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The trail system will be called the Deer Creek Greenway Connector.

ALTON - Funky Planet Toys & Gifts will be marking two years in business with a celebration event from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. this Saturday, July 22. Funky Planet Co-Founder Sage Macklay discussed everything attendees can expect at the event, as well as the store’s backstory, on a recent episode of Our Daily Show! on Riverbender.com . Local musician, author, and illustrator Steph Plant will be there at noon for a free concert and book reading. Copies of her newest children’s book, “Slithery Snake,” and albums of children’s music will both be for sale at the event. “We’re going to have sales in the store all day, we’re going to have a pop-up shop from Apple Creek Sugar Mill - they make cotton candy with like 50 different flavors,” Macklay said, adding cotton candy will be available starting at 10 a.m. After the Steph Plant concert at noon, Macklay said they’ll be hosting “a free Kids’ Yoga Class” at

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EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville swimmer Madison Popelar demonstrated great potential during the summer SWISA season for Montclaire and finished with several high places in the meet that concluded the season this past Sunday in Granite City. Madison was third in the 200 free at SWISA (2:50.7), third in the 50 freestyle (32.13), third in the 200-meter medley relay with the rest of the Marlins (2:32.88), and fourth in the 50 butterfly (36.38). She is a Johnston's Law Office Female Athlete of the Month. She had a strong meet for the Marlins in the Southwestern Illinois Swimming Association opener at Summers Port Swim Club in Godfrey, taking the girls 15-18 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:29.95 and finishing second in the 50-yard freestyle, coming in at 28.79 seconds in helping the Marlins win the girls meet. In Montclaire's home opener on June 15 against the Collinsville Swim Club Gators, formerly known as Splash City Swim Club, Popelar enjoyed success in the meet. "I'm feeling great,"

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EAST ST. LOUIS – Illinois State Police announce June 2023 charges granted by the St. Clair County State’s Attorney’s Office (SCCSAO) in cases investigated by ISP Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) Zone 6 Public Safety Enforcement Group (PSEG). There were 25 charges stemming from these cases, 23 felony and 2 misdemeanor. PSEG is a joint effort between the Illinois State Police and the East St. Louis Police Department (ESTLPD) for violent crime investigations within the city of East St. Louis (ESTL). These charges resulted from the following cases. FELONY CHARGES: On January 29, 2023, PSEG agents investigated a case involving 19-year-old Dennis Ross. Ross was taken into custody during an incident in the 1100 block of N 13 th Street in ESTL. On June 15, 2023, Ross was charged with Unlawful Use of Weapon and Possession of a Defaced Firearm. Bond for Ross was set at $35,000. On April 5, 2023, PSEG agents responded to a shots-fired call in the 1300

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Senate Amendment 218 would give federal lawmakers the power to compel information that they find embarrassing, inconvenient, or politically damaging to be removed from the internet.

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A new proposal in Congress would give lawmakers the power to censor information about themselves online. As we explain in Tech Policy Press, Senate Amendment 218 would be a disaster for public oversight of Congress by journalists, watchdog groups, activists, and constituents:

Not only is Amendment 218 unconstitutional and opposed by a broad coalition of civil society organizations, it also foolishly trusts social media companies to moderate content well and to act in the best interests of users and the public. If passed, this proposal will make investigative journalism harder and lead to the removal of news and other important speech about lawmakers from the internet. Protecting lawmakers from actual threats to their safety is important, but giving Congress the power to censor the internet isn’t the right approach. Congress should not bundle legislation prioritizing its own privacy over the public interest into the must-pass defense bill.

Read more at Tech Policy Press, here.

22-year-old Iyaz Ahmed was shot in the head and killed Tuesday morning while working at the BP gas station off Hampton Avenue.

EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville swim sensation Cohen Osborn concluded his boys summer SWISA season for Montclaire Swim Club with a dynamic performance - three firsts. Cohen was first in the 200 free (2:01.10), 100 medley (1:03.20, and 100 back (1:02.97). Cohen is entering his senior season for the Edwardsville High School boys swim team. He is the first Johnston's Law Firm in Edwardsville Male Athlete of the Month. "I'm feeling pretty good," Osborn said during an interview. "My times have been pretty decent so far this season, and I am glad we had a good year." The summer season is always more relaxed and laid-back than the winter season, where Osborn had a very successful year for the Tigers, qualifying for the 100-yard butterfly and 100-yard backstroke in the IHSA state meet and also was part of the 200-yard and 400-yard freestyle relay teams that went through to the state meet. "Yeah, this is when we just kind of have fun," Osborn said about summer swim. Osborn also agreed that

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A new docuseries that explores the music of San Francisco is set to premiere in August on MGM+, formerly EPIX.  San Francisco Sounds: A Place in Time focuses on the Bay…

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Nolan Gorman hit a three-run homer and had four RBIs to help the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Mami Marlins 6-4 on Wednesday for just their second series sweep this season.

The City of Brentwood's Board of Aldermen approved a nearly half-billion plan for major redevelopments along Manchester Road.

Yesterday afternoon, the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department announced they were seeking the public's help in locating Jataveion Scott, 19, as a "person of interest" relating to the killing of a gas station attendant that had occurred in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Police said that Scott had already been handcuffed when he managed to escape custody and was last seen last seen in the Peabody-Darst-Webbe neighborhood just east of Lafayette Square, running through the Peabody Housing Complex with his hands still secured behind his back. Scott was a person of interest in the killing of 22-year-old Iyaz Ahmed, who worked at the BP on Hampton Avenue between Highway 40 and Highway 44 in the Dogtown neighborhood.

The dog days of summer are upon us, a time of year for people to not only protect themselves from heat risks, but their pets as well.

Let’s look at the numbers. In Jeff Tweedy’s 21-song solo-acoustic show at the Sheldon on Tuesday night, he played 12 Wilco songs, five songs from his solo albums, a tune from side band Loose Fur, one song Tweedy wrote for another artist and two Uncle Tupelo tracks.

Six weeks after replacing Kim Gardner as the city’s top prosecutor, St. Louis Circuit Attorney Gabe Gore shared a progress update Wednesday.

As we just noted, satellite TV provider Dish Network’s planned pivot into streaming video and wireless isn’t going great. The company continues to bleed traditional satellite TV subscribers, new streaming subscribers, and wireless customers. And the company’s supposed 5G network (spawned during the Trump FCC era) has, by most accounts, proven to be a bit […]

St. Louis’ Office of Violence Prevention partners with several non-profits that tackle the systemic causes behind violence. Among other resources, organizations provide quality mental health services, supportive re-entry for former offenders and harm reduction. Director Wil Pinkney shares how St. Louisans can get involved.

Kwame Holland, rapper, producer, DJ and host approached the mic with great energy setting the show off the right way.

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