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One man was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Madison County early Monday morning.

“Where’s your coat?” asked Sylvester Taylor on a cold and windy day in 2004 to a child he was mentoring. “I don’t have one,” said the 12-year-old. That a basic need had gone unmet inspired Taylor to launch an annual coat by the organization he founded that same year – the IBEW Electrical Workers Minority […]

The Osage Beach Police Department (OBPD) and the Lake Ozark Police Department (LOPD) will be in the spotlight on an all-new TV series in January 2025.

Jesse is an incredibly kind and playful 13-year-old. He is respectful and so helpful at home.

St. Joseph School in Zell, which serves students from kindergarten through the 5th grade, currently has 27 students and was projected to have 30 in the 2025-2026 school year.

The 39-year-old Black man died in 2012 after one St. Louis officer placed him in a chokehold while another shocked him multiple times with a Taser. The medical examiner ruled the death an accident, but experts who recently reviewed the…

One person was shot Tuesday morning on Illinois Route 3 in East St. Louis.

From St. Louis Business Journal:  A $96 million expansion at City Foundry has opened, adding 270 apartments at the mixed-use development. Tenants have moved into One Foundry Way, a 14-story tower at 3835 Foundry Way in Midtown. The new tower is part of the second phase of development at City Foundry, a redevelopment of a […]

Named the No. 2 brewer in the world by RateBeer, Side Project Cellar will transform its Maplewood location at 2657 Lyle Ave. into the Polar Patio Pop-Up this holiday season. […]

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Highways in St. Louis and St. Louis County would be exempted from the designation.

Katie Couric recently claimed that repealing Section 230 would help combat online misinformation. The problem is, she couldn’t be more wrong. Worse, as a prominent voice, she’s contributing to the widespread misinformation around Section 230 herself. A few years ago, for reasons that are unclear to me, Katie Couric chaired a weird Aspen Institute “Commission […]

From St. Louis Public Radio:  A St. Louis developer is making a push to bring more retail activity to the heart of downtown. Oliver Properties has plans to develop roughly 9,000 square feet of the former Copia Restaurant & Wine Garden at 1122 Washington Ave. into a food hall with multiple tenants. The firm had […]

From Construction Dive:  President-elect Donald Trump has promised to impose widespread tariffs when he takes office in January. For commercial builders and their clients, that could spell major price hikes. While much about the plan remains uncertain, industry leaders are already bracing for its potential impact. The scale of the tariffs — and how rigorously […]

From Stanford Social Innovation Review:  As of 2023, nearly 20 million people are employed by the government at the state and local level. State and local government employees play a significant role in supporting and uplifting their local communities by making a direct impact through the essential services they provide such as policing, engineering, maintenance, […]

COLLINSVILLE — The Collinsville Police Department has named Officer Guiseppi Coppotelli as its Officer of the Month for November 2024. Coppotelli, who joined the department in March 2023, has been recognized for his proactive approach to policing and his commitment to addressing criminal activity in the community. The announcement highlights Coppotelli's efforts in seeking out the criminal element, which department officials say contributes to the safety and well-being of Collinsville residents. “Congratulations Guiseppi and thank you for your proactive service to our residents,” the department stated in a social media post. Coppotelli’s recognition comes amid ongoing efforts by the Collinsville Police Department to enhance community safety and strengthen relationships between officers and residents.

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EDWARDSVILLE - After some discussion at their regular Board of Education meeting on Dec. 16, 2024, the Edwardsville Community Unit School District #7 Board approved the 2025–2026 School Calendar. This calendar has prompted discussion at recent meetings as the Board approved construction timelines at Lincoln Middle School, Edwardsville High School and several elementary schools. During summer 2025, eight schools within the district will be under construction, which means the start date for the 2025–2026 school year will be later than usual. “As part of that, we’ve had a lot of conversations in the last year and a half about the 25–26 calendar, because we knew it would be a little bit different, and what that difference looked like, we weren’t sure,” said Superintendent Dr. Patrick Shelton. Because of the summer construction, the 2025–2026 school year will start one week later than usual, on Aug. 20, 2025. Shelton explained that

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The approved budget did not include funding for a proposed mounted patrol for St. Charles County parks or additional pay raises for the county's building inspectors.