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Green Day has shared a new song called "One Eyed Bastard," a track off their upcoming album, Saviors. "'One Eyed Bastard' started off as just a riff that I had…

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On This Day, January 5, 1973…  Bruce Springsteen released his debut album, Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J. Named one of the greatest debut albums of all time by Rolling Stone, the album’s two…

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St. Louis is a kaleidoscope of architecture, filled with structures of every age, shape, and size. In Coloring STL, Missouri History Museum visitors will interact with these fascinating buildings in […]

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Just isolated showers during the day, but widespread activity is expected Friday night. How much will be rain though and how much will be snow? Get the latest on snow amounts and the continuing rain/snow chance on Saturday in our…

More than 40 percent of the owners listed on applications for state’s social-equity marijuana licenses issued in October were from outside Missouri, according to an annual report released by the Division of Cannabis Regulation Wednesday. About half of those owners came from California, Michigan, Louisiana and Arizona collectively.

Michael Toscano, 42, was indicted Dec. 20 in U.S. District Court in St. Louis on three counts of mail fraud and one count of wire fraud. He surrendered Wednesday.

While reading nursing home complaint reports, the last descriptor that tends to come to mind is “home.” Instead, one resident of a St. Louis skilled nursing facility uses some other words. “Depressing.” “Prison.” The resident wished to remain anonymous but can be vouched for by St. Louis area senior advocates. She described a recent night […]

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Hush-a-Phone, Scissor Phones, One of the First Rotary Dial Phones – these are some of the telephones you’ll see at the Jefferson Barracks Telephone Museum. Housed in a restored 1896 […]

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ALTON/GODFREY - It’s January, and if you’re ready to get rid of your Christmas tree, Sparks Junk Removal and Hauling is having their second annual free Christmas tree pick-up next week. On Monday, Jan. 8, 2024, Sparks will pick up all trees throughout Alton and Godfrey. All Alton and Godfrey residents are eligible. If you want to be added to the pick-up route, call the Sparks office at 618-433-1128. The trees must be “naked” with no ornaments or lights and placed curbside. All trees will be recycled. The company offers clean-outs, furniture removal, trash hauling and light demolition services. They also strive to be eco-friendly, so they recycle and repurpose items when possible. Owner Denise Sparks noted that people seem to love her company as an alternative to bigger trash removal organizations that have spread throughout the region. “This is our Sparks Junk Removal and Hauling way of saying ‘thank you’ for choosing small, locally-owned

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UPDATE: Less than one day after issuing a mask mandate for city employees, the City of St. Louis has pulled back a bit on its authority:The mandate has now become a strong recommendation, with strong recommendation in (actual) italics. The new guidance went out to city employees at 2:45 p.m. on the same day the new mandate had gone into effect. It follows some grumbling from mask foes suggesting the city's health director, Dr. Matifadza Hlatshwayo Davis, did not have the authority under state law to issue such a mandate.

EDWARDSVILLE – A section of Hillsboro Avenue east of downtown Edwardsville will be closed for several months for storm and sanitary sewer replacement, resurfacing and other improvements. The closure is scheduled to begin on Monday, January 8, but the work is dependent on weather conditions. The Hillsboro Avenue closure will run from North Buchanan Street to Illinois Route 157. The project will require a full closure from the vicinity of Hickory Street/Columbia Avenue to Bunn Avenue. The Hickory Street intersection will be accessible during the work. The rest of the impacted area – from North Buchanan to Hickory Street and from Bunn Avenue to Route 157 -- will be closed to through traffic only. Residents within the affected area will have access to their property. The project is expected to take about three months to complete. The City hired DMS Contracting Inc. of Mascoutah for the work, which will entail storm and sanitary sewer replacement, milling and resurfacing of

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GODFREY – Lewis and Clark Community College has added a pair of eight-week classes to its Paralegal Studies program, starting this semester. According to Program Coordinator Becky Gockel, Elder Law and Electronic Discovery courses have been added to the Paralegal program on the advice of the Paralegal Unified Advisory Committee based on job demand and the growing need for specialized fields of expertise in the paralegal profession. “These classes have been added to the paralegal program in an effort to offer more options for areas of specialization,” she said. “These new courses do not change the requirements of the current Associate of Applied Science or Certificate of Proficiency. No prerequisites are required for either course, which makes them available to both students and members of the public. Elder Law (PLGL 180) will be offered during the first eight weeks of the semester, Jan. 16–March 8. The course focuses on key topics such

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Last September, Opportunity Trust, a St. Louis nonprofit that aims to support education reform initiatives, was awarded $35.6 million in federal money to expand access to charter schools in Missouri. Since then, the nonprofit has beenquiet about how they plan to use this unprecedented amount of money to improve education.

SPRINGFIELD — Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS) hospitals in Illinois are pleased to announce the top names chosen for babies born at each hospital in 2023. HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, O’Fallon Top Boy Name Oliver Top Girl Name Amelia HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital Breese Top Boy Name Wyatt Top Girl Name Ava HSHS St. John’s Hospital, Springfield Top Boy Name Hudson Top Girl Name Aurora HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital, Effingham Top Boy Name Oliver Top Girl Name Harper HSHS St. Francis Hospital, Litchfield Top Boy Names Liam and Ryker (tied) Top Girl Name Eleanor These names were part of the over 4,400 babies delivered at these hospitals in 2023. The Women and Infant Centers at these HSHS Illinois hospitals in Springfield, O’Fallon, Effingham, Breese and Litchfield provide compassionate care for women and infants throughout pregnancy,

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While Comcast’s streaming service Peacock has now reached 30 million subscribers, Comcast has been taking an absolute bath on the proposition. Comcast CEO Mike Cavanagh says the company lost nearly $3 billion dollars on the effort last year alone. The other streaming giants haven’t fared a whole lot better. Warner Bros Discovery, Disney, and Paramount all […]