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GODFREY – Preparations for road improvements along a section of North Alby Street in Godfrey are moving forward with recent Village Board approval. Trustees unanimously approved a construction engineering services agreement with Gonzales Companies, LLC for the North Alby Overlay Project at their April 7, 2026 meeting. The full scope of the project includes “full-depth concrete patching in various locations to address areas of structurally deficient pavement, cold-milling the entir

The suit argues that the law authorizing a state-controlled Board of Police Commissioners violates a provision of the Missouri Constitution that governs taxation and government spending.

The City, alongside taxpayer and Budget Director Paul Payne, has filed a lawsuit challenging the State Takeover Law (HB 495) as unconstitutional.

Mayor Cara Spencer has delayed a proposed $3 billion data center near the Armory entertainment venue while she seeks to work out a back office deal with the developers.

CASEYVILLE - A semitruck strike that brought down a highway sign across Interstate 64 near the I-255 exit was snarling traffic in the Caseyville area as of late Thursday morning, April 9, 2026, as transportation crews worked to reopen the roadway. The crash happened on I-64 approaching the I-255 exit. Illinois State Police rerouted traffic to Illinois 157 at Caseyville, and congestion backed up for several miles from I-255 past Illinois 159 in Fairview Heights, the Illinois Department of Transportation

The Green Day movie New Years Rev has a new title.The film, which is said to be inspired by Billie Joe Armstrong and company's early van touring days, is now called NIMRODS.…

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A southeast Missouri family is working to turn their deeply personal story into a statewide symbol of awareness for childhood cancer, one license plate at a time.

The writer, director and studio executive, who specializes in comic-book films, is a SLU graduate.

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The move comes nearly a year after Board of Aldermen President Megan Green sued over the state takeover of the police department.

The partial recount confirmed the outcome of Tuesday's election. While Otto won both precincts, the outcome did not change.

War Child has announced the return of its Secret 7" series, which offers exclusive vinyl singles to raise money for the charity.The 2026 Secret 7" lineup includes John Lennon's "Out…

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At a special meeting Thursday, the SLPS board voted unanimously to appoint Myra Berry to a three-year term as superintendent.

The shooting was about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday at the restaurant at 11035 Bellefontaine Road.

St. Louis Public Schools has announced Dr. Myra Michelle Berry will serve as the district's next full-time superintendent after serving in the role on an interim basis for several months.

In late March, a handful of Black faith leaders gathered on the steps of the Alabama State House to protest a bill that could allow the state to seize control of the police force in the capital of Montgomery. Supporters of the Republican-sponsored proposal cast it as a response to Montgomery’s police officer shortage and […]

We’ve talked for years about how the DMCA’s notice-and-takedown system is ripe for abuse. The legal structure of the law practically begs for such abuse: send a notice, content disappears, and the target has to fight through a slow counter-notice process to maybe get it back. The system rewards speed of takedowns over accuracy because […]