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Sammy Hagar is teasing fans with some big news. The rocker just shared videos on social media of him and Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony in the studio, adding the caption,…

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Global architecture firm HOK will leave its downtown St. Louis office for bigger digs just a few blocks north.

Ed Hassinger has been with the Missouri Department of Transportation for 40 years.

What to expect: deregulation justified as boosts for the economy, and platitudes about the importance of clean air and water.

ALTON - An Alton resident has been charged with the sexual abuse and assault of a 10-year-old victim. Bryden A. Barnes, 20, of the 1700 block of Belle Street in Alton, was charged on Nov. 7, 2024 with predatory criminal sexual assault of a child (a Class X felony) and aggravated criminal sexual abuse (a Class 2 felony). From Jan. 1 to July 31, 2023, Barnes allegedly sexually assaulted and abused a victim who was 10 years old at the time of the incident. According to a petition to deny Barnes’ pretrial release, In July of 2024, the victim in this case disclosed to a medical provider that she had been sexually abused by Barnes when she was 10 years old. She detailed the incident in an interview with the Madison County Child Advocacy Center on July 30, 2024. Barnes was interviewed by Alton Police Department on Nov. 6, 2024. During his interview, he “stated that he was wrestling” with the victim and admitted to committing the acts of sexual abuse and assault.

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BRUSSELS — Brussels CUSD #42 today celebrates our staff and students as the Illinois State Board of Education releases the 2024 Illinois Report Card, a detailed look at student performance data from the 2023-24 school year. Our students achieved above the state average in all areas. These gains reflect the district’s investments in staff professional development, college and career readiness and student achievement. “Our staff’s dedication to meeting the needs of each student in and out of the classroom has led to our high school being one of the top 10% in the state,” said Superintendent Dr. Nancy Bitner. “Our elementary school is building strong foundations that contributed to both the high school’s exemplary designation and their own commendable designation. At Brussels we have placed a high value on meeting every student where they are and providing support to ensure they are meeting their full potential.” Brussels also saw no

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Public Notice & Notice of Comment Period for Florissant’s proposed Substantial Amendment #2 to the Fiscal Year 2019 Community Development Block Grant – Coronavirus (CDBG-CV) Annual Plan The Substantial Amendment will be available for a 5-day review starting Tuesday, November 12, 2024, and will run thru Saturday, November 16, 2024.                   A 5-day COMMENT PERIOD […]

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EAST ST. LOUIS — The Illinois State Board of Education recently revealed the spring 2024 Illinois Report Card to update the public on how each school and district are progressing on a wide range of educational goals. IllinoisReportCard.com is the state’s official source for information about public schools across Illinois. One primary element of the School Report Card is the annual summative designation, which indicates how effectively schools are meeting the diverse needs of all students. Summative designations are calculated by assigning each school points across a range of academic and student success indicators, such as graduation rates, chronic absenteeism, and academic growth. Schools can receive one of five designations: Exemplary, Commendable, Targeted Support, Comprehensive Support, or Intensive Support. Of the East St. Louis School District’s 9 eligible schools*, 7 were awarded a COMMENDABLE designation by the State of Illinois in 2024. “We

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At a House of Representatives committee hearing on unidentified anomalous phenomena Wednesday, lawmakers are hearing from a number of witnesses about what they have seen and heard about UFOs.

For a few hours on Wednesday, Republican Andrew Bailey was considered among the frontrunners to be nominated as President-elect Donald Trump’s next U.S. attorney general. Just a week after winning his first full term as Missouri attorney general, Bailey reportedly spent time with Trump at Mar-a-Lago interviewing for the job, according to numerous sources close to the attorney general and multiple media reports. But by Wednesday afternoon, Trump made his choice official, and it wasn’t Bailey.…

Well, these entities deserve each other. The problem is we really don’t deserve either of them. Trump spent a lot of his campaign touting a logistical nightmare of a policy that sounded a lot like an collapse-of-the-Weimar-Republic sort of thing: the mass detention and deportation of immigrants, whether they’re here legally or not. All that’s […]

Washington University and the Cortex tech district secured a key endorsement Wednesday for their request to receive $4 million in tax increment financing to help fund a new lab development.

The people who filed the claims had no right to the property, owners say. But the filings have come against properties from Florissant to Brentwood to Ladue.

A spokesman for St. Louis Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

At this year’s U.N. climate conference, world leaders are proposing a “global solidarity levy” on high-polluting industries.

Letter to Editor: Community Members, My name is Craig Lombardi, and I am pleased to announce my candidacy for the position of Mayor of Godfrey. Having spent my entire life in Godfrey, I am proud to call this community my home. I am a dedicated husband to my lovely wife, Amy, and a proud father of three boys. Additionally, my brother, Mike Lombardi, and my mother, Ramona Brown, both reside in Godfrey. I actively participate in several local organizations, including the board of the Alton-Godfrey Rotary, the North Alton Business Council, and the Alton Athletic Association, where Amy serves as president. Over the years, I have contributed significantly to the Alton Irish and Bluff City Baseball organizations. Additionally, Amy and I have successfully organized music trivia events that have raised substantial funds for St. Mary’s, Alton High School, and Evangelical. I also play a vital role in an annual initiative called Freezin For Funds, which supports local charities. With

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Republicans won the Rio Grande Valley for the first time since 1912. How?

Average weekly earnings beat inflation for the sixth month in a row in October: Adjusted for inflation, wages rose at an annualized rate of 1.5% in October.