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It was March 1, 2022, when a home in O’Fallon, Missouri exploded after contractors hit a natural gas line.

The Russian army in Ukraine is changing command again. They are now on their third leader: February, 2022: Army General Aleksandr Dvornikov, the "Butcher of Syria," leads the Russian invasion of Ukraine. October 2022: General of the Army Sergey Surovikin, aka "General Armageddon," replaces Dvornikov. January 2023: General of the Army Valery Gerasimov, also Chief ...continue reading "Putin fires another general"

Today on TAP: Noma, the world’s most pretentious restaurant, in Copenhagen of all places, to close.

EAST ST. LOUIS – After the Illinois legislature approved and Governor J.B. Pritzker signed a bill outlawing assault-style weapons, they are officially banned Wednesday morning in Illinois. Governor Pritzker signed the bill Tuesday night in Springfield after the Illinois House passed it earlier in the day 68 to 41. The bill initially cleared the House last week, but then the house had to pass it again after the senate approved the legislation with some changes. The ban took effect immediately. It is now illegal to sell assault weapons in Illinois. Illinois now is the ninth state in the U.S. to pass an assault weapons ban. The legislation caps the purchase of ammunition magazines at 10 rounds for long guns and 15 rounds for handguns. The legislation says rapid-fire devices, known as “switches,” are also banned because they turn firearms into fully automatic weapons. Pending assault rifle sales are supposedly still being processed, but only if the required background

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EDWARDSVILLE - A Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for the Metro East at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville client and local entrepreneur, with a passion for serving her community and helping others, has been featured as the cover photo in the St. Louis Small Business Monthly (SBM) newsletter for the December 2022 edition. The SBM features a website and monthly print and digital newsletter that provides local businesses around the St. Louis Metro area with resources and advice to help them succeed. Ericka Logan, co-founder of Logan & Logan Management & Accounting Services, is photographed on the cover with the tagline that reads, “Southwest Illinois People to Know.” “The Logan’s have worked hard to grow their business and provide high quality service to their clients,” said Jo Ann Di Maggio May, Illinois SBDC for the Metro East director. “They invest a great deal of time into their Belleville community, and I couldn’t

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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson is proposing an 8.7% pay raise for all state workers — plus a bonus for some in strenuous jobs — as a way to offset inflation and discourage employees from leaving for better paying jobs.

State workers would get their biggest pay raise in living memory under a plan proposed Wednesday by Missouri Gov. Mike Parson. In a news release, Parson said he wants to boost all state workers by 8.7% and to offer a $2 an hour night shift differential to employees in four agencies responsible for people under […]

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The announcement comes after calls for Agape's closure from state officials and former students and several criminal cases against former school staff.

Evan Peters, the Golden Globe Award winner for "Best Actor in a Limited Series," is from St. Louis, Missouri. He recently accepted his 2023 award.

Employees were closing down City Paws Veterinary Clinic just before 6 p.m. when four or five people went into the store bearing guns, police said.

Agape Boarding School, located near Stockton, has been dogged by abuse allegations for years

EDWARDSVILLE - Tuesday afternoon, Edwardsville High School received an anonymous email tip regarding a possible threat of a school shooting at the school. "We promptly began working with our School Resource Officer, Sgt. Matt Evers, and the Edwardsville Police Department, who investigated the threat," Edwardsville School District 7 Superintendent Dr. Patrick Shelton said. "The subject of the potential threat was quickly identified and located. It was determined that there was no imminent threat to any of our students. "Due to student privacy, we are unable to provide additional details." Dr. Shelton commended the quick police response to the incident. "We appreciate the immediate response of Sgt. Evers and the Edwardsville Police Department, as well as the individual who came forward to alert us of the threat," he said. "The safety and security of our students, staff, and schools remain the highest priorities for EHS and District 7. We encourage everyone to ‘say something if

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LASALLE, Ill. — Residents near a northern Illinois chemical plant were told to shelter in place after a possible explosion Wednesday morning. After the fire began just after 9 a.m. at Carus Chemical, located at 1500 8th Street, officials sent an emergency alert urging people who live in the city's third and fourth wards to shelter [...]

LaSalle County Sheriff Adam C. Diss and Knox County Sheriff Jack C. Harlan, Jr. announced that they do not plan to enforce the newly enacted assault weapons ban, according to identical letters released Wednesday.

Someone in the state can call themselves a millionaire after winning the Lucky Day Lotto jackpot.

National Human Trafficking Awareness Day is recognized every year on Jan. 11.

Agape Boarding School, the Stockton-based Christian residential facility under scrutiny for alleged abuse of its students over decades, announced it will shut down Jan. 20. According to a statement provided to The Independent Wednesday afternoon by John Schultz, an attorney for Agape, the school has “made the decision to stop providing services to the boys […]

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SPRINGFIELD - Today State Representative Amy Elik (R-Alton) was officially sworn in for a second term as the State Representative for District 111 in the 103rd General Assembly. Elik was reelected in the 2022 General Election. “I want to express my deep gratitude to the people of the 111th district for trusting me to serve them for a second term,” said Rep. Elik. “I am also truly thankful to those who sent me their prayers and well wishes during my first term. That support did not go unnoticed.” “In my next term as a State Representative, I plan to continue my work finding ways to make Illinois a better place to live. Families across the state have felt the effects of poor Democrat legislation, and I will work tirelessly to ensure that everyone can be proud to call this great state their home. It is an honor to have the privilege of representing the 111th district again, and I look forward to getting to work!” The 111th District now contains par

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A St. Louis man drowned in a California hotel pool over the weekend.