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LITCHFIELD – Illinois Lottery player Lisa Tyrrell is on cloud nine. The Illinois native has always been optimistic and considers herself a dreamer. Now her dreams can become a reality, because she just won $250,000 on a scratch-off lottery ticket. “I scratched off the ticket and it showed I won $250,000. I said ‘No way, this can’t be real,’” chuckled Tyrrell. “Sure enough, I scanned it not once, not twice, but three times, and it was real after all!” The top-prize-winning $250,000 Crossword scratch-off ticket was purchased at Jumpin’ Jimmy’s, located at 517 East Union Ave. in Litchfield, IL, a small town located 40 miles south of Springfield and 60 miles northwest of St. Louis. The owner of the store recalls selling the winning ticket. “I actually sold Lisa the ticket the other day,” explained Chandresh Patel, owner of Jumpin’ Jimmy’s in Litchfield. “When I found out she won the top prize,

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Green Door Art Gallery is pleased to partner with Bobby Lessentine, Financial Advisor, Edward Jones, in presenting Upon Further Reflection, a collection of oil and cold wax paintings by Mark […]

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The group exhibition is open through May 19 at the Museum of Contemporary Religious Art.

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• Create a St. Louis superhero and win $250 for 314 Day - FOX 2

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• Carl’s Drive-In to open on Sundays for the first time in its 65-year history - St. Louis Magazine

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• Locals and businesses reflect on memories of Chesterfield Mall - FOX 2
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• St. Louis Police Chief Receives a Third of His Pay From a Local Foundation, Raising Concerns of Divided Loyalties - ProPublica
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• 'Green' fuel facility planned in St. Louis, aided by $7M in tax credits - KSDK
• Federal money could supercharge state efforts to preserve nuclear power - Missouri Independent

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Last month we noted how deteriorating quality over at Google search and Google news was resulting in both platforms being flooded by AI-generated gibberish and nonsense, with money that should be going to real journalists instead being funneled to a rotating crop of lazy automated engagement farmers. This collapse of online informational integrity is happening […]

One of St. Louis’ largest accounting firms has downsized and modernized its existing office.

Olin Corp., the Clayton-based manufacturer and distributor of chemicals and ammunition, has named a new top executive to succeed its departing CEO.

By midafternoon Monday, the crew had flattened one of the seven buildings at Kingshighway and Oakland Avenue. Mangled metal piled on the ground; bricks had been stacked nearby.

Many provisions in the crime package passed the Legislature last year but fell victim to a veto by Gov. Mike Parson.

A tragedy occurred in St. Charles Tuesday morning after an elderly couple was killed during a fire at an apartment complex. Now the search is underway for the cause of the fire.

The deal would make Capital One the nation's largest credit card lender.

A Boone County Republican said Monday he will emphasize national security experience, avoiding intra-party fights and that he actually lives in the district he wants to represent in a GOP primary for the 3rd Congressional District. Taylor Burks of Hartsburg, a former Boone County clerk, became the third Republican seeking the nomination to replace U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer of St. Elizabeth, who in January announced his retirement after eight terms in the House. State Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman…

As we continue to honor Black History Month, there is another museum holding a wealth of history that you can stop by to gain some knowledge and see artifacts, the George B. Vashon Museum of African American History.

United States Steel Corp. and the United Steelworkers were unable to reach agreement Friday over the union's grievances over the company's proposed sale to Nippon Steel Corp.

Emergency crews are responding to a fatal crash on Interstate 255 on Tuesday morning.

Andy Taylor is on a quest: He wants to discover the best pizza in St. Louis. And he’ll leave no slice uneaten in his pursuit.

Local governments in the St. Louis area could request radioactive waste testing from the state under a Missouri House bill that would appropriate money to a long-unfunded program.  The Missouri House Conservation and Natural Resources Committee on Monday heard testimony on a bill that would transfer $300,000 to a radioactive waste investigations fund created six […]

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