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EDWARDSVILLE - The final installment of tax bills for Madison County taxpayers will be due soon, according to a recent press release from Madison County Treasurer Chris Slusser. The due date is Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, and Slusser reminded taxpayers of their payment options. “With the due date quickly approaching, I want to remind everyone that the fourth and final tax installment will be due Wednesday, Dec. 6,” Slusser said. “Remember, there are many ways to pay including the option of paying by phone at 1-844-919-4300.” Payments can also be made through your financial institution’s online bill pay service, by mail, at a participating collector bank or credit union in Madison County, in person at the Treasurer’s Office in Edwardsville, or online on the Treasurer’s website at www.madcotreasurer.org . “No penalty will be applied for payments mailed and postmarked by the due date,” Slusser added. “I would encourage taxpayer

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Missouri lawmakers are once again introducing a bill to impose tougher penalties for people who fire celebratory gunshots. 

David Lee Roth is reinterpreting another Van Halen classic. The rocker just shared his reimagined solo version of “Jump,” off Van Halen's sixth studio album, 1984. The new take was recorded live at Henson Studios in…

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The university said Friday it will eliminate nine of its NCAA athletic teams, a move that comes as it seeks to right-size its athletics department and reduce expenses.

Get ready to stay up late on the Loop. Up Late (1904 South Vandeventer Avenue), the popular late-night eatery that opened last spring inside World's Fair Donuts, announced today it will be opening a second outpost on the Delmar Loop. The eatery said it would open at 6197 Delmar Boulevard, which was previously home to Chicken Out.

We’ve long known the Fifth Circuit is the worst circuit to hear your case involving rights violations by law enforcement. Despite one particularly blistering dissent from Judge Don Willett calling qualified immunity a “rigged game” litigants almost always lose, the Fifth Circuit continues to coddle cops and overreaching government officials to give them what they […]

In an effort to avoid a second trial, a St. Louis man has reached a plea agreement, steering clear of a retrial for murder. Benjamin A. Chatman, 35, had been convicted in 2017 but claimed he was not informed about the life without parole sentence.

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A man from Marshall, Illinois, has been sentenced to more than three years in prison for making a bomb threat to a company in Paris, Illinois.

State Rep. Ian Mackey, D-Clayton, filed legislation on Friday to prohibit the seclusion of students in Missouri’s K-12 schools.

A man from St. Charles County, Harry Trueblood, aged 69, has admitted to selling firearms without a license, with approximately 30 of these guns being recovered at or after crimes.

The Mayor of Flavortown, Guy Fieri, has showcased numerous Missouri eateries on his popular series, “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.” This extends to several spots in St. Louis, all ripe for your visit (if you haven’t been yet).

About 30 representatives of police, prosecutors, mental health agencies, business groups and others will meet with a crime expert to discuss ways to reduce murders and other violence here.

The new eatery will open early next year, likely in January.

EDWARDSVILLE - A.J. Epenesa, a defensive end for the Buffalo Bills in the NFL, is a household name throughout Edwardsville and the entire Metro East region. He was an All-Stater in football, basketball and track and field for the Edwardsville Tigers and attained more fame at the University of Iowa and now the NFL. A.J. also attended Lincoln School while in the junior high ranks. On Friday, he made a surprise visit to his fourth-grade teacher, Mrs. Lora Wagner, at Woodland Elementary. A.J.’s intent in coming back was to express his appreciation for one of the people who helped mold him. It is a reminder of the profound impact teachers have on the lives of their students. A.J. took the time to speak to Mrs. Wagner’s students, take photos and sign autographs, which meant everything to his teacher and the students at the school. A.J. was in a photo shown above sitting in a Woodland Elementary seat, something the students also will never forget. Edwardsville High Schoo

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A 37-year-old St. Louis County man was hit with 41 felony charges today after allegedly going on a month-long crime spree in which he repeatedly rammed stolen cars into businesses, which he then burglarized. The 41 charges appear to be in addition to the many felony offenses Romel S. Taylor was already facing.