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Ginger K. Gooch, a judge on the Missouri Court of Appeals at Springfield, will fill the vacancy left by Judge Patricia Breckenridge, who retired earlier this month.

Wainwright promised his children they would get a family dog when he retired from baseball and the Cardinals presented the Wainwrights the puppy before the season finale. Wainwright’s wife, Jenny, named the puppy Louie.

The appointment will make a female majority on Missouri's highest court for the first time in the state's history, a release said.

ALTON – The Alton School District Board of Education said today it will begin a national search for the next leader of the District this week. The current superintendent, Dr. Kristie Baumgartner, announced last year that the 2023-2024 school year would be her last, leading to the forthcoming vacancy and search process. June 30, 2024, will be her last day. According to David Lauschke, Board of Education President, Baumgartner shared her intent to leave after this school year with them early last year." "We wanted to offer Kristie a multi-year contract extension last year but she was very upfront and transparent in sharing she only planned to serve one more year as superintendent,” he said. Lauschke added that Baumgartner’s service to district students, staff and families over the past two and a half decades has been impressive and appreciated. “I don’t know that you will find a more caring or hard-working leader than her and she has been that way since

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CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul is reminding parents and guardians to check the state’s sex offender registry and with local law enforcement agencies before finalizing Halloween plans. “Halloween should be a night of fun, family, and of course, candy. I am encouraging parents, grandparents and guardians to keep their families safe by checking Illinois’ sex offender registry before leaving home,” Raoul said. “While Illinois law prohibits child sex offenders from distributing candy, searching the registry is a quick step that families can take before leaving home to ensure everyone has a happy and safe Halloween.” Illinois law prohibits all sex offenders who committed a crime against a child from distributing candy, in addition to prohibiting them from participating in trick-or-treat events or other Halloween events involving children younger than 18. Sex offenders on parole, mandatory supervised release and probation may have other

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Here is Mike Johnson's first substantive action as Speaker of the House: NEWS w @bresreports -- HOUSE REPUBLICANS' Israel aid bill is out. It offsets $14.3 billion in Israel aid with $14.3 bllion in cuts to IRS from the Inflation Reduction Act. This offset will NEVER, EVER fly. Dems will reject it out of hand. ...continue reading "Republicans have a condition on aid to Israel"

BETHALTO - This is the Civic Memorial High School 2023-2024 first quarter honor roll list. Seniors - High Honor Roll Alyssa Abernathy Akkadia Allsman Kadince Arico Charly Bellanca Carter Braun Ethan Bruhn Reid Buffington David Chen Gabriella Cochran Makayla Collman Avari Combes Anaiah Dabney Brian Dame Jasmine Davis David Dutton Justin Dyer James Farris Garreth Floyd Julian Floyd Tayla Fontana Samuel Frey Bryce Griffin Elijah Gruen Samantha Hamby Bella Hannaford Lela Haskins Lisa Henry Joshua Hodge Alyssa Hoffmann Jayden Huff Zak King Ella Landers Sydney Law Jasmine Lawrence Jacob Liefer Madison Lindley Joshua McCune Isabel Mims Lucas Naugle Aniston Naumann Kaitlynn Niemeyer Madelyn Ogden Timothy Oldham Raegan Ottwell Shelby Quick Ethan Rea Reagan Richards Ella Richey Meredith Schaaf Caleb Scott Kent Scottberg Jae Lynne Shotwell Destiny Slone Lauren Stacknick Taylor Stanford Josaline Stewart Christian Strader Noah Thien Kylie

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Shahin told police that Czuba, her landlord in Plainfield in Will County, was upset over the war and attacked them after she had urged him to “pray for peace.”

Founding members of The Guess Who, Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman, are suing two of their former bandmates.  The pair has filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles federal court against original members Jim Kale and Garry Peterson, accusing them…

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For the first time in state history, Missouri will have a female majority serving on its highest court.

BRIGHTON - Friday night was freezing and rainy, but that couldn’t stop the population of Brighton. Kids took to the streets, hordes of Barbies and Spider-Mans and a few classic Freddy Kruegers, dragging along good-natured parents for three hours of trick-or-treating. I don’t have kids, so I was on Candy Duty. I spent those three hours sitting in the driveway with a few friends, passing out Snickers bars and sipping apple cider. (I can neither confirm nor deny whether the cider was spiked, but in our defense, it was 40 degrees and raining and also a Friday night. We needed a little kick.) In my 20s now, it’s natural that I occasionally think about having kids. The question — to parent or not to parent — has become a little more important lately as I chart out what I want to accomplish in the next ten years or so. After Friday night, I can confidently say that I am more uncertain than ever. Don’t be offended, parents of the Riverbend; your kids

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Abortion rights initiatives proposed for the 2024 Missouri ballot would make it impossible for the state to protect women from unsanitary conditions at clinics, attorneys representing Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft argued to a panel of judges on Monday. The restrictions on government regulation of abortions contained in the petitions would make safety and sanitation regulations unconstitutional, assistant attorney general Josh Divine told the Western District Court of Appeals. “Under these…

County Council members Kelli Dunaway and Lisa Clancy endorse Kunce after Wesley Bell drops out of Senate contest.

A top St. Louis official conceded Monday the city hasn't studied what the impact would be if the government continues to lose a court case over remote workers who live outside the city but have been told to continue paying the city's 1% earnings tax.

Earlier this month we noted how everything critics of the T-Mobile and Sprint merger predicted has come true, whether it’s 10,000 employees who have lost their jobs, the steady implementation of fees and price hikes, a lower overall quality product, or the company’s boring new branding. Those inevitable outcomes recently culminated in a new suite […]