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GRANITE CITY – State Reps. Jay Hoffman, D-Swansea, and Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, are insisting that local workers are heard as Nippon Steel Corporation moves to acquire U.S. Steel without engaging the United Steelworkers (USW) union. Hoffman and Stuart issued the following statements, Monday: “We need to know in no uncertain terms what this deal means for the thousands of Metro East families that have been the heart of U.S. Steel for decades. It’s troubling that the advocates for workers have so far been denied a seat at the table,” Hoffman said. “Whether this deal goes through or not, it would be prudent of U.S. Steel’s leadership to reconsider recent actions directed toward Granite City and its dedicated, highly skilled workforce. This plant and its people have brought significant value to the industry for decades, and it can continue to be a strong investment for years to come.” “We remain committed to a future for U.S.

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A former executive vice president of Clayton-based rental car giant Enterprise Mobility has sued a yacht maker over a dispute regarding modifications to a 130-foot yacht he purchased.

Back in May, Walled Culture wrote about an important case before the EU’s top court, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). It involved the “High Authority for the dissemination of works and the protection of rights on the Internet” (Haute Autorité pour la diffusion des œuvres et la protection des droits sur […]

Republicans are split in half these days. On one side you have the MAGA crowd. They cheer Donald Trump for saying that no will dare give us trouble if he's president—and if they do he'll rain down hellfire like no one has ever seen before. But in real life they're effectively antiwar because Joe Biden ...continue reading "Bloodlust on the right"

Last Friday, United States Marshals made an arrest in connection with a homicide at an East St. Louis, Illinois, nightclub.

EDWARDSVILLE - Two are facing criminal charges after an armed robbery attempt on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023, at Best Buy at 6670 Edwardsville Crossing Drive, Edwardsville. Madison County State’s Attorney Thomas Haine has signed charges against the two women named below. Angel Deshaun Crosby and Jakiaya T. McCoy both are facing Armed Robbery charges, the Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office said on Monday, Dec. 18, 2023. McCoy faces a count of Armed Robbery that reads: “In that said defendant, or one for whose conduct the defendant is accountable, knowingly took property, being Apple iPad devices and various electronics from the person or presence of another.” The charge continues and reads the Best Buy employee “faced the threat of imminent use of force, with the intent to permanently deprive the owner of said property while caring on or about their person or being other side armed with a firearm in violation of 720 ILCS 5/18-2(a)(2). This is

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Nippon Steel Corporation has agreed to acquire U.S. Steel, which operates the 128-year-old plant in Granite City, in a deal valued at $14.1 billion.

As leaders in Washington negotiate a bipartisan immigration deal, former President Donald Trump used inflammatory language to demonize immigrants during a Saturday campaign speech in New Hampshire that echoed Adolf Hitler. Trump, the front-runner for the Republican nomination for president in next year’s election, said that immigrants were “poisoning the blood of our country.” He […]

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Queen’s Brian May wants fans to know the band is not responsible for their label, Universal Music, taking down YouTube videos of their recent Rhapsody tour with Adam Lambert.  The guitarist shared a post from…

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In 2023, we said goodbye to a number of remarkable people who lived and worked in the St. Louis region. In this episode, we honor those we lost this year by listening back to conversations with them or by hearing from those who knew them well.

EAST ST. LOUIS – The Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) Public Safety Enforcement Group (PSEG) announced on Monday, Dec. 18, 2023, the arrest of 38-year-old Robert L. Palmer of East St. Louis, IL for First Degree Murder (Class M Felony) and Unlawful Possession of a Weapon by a Felon (Class 3 Felony). ISP said on July 24, 2023, ISP DCI PSEG agents were requested by the East St. Louis Police Department to assist with a homicide investigation that occurred at a nightclub in the 600 block of Martin Luther King Boulevard. The victim, 43-year-old Ryan Morton of Cahokia Heights, had been shot at the nightclub and transported to an area hospital, where he died from his injuries. After a thorough investigation, the case was presented to the St. Clair County State’s Attorney James Gomric, and the above-mentioned charges were filed against Palmer. On December 15, 2023, the United States Marshals Service took Palmer into custody i

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RIVERBEND - A new resource for kids who stutter is available at libraries across the country. “Stuttering: For Kids, By Kids” is a DVD available in 16,000 libraries around the U.S. or through interlibrary loan. The video is available in English and Spanish, and it features real kids who struggle with speech impediments. The Stuttering Foundation sponsored the film and the foundation’s president, Jane Fraser, noted that it aims to help kids feel less alone. “There are children all over the place that are in towns and schools where there are no other kids who stutter,” Fraser said. “And so that was kind of our thinking: Let’s put together a film so that these kids who feel like they’re alone in the world and no other kids their age stutter, let’s let them know that there are other kids out there that have to deal with the same problems.” Fraser explained that the film features kids who stutter in a variety of ways, an

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Amazon is "in talks to invest" in Diamond Sports Group, a move that would "advance the e-commerce giant’s aggressive push into sports content as it takes on streaming rivals like Disney and Netflix," the Wall Street Journal reported Monday.

Among those who could face license revocation is Canna Zoned, a Michigan company that secured two of the 16 dispensary cannabis licenses — in Columbia and Arnold.