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SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. — U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin will visit Scott Air Force Base on Friday, Sept. 5, to launch a nationwide program aimed at distributing excess food to reduce waste. The event will take place at 11:30 a.m. in the Base Commissary parking lot. The program represents a collaboration between the EPA and Frey Farms of Illinois, which will provide a truckload of excess watermelon, sweet corn, and watermelon juice to members of the base. The initiative is part of the EPA’s broader effort to address food waste across the country.

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TROY — Troy Police conducted an impaired driving enforcement effort over the Labor Day weekend, resulting in 51 traffic stops, the department announced Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025. The enforcement campaign, which took place throughout the holiday weekend, led to the issuance of 26 seat-belt citations, including four during nighttime hours. Additional citations and arrests included one arrest of a suspended driver, seven distracted driving citations, six speeding citations, and 10 other citations. “Through the Labor Day safety campaign, we helped make our roads safer and spread the word about the risks of impaired driving — ‘It’s Not a Game,’” Troy Police said in a statement. The effort was part of the statewide initiatives “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over,” “Drive High Get a DUI,” and “Click It or Ticket,” funded by federal highway safety funds administered through the Illinois Department of Transportation.

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Blondie’s Debbie Harry is giving fans some insight into the band’s upcoming album.In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Harry confirms that the album’s called High Noon and says fans should…

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A Florissant man and his son have been charged with kidnapping, restraining, and shooting a relative and leaving him to die in a basement.

Last summer, when Judge Amit Mehta ruled that Google had violated antitrust laws through its search distribution agreements, I was left wondering what the hell any reasonable remedy would look like. The case always struck me as weird—Google was paying billions to Apple and Mozilla to be the default search engine because users actually wanted […]

JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri House launched a controversial special session Wednesday that could drastically alter the state’s congressional boundaries and make it harder for citizens to change the state Constitution.

A survey across the U.S. is revealing what local brands are most beloved state-by-state; and for Missouri, some of the answers are no surprise.

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe is currently facing a lawsuit over his "state of emergency" declaration issued ahead of statewide "No Kings" protests in June.

An 18-year-old Boonville, Missouri, man is facing charges following a road rage incident last week that led to a shooting on Interstate 70 in Saline County.

Lawsuit challenging aid was filed Tuesday in federal court in East St. Louis.

Governor also withdraws dozens of appointments to other state panels so the Legislature can focus on Congressional redistricting and overhauling the initiative petition process for changing the state Constitution.

There were multiple calls about the smell of natural gas in Florissant on Wednesday morning. Fire officials said all reported incidents were investigated and only one small leak was found and quickly addressed.

Illinois has became the first state in the Midwest to guarantee public university and college students' access to abortion and medication. The bill was signed into law by Gov. JB Pritzker (D-Illinois) on Aug. 22. It ensures the access through campus health services or licensed external providers. "To work on implementation, we have a partnership [...]

LIVINGSTON COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) -- An Illinois State Trooper's squad car was hit by a driver who State Police said failed to move over on Tuesday. State Police said it happened on southbound Interstate 55 at milepost 217 in Livingston County, just before 3 a.m. A trooper was parked in the right lane behind a [...]