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ALTON - Blue Wave Spirit will host a “Kicking in the New Year” event for all who want to show off their martial arts skills on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023. Attendees will do 24 reps of 20 different kicks to “kick in” 2024. The hour-long event starts at 11 a.m. at the YWCA in Alton, and it encourages confidence and empowerment, two major parts of Blue Wave Spirit’s regular martial arts training. “It’s very much focused on self-defense and building a lot of those personal skills like discipline, confidence, self-management,” Blue Wave Spirit Director Tom Withee explained. “That’s the number one draw of training in martial arts. Learning self-defense is really great and being able to protect yourself, but that’s not what most people get out of training. What they get is they develop self-confidence, they develop a sense of peace, and they learn how to interact with other people in a way that they don’t feel anxiety.”

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Last night Nikki Haley was asked about the cause of the Civil War. Oh, it was this and that, she said, freedoms and the role of the government, that sort of thing. How about slavery? “What do you want me to say about slavery?” Haley asked. As near as I can tell, this is the ...continue reading "Nikki Haley fumbles the ball on slavery"

ALTON - Alton Police Chief Jarrett Ford recently presented Thomas Gattuso with the Officer of the Month award. Ford said on October 20, 2023, during an investigation of an unrelated theft, Officer Gattuso was provided information about a dangerous individual that the Alton Police Department was actively seeking. With quick-thinking police work, Officer Gattuso recognized the suspect's name and immediately relayed this information to his supervisors. "The Criminal Investigation Division of the Alton Police Department coordinated with the U.S. Marshals Service, due to this individual having active felony warrants, and this individual was taken into custody." Officer Gattuso is recognized today as a Difference-Maker in the area for his efforts in law enforcement. Chief Ford continued about the officer and said the following: "Officer Gattuso's knowledge of this individual and quick reaction to communicate this new information led to the arrest of a dangerous criminal. Officer Gattuso

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Jeffrey Dastin, writing for Reuters, has dug up some very interesting information about TASER, which has since re-branded to Axon (and has since set its sights on arming cops with body cams, in addition to its infamous electrical devices). The story behind the founding of TASER is something its founder, Rick Smith, loves to expound […]

Apropos of nothing in particular, I thought it might be a good time to take a fresh look at Russian-controlled territory in Ukraine these days: The southern portion of the Russian territory is east of the Dnieper river and is all but impossible to attack successfully. The Dnieper is a big river. Further north, the ...continue reading "Here are the current trench lines in the Ukraine war"

Are you a fan of the Grateful Dead who’d love to learn more about your favorite band? Well, Stanford University is here to help with that. The college is offering a course…

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If approved, this will become the city’s first location of the Massachusetts-based coffee chain, according to the company’s website.

How to watch, events, tickets and more! What you need to know before the Mizzou Tigers play in the Cotton Bowl Classic.

The sale price for the complex was the equivalent of $106,000 per apartment unit.

Gypsy Rose Blanchard, the Missouri woman who persuaded an online boyfriend to kill her mother after she forced her to pretend for years that she suffered from leukemia, muscular dystrophy and other serious illnesses, was released Thursday from prison on…

ALTON - Morgan Jones, a senior at Alton High School, and the daughter of Cassandra Jones, was recognized recently as a December Alton-Godfrey Rotary Club Student Of The Month. Morgan was honored with Marquette Catholic senior Abigail Taylor at Gentelin's On Broadway in Alton. Even though Morgan is involved in several different activities, she preaches that it is important to still have fun and make the most of your high school experience because it goes by in a flash. Morgan has maintained a 4.4 GPA and has been in all advanced classes since freshman year, including Advanced Placement Physics 2. She is extremely involved in extracurricular activities offered by the school, including Physics Club, Redbird Nest, Biology Club, AACE Leadership Program, Mu Alpha Theta, Choral Conservatory, and National Honors Society. She holds officer positions in Student Council as Senior Corresponding Secretary and Thespian Troupe 126 as a Clerk. In addition, she is on the Varsity Competition Dance

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The mother, Rubih, is keeping the baby close to her and zookeepers have not yet been able to determine the child's sex.

Gypsy Rose Blanchard was released from prison early Thursday morning after serving 85% of her sentence.

The theft took place early Wednesday morning at the Bank of Washington in Gray Summit.

Police are looking for a man who robbed an ATM on December 27 in Franklin County. On Wednesday, around 4:30 a.m., Franklin County Police heard an ATM alarm sounding at the Bank of Washington located in Gray Summit, Missouri.

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet sells closeout merchandise and excess inventory including housewares, food and sporting goods, according to its website.

My grandfather and I are best friends. I don’t know if he knows that, but I firmly believe it. We have spent a lot of time together one-on-one, watching the news and sipping coffee. His is black, mine is pale with all the milk and sugar I add. We make a sweet team. When we fall into silence, it’s comfortable, but I try to keep up a steady stream of chatter anyway. I’ll talk about anything and everything and, above all else, nothing, as he politely listens and tries not to nod off. And, inevitably, we get into some odd conversation topics. I start by mining my life for interesting ideas — “Work is going well,” “Listen to this funny story from the RiverBender.com office,” “My cats did the silliest thing this morning” — but when I run out of anecdotes, I start casting around for other topics. Maybe it’s natural, but I end up thinking about my own interests, and then I end up giving impromptu run-on speeches

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Missouri lawmakers return next week to Jefferson City for their annual session with a new fight brewing between House and Senate Republicans that may have hastened a change in duties for long-time House GOP political strategist Jonathan Ratliff. Ratliff, who leveraged his success building a legislative supermajority into a political consulting firm with a variety of clients, will be replaced as executive director of the House Republican Campaign Committee. Ratliff will be retained as a “senior…