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Tina 'Sweet-T' Pihl wins tie in St. Louis primary

2 years 4 months ago
ST. LOUIS -- One primary race for a seat on the St. Louis Board of Aldermen ended in a tie Tuesday. Tina โ€œSweet-Tโ€ Pihl and Michael Gras each getting 868 votes in the race to represent the 9th Ward. Approval-style voting allows voters to cast ballots for as many people as they want to. The [...]
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Clearing of St. Louis homeless encampment forces residents to move on

2 years 4 months ago
In May 2022 the City of St. Louis halted its plan to clear a homeless encampment near Lacledge's Landing. But, last week, eviction notices appeared once again at the encampment. On Friday, March 10, city workers and bulldozers cleared the site. St. Louis Public Radioโ€™s Britny Cordera reports from the scene of the encampment, and discusses what comes next for its former residents.

St. Patrick's Day 2023: Your Guide to Getting Lucky in St. Louis

2 years 4 months ago
St. Patrick's Day is nearly here so we assembled some of the most exciting events in St. Louis that celebrate that guy who drove the snakes out of Ireland. This Weekend On Saturday, March 11, Check out the St. Patrick's Day parade downtown and the St. Patrick's Day Parade run.
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YouTube Updates Its Profanity Policy After Backlash

2 years 4 months ago
A couple of months back, we discussed YouTube pulling a Twitch and changing up its content policies for its streaming community in a way that was not well-announced nor understood by that community. The new policy made a number of changes, all of which had an impact on how monetization of content was to be […]
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Alton YWCA Announces School Board Candidates' Forum For March 22

2 years 4 months ago
ALTON - The Alton YWCA Get Out the Vote Initiative extends an invitation to the Alton School District community of voters to attend its School Board Candidates’ forum at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, in the YWCA Gym, 304 E. Third St., Alton, IL. There are six school board candidates running for three 4 year term seats on the Board of Education in the upcoming April 4 election. The six candidates include David M. Fritz, David P. Lauschke, Vivian L. Monckton, Jarvis Swope, Beverly Velloff, and Alfred (Al) J. Womack Jr. In addition, Christina M. Milien is running unopposed for a two-year term and is unopposed. The event will start with a short period of introduction by each candidate, followed by a question and answer session using prepared questions. If time permits, questions from the audience will be allowed. The forum is open to all District 11 voters and is free of charge. All interested community members are encouraged to attend. YWCA encourages community

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Freshman Daisy Daugherty Stands Out For Shells Basketball Team, Is A Midwest Members Credit Union Female Athlete Of The Month

2 years 4 months ago
ROXANA - Freshman Daisy Daugherty, a Roxana offensive standout in basketball and also a top volleyball player for the Shells, is a Midwest Members Credit Union Female Athlete of the Month. Daisy was one of the Shells’ leading scorers all season and is an outstanding free-throw shooter with a 74-percent success rate. Roxana Coach Brian Diskin said Daisy is an excellent ball defender and is often assigned to the opponent’s point guard. “Daisy is a good student of the game and very coachable coming in as a freshman last year,” the coach added. “She is foregoing a spring sport to concentrate more on basketball, where she will play for MidPro South this spring and summer.” The coach explained that Daisy has targeted a goal to achieve 1,000 points for her high school career and wants to play college basketball after she graduates from Roxana High.

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Troopers and police increase I-70 patrols and make arrests

2 years 4 months ago
ST. LOUIS -- The Missouri State Highway Patrol and St. Louis Police worked together Thursday for I-70 traffic enforcement. They monitored the interstate between St. Louis Lambert Airport and Downtown St. Louis. Officers conducted 22 traffic stops and issued 48 citations. The Missouri State Highway Patrol tweets that they arrested one person for a felony [...]
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