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FBI Offers $10,000 Reward For Information In St. Louis Double Homicide

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ST. LOUIS — Nearly a year after two men were fatally shot outside their St. Louis apartment building, the FBI is offering up to a $10,000 reward for information leading to the identification and arrest of the suspects. The FBI’s St. Louis Field Office this week requested public assistance in the investigation of the killings of 42-year-old Marshun White of St. Ann, Mo., and 34-year-old Marcus Price of St. Louis. The men were shot multiple times on Sept. 14, 2024, outside an apartment building in the 1600 block of North Kingshighway Boulevard, near the Hollywood Beauty Supply and the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, officers responded around 3:20 a.m. on Sept. 14, 2024, to the shooting scene, where both victims were pronounced dead. The FBI stated that two unknown suspects had followed White and Price for over an hour before approaching and shooting them. The suspects then fled the scene in a dark-colored

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Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill Addressing Shortage Of Doctors, Nurses

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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), along with U.S. Representative Brad Schneider (D-IL-10), today introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to quickly address our nation’s shortage of doctors and nurses. The Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act would recapture 25,000 unused immigrant visas for nurses and 15,000 unused immigrant visas for physicians that Congress has previously authorized—providing a desperately needed boost to our health care system in rural and urban areas. “Immigrant nurses and doctors have always played a critical role in our health care system, and they saw us through the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Durbin. “After years of caring for patients, it’s unacceptable that thousands of trained health care professionals currently working in the U.S. on temporary visas are stuck in the green card backlog while

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Edwardsville Children's Museum Opens Little Forest Sanctuary Exhibit

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EDWARDSVILLE – Edwardsville Children’s Museum (ECM) has long ignited the power of play and learning for kids of all ages, and now its youngest visitors have a space to call their own. ECM’s new Little Forest Sanctuary Exhibit , which opened Aug. 25, lets infants and toddlers enjoy nature-inspired sensory play alongside their caregivers. The new exhibit was funded by a $25,000 grant from the PNC Foundation through PNC Grow Up Great®, which since 2004 has helped prepare children from birth to age 5 for success in school and life. The Little Forest Sanctuary features a variety of tactile activities, including a crawl tunnel, slide, mushroom rocker and reflection mirror – all set in a soft play area that allows for safe, hands-on exploration. In addition, the exhibit is designed around the 3Ts Program , developed by Dr. Dana Suskind at the TMW Center for Early Learning and Public Health at the University of Chicago, to promote parent-child interaction.

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Wood River to Celebrate Ribbon Cutting for New Downtown Dog Park

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WOOD RIVER – The City of Wood River, Wood River Parks & Recreation and the Wood River Business Alliance are excited to invite the community to the official ribbon cutting ceremony for the brand-new Wood River Downtown Dog Park . The event will take place on Tuesday, September 16th at 11:00 a.m. in downtown Wood River. This new community amenity provides a safe and welcoming space for residents and their four-legged friends to gather, play, and enjoy downtown. The dog park is part of ongoing efforts to enhance downtown Wood River as a vibrant, family- (and pet-) friendly destination. “We’re thrilled to offer this new gathering space that not only supports our pet owners but also adds to the quality of life in our community,” said Mayor Tom Stalcup. “The Downtown Dog Park will be a place for neighbors to connect and for visitors to enjoy what makes Wood River special.” Community members, pet owners, and their dogs are encouraged to attend and

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Striking St. Louis-area Boeing workers to vote on new settlement offer Friday

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The 3,200 Boeing mechanics and workers who have been on strike at Missouri and Illinois locations since August will vote on a new settlement agreement on Friday.  The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers announced Wednesday a union negotiating committee had reached a tentative agreement with Boeing Defense. “The five-year tentative agreement includes improvements […]
Rebecca Rivas

What St. Louis restaurant do you miss most? A look back

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In a recent FOX 2 Facebook post, we asked the question, "What St. Louis restaurant do you miss most?" More than 2,500 commenters shared their fondest memories of dining establishments that have since closed their doors. Some of the responses paint some vivid memories in our head of different times in life, showing the deep connection St. Louisans have with their local restaurants.
Alex Barton

