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Rayquan Strickland was a senior at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School when a gunman opened fire inside the building.

How much does it cost to cleanup a giant pile of rotting seafood? For the taxpayers of University City, it's looking like it will be at least $127,831.78 after the owners of the now-shuttered Seafood City store failed to pay for up emergency remediation. Last night, the University City Council approved the expenditure at the recommendation of city staffers.

GLEN CARBON - Father McGivney Catholic High School tennis players Natalie Beck and Kennedi Taylor have made quite a name for themselves with their efforts in post-season play. Both girls are now recognized as Byron Carlson Petri and Kalb Female Athletes of Month for the Griffins. The girls combined for a 3-2 record at the state tennis tournament this past weekend in an outstanding performance. The two are a strong doubles combination. Beck, a sophomore, said she is grateful for the time her coaches provided the squad to help grow the team. “This is only Father McGivney Catholic’s second year of having a tennis program,” she said. “There is also no way I would be here without my dad, who played tennis in college and works with us all the time. My mom is my biggest cheerleader and keeps me positive. And my little sister by seven minutes, Maddie, inspires me so much and is an excellent practice partner.” Callahan Adams, Jim Barenkamp, and Tana DeBouck ar

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Chipotle Mexican Grill is now open in University City. The new location opened on Tuesday and welcomes customers everyday from 10:45 a.m. to 10 p.m.

WASHINGTON — U.S. House Republicans Tuesday voted to tap Minnesota’s Tom Emmer as speaker following five rounds of ballots — but Emmer quit the race just four hours later, after he was attacked by the GOP’s most powerful figure, former President Donald Trump. After beating six candidates, Emmer, the No. 3 Republican, faced an uphill […]

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The Kansas City Zoo announced Tuesday that its beloved Masai giraffe, Mahali, has died.

EAST ALTON - The East Alton, Alton, Roxana and Wood River fire departments responded to a house fire on Charlene Street in East Alton around 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. “The house itself just had some exterior damage,” said East Alton Fire Chief Tim Quigley. “ lost an unattached garage and work equipment in it.” There were no injuries. The fire was ruled accidental. Electric lines in the garage were an added concern, but Quigley said this did not pose further problems. “The electrical was secondary,” he added. “It was actually the overhead lines of the detached garage. It was not the cause of the fire or had anything to do with the fire itself.” Emergency vehicles were on the scene within minutes and the fire was quickly extinguished.

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Billy Idol’s April concerts at the Hoover Dam are coming to theaters next month. Billy Idol: State Line will premiere in U.S. theaters on November 15 and in the U.K. November 14.…

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The NAACP of St. Charles County and several parents have voiced concerns of racism and the treatment of minority students in the school district.

EDWARDSVILLE - Realtor Lisa Webb with Third Street Realty has plenty of properties for sale on the local market in Godfrey, Fidelity, and more. She discussed the homes she has available on the latest Third On Third segment on Our Daily Show! on Riverbender.com . One such home, located at 3305 Whiteclif Lane in Godfrey at a price of $114,900, has a lot of potential, though Webb noted the margins on it are more suitable for those planning to move in rather than flip it quickly. “If you want to fix it up and live in it and recoup some of that, absolutely. It can be so gorgeous,” Webb said of the Godfrey property. “It could very easily turn into something just really remarkable with the river and everything.” A single-family home in Fidelity listed at $47,900 features three bedrooms, one bathroom, an oversized two-car detached garage, an extra lot, a walk-out basement, and more. Another property in Vandalia listed at just $42,900 has

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A man linked to an armed robbery and a violent carjacking over the weekend in Arnold is now behind bars.

A joint venture led by a St. Louis-area firm said Tuesday that Boeing has chosen it for a more than million-square-foot expansion set to start in early 2024.

Known for its Asian fusion and Chinese cuisine, the Scottsdale, Arizona-based restaurant chain said the former Panera executive took his new post at the helm Monday.

A new kind of Costco is open in the St. Louis area.

BELLEVILLE, Ill. -- Police were involved in a brief standoff Tuesday morning in the 2200 block of Frank Scott Parkway. A man heard a loud noise at around 4 a.m. and it ended up being a gunshot to his vehicle. Concerned for his dogs, he went to check on them and found no issues. Then [...]

Investors this month filed to force a 21-story downtown St. Louis tower into receivership, just the latest sign of weakness in the neighborhood's office market as companies continue to downsize their footprints.

The Wall Street Journal reports that militia groups allied with Iran have started targeting American forces: Iran in recent days has unleashed the regional militias it has spent years arming. ....Though Pentagon spokesman Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said Monday that the U.S. doesn’t have information that Iran “explicitly ordered” the recent militia attacks, ...continue reading "Iran proxies have entered the Mideast war"

A swamp near Morgan City, Louisiana.

The cookbook author and creator of the Babish Culinary Universe on YouTube will appear at the St. Louis Jewish Book Festival on November 7.