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MISSOURI — A man from Lebanon, Missouri is breaking records after he floated the Missouri River in a giant pumpkin. Steve Kueny traveled 39 miles in a 1,200-pound gourd to break the previous record of 38 miles. "It was just something that seemed doable," Kueny said. "So I thought I'd give it a shot." Kueny [...]

Here is our October update for 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten! Remember, if you have not yet registered, there are two ways to participate in 1,000 Books Befo

Ask the experts from the Missouri Department of Transportation, St. Louis and St. Charles counties and St. Louis City your questions about highways and roads. The live chat starts at 1 p.m. on Wednesday.

CHICAGO – The Powerball jackpot has skyrocketed to a whopping $1.725 billion for tonight’s drawing after no big winner was drawn Monday night. If a lucky ticket holder scores the jackpot on Wednesday night, it would be the second-largest prize won in U.S. lottery history behind a $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot won in California last November. Monday's winning Powerball numbers were 16-34-46-55-67 and Powerball 14. In Illinois, the drawing produced nearly 290,000 winning tickets totaling nearly $2.6 million in prizes, including four $50,000 winners. The four lucky players matched four numbers and the Powerball to win $50,000 each in Monday’s drawing. This is also a win for the retailers that sold the nearly 290,000 winning Powerball tickets on Monday, as they will receive a bonus of 1% of the prize amount. Winners have one year from the date of the winning draw in which to claim their prize. The Illinois Lottery encourages all lucky winners to write their name o

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A new Grist project takes a holistic look at heat solutions and adaptations that will help cities prepare for one of climate change's deadliest impacts.

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Emerson Electric Co., the Ferguson-based industrial technology and software company, has closed on its planned acquisition of Austin, Texas-based National Instruments Corp. (NI) in a deal that has an equity value of $8.2 billion.

Five years after opening Olivette bubble tea store Share Sweet, Jennifer Chen and Horace Tang expand with a new location and traditional Chinese fare, including hot pots.

The Culture: Hip Hop and Contemporary Art in the 21st Century presents a sweeping art history of hip-hop culture and its myriad expressions across the globe. The multidisciplinary and multimedia […]

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On This Day, October 11, 1997… Elton John landed at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Candle in the Wind '97,” a tribute to his close friend, the late Princess Diana.   Elton first performed…

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St. Louis is a kaleidoscope of architecture, filled with structures of every age, shape, and size. In Coloring STL, Missouri History Museum visitors will interact with these fascinating buildings in […]

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ZZ Top guitarist Billy F Gibbons is throwing himself a birthday party this December.  The rocker announced a trio of Birthday Jam concerts taking place December 19, 20 and 21 at the Troubadour in Los…

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ALTON - The Webster Temple Church of God in Christ at 1100 Highland and Webster, Alton will be hosting its Annual Fall Festival on Saturday, Oct 14, 2023, from 11 a.m.-2:00 p.m. The host Pastor is Eld Sancho Williams and First Lady Allyssia Williams. This is an annual event to invite the community to come out, have fun, enjoy activities and to learn more about what we do as a church in our community. There will be a bounce house, vendors, free hotdogs and chips, music, games and a lot of fun and fellowship. The community is welcome. If you have questions, please contact Rosie Brown at 618-580-2394

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EAST ST. LOUIS – The Illinois State Police (ISP) conducted Operation Raven October 2-5, 2023 in St. Clair and Madison counties. The operation utilized intelligence and technology to target known high crime areas, organized violent offenders, and structured criminal groups in the communities of the Metro East. Troopers from SAVE (South), SAVE (North), Highway Interdiction Team (Central East), Fatal 4 (South), Troops 1,5,6,7,8,9,10, ISP Air Operations, and the Zone 6 Public Safety Enforcement Group (PSEG) participated in the multi-day operation. The Firearms Investigations Unit (FIU) and Metropolitan Enforcement Group of Southwestern Illinois (MEGSI) provided additional support during the operational period. Operation Raven Results Arrests 83 Felony Charges 70 Criminal Charges 121 Firearm Related Charges 44 Firearms Seized 30 Cannabis Seized 2,661 grams Controlled Substance Seized 509.9 grams

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ELSAH - A lecture, Tuskegee Airmen: Brothers in Arms, will be given by John Williams, former president and professor of Political Science at Principia College at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, at Farley Music Hall, 37 Mill Street, Elsah. Williams is well-known as a popular and entertaining speaker on the local lecture circuit, a lawyer, journalist, and experienced world traveler. The Tuskegee Airmen all-black squadron was formed in January 1941, and trained at segregated Tuskegee Army Air Field in Tuskegee, Alabama, months before American entrance into World War II. The Airmen were fighter pilots, later bomber pilots, active in the Mediterranean, Italian, and southern France campaigns. Williams will tell the story of Arnold and George Cisco, brothers growing up in Jerseyville and graduates of Jersey Township High School in the 1930s. Highly decorated, they died tragically in military accidents after the war. The presentation is free and open to the public, free parking

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Madison County Clerk’s Office Voter Registration Reminder EDWARDSVILLE – The Madison County Clerk’s Office initiated the biannual Voter Registration "clean up" in mid-August. You should have received your Voter Registration card by now. If you have received a card of a deceased family member or a card of a person who previously lived at your address, it is important to take the following steps: Deceased member : Either come to the office and/or send a letter to the office to notify us in writing so we can cancel their registration. Non-residing family member : Send us notification in writing stating that this voter has moved out of our county, and we can cancel their registration. All others: Return card via post office or to our office so we can send out a second notice (Address Verification Form) to our office. If we do not receive a response for this second notice the voter is placed on inactive status for 2 Federal Elections. They are cancelled after

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