Phillips 66 Announces Agreement To Purchase Remaining Interest in WRB Refining LP

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HOUSTON — Phillips 66 announced Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025, that it has agreed to acquire the remaining 50% ownership interest in WRB Refining LP from subsidiaries of Cenovus Energy Inc. for $1.4 billion in cash, subject to customary purchase price adjustments. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2025. WRB Refining LP is a joint venture between Phillips 66 and Cenovus Energy that owns the Wood River refinery in Roxana and the Borger refinery in Borger, Texas. Phillips 66 has operated both facilities since the joint venture began in 2007. “With full ownership of the Wood River and Borger refineries, we are strengthening our integrated business and expanding our position in a region where we lead the industry,” said Mark Lashier, chairman and CEO of Phillips 66. He added that the acquisition is expected to generate operational and commercial synergies of approximately $50 million per year by enabling full integration of the assets with Phillips

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Alton Man Detained On Domestic Battery, Property Damage Charges

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ALTON – A man from Alton is currently in police custody on felony and misdemeanor charges of domestic battery after allegedly strangling the victim, damaging their vehicle, and calling on officers to “end it.” Chance D. Price, 33, of Alton, was charged on Sept. 2, 2025 with one count each of aggravated domestic battery (a Class 2 felony), domestic battery and criminal damage to property (both Class A misdemeanor). Price allegedly intentionally strangled a family or household member and pushed them into a bathtub on Aug. 30, 2025. He was additionally accused of causing less than $500 worth of damage to the touch screen inside the victim’s motor vehicle. According to the state’s petition to deny his pretrial release from custody, the victim reported that Price had “engaged in abusive course of conduct over several days.” “He angrily threw items at her, threw items around her residence, and broke a mirror. He grabbed her by the throat,

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Conservative Leader Charlie Kirk Shot at Utah College Event

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OREM, Utah (AP) — Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, was shot Wednesday at an event at a Utah college, Turning Point said. A suspect was in custody, the college said. "We are confirming that he was shot and we are praying for Charlie," said Aubrey Laitsch, public relations manager for Turning Point USA. Videos posted to social media from Utah Valley University show Kirk speaking into a handheld microphone while sitting under a white tent emblazoned with the slogans "The American Comeback" and "Prove Me Wrong." A single shot rings out and Kirk can be seen reaching up with his right hand as a large volume of blood gushes from the left side of his neck. Stunned spectators are heard gasping and screaming before people start to run away. The AP was able to confirm the videos were taken at Sorensen Center courtyard on the Utah Valley University campus. Kirk was speaking at a debate hosted by his nonprofit

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FBI Agent Informs Jerseyville Community On 'Nihilistic Violent Extremism'

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JERSEYVILLE – FBI Special Agent Jake Griffin visited Jersey Community High School (JCHS) on Tuesday to inform parents and community members about the growing threat of “Nihilistic Violent Extremism” (NVE), online recruitment methods, and more. The hour-long presentation in the JCHS auditorium highlighted certain NVE groups and their methods of recruiting children and teenagers through popular online platforms. Also discussed were possible NVE-affiliated signs for parents to look out in their children’s behavior and online activity. Griffin’s main goal with the presentation was to “arm” the community “with knowledge” about the emerging threat of NVE – a concept that even Griffin, a former New York cop of 10 years and current Hostage Negotiation Team leader and terrorism investigator with the FBI Springfield Office, found difficult to grasp at first. “Before I started looking at this threat, I would have told all

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The Untold Saga Of What Happened When DOGE Stormed Social Security

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This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. On Feb. 10, on the third floor of the Social Security Administration’s Baltimore-area headquarters, Leland Dudek unfurled a 4-foot-wide roll of paper that extended to 20 feet in length. It was a visual guide that the agency had kept for years to explain Social Security’s many […]
Eli Hager