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Andy Frisella, founder of 1st Phorm, has come under fire for his controversial remarks about female police officers, leading to two St. Louis police departments cutting ties with the company.

EDWARDSVILLE - In her first semester as faculty, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s newest assistant professor in the Department of Theater and Dance, Adrianna Jones, MM, is also making another debut: starring in the latest production of The Saint Louis Black Repertory Theatre titled “Blues In The Night.” The show marks her first as a performer with the company and her new teaching role returns her to her roots in the St. Louis Metro Area. "I was able to hear about the auditions from my colleague, Geo , and one thing that was talked about before coming here is that I was wanting to reconnect with the art scene in St Louis,” said Jones. "You never know when your next opportunity is going to come up. When this opportunity came, I felt like I had to do it. This is going to be my big introduction.” For this particular production set in 1930s Chicago, Jones, who hails from Alton, plays the character known only as The Woman of the World.

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Schnucks Markets Inc. recalled fresh ground beef at one of its Belleville locations again since July.

EDWARDSVILLE — Madison County is now taking applications for the Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) starting next month. Madison County Community Development announced funding is available to assist income-eligible households with their natural gas, propane and/or electric bills and furnace assistance for inoperable heating systems. The program will begin taking applications Oct. 1 for Adults 60-year-old and older, Individuals with disabilities, Families with children under the age of six and Households that are disconnected from their utilities, have a disconnection notice or have less than 25% in their propane tank. All other income eligible households can start applying Nov. 1. Applications will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis through August 15, 2025, or until funding is exhausted. Households that receive a one-time benefit may return during the program year for a Reconnection Assistance or Furnace Assistance benefit(s), if needed. Households

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ELSAH - Bankside Repertory Theatre will host a production of “The Dumb Waiter” as their first in-person play since the COVID-19 pandemic. At 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 2–5, 2024, community members can enjoy the 90-minute one-act play at Bankside Repertory Theatre on the Principia College campus. The play, written in 1957 by Harold Pinter, tells the story of two hitmen waiting for an assignment. Actors John O’Hagan and Riley Capp look forward to sharing the story with the community. “Personally, I can’t wait to be on the stage with this particular play at this particular time with the local community seeing and engaging with this work,” O’Hagan said. “It’s really incredibly thought-provoking as well as entertaining, so I think anybody coming to see it is going to walk away with a lot to talk about, a lot to think about.” O’Hagan also works as a professor at Principia, and Capp was previously one of his students.

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GODFREY – Lewis and Clark Community College welcomed two new full-time faculty members this fall. Andrew Carrington is a new Web Design & Development instructor. Carrington, of Edwardsville, taught in the program for a semester before taking on the role full time. He attended high school in Barbados and earned his Bachelor of Science in Management from the University of the West Indies at the Cave Hill campus in Barbados. Later, he went on to earn a Master of Business Administration (Finance Specialization) and a Master of Science degree in Computer Science from Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville. Prior to joining Lewis and Clark, Carrington worked as a Software Engineer – and continues to work in that capacity. “I love all things related to technology, particularly those that are new and emerging,” he said. Carrington has a particular interest in AI (artificial intelligence), which is a current focus for Lewis and Clark as well.

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O’FALLON — HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital is proud to announce that it has achieved recertification as a Gold Cribs for Kids National Safe Sleep Hospital. This certification recognizes St. Elizabeth’s Women and Infants Center’s team’s commitment to best practices in infant safe sleep, ensuring the highest standards of care for their youngest patients. By earning this recertification, St. Elizabeth’s demonstrates adherence to rigorous guidelines established by the Cribs for Kids National Safe Sleep Hospital Certification Program. Cribs for Kids is a national safe sleep initiative dedicated to reducing infant mortality. “Sleep related deaths are the number one reason we lose our babies each year—3,400 infants annually,” said Michael H. Goodstein, MD, neonatologist and medical director at Cribs for Kids. “We know that parents do at home what they see done in the hospital so modeling safe sleep and providing education

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The cause of the fire was not immediately known.

The department did not release the boy's name because he was charged in juvenile court.

A St. Louis Circuit Court judge handed down two consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole to a man convicted for a 2022 double murder.

Ashleigh Selmon, 39, was killed as her son and an attempted robber exchanged gunfire outside her home, police said

David Gilmour has a top 10 album with his latest solo release, Luck and Strange.The former Pink Floyd member’s fifth solo release debuts at #10 on the Billboard 200 album chart, his…

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Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines before the Senate Armed Services Committee’s worldwide threats hearing this May. Haines has repeatedly said overclassification is a national security concern

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Government secrecy functions as a control mechanism, and one that prevents the public from basic self-governance. That was the key takeaway from a 9/11 anniversary interview by Truthout with Lauren Harper, the first Daniel Ellsberg chair on government secrecy at Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF).

On whistleblowers, Harper noted their fundamental importance but stressed that their protections “are not as robust as they should be, and these individuals should not face — or be expected to carry — the burden of fixing a system-wide crisis.”

She also highlighted the need for ongoing reporting on entrenched government secrecy. “People in the intelligence community and elsewhere work tirelessly their entire careers to keep information secret,” Harper explained. “Occasional reporting on specific examples of excessive secrecy is not enough to challenge that systemic tide.”

You can read the full interview here.

ST. LOUIS -- Marques Johnson, 25, faces several felony charges for a series of alleged burglaries and thefts that happened on September 4, 2024. Johnson is accused of burglarizing three businesses: The Village Too, Five Star Market, and Dutchtown Market. For each location, he faces charges of second-degree burglary, stealing, and property damage. He is [...]

A Brentwood man and a Bellefontaine Neighbors man have been charged in connection with a fatal shooting in University City over the weekend.

JERSEY - Belle Peterbaugh is off to an excellent start in cross country and concluded a track and field season where she recorded a time of 13.26 in the 100 meters. She also recorded a time of 23:31.50 for three miles in the Granite City Robinson/Lang Cross Country Invite on Sept. 7, 2024. Peterbaugh is a Sparklight Female Athlete of the Month for Jersey. Peterbaugh is a very versatile athlete and says she is using the cross-country season to prepare her for her athletic love - track and field. "I love doing the sprints in track," she said. "Running means a lot to me, it is kind of like my way of using my time just to be myself and be able to do something I love. I will probably run forever. I also do soccer and track and field in the spring." Peterbaugh said she enjoys her teammates in cross country. "We are more like a family than a team," she said. "I think that is what sets cross country different from other sports."

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