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A case that garnered national attention involving a Missouri mother and sheriff's deputy is now the topic of a FOX Files podcast.

A Jefferson County man is accused of breaking into a St. Louis woman's home three times in one night and beating up another man inside the residence each time.

LZ Granderson writes about housing in the LA Times today: There is another migrant crisis brewing. Unlike the one at the southern border, this one will be all over the country. A recent Harvard study found that half of the country’s renters are spending a third or more of their income on housing.... Combine the ...continue reading "Evictions don’t appear to have risen over the past year"

GLEN CARBON – Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois is excited to announce that the sweetest weekend of the year is here – National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend. If you haven’t gotten your freezers stocked up yet, we have you covered. February 16-18 will be the biggest weekend for the Girl Scout Cookie Program as cookie booths will be held in areas all throughout Southern Illinois. To find a cookie booth near you (for this weekend or any other weekend through March 10) visit gsofsi.org/findcookies or text COOKIES to 59618. While picking up some cookies for yourself, you can also purchase a box or two to donate to our Gift of Caring program. All cookies purchased through Gift of Caring will be donated to H.E.R.O.E.S. Care, an organization that supports our military families. The 2024 national Girl Scout Cookie season theme, Unbox the Future , aims to remove social barriers that often keep girls boxed in. The Girl Scout Cookie Program is the world’s largest entrepreneurial

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EDWARDSVILLE – Edwardsville Mayor Art Risavy announced Tuesday, February 13, 2024, that the City has acquired two parcels of greenspace – one just south of downtown and the other adjacent to Governors’ Parkway – to be preserved as Edwardsville park properties. Community members will have an opportunity later this month to share ideas for how those properties might be used and amenities that could be considered for the two sites. The properties purchased include .34 acres of land at 211 S. Benton Street, an empty lot at the intersection with West Park Street. It is part of the Crocker Gardens neighborhood in the City’s 4th Ward, bordering Ward 3. The other property is 3.42 acres of undeveloped land at the northeast corner of Gerber Road and Governors’ Parkway. It is located in the 7th Ward, bordering Ward 6. Acquisition funding was made possible by the Edwardsville Enhancement Plan, which utilizes revenue from the quarter-percent sales tax increase

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On the latest episode of The Politically Speaking Hour on St. Louis on the Air, St. Louis Public Radio's Jason Rosenbaum takes a closer look at two complex, but important civic events: The Democratic and Republican presidential contents in March and an effort to get voters to decide on the future of abortion access in the state. Rosenbaum also talked with St. Louis on the Air host Elaine Cha about her recent segments about the dearth of civic education in the state and the nation.

Carlos Santana is hitting the road this summer for a co-headlining tour with Counting Crows. The two acts are coming together for what they are calling the Oneness Tour, a 29-city trek…

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A broker said the property represents "a prime redevelopment opportunity due to its close proximity" to CityPark.

Well, NSO Group really made a mess of this for everyone. Ever since the devastating leak showing its customers routinely targeted journalists, government critics, dissidents, and human rights activists (you know, rather than the violent criminals and terrorists they said they’d use the spyware to track), things have gone from bad to worse to career-ending […]

A St. Louis man and woman are accused of breaking into a Dutchtown business last week and stealing the owner's car.

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Arnold Britt has been charged with felony theft in connection with a wallet missing from the scene of a four-fatality crash in February 2023.

Popular fast food chain Chipotle released its "must-visit restaurant guide" earlier this month, which includes one St. Louis stop with vibes unlike many others.

Legislation backed by Missouri agriculture groups could slash the state’s clean water enforcement, jeopardizing millions of dollars in grants and raising the specter of a federal takeover.  A Missouri House committee Monday night considered legislation that would remove “nonpoint sources” from the definition of contamination source in the state’s water laws, which critics say would […]

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St. Louis County Police Department said Tuesday that a child care center would be built for law enforcement, with support from the family foundation of the late Centene Corp. CEO Michael Neidorff.