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A first-grade teacher in Clinton County, Illinois, is facing a federal charge for allegedly soliciting child sexual abuse material online.

Yasuní National Park is a biodiversity hotspot and home to at least two self-isolated Indigenous tribes.

Letter to the Editor: If you are reading the news, you are seeing information regarding the new covid EG.5 variant (Eris) and that another booster will come out this fall. Earlier this month, the Madison County Health Advisory Committee met and discussed the situation. For those who have lost count, the first two-shot series came out in early 2021, followed by boosters in the fall of 2021 and spring of 2022, and the bivalent booster introduced in September 2022. The county’s health department is reporting that interest in the most recent booster has waned. Only 17 percent of Americans have received the bi-valiant booster: 4.6% of ages 5 – 11; 7.1% of ages 12 – 17; 14.7% of ages 18 – 64; and 43.3% of age 65 and above. The decreasing interest is despite the shots being free, heavy promotion by government agencies, Big Pharma advertising and mainstream media. For some, the shots were mandatory —some people refused and lost their jobs. It’s been

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The beer will be available in cans and on tap at the brewery beginning August 24, and it will debut at CITYPARK on August 30.

Mayor Tishaura O. Jones also issued a proclamation declaring Monday “Queen Bey Day.”

GRANITE CITY - The Mexican Honorary Commission invites everyone to join them for their September Fiesta, complete with Mexican folk dancing, traditional Hispanic food and their famous fishbowl margaritas. “This event is to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month and Mexico’s Independence Day, which falls on the 16th of September,” said Alex Villasenor, the Commission’s Vice President and chair of the Fiesta. “This is something we do every year to celebrate that and to show the culture to everybody.” The Fiesta starts at 2 p.m. on Sept. 9 at 1801 Spruce Street. A cornhole tournament will kick off the event. The Mexican folklore dance group Alma de Mexico will perform at 3 p.m., and then the band Grupo Premiere will take the stage at 5 p.m. to play Mexican music. Villasenor said the Fiesta is “100% family friendly” with bounce houses and other activities planned for kids. Local craft and food vendors will be available, along with

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The incident happened at about 7:30 p.m. Sunday on Cora Avenue.

Beginning Saturday, Aug. 26, customers with a 573 area code will have what's known as a "permissive dialing period," in which local calls can be made with either seven or 10 digits.

Bruce Springsteen will be the subject of a new exhibit opening in Boston in September. Bruce Springsteen: Portraits of an American Music Icon is set to debut September 13 at the Folk…

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"I couldn't stop yelling and screaming in the car," the man said.

Tony Novelly, the St. Louis energy tycoon and chairman of Clayton-based FutureFuel Corp. (NYSE: FF), is among the billionaires reported to have gifted Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas with expensive trips.

It’s been clearly acknowledged by a majority of courts (but not the Supreme Court, alas) that filming cops while they perform their duties is protected by the First Amendment. Most legislators know this. But some legislators still yearn to protect cops from accountability. So, they push bills that install “time and place” restrictions in hopes […]

Beyoncé has St. Louis trippin', stumblin' over our disco cowboy hats to get in formation for the Renaissance Tour — and with that knowledge, the city has officially made August 21, 2023 "Queen Bey Day." "Beyoncé is an inspiration to independent women across the world, and St. Louis is ready to move to her iconic hits at tonight’s show," Mayor Tishaura Jones said in a press release. This is a reminder: The long-awaited tour stop is at the Dome at America's Center, and Mrs. Carter was last in St. Louis for the Formation World Tour in 2016.

Police were seen taking a man into custody near the scene soon after the stabbing, but they would not say if he was a suspect.

An estimated 6.7 million people in the U.S. have Alzheimer's disease, and more than 11 million provide them with unpaid care. On this encore episode, we explore what it means to live with Alzheimer's, to care for those who have it, and the need for early diagnosis.