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Sally Bene, 88, died in the fire.

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A jury is recommending a sentence of more than 50 years in prison for a Missouri mother whose two young daughters died when she left them in a hot car and then fell asleep.

ALTON - St. Mary’s Middle School fourth quarter high honor roll and honor roll is below. 6th Grade High Honor Roll Elaina Cowan James Fischer Katherine Fitzgerald Tucker Hamilton Eli Heischmidt Joseph Henesey Parker Hough Caleb Kasten Kainan Kelly Colette Manns Kaelyn Page Clyde Phillips Lucia Pulido Jenna Redman Caden Roth William Roth Caden Shewmake Olivia Smith Elizabeth Strickland William Waters Brendan White Brock Woodward Zoey Zeller 6 th Grade Honor Roll Avery Conrad Sam Johnson 7 th Grade High Honor Roll Alivia Beaber Clara Brass Connor Cochran Alayna Graham Isabella Greenberg Gianna Grossheim Emily Hough Sophia Jacobs Jensen Janek Cameron Jones Chase Jones Sam Jun Allison Nash Natalie Novak Gianna Pulido Nora Ringering Mason Widman 7 th Grade Honor Roll Brooke Boston Baylee Dunse Jackson Ellis-Gable Ryan Joehl Lucas Joyce Kayleigh Pollock Jocelyn Thomas 8 th Grade High Honor Roll Ellen Anderson

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GLEN CARBON – Distinguished volunteer Rita Schaefer from Belleville has been honored with the annual Heart of Gold Award by Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois. This prestigious award recognizes the tremendous long-term impact a volunteer has had on girls and adults in his or her community through Girl Scouts, and it is the highest award a Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois adult volunteer can earn. Rita is a shining example of a lifelong Girl Scout. She has spent 50 years with the organization, more than 30 of which have been in a volunteer capacity. “She is the first person to step up and say, ‘Adults do not age out of this program; I’m still here!’” said Donna Aaron, a fellow Girl Scout volunteer who nominated Rita for this award. Rita has proven this to be true. From being a troop leader for all five of her daughters’ troops, to a day camp volunteer, to a recruiter, Rita has held numerous volunteer roles over the years and shares her love for

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A Clay County jury found Jenna Boedecker guilty on Friday of two counts of second-degree murder, four counts of endangering the welfare of a child and two misdemeanor counts.

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Fair announced today that singer-songwriter-musician Alanis Morissette will headline the grandstand on Sunday, August 13 . Since 1995, Alanis Morissette has been one of the most influential singer-songwriter-musicians in contemporary music. Her deeply expressive music and performances have earned vast critical praise, 14 Canadian Juno Awards, 7 Grammy® Awards, two Golden Globe nominations, a BRIT Award, and sales of over 75 million albums worldwide. Her debut album JAGGED LITTLE PILL was followed by nine more eclectic and critically acclaimed albums, all of which continue to influence and inspire fans and fellow artists alike. Her artistic impact can also be seen via “Jagged Little Pill, the Musical,” which made its Broadway debut in December 2019. The show was nominated for 15 Tony Awards with two wins and continues to tour globally. In 2021, her 25 years of Jagged Little Pill tour became the number one female-fronted tour

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A report from Illinois' attorney general released Tuesday named 43 clerics from the Catholic Church's Diocese of Belleville it said sexually abused children, in what it described as a multiyear investigation detailing decades of wrongdoing.

An Overland, Missouri, man is facing allegations of inappropriate sexual contact with a child that he knew.

A few days ago, OpenAI's CEO, Sam Altman, testified that artificial intelligence posed significant dangers and ought to be regulated. Yesterday, though, he released a short brief on the subject and, remarkably, it turns out he doesn't want anything regulated at all. Not in practice, anyway. For starters, here's what he affirmatively does want regulated: ...continue reading "Should AI be regulated?"

Aerosmith's recorded their share of legendary albums that are packed with classic tracks, but unlike many of their peers, the band never really did one of those tours where they…

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BETHALTO – Rural broadband is more than making an Internet connection, it’s about connecting people and giving back to our local communities. This year marks the 18 th year that Madison Communications has sponsored the Teacher of the Year Awards contest! Madison has proudly contributed over $27,000 to local area schools through this program. The Teacher of the Year program annually presents an award to three teachers. Teachers employed at school districts within Madison’s service areas are eligible to be nominated for this award. The contest takes place from March 1 st - May 1 st and is divided into the nomination and voting phase. During the month of March Madison received a total of 210 nominations and during the month of April, they received over 20,000 votes. This was a big jump from receiving 140 nominations and 12,000 votes in the 2022 contest. The three teachers who received the highest number of votes were announced May 1 st on social media platforms

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The shooting left Darin Gosejohan dead. His wife and teenage daughter suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

ILLINOIS — Yardwork season is well underway across Illinois and the experts at the Chicago Botanic Garden have a list of unwanted plants for you to exterminate with extreme prejudice. The expert When WGN reached out to the Botanic Gardens to ask about the worst invasive plant offenders, they had just the person. Andrea Kramer [...]

CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul today released a comprehensive report detailing decades of child sex abuse by members of the Catholic clergy in Illinois. The report concludes a multi-year investigation into child sex abuse by members of the clergy in all six Catholic dioceses in Illinois. Attorney General Raoul’s report reveals names and detailed information of 451 Catholic clerics and religious brothers who abused at least 1,997 children across all of the dioceses in Illinois. The Attorney General’s Report on Catholic Clergy Child Sex Abuse in Illinois – released this morning during a press conference in Chicago – represents the state of Illinois’ first comprehensive accounting of child sex abuse by members of the Catholic clergy in the six dioceses across Illinois. The nearly 700-page report features detailed narrative accounts of child sex abuse committed by Catholic clerics. Many of the narratives were written in consultation with

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Police have arrested a Missouri man they believe intentionally crashed a U-Haul truck into a security barrier at a park across from the White House.

Florissant and VFW to Host Flag Retirement Ceremony June 10 Mayor Timothy Lowery has announced that on Saturday, June 10 the VFW and the City of Florissant will host a Flag Retirement Ceremony that will be held in the front of Florissant City Hall starting at 9 a.m. The event is open to the Florissant […]

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