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GRANITE - Recently on Granite City High wrestling team's Senior Night, a trailblazer for the girls' program - Samir Elliot - was recognized. She was the first IHSA state girls wrestling qualifier in history for Granite City. Samir graduated early from Granite City High and is now preparing to enter basic training in the Army. Head Coach John Venne and the entire Granite City administration and student body are exceptionally proud of Samir for her work at Granite City and have hopes for her future. Samir is a Stillwater Senior Living Female Athlete of the Month for the Warriors. Some of Samir’s key performances in 2023 were as follows: IWCOA Girls 2023 Open Championship NCHS Wrestling Girls Invite Joe Bee Memorial Lady Longhorns Roundup IHSA State Wrestling Tournament Third Place In The IHSA Sectional at Peoria Richwoods High School (She defeated Autumn Williams of Bartonville Limestone by fall at 32 seconds in the third-place sectional match). Wrestled at state at 15

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It will open its first St. Louis-area store later this year, Chief Development Officer Richard Leveille said.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating how Missouri Democratic Rep. Cori Bush spends campaign funds, according to a statement the congresswoman released Tuesday. “Since before I was sworn into office, I have endured relentless threats to my physical safety and life,” Bush said. “As a rank-and-file member of Congress I am not […]

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The grocer plans to upgrade the Cross Keys store in Florissant and Hampton Village locations.

Today on TAP: When it comes to making the rich fund affordable child care and long-term Social Security, Bernie Sanders has a suggestion.

Red Hot Chili Peppers are headlining the inaugural Minnesota Yacht Club Festival, held July 19-20 in St. Paul. The bill also includes The Offspring, The Black Crowes, Joan Jett &…

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The law requires the city defend police officers if they are sued civilly and calls for them to be reimbursed if they lose income from private employment during disciplinary investigations.

The book features 23 recipes from Asia, Europe and North and South America.

A quick-service burger chain has signed with a local operating group to open eight St. Louis-area stores in the next five years. But the Atlanta-based company’s plans don’t stop there, as it expects to open as many as 25 stores in the region over the next 10 years.

Illinois-based Midland States Bank has a new regional market president for the St. Louis area.

The lawyers for a bar owner charged with assault after police crashed into his business say prosecutors are refusing to give them body camera footage of the incident.

Joni Mitchell has announced yet another live performance. The 80-year-old Rock & Roll Hall of Famer will headline a special Joni Jam at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on October 19, marking…

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Oh ffs: Transgender Floridians can no longer change the listed gender on their driver licenses. ...."Permitting an individual to alter his or her license to reflect an internal sense of gender role or identity, which is neither immutable nor objectively verifiable, undermines the purpose of an identification record and can frustrate the state’s ability to ...continue reading "Florida bans trans identities on driver licenses"

A city board approved demolition of a vacant building to allow a developer who plans $200 million in projects in Downtown West to move forward on one of the first projects planned – a six-story apartment complex and a parking garage.

COLLINSVILLE - A man from Collinsville faces criminal charges after allegedly trespassing in someone’s residence and resisting arrest, according to recently filed Madison County court documents. Daniel D. Wilson, 31, of Collinsville, was charged with criminal trespass to a residence and resisting a peace officer on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024. Court documents allege Wilson “knowingly and without authority remained within the residence of another … knowing to be present.” Wilson was additionally charged with resisting arrest after pulling away from and placing his arm around a Madison County Sheriff’s Deputy “in an attempt to prevent his lawful arrest,” according to recently filed Madison County court documents. According to a petition to deny Wilson’s pretrial release, he had previously “threatened or perpetrated physical abuse toward the victim in this matter.” “On information and belief, the defendant presents

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The Missouri Department of Transportation closed the Bates Avenue exit ramp of I-55 last night, as well as a portion of Michigan Avenue, due to what they describe as a "pavement collapse." The sinkhole was in evidence while crews worked on site this morning and appeared to be more than a few feet deep. In a short press release, MoDOT said it was "evaluating the situation at the base of the ramp and will determine what actions need to be taken before the ramp can safely be reopened."