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Lots of Arctic cold air recently, but as temperatures rise closer to freezing, our next round of precipitation is freezing rain.

The company delivers parts and materials overnight for industries including automotive, agriculture, manufacturing, industrial, retail and heavy trucking.

TROY - A man from Troy is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly possessing a stolen motor vehicle and attempting to elude a police officer on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024, according to recent Madison County court filings. Matthew J. Delaney, 46, of Troy, was charged with unlawful possession of a motor vehicle and aggravated fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer. According to court documents, Delaney possessed a 2010 Ford van with an Arizona registration number while “knowing it to have been stolen or converted.” According to a petition to deny his pretrial release, Delaney “was located in a vehicle that was reported stolen and fled members of the Madison County Sheriff’s Department when they attempted to apprehend him.” Delaney was reportedly speeding at 87 miles per hour in an area with a 55-mile-per-hour speed limit. He is also on parole for the offenses of Home Invasion and Aggravated Battery with a Firearm, along with other burglaries.

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Missouri’s senior GOP senator grilled a Department of Energy official about tax subsidies for foreign countries to produce electric vehicles, related components.

Schnucks has issued a recall for 15 pounds of fresh ground beef sold at one of its south St. Louis locations.

The site, which has been called “one of the last developable buildings downtown,” could receive city incentives to be converted to an adult day care.

Plant of the Week: Chamomile. Beautiful and tasty flowers in summer. Winter interest from self-sowing. If you are only looking for St. Louis Area (Missouri and Illinois) Seed Swaps and Plant Sales, here’s a page for them Start Indoors This Week: Broccoli, Cabbage, Leeks, Onions (if not already)Start Indoors First Week February: Cauliflower, Collards, Chard, … Continue reading This Week in Gardening & Nature →

The locally based natural gas utility company has completed its planned acquisition of two Missouri pipeline systems that interconnect with its existing 65-mile pipeline that carries natural gas to the St. Louis region.

The hiring comes as Centene continues to grapple with fall-out from poor star ratings for its Medicare Advantage plans. Late last month, the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services wrote to Centene that its Wellcare Health Insurance plans in North Carolina and Arizona must halt enrollment and marketing because of low quality scores.

Here's another one of the cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde National Park. This one is called Cliff Palace, and you can see a tour group at center right. But I didn't have a reservation and probably couldn't have made the hike down there anyway. So a long distance view at midday is all I got.

Owner Jeff Gerhardt also owns A&M Cyclery in Tower Grove South, which will remain open.

Meat Loaf’s wife and daughter paid tribute to him on Saturday, which was the second anniversary of his death.  The rocker’s wife, Deborah Aday, took to Facebook to share a tribute to her…

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GRANITE CITY - The Granite City Police Department arrested a man last week on charges of aggravated battery and resisting a peace officer on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024, according to recently filed Madison County court documents. Michael J. Randazzo, 51, homeless, was arrested by the Granite City Police Department on charges of aggravated battery and resisting a peace officer on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. According to court documents, Randazzo “caused great bodily harm” to the victim after striking them “about the head with a blunt object,” causing injuries that required multiple stitches. He was additionally charged after resisting arrest by a Granite City police officer. Randazzo faces a Class 3 felony for the aggravated battery charge and a Class A misdemeanor for resisting a peace officer. Court documents indicate he was remanded to jail until his initial court appearance. The issuance of charges is based solely upon probable cause and is not an

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ALTON - The highways and streets around the region had minimal traffic in a journey on Monday afternoon, Jan. 22, 2024. However, plenty of Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and city street personnel were out salting. The route from I-270, to I-255 then 143 through Wood River to Alton was mostly clear as of 2:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 22. Rain will continue into the afternoon, the National Weather Service said today. Motorists are asked by Illinois State Police to reduce speed on roads and plan for additional travel times. “Be aware of slick sidewalks and parking lots,” ISP added. If you must be out, please plan and travel accordingly and visit https://idot.click/u6h for traffic and road conditions.

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MONDAY, JANUARY 15. It’s dangerously cold out there.

Today on TAP: Nikki Haley has astutely made Trump’s impairment an issue. Let’s see how it plays.

Journalists have long used Google News to track news cycles. But for years users have documented a steady decline in product quality parallel to similar complaints about the quality of Google’s broader search technology. Many stories and outlets are often no longer indexed, low quality clickbait and garbage are everywhere, and customization seems broken as […]