists and neighbors. The technology also consumes less energy. Much larger 32-inch e-ink digital displays with the same next-bus

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Eagle Season is Coming to Southwest Illinois

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ALTON - The great American Bald Eagle winter migration is almost here and southwest Illinois is ready and waiting. The Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau is hosting a party honoring these iconic birds in downtown Alton on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, launching the official start of Eagle Season. The free Annual Alton Eagle Ice Festival will be held Jan. 4, 2025 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at FLOCK Food Truck Park in downtown Alton along the banks of the Mississippi River. Eagle focused activities will also be held at the Audubon Center at Riverlands and the National Great Rivers Museum in Alton. “Eagle Fest is a great way to kick off Eagle Season and gives people the chance to celebrate the return of American Bald Eagles to the region for winter,” said Cory Jobe, President/CEO of the Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau. “This is a very popular festival with the visiting public and is an opportunity for people to travel throughout the Alton area and enjoy a wide variety of

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SLU names new president

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The private, Jesuit university said it has appointed Edward Feser, currently provost and executive vice president of Oregon State University, as its 34th president.

Proud to Serve: Cahokia Heights, IL police officer receives $500 from Brown & Brown

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ST. LOUIS - Jonathan Williams, who serves his community of Cahokia Heights, Illinois, as a police officer and mental health advocate.  After he and his academy classmates suffered the loss of one of their own, Jonathan makes it a priority to reach out to the community about mental health awareness! Prior to being a Cahokia Heights police officer, Jonathan was a juvenile [...]
Nick Gladney

Police seek help identifying suspect in downtown St. Louis stabbing

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ST. LOUIS - Police are asking for help from the public as they are trying to identify and arrest a man in connection to a stabbing downtown St. Louis. According to police, the incident happened on Dec. 6 on Hadley Street. The victim, a 43-year-old man, told police the suspect approached him and asked him [...]
Nick Gladney

Two people injured in shooting in Webster Groves

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ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Two people were injured following a shooting in Webster Groves Monday evening. According to Webster Groves Police, the shooting happened around 8 p.m. Monday evening at Ivory Crockett Park. The victims went to the hospital where they're being treated. The conditions of the victims are unknown. Investigators are still looking [...]
Nick Gladney

Grain Belt route removed from federal transmission program — but project will go forward

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Members of Kansas’ congressional delegation celebrated the federal government’s decision Monday to remove a proposed electric transmission line route from a program offering assistance for power infrastructure projects.  But the project will still move forward. The U.S. Department of Energy earlier this year announced a list of preliminary “National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors” to offer […]
Allison Kite

AT&T, Verizon Fail To Inform Customers About Major Salt Typhoon Hack

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For the better part of the last thirty years, telecom giants and “free market” libertarian think tanks have told anybody who’d listen that gutting regulatory oversight of the U.S. wireless and broadband markets would result in near-Utopian outcomes across innovation and competition. Instead, the reduction in both competition and real oversight resulted in regional telecom […]
Karl Bode

Dierbergs to open new store in University City's Market at Olive

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UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. – The Market at Olive retail project is continuing to build on its stacked lineup of brands by introducing Dierbergs to its plaza. The development team behind the Market at Olive, which covers both sides of Olive Boulevard between Interstate-170 and McKnight/Woodson Roads, announced Tuesday that Dierbergs purchased a 7-acre site within [...]
Nick Gladney