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A proposal to give the Alton riverfront new life is unveiled. The plan calls for tying all the city’s parks into one national park. The proposed Great Rivers National Park could transform the region’s crown jewel – the Mississippi River.

One Republican lawmaker wants to block Palestinian refugees fleeing Gaza from coming to Missouri, but Governor Mike Parson is pushing back.

The future of Princeton's Red Covered Bridge — believed to be one of only five 19th century covered bridges left in Illinois — is uncertain.

Police said 16-year-old Markel Staples, the front-seat passenger, died after being shot in the head. A 17-year-old was shot and injured.

The attempted carjacking happened around 3:15 a.m. in the 4200 block of Beck Avenue.

During negotiations over the debt ceiling, Republicans agreed to a topline budget number for the upcoming fiscal year of $1.59 trillion. Within a few weeks, however, the House Freedom Caucus was back to demanding a lower budget number with a peculiar level of precision: $1.471 trillion. In the end, it was this number that prevented ...continue reading "Freedom Caucus caves in on spending"

Ryan D. Martin is accused of vandalizing the home and later slashing the tires on a family car.

CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced an Alton man pleaded guilty and was sentenced to prison for disseminating child pornography. The Attorney General’s office prosecuted Christopher L. Page, 37, of Alton, Illinois, who was sentenced by Madison County Circuit Court Judge Neil Schroeder after pleading guilty to four counts of dissemination of child pornography, all Class X felonies. Page was sentenced to 32 years in prison and will remain in custody pending his transfer to the Illinois Department of Corrections. “My office’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force works tirelessly to identify predators who share heinous images and videos of children online,” Raoul said. “My office will continue to partner with local law enforcement agencies to hold these perpetrators accountable, and to protect children in the Metro East and across Illinois.” The case is part of Attorney General Raoul’s work to investigate and

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GODFREY – Lewis and Clark Community College is inviting the community to enjoy the beauty of the season with a free walk through a quarter-mile lighted holiday trail on the Godfrey Campus. “Hiking Through the Holidays” is in its second year, with even more lights this season and special activities on Saturday nights: Saturday, Dec. 2 – Free Kids Holiday Craft Saturday, Dec. 9 – Holiday Carolers Saturday, Dec. 16 - Santa and Mrs. Claus Visit The college’s mascot, Blazer the Newfie, will make appearances on Dec. 1, 8 and 15. “It’s definitely a must-do this holiday season,” said Occupational Therapy Assistant Program Coordinator Debbie Witsken on behalf of the team members who bring the magic to the display each year. “Come down, walk the lighted trail, enjoy hot chocolate, vote for your favorite decorated tree, and find L&C’s elves – Lewis and Clark – hiding along the way. It’s fun for

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Esquire magazine has named a St. Louis sushi-focused restaurant on The Hill one of the 50 best new restaurants in America. Sado, located at 5201 Shaw Ave., was named on the annual list of "Best New Restaurants in America" by the magazine on Tuesday. A group of the magazine's food writers traveled and dined at more than 200 restaurants and compiled their list of the 50 best. MORE: Sado, the highly anticipated sushi restaurant from Nick Bognar, to open on The Hill How the Bognar 'dynasty' helped…

There are few things I enjoy more than watching cocksure cops trip over their own hubris. And it happens so often. Cops believe that since they are (affirmatively) law enforcement officers and the people they target are (only allegedly) criminals, they are firmly in the right, no matter what they do or what rights they […]

Have You Been Naughty Or Nice? Because Tinseltown Is Coming To Town! Tinseltown is coming, just in time for winter! The all-encompassing Christmas-themed pop-up will be fulfilling all your festive […]

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Santa’s Magical Kingdom is unlike any other place on earth, and this year, it’s bigger, brighter and merrier! More than four million shimmering lights, electrifying special effects and whimsical worlds […]

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EDWARDSVILLE - Senior point guard A.J. Tillman is a three-year starter as point guard for the Edwardsville High boys basketball team, and is returning for his senior season to help the Tigers enjoy success in the 2023-24 campaign. Tuesday night in a win over Chatham-Glenwood, Tillman led Edwardsville with 18 points. Last year, Tillman averaged 10.1 points and 2.9 rebounds per game and also had 86 assists, 36 steals and nine blocked shots in helping the Tigers to a 20-11 record before losing to Collinsville in the semifinals of the IHSA Class 4A Quincy regional. In an interview conducted during preseason practice on Nov. 13, Tillman felt things were going very well and was ready to get the season underway. Tillman is off to a good start in the 2023-2024 season for this year's Tigers squad. Tillman is a Johnston Law Firm Male Athlete of the Month for the Tigers. "I think things are going well," Tillman said of the season so far. "We're getting back into the groove on things that we d

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Maria Chappelle-Nadal, who worked as a legislative assistant to then-Chair Rita Heard Days, won $46,200 plus legal fees for her claim that she was wrongfully dismissed in August 2022.

After three years of service cuts, Metro plans to increase the frequency on some bus routes in January as efforts to add drivers have begun to pay off.

LaTonya Ruff says she worked for seven years to keep a family united.