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The Jefferson County Sheriff's Department said shortly after noon, a man entered their lobby and "suggested a possible injury" to his father in Manchester.

Missouri's population grew 0.6% from 2023 to 2024, while Illinois' went up 0.5%, U.S. Census Bureau figures released Thursday showed.

ALTON – The City of Alton and New Frontier Materials wish to provide an update regarding the sinkhole incident that recently occurred in Gordon Moore Park due to mine subsidence. These are the comments submitted by Alton Mayor David Goins: "New Frontier Materials has successfully completed surface core drilling in four designated areas of the park, with three of those sites located directly adjacent to the sinkhole. This essential drilling work was conducted to better understand the subsurface conditions and identify the cause of the sinkhole. "The rock and soil samples collected during the drilling process have been sent to a certified lab for thorough analysis, and we expect to receive the results within this month. The findings will be critical for New Frontier Materials' consultants as they develop a comprehensive final report outlining the cause of the sinkhole, as well as a detailed repair plan. "While we anticipate the completion of the final report by February, we want

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Authorities have tentatively identified human remains located near Creve Coeur Lake earlier this week as a woman reported missing for several months.

Update: We did it! The threshold has been passed and the game will go into production! You can still back the campaign through midnight tonight, but thank you to everyone who backed us! I know I posted earlier today about a lovely review of One Billion Users, our exciting new social media card game which, […]

From Mid Rivers Newsmagazine:  Dardenne Prairie’s 2025 budget was approved at the Dec. 4 Board of Aldermen meeting. Projected revenues for the year were $8.52 million, showing a projected 7% increase from 2024 to 2025 primarily due to additional revenue for court fines and grant funding for road projects. Sources of revenue include the following: […]

A St. Louis non-profit that uses the arts and storytelling to promote a more peaceful and caring community is now set to launch a series of Public Service Announcements to help change the stigma about mental health care in disadvantaged urban areas. Through a $122,000 grant from the Youthbridge Community Foundation, Story Stitchers is creating…

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From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  Aldermen on Friday narrowly won initial approval for a $40 million incentive package for Washington University’s lab development in the Cortex tech district. Cortex and WashU officials had said they need $4 million in tax increment financing and $36 million in bonds approved by January. Without it, they said, they will […]

NEW YORK (AP) — The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO is back in New York facing new federal charges of murder and stalking, escalating the case after his earlier indictment on state charges. Luigi Mangione agreed to return to New York after a Thursday morning court appearance in Pennsylvania where he was arrested…

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GLEN CARBON - Will Rakers is a sophomore forward for Father McGivney Catholic's boys basketball team, and helps give the Griffins a needed boost when needed, making a positive contribution to the team while on the floor. Rakers scored three points off the bench for McGivney in their 61-38 Gateway Metro Conference loss to Marquette Catholic on Dec. 17, and is currently averaging 1.3 points, and 1.2 rebounds-per-game, adding nine assists and three steals to his stat line for the Griffins. "We started off strong this season, but these past few games have been tough losses, and just tonight is another example of it," Rakers said after the defeat. "We just need to get back up, just get back." As Rakers sees it, there's no other way to get out of the slump except work your way out of it, and it's something his team is ready to do. "Like one of our teammates said, we just can't get used to this feeling," Rakers said. "We've got to get back, practice hard, and just be prepared for each

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Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Center St. Louis (AMICSTL) and Ranken Technical College have issued a public notice that they are soliciting proposals from qualified firms with experience to complete AMIC’s non-profit advanced manufacturing innovation hub.  The project will be constructed on Ranken’s campus on the North Side. The proposed building is 89,600 square feet and will […]

BENTON – A district court judge sentenced two Houston, Texas, men to federal prison for burglarizing pharmacies of controlled substances in Casey, Illinois, and Poplar Bluff, Missouri. McKindley V. Allen, 32, and DaLeon J. Fontennet, 28, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit burglary involving controlled substances, conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance and attempted burglary involving controlled substances. Both defendants were sentenced to 100 months’ imprisonment. “Damaging and burglarizing locally-owned pharmacies that provide vital healthcare services impair rural communities, and leave residents and employees without reliable support,” said U.S. Attorney Rachelle Aud Crowe. “The defendants were only concerned with lining their own pockets with controlled substances and drug proceeds and had no regard for the destruction left for the communities to clean up.” According to court documents,

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The discourse is suddenly alive with revived talk of how the public turned against Joe Biden because of his mental incapacity. In particular, they hated being gaslit: told he was fine when the evidence of our eyes told us otherwise. However, there are some problems with this theory. Here's the first one: Biden's approval rating ...continue reading "Did Democrats lose because voters were mad at Joe Biden?"

From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: by Kristin Sobolik, Chancellor, University of Missouri-St. Louis There’s a longstanding tradition of excellence at our nation’s land-grant universities. But as we look to the future of higher education, the impact of urban and metropolitan universities is becoming increasingly vital. These institutions serve our most populous regions, providing affordable access to […]

ALTON — Alton Police Chief Jarrett Ford provided more details about a serious traffic crash on Homer Adams Parkway that left one 18-year-old female driver with significant injuries on Thursday morning, December 19, 2024. Alton Police Department officers and the fire department team responded to the incident at approximately 10:48 a.m., following reports of a crash with possible entrapment. Ford said upon arrival, officers discovered that a vehicle had exited the roadway, traveling along a grassy area situated between Wood River Creek and the extension of Homer Adams Parkway. The chief said the vehicle struck a guy wire connected to an electrical pole before rolling down a steep incline and becoming lodged in a dirt embankment adjacent to Wood River Creek. The driver, the sole occupant of the vehicle, was located and subsequently extricated with the assistance of the Alton Fire Department. The chief said after being freed from the wreckage, the driver was transferred to an awaiting

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One of the St. Louis region’s largest marijuana firms is being acquired by a Minneapolis-based public company.