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An investigation is underway after a nine-year-old was shot Thursday afternoon in north St. Louis.

ALTON - “If I’m walking, I’m golfing.” So is the motto of Rose Bensman, an Alton native who is celebrating her 100th birthday on Friday, June 23. Bensman started playing golf when she was 17. Her father bought her first set of golf clubs for $15 and arranged for her to take golfing lessons from Lou Miller at Rock Springs Golf Course; this was in the early 1940s. Eighty-three years later, Bensman has had two holes-in-one and is the only woman to be inducted into the Alton Golf Hall of Fame. “I love to golf. I will always love to golf. That’s been my game,” Bensman said. “It’s been the biggest part of my life.” Bensman plays golf at least three times a week. When she renewed her license this month, one of her first trips was to the Rock Springs course, where she also used to work. She would play golf whenever she had time, including before and after work. “You don’t bet against her,” said Fran

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Illinois will extend its cocktails-to-go for at least five more years.

GLEN CARBON - The Orchard Town Center (OTC) development in Glen Carbon will soon be getting a major retailer. Dicks Sporting Goods, a prominent sporting goods store, will be located in Outparcel 13, adjacent to the upcoming Meijer lot. Orchard Town Center is a commercial development located on the southwest corner of Governors’ Parkway and Troy Road. Dicks Sporting Goods secures its spot among several other new businesses announced as future tenants including Olive Garden, Plaza Tire and Meijer. As the largest U.S.-based, full-line omni-channel sporting goods retailer, the Glen Carbon store is the second in the Metro-East area. Mayor Bob Marcus is thrilled that Dicks Sporting Goods is coming to Glen Carbon, offering the community a greater range of choices in their sports and recreational shopping needs. “The families and residents in the Glen/Ed area love team sports; from our little league teams to high school and the SIUE athletic programs, we are an active community,”

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From Brookings:  On the surface, the history of U.S. environmental policy is one of sweeping success through pivotal regulation. The 1970 Clean Air Act, for example, is estimated to have reduced overall air pollution by 66.9% and added 1.3 years to the life expectancy of the average American. But it is also a story of […]

COLLINSVILLE – On June 20, 2023, the Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) was requested by the Collinsville Police Department to investigate an officer-involved shooting that occurred in the 1100 block of St. Clair Avenue, Collinsville. The preliminary investigation indicates the Collinsville Police Department was dispatched to a subject with a gun at the above location. ISP said when officers arrived and the subject, a 30-year-old male, pointed a weapon at the officers. "The officers discharged their weapons striking the subject," ISP said. "The subject was transported to an area hospital with injuries. No officers were injured during this incident." ISP said this investigation is active and ongoing, and no additional information can be released.

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An investigation is underway after officers with the Collinsville Police Department reportedly shot a gun-wielding suspect earlier this week.

From St. Louis Business Journal:  After months of slowdown in the wake of weaker buyer demand, homebuilders are starting to pick back up on construction — and feeling more confident about the housing market since mortgage rates surged last year. Privately-owned housing starts in May were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.63 million, a […]

Collinsville police shot and injured a man they say pointed a weapon at them on Tuesday.

St. Louis City SC boasted a 6-2-1 Major League Soccer record at CITYPARK and a four-match home field unbeaten streak before Real Salt Lake visited. But Salt Lake defeated CITY 3-1 Wednesday with the absence of injured midfielder Eduard Löwen affecting the play.

The shooting happened on the 1100 block of St. Clair Avenue in Collinsville.

ST. LOUIS COUNTY - On Sunday, June 18, 2023, the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office issued charges on suspect Francesca Jones, 32 years of age, of the 8400 block of Lucas and Hunt Road in St. Louis, Missouri 63136, for three counts of Assault First Degree, three counts of Armed Criminal Action and three counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child. A booking photo of Jones is attached. Jones is being held on a $750,000 cash only, no 10% bond. Please note, charges are merely an accusation and Defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in a court of law. The probable cause statement reads: Defendant's sister's 2020 Dodge Challenger had reportedly been stolen. The following day, Defendant was driving with three minor boys in the car and noticed her sister's vehicle driving on West Florissant near the intersection of Goodfellow. Defendant chased the Dodge Challenger on West Florissant, turning onto Jennings Station, and at the intersection of Fairhaven

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If you’re a Techdirt reader, a Reddit user, or both, then you probably know all about the chaos engulfing the site as users and moderators of popular subreddits protest CEO Steve Huffman’s recent changes to the site’s API. This week, we’re joined by Jay Peters from The Verge to talk about the situation, the protests, […]

From St. Louis Business Journal:  Schnuck Markets Inc. said Tuesday that work is underway on a total store remodel of its Cahokia location. The Cahokia store, will receive updates to “nearly every area and department,” the company said. That includes electronic shelf tags; new refrigeration cases in its produce, dairy and beer departments; and general improvements, […]

Some of London's iconic black cabs have gone as yellow, red and blue as the St. Louis flag this week — with a campaign designed to promote the region's tourist attractions in  one of the world's great cities. The temporary wraps are decorating an untold number of cabs (a spokeswoman would only say "multiple") for the next few weeks as part of Explore St. Louis' efforts in Great Britain. "With the Cardinals-Cubs series and St. Louis delegation visiting London, the Explore St. Louis team thought this would be a unique opportunity to invite and welcome folks from across the pond to visit and do business in St. Louis," a spokeswoman for Explore St. Louis tells us.

From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  A massive tunnel that will ultimately be more than 6 miles long is taking shape deep beneath parts of south St. Louis County — a project the region’s sewage utility says will help address overflow and water quality problems that have affected the nearby Meramec River. The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer […]

From Marketplace: The Mississippi River has been having a bit of a moment. “People all over the world want to come and see this iconic natural phenomenon that is the Mississippi,” said Colin Wellenkamp, executive director of the Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative. “It has a larger international following than the Grand Canyon.” No longer […]