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Marlon Hampton was sentenced to 13 years for a 2020 shooting death after a car crash. The victim was killed during the altercation.

The Columbia, Missouri, music festival was originally set to take place September 29 to October 1.

This Apple Watch Portable USB Charger allows you to charge anytime, anywhere. With a built-in magnetic adsorption module, you can charge your watch immediately after contact. This charger has the ability to charge your watch within 2 to 3 hours fully. It’s lightweight and portable, so you can charge your watch while traveling, when working […]

Content by Bankrate MSA. Here are some other ways to protect your hard-earned 401(k) when the market heads south.

GODFREY - Superintendent Kristie Baumgartner, Alton School Board members and high school administration are sifting through video and investigating a group of incidents that occurred at the high school on Wednesday. Alton High School was closed on Thursday and will resume with remote learning on Friday. Alton School Board President Dave Lauschke said at the time of the interview it has been determined there were five fights that occurred but he has heard as many as 10 or 12, and some could have been sub-fights that broke out slightly away from other fights. He confirmed no weapons were involved just individuals hitting one another. He said from what he knows, no teacher, administrator, or student appeared to be seriously injured in the incidents. Lauschke said he was uncertain what next week would bring as far as classes and he said he knew law enforcement and school administrators would be monitoring social media over the weekend about these issues. He also said quite a few kids

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Nearly 40 years ago, Victoria McMullen and her husband traveled from St. Louis to Sikeston to adopt a six-year-old boy with severe developmental disabilities named Ron.  Now 44, Ron has cerebral palsy, autism and intellectual disabilities. He’s unable to live independently and for the last 23 years his parents have relied on a state service […]

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Artists First is an inclusive center for artists of all abilities. One artist there, Danny Speck, who has a brain injury, is drawn to interesting facial expressions, animals and people.

Is our employment picture getting better or worse? See recent changes in local jobs, unemployment, earnings and more in these regularly updated charts and maps.

The full moon on August 30 was a "blue" moon and a supermoon. Here are photos from St. Louis.

DECATUR — Today, Governor JB Pritzker joined the Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) at the 2023 Farm Progress Show to announce funding for a grant program aimed at breaking down the stigma of accessing mental health services in agricultural communities. The announcement was made in partnership with the Illinois FFA Foundation and the Southern Illinois University (SIU) School of Medicine. “As Governor, as a father, and as someone who has personally witnessed the mental health epidemic among family and friends, there is nothing more important than making sure every Illinoisan has access to the mental health services they need to lead happier and healthier lives,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “Our greatest problems require our most creative solutions — and I am confident that this grant program will simultaneously break down barriers and open up doors for our state’s number one providers.” "As Chair of the Governor's Rural Affairs

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When Luka Cai moved to St. Louis in 2016, the Tivoli Theater was a special place.  Cai came here from Singapore, a “queer-phobic” environment where they say they felt pressured to be straight and cisgender.

State officials said if you have purchased these products, then return them to the dispensary where you bought them.

The 10,000-square-foot tasting room has been in the works for well over a year.

An accidental fire caused major damage to a two-story home in Hillsboro last weekend, though no one was injured in the scare.

Here's the latest from Russia: Russia has got to be the whiniest warmonger in history. They are constantly "accusing" Ukraine of one thing or another, as if it were somehow unfair that they're fighting back. It's a war, Vladimir, and you started it. Don't try to act offended because Ukraine is trying to win.

RIVERBEND - Substance use disorders affect more than 20 million people in the U.S., not including the loved ones who are impacted as well. Today, Aug. 31, is International Overdose Awareness Day. It’s a difficult and often taboo experience, but addiction is more common than you might think. And with several support groups, treatment options and harm reduction tools in the Riverbend area, it’s not something that you or your loved ones have to go through alone. LOCAL TREATMENT OPTIONS The decision to recover isn’t an easy one to make, but it’s a liberating first step for a lot of people. Ty Bechel, the executive director of Amare, emphasized that each person has unique needs that guide their recovery, and services like Amare aim to meet those needs on an individual basis. “When we’re stuck in addiction, we have to recover really for us. It’s when we desire a better life,” Bechel said. “They can make better decisions, and

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Aditude, an advertising technology startup that announced this week it has raised $15 million, has about a quarter of its team in St. Louis and plans to expand its local headcount in the next year.

Laumeier Sculpture Park presents the first solo museum exhibition for St. Louis-based artist Vaughn Davis, Jr., titled The Fabric of Our Time, on view from Aug. 26 to Dec. 17. […]

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Demond Hughes, 31, had grown weary…of himself.