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ATF agents are in a race against time to get guns used in crimes off the streets before they're used again and to identify the people pulling the trigger.

CARLINVILLE - Carlinville Area Hospital & Clinics will host a Community Blood Drive with ImpactLife, the provider of blood components for local hospitals. The blood drive will be from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024 at 20733 North Broad St., inside Donor Bus. What: Carlinville Area Hospital & Clinics Community Blood Drive When: Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, 11 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Where: ImpactLife Donor Bus, 20733 North Broad, Carlinville, IL Appointments: To donate, please contact Vicki Walker at (217) 854-3141 or visit www.bloodcenter.org and use code 60352 to locate the drive. Appointments are requested. You may also call ImpactLife to schedule at 800-747-5401. Donor Eligibility Criteria: Potential donors must be at least 17 years of age (16 with parental permission form available through www.bloodcenter.org ) and weigh more than 110 pounds. A photo I.D. is required to donate. For questions about eligibility, please call ImpactLife at (800) 747-5401. Donors who

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Earlier this year, Forbes reported that Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin'” was “officially the biggest song of all time.” But the band’s guitarist and songwriter Neal Schon is still pretty shocked…

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The investigation began after police received a call a little after 11:40 a.m. Monday after the body of an unidentified woman was found on the 4200 block of North Market Street in the Ville neighborhood.

Homicide detectives were investigating.

From KSDK:  Another Target store is coming soon to the St. Louis area, and at 148,000 square feet, it will be the largest Target store yet in the region. The retailer purchased a 7.5-acre site at the $211-million Market at Olive development which spans both sides of Olive Boulevard between Interstate 170 and McKnight and […]

From St. Louis Business Journal:  Graybar, the Clayton-based distributor of electrical, communications and data networking products, said it broke a quarterly net sales record while its net income fell. The company said Thursday that its second-quarter net sales hit $3 billion, a new quarterly record and an increase of 7.6% compared with last year’s quarter. […]

EAST ALTON – The Pratt and Tobin Law Firm in East Alton has recently sponsored two students through the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Division (BMWED-IBT) Affiliate Sponsored Scholarship Program. Isabella Ochoa, a recipient affiliated with AT&SFF, plans to major in Criminology and Criminal Justice at State Fair Community College. The other recipient, Joseph Stuckey, associated with Allied, is pursuing a degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. "A warm congratulations to our two newest scholarship winners," the Tobin and Pratt Firm said in a statement. "They join the esteemed group of BMWED scholarship recipients. We look forward to seeing both of you excel in the upcoming academic year and wish you great success in your future endeavors."

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BRENTWOOD, Mo. -- Circus performers will be in several large tents at the Galleria mall parking lot this weekend. Cirque Italia has performances from August 8 to 11. The circus is also a story about a farm boy swept away by a tornado who lands in the heart of the city. There are clowns that [...]

Statewide turnout is expected at about 33%.

From Leader Publications:  Those interested in shaping Jefferson County’s future walking and biking projects have until the end of August to add their input. Jefferson County Public Works Director Jason Jonas said the department has been seeking public feedback about the Walk Bike Master Plan since April and already has received some “clear guidance” as […]

From The Wall Street Journal:  On a recent morning as the city was just waking up, Louie Leonardo and three co-workers loitered behind a 42-story skyscraper, waiting to get inside the least glamorous part of the building. Hidden away on the 23rd floor, stacked between floors of office cubicles, lies the building’s beating heart: an […]

An 81-year-old woman was killed in a fatal crash in Crawford County on Monday afternoon after her vehicle travelled off the right side of the interstate and struck a sign and concrete culvert.

From MRN:  On Aug. 1, developer Diversified Development and Construction LLC presented a plan to the O’Fallon Planning & Zoning Commission (P&Z) to redevelop the Regal Theatre building into an indoor recreation facility, located in the Streets of Caledonia. Originally called the Great Escape Theatre, the building at 900 Caledonia Drive in O’Fallon opened in […]