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The Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger reveals what he misses most about Charlie Watts
The Rolling Stones’ new album, Hackney Diamonds, is out now. It’s the first record they’ve made without drummer Charlie Watts, although he does appear on the songs “Live by the Sword" and "Mess…
Armed and intoxicated man arrested after Vandalia, Ill. standoff
A man who was allegedly armed and intoxicated Thursday evening during a standoff in Vandalia, Illinois, is now behind bars.
Illinois government employee fired after posting antisemitic comments on social media
The vulgar comments were part of an Instagram exchange of insults with another user, who then publicly posted the exchange on their account.
Plaintiff in Roundup lawsuit prevails in $1.25M St. Louis verdict
A St. Louis Circuit Court jury on Friday delivered a $1.25 million verdict in favor of the plaintiff in a Roundup lawsuit, breaking Bayer AG’s nine-trial winning streak.
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Pro-Palestinian Protesters Sow Chaos at St. Louis BOA Meeting
A normally routine part of St. Louis Board of Aldermen meetings erupted into a loud outburst earlier today as Palestine supporters protested the board's support of Israel. At the disruption's peak, people in the gallery of the meeting room stood up and started shouting at the aldermen. "Shame on you!" one women yelled. "In bags!
Citing threats, Wentzville schools will staff second cop at board meetings
The Wentzville School Board will staff a second police officer at future meetings as board members say they've received death threats, capping off another tumultuous month for the school district.
Holly Jolly Holiday Hiring Fair returns for third year
Senior Libero Hanna Matarelli Enjoys Successful Final Year, She Is Johnston Law Firm Female Athlete Of Month
EDWARDSVILLE - Hanna Matarelli, a senior libero for the Edwardsville High girls' volleyball team, was one of the team's top players during the just-completed 2023 campaign that saw the Tigers go 23-11 on the season and the number one seed in their half-of the IHSA Class 4A Pekin sectional complex, where Edwardsville will play against Quincy in the first semifinal of the Alton regional on Oct 24. Matarelli and her six fellow seniors were honored on Oct. 19 in the annual Senior Night match, where the Tigers defeated Belleville West 25-19, 25-20 to complete a perfect Southwestern Conference season at 12-0 as the Tigers played exceptionally well in defeating the Maroons to finish the regular season. Matarelli is a Johnston Law Firm Female Athlete Of The Month for the Tigers. In her post-match interview, Matarelli was very grateful for her teammates and all of their contributions to the successful regular season. "I'm feeling great," Matarelli said. "I'm just glad that we all played
Webster University chancellor stepping down in December
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Time to Free Palestine’s Nelson Mandela
Marwan Barghouti has been in an Israeli prison since 2002.
Man sentenced in St. Louis shooting death that followed argument
A Ferguson man will spend decades behind bars in connection with a man's shooting death last year in St. Louis, which followed a heated argument.
Man charged with stabbing girlfriend to death at Maryland Heights Motel 6
Keno King, of Berkeley, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Taniesha M. Givens, 44.
Raging Rivers "Haunted Trail" Is A Walk Through Haunted History This October
GRAFTON - Things are about to get spooky at Raging Rivers. The water park, which used to be a dynamite factory before several accidents and deaths forced it to shut down, is transforming into a haunted graveyard each Saturday in October for the Raging Rivers “Haunted Trail.” Jeremy Hayes with Raging Rivers said the waterpark is embracing its haunted past on an episode of Our Daily Show! on Riverbender.com . “We took advantage of some of the haunted woods we have on our property - what we seem to think is haunted,” Hayes said. “Back in the ‘40s, there was a nitroglycerin plant that was on the property and they had multiple accidents, and after the final accident, they finally shut it down.” The “Haunted Trail” consists of an approximately 30-35 minute walk through the woods on a smoothed dirt path, Hayes said. According to the Raging Rivers website , “The trail will be kid friendly in the early evening but as
US Supreme Court keeps a Missouri law on hold that bars police from enforcing federal gun laws
Missouri had wanted the law to be in effect while the court fight plays out.
Illinois Facebook users to get checks from $650M biometric privacy settlement
A “third and final” payment of $7.20 was issued this week, the icing on the cake for more than 1 million Illinois Facebook users participating in the record settlement.
Techdirt Podcast Episode 368: Trust & Safety Tycoon
As you hopefully know by now, earlier this week we launched our new game, Trust & Safety Tycoon. It’s a free, browser-based game (playable on desktop or mobile, though we recommend desktop for the best experience) that puts you in the shoes of the head of trust and safety at a rapidly growing social media […]
Teen charged in St. Louis killing was out on bond for escaping from county jail
A teen who was out on bond for escaping from the St. Louis County juvenile jail and armed robbery is now charged with a killing in St. Louis.