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A retired Missouri appellate judge has been appointed to review a conviction in a decades-old St. Louis murder case.

EDWARDSVILLE - Christopher England, 36, of Edwardsville, the general manager of Peel Wood Fired Pizza at 32 South State Route 157, has been charged with theft in Madison County court. The charge was filed on July 18, 2023, and reads as follows: "Count 1: Theft Over 10,000 (Class 2) in that said defendant knowingly exerted unauthorized control over property of Peel Wood Fired Pizza, being U.S. currency, having a total value in excess of $10,000, but less than $100,000, with the intent to permanently deprive the owner of the use of the value of the said property, in violation of 720 ILCS 5/16-1(a) (1)." Madison County State’s Attorney Thomas Haine signed the charges. Bail was set at $75,000 for England. The Edwardsville Police Department conducted the investigation in this case.

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BETHALTO - The Human Motion Institute celebrated its successful beginning during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday, July 18. The rehabilitation center offers physical therapy services through Alton Memorial Hospital. While COVID-19 Pandemic delayed an official grand opening, Tuesday’s ceremony recognized the center’s recent expansion and outlined its plans for the future. “We’re just very thrilled and thankful to have this opportunity to serve our community here,” said Sue Walker, the manager of rehabilitation services at Alton Memorial Hospital. “They just do a fantastic job, and our value keeps growing and growing and growing through our rehab services, particularly at this location. Kudos to all of them. A great, great team.” The center, located at 155 E Bethalto Drive, is a part of Alton Memorial Hospital and BJC Healthcare. They have been working with patients since January 2020. As more patients come in, the center recently

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Today on TAP: Ezra Klein and David Dayen debate obstacles to progressive gains. (I think Dayen wins, but judge for yourself.)

The members of Def Leppard are helping Queen guitarist Brian May celebrate his 76th birthday. In honor of May’s July 19 birthday, the band shared a musical birthday wish on social media to the tune of the Queen hit “Tie…

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Business reporter Steph Kukuljan, who covers real estate and development in the St. Louis area, joins the podcast.

Over 18 percent of St. Louis-area residents live in a food desert, according to the USDA. A new initiative hopes to change that. 

Kansas City's Interstate 49 is named the worst highway in the country for bathroom breaks, averaging one every 264 miles, according to ranking.

Tim Eagan stands just to the side of the grill in his open kitchen, bent nearly in half over the entree he's assembling, hands steady and eyes laser-focused on the plate as if he's performing complicated, life-saving surgery. One hand holds a stainless steel ring mold, which the other fills with layers of different ingredients, one by one, taking care that each layer is perfectly formed.

A St. Louis judge ruled a man who fled the scene of a fatal crash in 2021 will not have to serve any prison time.

When Essex Industries recently opened its doors to members of the Missouri chapter of Women in Manufacturing (WiM) for a tour of its St. Louis headquarters, company leaders showcased a remarkable array of cutting-edge products – from platform controls and aircraft components to emergency breathing and liquid oxygen equipment. For Leane Darnold, a mechanical engineer at Essex and board member of WiM’s Missouri chapter, the highlight of the tour was Essex Industries CEO Evan Waldman’s recognition…

A 73-year-old woman died Tuesday afternoon after crashing a vehicle into a home in south St. Louis County, just west of Jefferson Barracks Park.

Dan Wang writes this week about Xi Jinping's increasing obsession with controlling every aspect of Chinese society and the impact this has on the already parlous state of China's technology sector: The general political environment poses perhaps the greatest threat to technological momentum....I grow less certain that a third-Xi term China will sustain an innovative ...continue reading "China is not quite the technology powerhouse it seems to be"

Six weeks into his new job as circuit attorney for St. Louis, Gabe Gore held a press conference this morning to tout improvements he's made at the troubled office he inherited, including clearing a chunk of the case backlog and re-establishing relationships with St. Louis police and other area prosecutors. However, Gore also said that prosecutors in his homicide unit still cary caseloads he described as "unsustainable," estimating that these attorneys are currently tasked with handling between 60 and 65 cases each.

Pretenders are set to open for Guns N' Roses on their stadium tour this summer, but if you’d rather see them in a smaller venue, you’re in luck. The band just announced a…

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Police on Wednesday said they are still searching for the handcuffed teenager who ran from cops Tuesday morning as they walked him to an officer's car in the Peabody Housing Complex just south of downtown.

In a season that has reached some historic lows, and nearly a week after the front office hinted at change, the St. Louis Cardinals might just be turning a corner.