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ROXANA - Senior-to-be Tyrone Foster is expected to be one of the top players on defense for the Alton High School football team in 2023 as the Redbirds seek to turn around their program from a 1-8 record from the year before. Foster showed much enthusiasm and a team-first attitude during seven-on-seven passing scrimmages on June 28 with Marquette Catholic and Hardin Calhoun, along with host Roxana, at Charlie Raich Filed and he's feeling that the Redbirds are capable of turning things around this coming season. Foster is being recognized as an Auto Butler Male Athlete of the Month for the Redbirds. "It's been good," Foster said during an interview conducted during a break in the drills. "I'm not going to lie, I'm a humble person, so I made a mistake, but I came back the next play and I did what I was supposed to do. So, we've just got to get better as a team and I need to get better as well." Overall during the summer season, Foster feels that things are looking more promising than

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The phenomenon is closely watched by investors as it has preceded past recessions.

ArchKey Solutions, the Fenton-based electrical and technology contracting company, said it made a number of leadership changes to support its long-term vision and growth.

We're getting an early start to the silly season. Writers are getting bored because there's no interesting campaign news, so they're pulling out all the hoary cliches: Give it up folks. RFK Jr. is a crackpot who will be soon forgotten. There will be no meaningful third-party competing in the general election. Republicans will not ...continue reading "Stop the silly season before it gets started"

The CDC has some guidelines to keep in mind, but when it comes to potentially spoiled food, the agency says when in doubt, throw it out.

July 3 marks the 50th anniversary of David Bowie’s final performance as Ziggy Stardust at the Hammersmith Odeon in London, and his pianist Mike Garson says that while fans may not have been…

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The firework celebrations started a couple of days early for a St. Louis local.

GRANITE CITY – Granite City Community Unit School District #9 teachers Terri Kunz and Amy Ori were among 66 teachers and administrators representing 21 area schools/districts joining the Institute for School Partnership at Washington University in St. Louis (ISP) June 20-21 for #mySci Summer Institutes. Kunz and Ori, who are science teachers at Coolidge Junior High School, had the opportunity to learn more about using the mySci curriculum and resources for maximum impact and to network with teaching peers who also count on mySci to provide engaging, hands-on science content for students. "Coolidge has been utilizing the MySci program for five years now," said Kunz. "We are very pleased with the curriculum offering a variety of lessons, hands-on materials, and labs for our students to learn NGSS." Keeping kids excited about learning science is a tall order, but K-8 teachers in 245+ schools across the St. Louis region count on ISP’s mySci program each year

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Police on Monday identified the 5-year-old Jennings boy who was killed when a tree fell on his house during Saturday's thunderstorms.

Child welfare officials say Hogan Street Regional Youth Center has made improvements in Old North St. Louis despite staff vacancies.

“Strangling someone - let alone your partner who is driving you home because you’re too drunk to drive - is absolutely unacceptable on so many levels,” states St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell.

Keith Emerson’s career is being celebrated with a brand new box set titled Variations, set to drop October 13. The family of the late Emerson, Lake & Palmer keyboardist was directly involved in…

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Thomas Favazza, 47, is charged with second-degree assault, DWI and driving with a revoked license. He already had a pending Eureka municipal DWI after a traffic stop in late February.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Jerseyville's Ellen Kangas was honored recently on Mount Mercy University's Spring 2023 Dean's List. Students with a semester grade point average of 3.60 or better, and who are graded (letter grade, not pass/fail) for six or more semester hours, are eligible for inclusion on the Dean's List. Located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Mount Mercy University is the regional Catholic, Mercy University that promises students of diverse backgrounds, ages, and faiths a challenging, practical education that inspires them to discover knowledge, build community, and live their values. Mount Mercy provides a forward-thinking, future-focused education, offering baccalaureate and graduate education to 1,600+ enrolled students and uniquely blending a quality liberal arts education with career-focused professional preparation.

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This article originally ran on Fox 2 Now on July 1, 2023.  Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Friday signed a close to $52 billion state budget, which includes billions in funding to expand Interstate 70 but also cuts roughly $555 million in spending lawmakers wanted. Explaining $555 million in cuts to the spending plan legislators passed in May, the Republican governor […]

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WICHITA, Kan. - More than 2,060 students completed a total of 2,293 degrees at Wichita State University in spring 2023. Jerseyville's Benjamin R. Flowers received his Master of Education Counseling, degree Magna Cum Laude. Ben missed the graduation ceremony as he was competing at the Shockers' track and field conference meet in Florida. Ben had a time of 14:26.48 in the 5,000 meters and placed seventh, which earned two points for his team. Edwardsville's Matthew J. Boyer received his Bachelor of Business Administration, Finance, Magna Cum Laude. Undergraduate students who have attained a grade point average of 3.9 out of a possible 4.0 received the summa cum laude award; those with an average of 3.55 received the magna cum laude award; and those with an average of 3.25 received the cum laude award. About Wichita State Wichita State University is Kansas' only urban public research university, enrolling almost 22,000 students between its main campus and WSU Tech, including students

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The move could help fill scores of vacant jobs at state prisons, mental health facilities and nursing homes for military veterans