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“When you cause a danger to the community, that kind of harm, no regard for life, they’re gonna go out and do it again,” St. Louis Police Chief Robert Tracy said.

Ron Johnson believes it all starts with funding and conversations with teens, so the city can develop places and activities they will enjoy.

After another violent weekend in downtown St. Louis, city leaders are talking about regulating short-term rental properties.

The order was issued Tuesday afternoon for parts of St. Clair County that are under the Caseyville Water System.

Schnuck Markets Inc. said Tuesday that work is underway on a total store remodel of a Metro East location that will bring updates to “nearly every area and department of the store."

ALTON - Mac’s owners Mac and Rob Lenhardt were in attendance on Tuesday at an Alton Public Safety Meeting at City Hall and both concur the correct steps will be taken to combat increased vandalism, loitering, and fights in Downtown Alton. Mac and Rob each praised Alton Police Chief Jarrett Ford who led the meeting for his responses and the plan that will move forward from the meeting. Mac and Rob also both agreed much of the problem downtown is not coming from local residents, but “some patrons coming from across the river.” The downtown Alton area has seven bars with liquor licenses that allow alcohol sales until 3 a.m., however, Mac and Rob said while costly, they will continue to close at 1 a.m. on the weekends. Betsy Allen, Alderman of the 1st Ward agreed with the Lenhardts in a previous interview and said: “There are no places down there, I don’t think, that are having any problems inside their businesses. The problem is outside.” Mac’s

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CAHOKIA HEIGHTS - Governor JB Pritzker, Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) today announced that Gulfstream will expand its operations at the St. Louis Downtown Airport - creating 200 new full-time jobs and retaining nearly 500 existing jobs. New investments will enable the company to increase completions and outfitting operations while investing in modernization at its Cahokia Heights facility. “Illinois sits at the heart of the Midwest—serving as a major transportation hub for cargo and passengers alike,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “Gulfstream’s latest $28.5 million investment into Cahokia Heights’ St. Louis Downtown Airport speaks to the steps my administration has taken to attract new businesses to our state—all while modernizing our infrastructure and supporting our workforce to meet the demands of our 21 st century economy.” Through a $28.5 million investment,

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Welcome to Trivia Nights at the Anheuser-Busch Biergarten, hosted by Trivia Quest.   Every Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m., you can enjoy beer and brainteasers, really putting your knowledge

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If you water your garden right, you can save water and money and make plants healthier.

In a race against the clock on the high seas, an expanding international armada of ships and airplanes searched Tuesday for a submersible that vanished in the North Atlantic while taking five people down to the wreck of the Titanic. U.S. Coast Guard officials said the search covered 10,000 square miles (26,000 square kilometers) but [...]

A follow up visit to the latest upgrade to Forest Park, and a conversation with the Forest Park Forever folks in the know.

St. Louis food writer and trained chef Holly Fann talks about what inspired her TEDxStLouis talk about the illusion of “authentic” ethnic food, and how candid conversation about it can make us better, more informed diners.

An 18-year-old in Jefferson County is paralyzed from the waist down after he was hurt on the job.

EDWARDSVILLE - A jury has found a Collinsville man guilty of two counts of aggravated DUI in connection with a crash that caused a fatality, Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine announced Tuesday. The jury found Wayne A. Stayton, 41, guilty of two counts of aggravated DUI causing death. The jury found that he was under the influence of cannabis when his pickup crossed the center line of U.S. 40 in Highland and crashed into a truck driven by Charlene Johnson, 45, of Highland. “We thank the jury for their public service and diligent analysis of the scientific and medical evidence,” Haine said. Stayton faces 3-14 years in prison when he is sentenced later. Jurors deliberated about five hours before returning the verdict Friday evening. After the verdict, Associate Judge Ronald Slemer ordered that Stayton’s bail be revoked, and that he be held in the Madison County Jail pending sentencing. Stayton had been free on a $10,000 cash bond. The case was prosecuted

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Our posts on Katy Perry in the past have been all over the place. Sometimes Perry is an intellectual property bully. Sometimes she’s more the victim of intellectual property bullying. But what is not in dispute is the Katy Perry is a cultural icon worldwide with an extremely famous, albeit misspelled, name. In Australia, Katie […]

ALTON - Alton Police Chief Jarrett Ford met with local business owners to discuss public safety measures for downtown Alton that have either been implemented, suggested, or will be implemented in the near future. He asked local business owners to help his department monitor and police their businesses and the areas just outside of them, while business owners asked Chief Ford to step up patrols in the area and enforce city ordinances more strictly. In a memo to City Council members, Chief Ford said some of the recent problems downtown include “noise/peace disturbances, overly intoxicated subjects, open drinking, aggressive/unruly subjects, loitering/blocking streets and sidewalks and so forth.” In addition to these problems, one business owner brought up the issue of people openly smoking cannabis outside their business or in parking lots. Chief Ford encouraged business owners to call the police if people in or near their businesses won’t listen to them, but

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Is social media bad for teens? So far, the evidence suggests only a single serious negative impact: Depressed girls who start using social media 5-6 hours a day are likely to become even more depressed. As a single bit of survey evidence, there's also the internal Instagram study showing that Instagram had a positive effect ...continue reading "A very short review of the question, “Is social media bad for teens?”"

The bills would require people renting out homes to apply for permits and business licenses and to designate a 24-hour contact person.