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WASHINGTON, DC -- The Department of Homeland Security is sounding the alarm as violence continues to grip the Middle East in the Israel-Hamas conflict. According to the agency, the United States remains in a heightened-threat environment. While the battles between Israel and Hamas rage in the Middle East, DHS emphasizes that the most likely threat [...]

ROXANA - Roxana's Ridley Allen has continued to improve throughout the girls' cross-country season for the Shells. She posted a time of 27:05.8 for the Shells in the Mississippi Valley Conference Meet for 28th place. She also recorded a time of 27:06.3 in the Trenton-Wesclin 1A Regional Cross Country Meet this past weekend. Ridley is a Midwest Members Credit Union Female Athlete of the Month for the Shells. Ridley said she was "exhausted" at the end of the regional but wanted to keep pushing for her team's senior Riley. "It means a lot to me to be where I am now," she said. "This is only my second year of running. The girls are like family and everyone goes through the same type of thing when they compete." Ridley, a junior, said she looks forward to coming back next cross-country season for the Shells. Again, congrats to Ridley Allen on her recognition as a Midwest Members Credit Union Female Athlete of the Month for Roxana.

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Losing must be the new winning. With a single exception (and that was only a public college), every state (or city) that has passed an anti-drag show law has seen it blocked by a federal court. And yet, this string of losses doesn’t seem to be deterring performative legislators from trying to violate the First […]

Beginning Dec. 3, frequency of service on three Madison County Transit routes will be reduced and 2 express routes will stop running.

Roundup-related lawsuits have dogged Bayer since it acquired the brand as part of its $63 billion purchase of Creve Coeur-based Monsanto Co. in 2018.

University City officials say taxpayers will be on the hook for paying for some of the Seafood City cleanup costs after the owner left behind thousands of pounds of rotted seafood.

GRANITE CITY - The Harris family has had quite an impact in Granite City girls' and boys' cross-country circles this fall. Lydia Harris, the sister, of freshman cross country sensation, Landon Harris, qualified for sectional this week in Alton by clocking a time of 20:43.90 for three miles. She said in an earlier interview that she has been putting in the miles and “it has paid off,” this season. Lydia is a Stillwater Senior Living Female Athlete of the Month for the Warriors. Lydia’s girls cross country coach Aaron Werths said Lydia has dropped her time significantly over the season and he is quite proud of her. “I could see her breaking 20 minutes by the end of the season,” he said a few weeks ago after the Alton Invitational Cross Country Meet. She was close to 20 minutes for three miles this past weekend in the regional at Alton. “Lydia has carried her success during track and field to cross country,” her coach said. Lydia says she

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One of my pet peeves is the slow disappearance of mailboxes. I finally got around to looking at the USPS map of my neighborhood, and there is exactly one (1) mailbox left within a couple of miles of me: I know, I know: people don't mail as much stuff as they used to; mailboxes are ...continue reading "What happened to all the mailboxes?"

ST. LOUIS — The Loop Trolley, as planned, will shut down after Sunday's run until next spring.

Commenter fortenforge interrupted catblogging today for remarks on the real world, which is a major violation of blog etiquette. Still, his comment is reasonable: "I think it's high-time for a Jamaal Bowman update now that the video was released like you asked for. Honestly it leaves me more confused than ever." The video was released ...continue reading "What was Jamaal Bowman thinking?"

A St. Louis woman who once ran a chop shop will spend several years behind bars and owes $40,000 in restitution.

The cold weather may cause many to pull out their coats, but what if there were other options?

This Trade Spotlight is sponsored by the Home Builders & Remodelers Metro East Association. EAST ST. LOUIS - Teens Against Killing Everywhere (T.A.K.E.) is a nonprofit that provides housing revitalization and construction, job training, and more to the community of East St. Louis. Through its various programs, the organization also provides local youth with scholarship opportunities and more while teaching them valuable trade skills. Shannon Stelling, executive officer of the Home Builders & Remodelers Metro East Association , has nominated T.A.K.E. for a Trade Spotlight for October for their work promoting the positive impact that the trades can have on the community. T.A.K.E.’s partnership with AmeriCorps helps with scholarship opportunities for local youths ages 16 to 24 who are part of T.A.K.E.'s Tomorrow’s Builders YouthBuild Charter School or the YouthBuild Construction Trades Training program from another partner, the Emerson Park Development Corporatio

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Health and safety protocols for Halloween-related activities in the City of St. Louis.

The operator of one of St. Louis' best-known Italian restaurants has won an $8.3 million judgment against its insurance carrier.

Sting is bringing his My Songs tour to England and Ireland next year.  The rocker just announced five new shows for 2024, kicking off June 14 in Cheshire, England. He then hits two cities…

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Gavin Potthast, 25, was charged with assaulting a woman he knew, and charging documents said she refused him several times but he continued anyway.