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New I-70 Bridge Opening Later This Month
From Columbia Missourian: Explosions rang out over the Missouri River in September 2023 when the old Rocheport bridge on I-70 was demolished. Fifteen months later, the new I-70 bridge in Columbia is nearly ready for traffic. The bridge is scheduled to fully open to the public later this month, with a ribbon ceremony set for […]
Bad accident on I-64E in Illinois near the Hustler's Club.
Three St. Louis-area sites named among new 'endangered historic places' in Missouri
The Missouri Alliance for Historic Preservation, a nonprofit focused on historic preservation, has named three St. Louis-area sites among the “most endangered historic places” in the state.
Armory owner hit with $100K suit from food firm
Elsah United Methodist Church to Celebrate 150th Anniversary with a Special Sermon
ELSAH - Elsah United Methodist Church will celebrate its 150th anniversary with a special service. At 6 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, community members are invited to the church, located at 2 Valley Street in Elsah. Reverend Joseph Scheets will give an hourlong sermon, followed by a reception at Farley’s Music Hall. “It’s a celebration of community,” said Pastor Alan Abert. “This is a community thing, so we’re inviting everybody from the community in. The building itself has been iconic. It’s been the face of Elsah for a long time.” Scheets will be preaching from Psalms 46, and his sermon is titled “Be Still and Know That I Am God.” The service will also include some hymns from 1874. Abert shared that the Elsah United Methodist Church was started by Elsah’s earliest settlers in the 1800s. In 1859, the Elsah Methodist Society built a two-story red brick home, which still stands in Elsah today, and held service
Police identify woman found dead in truck after suspect shot by police in Crystal City
Teacher injured 3-year-old by picking her up and dropping her from 5 feet, sheriff's office says
Alton man sentenced for trafficking meth from Missouri into Illinois
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. - An Alton, Illinois, man was sentenced on Monday for trafficking methampheamine into Illinois from Missouri in July. According to the Madison County State Attorney's Office, Cody J. Elfgen, 36, received an 18-year prison sentence for bringing 139 grams of methamphetamine into Illinois on July 16 while in possession of a 9mm handgun [...]
Ronnie Wood, Billy F. Gibbons & more guest on new album from R&B group The Stylistics
The Rolling Stones’ Ronnie Wood, KISS’ Gene Simmons and ZZ Top’s Billy F. Gibbons are among the artists contributing to the upcoming new album by soul legends The Stylistics.The album,…
Wife of longtime St. Louis Public Schools leader files for board candidacy
Karen Collins-Adams, an educator and wife of longtime SLPS superintendent Kelvin Adams, filed Tuesday as a candidate in the April election.
Stadiums Don’t Have to Be a Drain on Taxpayer Dollars
From The Conversation: The world of professional sports is flush with cash, thanks to multibillion-dollar TV deals, sponsorships and ticket sales. Yet some of the biggest investments in major franchises come from taxpayers. Between 1970 and 2020, state and local governments spent $33 billion in public funds on sports arenas, including nearly $20 billion since 2000 at […]
The Illinois experience differs for everyone. These state flag finalist designs show how
Woman's body identified days after police shooting on Jefferson County highway
On Tuesday, investigators identified a woman found dead inside a pickup truck after Crystal City police officers shot and wounded a man this past weekend on a Jefferson County highway.
Cathedral Basilica Christmas Eve
2 More Charged For Bad Checks At Schwegel's Market
ALTON - Two individuals have been charged with deceptive practices for presenting bad checks at Schwegel’s Market in Alton, marking the fifth and sixth criminal cases involving bad checks at the location since 2023. James W. Holland, 58, of South Roxana, and Lora M. Benson, 49, of Carrollton, were both charged with Class 4 felony counts of deceptive practices. On Sept. 24, 2024, Holland allegedly delivered a check written in the amount of $479 to Schwegel’s Market while “knowing the check would not be paid by the depository,” according to court documents. One week later on Oct. 1, Benson allegedly did the same with a different bad check written out for $416.74. Both cases were presented by the Alton Police Department, and both Holland and Benson were granted pretrial release from custody. These two similar cases follow a series of forgery cases involving several individuals attempting to pass bad checks at the market. These include an Edwardsville
Where are all the bureaucrats?
Here are the federal agencies that America's civilian workers call home: Two-thirds of all civil service workers are in Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Homeland Security. Unless you're planning to slash those departments, there's not a whole lot left to slash.
Dad charged after toddler shoots himself in St. Louis County
A man on Tuesday was charged after his 2-year-old son found a gun on the floor and shot himself in the hand.
St. Louis man sold drugs in fatal overdose while on house arrest, feds say
A local man who bragged about selling drugs on house arrest in a rap video was sentenced to prison Tuesday for dealing a fatal dose of fentanyl.
IMPACT Strategies Team Members Attend ASHE Health Care Construction Workshop
For IMPACT Strategies, Inc., 2024 has brought forward several health care related projects, some of which have been completed and others will be underway well into next year. To support this growing specialization, earlier this fall, several team members including Eric Engelbrecht, Rebecca McCarty, Andrew Martiszus and Luke Eckert attended the ASHE (American Society for […]
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