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HOUSTON — Phillips 66 announced Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025, that it has agreed to acquire the remaining 50% ownership interest in WRB Refining LP from subsidiaries of Cenovus Energy Inc. for $1.4 billion in cash, subject to customary purchase price adjustments. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2025. WRB Refining LP is a joint venture between Phillips 66 and Cenovus Energy that owns the Wood River refinery in Roxana and the Borger refinery in Borger, Texas. Phillips 66 has operated both facilities since the joint venture began in 2007. “With full ownership of the Wood River and Borger refineries, we are strengthening our integrated business and expanding our position in a region where we lead the industry,” said Mark Lashier, chairman and CEO of Phillips 66. He added that the acquisition is expected to generate operational and commercial synergies of approximately $50 million per year by enabling full integration of the assets with Phillips

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Some people say music is life. According to Ted Lasso, football is life. But if you're an Elton John fan, you can now combine those things.As Elton fans may know,…

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Prosecutors and Page's defense attorney have jointly filed for the change of venue and asked Judge Robert Lasater to issue the transfer order.

ALTON – A man from Alton is currently in police custody on felony and misdemeanor charges of domestic battery after allegedly strangling the victim, damaging their vehicle, and calling on officers to “end it.” Chance D. Price, 33, of Alton, was charged on Sept. 2, 2025 with one count each of aggravated domestic battery (a Class 2 felony), domestic battery and criminal damage to property (both Class A misdemeanor). Price allegedly intentionally strangled a family or household member and pushed them into a bathtub on Aug. 30, 2025. He was additionally accused of causing less than $500 worth of damage to the touch screen inside the victim’s motor vehicle. According to the state’s petition to deny his pretrial release from custody, the victim reported that Price had “engaged in abusive course of conduct over several days.” “He angrily threw items at her, threw items around her residence, and broke a mirror. He grabbed her by the throat,

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The Republican-controlled Senate is pushing to finish its work by Friday

OREM, Utah (AP) — Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, was shot Wednesday at an event at a Utah college, Turning Point said. A suspect was in custody, the college said. "We are confirming that he was shot and we are praying for Charlie," said Aubrey Laitsch, public relations manager for Turning Point USA. Videos posted to social media from Utah Valley University show Kirk speaking into a handheld microphone while sitting under a white tent emblazoned with the slogans "The American Comeback" and "Prove Me Wrong." A single shot rings out and Kirk can be seen reaching up with his right hand as a large volume of blood gushes from the left side of his neck. Stunned spectators are heard gasping and screaming before people start to run away. The AP was able to confirm the videos were taken at Sorensen Center courtyard on the Utah Valley University campus. Kirk was speaking at a debate hosted by his nonprofit

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Comptroller Baringer announced the City of St. Louis has closed Fiscal Year 2025 with a General Fund Operating Budget Surplus of $18.7 million

North County Innovative School would be the first charter in the Riverview Gardens school district if approved to open in fall 2026.

Missouri voters and lawmakers could be headed for a clash at the ballot box over public policy decisions. Citizen activists on Wednesday launched a petition drive for a constitutional amendment that would make it harder for state lawmakers to reverse voter-approved initiatives.

JERSEYVILLE – FBI Special Agent Jake Griffin visited Jersey Community High School (JCHS) on Tuesday to inform parents and community members about the growing threat of “Nihilistic Violent Extremism” (NVE), online recruitment methods, and more. The hour-long presentation in the JCHS auditorium highlighted certain NVE groups and their methods of recruiting children and teenagers through popular online platforms. Also discussed were possible NVE-affiliated signs for parents to look out in their children’s behavior and online activity. Griffin’s main goal with the presentation was to “arm” the community “with knowledge” about the emerging threat of NVE – a concept that even Griffin, a former New York cop of 10 years and current Hostage Negotiation Team leader and terrorism investigator with the FBI Springfield Office, found difficult to grasp at first. “Before I started looking at this threat, I would have told all

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This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. On Feb. 10, on the third floor of the Social Security Administration’s Baltimore-area headquarters, Leland Dudek unfurled a 4-foot-wide roll of paper that extended to 20 feet in length. It was a visual guide that the agency had kept for years to explain Social Security’s many […]

A 50-year-old man from the De Soto area died in the Tuesday morning accident.

The Doors’ Robby Krieger has revealed the special guests joining him for his upcoming show celebrating 60 years of the band's legacy.Artists confirmed for A 60th Anniversary Doors Celebration on Oct. 30…

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SSC Engineering has promoted three of its owners to expanded leadership positions as the firm enters its 34th year. Michael Vande Velde has been named senior associate, Jeremy Schuette has advanced to director, and Corey Bryant has been elevated to principal. Bryant joins Chris Cornett, Rich Kwiatkowski, and Brian Scott on the firm’s principal team […]

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A tentative agreement has been reached between striking workers and aerospace giant Boeing.

ALTON - The City of Alton has officially opened the Alton Fitness Court at Riverfront Park. Lyndsey Younger, executive director of the Alton Parks and Recreation Department, shared that the project has been in the works since December 2024. The court is now open to the public, and the department will celebrate with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. on Sept. 23, 2025. “My goal was to offer a state-of-the-art free outdoor fitness area for the public to use. They could come and use it as they want for free,” Younger said. There are several amenities at the court. Community members can scan a QR code to see step-by-step instructions on how to use the equipment. Younger noted that the court is open and free to use from dawn until dusk every day. She added that the Parks and Recreation Department plans to offer classes at the fitness court. Some of these classes will be free and some will come with a small fee. An inaugural sunrise yoga class is scheduled for 6:1

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The members of Twisted Sister are reuniting to celebrate their 50th anniversary.The "We’re Not Gonna Take It" rockers — Dee Snider, Jay Jay French and Eddie Ojeda — have announced they're hitting the road in 2026 in celebration…

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The agreement still needs approval from union members.