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Groups aim to stop state from enforcing a law that requires health insurers in Illinois to cover abortions and abortion medications at no cost to patients.

Authorities in Clayton and St. Louis City have determined their investigations into an early morning abduction and a fatal shooting are connected.

Santa’s Magical Kingdom is unlike any other place on earth, and this year, it’s bigger, brighter and merrier! More than four million shimmering lights, electrifying special effects and whimsical worlds […]

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An upscale national hotel brand is opening its first Missouri location in the St. Louis region, targeting both business and leisure travelers.

WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats largely reserved judgment Wednesday on President-elect Donald Trump’s pick of Linda McMahon as his nominee for Education secretary, even as they raised concerns about Trump’s plans to eliminate the department. In interviews Wednesday, Democrats in the U.S. Senate mostly did not raise the sorts of objections to McMahon — the co-chair of […]

ALTON — The Alton High and Marquette Catholic High School boys soccer teams united for a cause greater than competition and on Tuesday night, Nov. 19, 2024, their efforts concluded. The boys sold T-shirts during their annual rivalry match to raise funds for the Alton Police K-9 program. The proceeds from this initiative will honor Officer Odin, a K-9 who was killed in a shooting earlier in the year. The boys donated $1,100 to the Alton Police K-9 unit. Greg Nasello, head boys soccer coach at Alton High, emphasized the importance of community engagement through sports. “Kids need to learn life lessons out of sports," Coach Nasello said. "Giving back to the community is just as important as taking from it. I think our kids do a good job of that.” This year marks another time that the Marquette Catholic and Alton's boys soccer teams have sold T-shirts for their rivalry match and donated to a cause. According to Amy Lombardi of the Alton Athletic Association, last year's

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Agents are investigating the illegal act in Macon County, the Missouri Department of Conservation said.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) spoke from the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives in honor of Rural Health Month to call out predatory drug middlemen called Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) for squeezing out rural community pharmacists through unfair and anticompetitive business practices. WATCH: Budzinski Calls Out Predatory Drug Middlemen on House Floor Earlier this month, Congresswoman Budzinski hosted a roundtable with independent pharmacists, pharmacy students and faculty at the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) School of Pharmacy to discuss PBMs. One local pharmacist who spoke at the roundtable was Michelle Dyer, the owner of Michelle’s Pharmacy in Carlinville, IL. In 2009, Michelle expanded her business to Gillespie and in 2016, she opened a pharmacy in Bunker Hill – a community that had been without pharmacy service for over 25 years. However, as PBMs consolidated and poached patients

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HARDIN - The Calhoun Sheriff's Office has issued charges after a long investigation of a sexual assault case. The timeline on the case goes as follows: On October 22nd, 2024, the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office was notified of a Sexual Assault which was alleged to have occurred on October 20th, 2024, in the 900 block of Herren St., Hardin, Calhoun County. The victim came into the Sheriff’s Office and was interviewed by Chief Deputy Zach Hardin, and subsequently escorted to Alton Memorial Hospital for a sexual assault examination. Following the initial investigation, an arrest warrant was issued for the suspect identified by the victim. The Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office was further notified that the suspect had left the area and returned to his home, located in the area of Pineville, Louisiana. Chief Deputy Hardin contacted the Pineville Police Department, who immediately assisted in the investigation. On October 30th, 2024, Pineville Police Department took

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GRAFTON - After nearly a decade of service and seafood, Grafton Oyster Bar owner Brad Hagen said business is still booming at one of the only floating restaurants in the state of Illinois. “The Oyster Bar’s doing wonderful - it’s busy like the rest of Grafton right now,” he said, noting an uptick in tourism in recent years. “Grafton’s always been a destination place on the weekends, but it seems like over the past few years, we’ve just continued to get more and more tourism coming through our town,” he added. “Our community, the Chamber of Commerce, they all work so hard to promote that tourism, and it’s really paid off for us.” Featuring a wide-ranging menu of seafood specialties, sandwiches, salads, and a drink menu with beer, wine, and cocktails, the Oyster Bar offers something for everyone. “I’m big on the seafood part of it - I really like the char-grilled oysters,” Hagen said.

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Miles of LED Christmas lights synchronized to rocking Christmas music – that’s what you’ll find at WonderLight’s Christmas at World Wide Technology Raceway. Open nightly from Nov. 15 to Jan. […]

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Garden Glow at the Missouri Botanical Garden dazzles visitors with its exquisite light displays year after year. Come to celebrate the season with more than two million twinkling lights, beautiful […]

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Officers were called about 11 a.m. to the 4700 block of Greer Avenue, St. Louis police said.

Mar'Kevion Lemons, 17, of East St. Louis, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Jaimarcus P. McDaniel, also 17, last January.

Green Day has been confirmed to headline Coachella 2025.The festival takes place April 11-13 and April 18-20 in Indio, California. Lady Gaga, Post Malone and Travis Scott will headline, as well.Also…

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Aerospace giant Boeing filed a notice Wednesday with Missouri’s Office of Workforce Development that it will lay off nearly 700 workers in the state at the start of next year.

The Clinic Director of Ellie Mental Health-Hampton Avenue shares her go-to practices for putting mental health first this season.