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EDWARDSVILLE - The City of Edwardsville announced this week that businesses in the 200 block of North Main Street remain open and accessible as an improvement project progresses in the area. The project, which aims to enhance infrastructure and aesthetics, is currently under way and is expected to bring significant upgrades to the street. The ongoing construction affects Source Juicery, Ed’s Delicatessen, the Shoppes on Main, and Sgt Pepper's Cafe, including the Backstage Bar and Patio located at the rear of the block. "Customers can access these establishments from the north edge of the construction zone, which is adjacent to a public parking lot available for downtown visitors," the City of Edwardsville said in a statement. Scheduled improvements include the installation of ADA-accessible entrances, ensuring that all patrons can enter the businesses with greater ease. Additionally, fire suppression services will be enhanced, and drainage issues within that section of North

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DUBUQUE, Iowa - The University of Dubuque congratulates the following students on being appointed to the Fall Semester 2024 Academic Dean's List. Full-time students in good academic standing (registered for and having earned 12 or more letter grade credits for the term) who earn a term grade point average of 3.5 or above and who do not have any grades of Incomplete for the term are named to the Dean's List. Once grades have been submitted for any Incompletes, the Office of Academic Affairs will review eligibility again for possible placement on the Dean's List for the given term. Dean's List is awarded for the fall and spring semesters only and may be awarded retroactively. HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME Glen Carbon, IL Sasha Daughrity

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GLEN CARBON - Father McGivney Catholic School high honor roll and honor roll for first semester of 2024-2025 school year. High Honor Roll is awarded to students with a 4.0 or greater weighted GPA. 12th grade: Tyler Ahring, Kylie Becker, Julia Behrmann, David Carroll, Jane Cummins, Madeline Day, Joseph Feldhaus, Lillian Gilbertson, Isabella Harris, Milania Harris, Brynn Hawkins, Mason Holmes, Sabrina Ivnik, Andrew Kleinheider, Rachel Kretzer, Spencer Martin, Sophia Mineman, Emily Moody, Alivia Peck, Caroline Rakers, Gracelyn Ratchford, Olivia Rodgers, Elena Rybak, Carissa Speight, Evelyn Sturdivant, Spencer Sundberg, Reilly Sutberry, Lily Terrell, Isabella Venarsky, Courtney Vrenick 11th grade: Natalie Beck, Elise Bishop, Madilyn Collignon, Gretchen Ertel, Kaitlyn Foppe, Anastasia Hasenstab, Chase Jansen, Alexa Jones, Addison Knobbe, Caden Kohl, Erin Kretzer, Mia Lieberman, Sebastian Noronha, Zoe Oller, Lawson Reeves, Aidan Schmidt, Connor Schmidt, Liam Schmidt, Alexandra Uram, Elizabet

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ST. LOUIS - Ultra-processed foods. It’s not a term many of us heard 10, or even five, years ago. But that’s starting to change. We now see it in news stories and posts on social media. And there’s good reason for that. Even as more ultra-processed foods fill grocery store shelves, we’re also learning more about their possible health risks. So, what are these foods exactly? While a precise definition can vary a bit depending on who’s talking about them, there are a few simple ways to identify many ultra-processed foods. “Put simply, if you don’t see a food’s main ingredients in their natural forms — like grain, vegetables and meat, it is highly likely to be an ultra-processed food,” said Yikyung Park, professor in the Division of Public Health Sciences at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. “Ultra-processed foods are highly manipulated and contain many added ingredients and additives. In most

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JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. – A 16-year-old girl died in a crash in Jefferson County around 1 a.m. Saturday. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol the driver went off the right side of Sunrise School Road in De Soto, hit an embankment, and was thrown from their Ford Ranger. A 15-year-old passenger also has minor [...]

“Time and time again, the supermajority will spend taxpayer money on trying to undo the will of the voters,” said Missouri Democratic Rep. Emily Weber.

ST. LOUIS – Two men were robbed at gunpoint and knifepoint in the Forest Park Southeast neighborhood Friday morning. Police say it happened early Friday morning on Papin Street off of South Sarah Street. The victims, ages 44 and 36, told police they had just parked and were walking to a business to apply for [...]

Winds chills have dropped below zero in many areas Sunday morning. All day long, as temperatures stay in the teens, our northwest wind will keep it feeling near or even a little below zero. While the northwest wind eases a bit into tonight, lows drop even farther down into the single digits, so wind chills [...]

Missouri State Highway Patrol are still searching for the vehicle that drove off. The victim was struck and killed on I-44.

Voters in Missouri last election approved a constitutional amendment that promised to undo the state's near-total abortion ban. The same day, they reelected a Republican supermajority to the state Legislature, including several of the same lawmakers who passed the abortion ban in 2019.

She contends that such a position would add “yet another layer of bureaucracy” and make it harder for people to access city services.

Robbie Avila had 24 points to help Saint Louis hold off Richmond 63-59 on Saturday.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Mark Mitchell and Caleb Grill both had 17 points, Tamar Bates scored 15 and Missouri upped its win streak to four by handing Arkansas its fifth straight loss, 83-65 on Saturday night. Mitchell added five rebounds and four assists for the Tigers (15-3, 4-1 Southeastern Conference), who have won 14 in [...]

Catch up on this week's local business acquisitions, donations and mergers.