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Miles Mikolas pitched seven efficient innings, Jordan Walker homered and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago White Sox 3-0 on Saturday.

EDWARDSVILLE - Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine announced he has charged a 32-year-old man with felony sexual exploitation of a child and disorderly conduct in connection with the man’s actions at a water park. The charges filed Friday by Haine’s office allege that, on Thursday, July 6, 2023, Chad A. Green engaged in an act of masturbation while in the presence of children at Collinsville Aqua Park. Bail for Green, a resident of Madison, was set at $50,000 by Associate Judge Ryan Jumper. Green remained in custody as of Friday afternoon. The judge also granted a prosecution request that, in the event, Green is released on bond, Green is prohibited from having contact with anyone younger than 18. Collinsville Police Department is conducting the investigation. The case is assigned to Assistant State’s Attorney Ali Foley, head of the Children’s Justice Division. Haine asked that anyone with information about this defendant or this case contact Collinsville

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Not everyone can drive or has access to a car. If that's the case for you, new research shows you might be better off without one in St. Louis compared to many other places.

Cheryl Brown is a powerhouse vocalist and local music icon in the St. Louis scene. We are excited to have her at Blues on the Block for the first time

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The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) will increase federal spending on infrastructure by about $550 billion over the next decade.

As we all know, corporations have raised prices substantially over the past couple of years, generating huge windfall profits. Is this "greedflation" the real cause of our recent bout of inflation? In a nutshell, Eric Levitz says no. All that happened is that the pandemic caused supply shortages while government stimulus payments kept demand high, ...continue reading "Greedflation is real, but it’s not the main inflation story"

Five Years Ago This week in 2018, the latest text of the EU Copyright Directive showed it to be even more disastrous than expected. Thus, its defenders and apologists were busy responding variously with substance-free denial, vague defenses lacking any understanding of the issues, accidental revelations of the true scope of their internet-destroying goals, and […]

Authorities are searching for a woman reported missing early Saturday from Wood River, Illinois.

Joe Kelly, a former Cardinals pitcher turned two-time World Series champion, digs deep on baseball and life in a new book released earlier this year.

Both the 618 area code and 730 area code will coincide in the southern Illinois region. The ICC approved the new area code "overlay" in December.

WEST ALTON - Bald Eagle 23-126 had over 100 people cheering him on as he was released into the wild at the Audubon Center at Riverlands on Friday, July 7. The World Bird Sanctuary (WBS) rehabilitated 126 over the past few months, with thousands of people following his story online. WBS worked with the Audubon Center to release him in an area where he will have access to plenty of food and perches as he acclimates to his new life. “There is never a day that we do this that it’s not just amazing,” Ryan Vinyard, who works with WBS, said. “The work that led up to this, every part of it, has been great.” Bald Eagle 23-126 was blown out of his nest during a storm earlier this spring. WBS has been caring for the orphaned bird since then. In the past several weeks, 126 has practiced scavenging, hunting and flying at the WBS facility in Valley Park, MO. All of this has prepared him to survive in the wild. He is roughly 15–16 weeks old now, which is about

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MEDORA - When Gabrielle McQuay decided to complete a Gold Project to round out her years as a Girl Scout, she knew exactly what she wanted to do. She decided to create the reading garden that late Southwestern teacher Lori Schultz had always wanted to see. “It was in my mind ever since she died,” Gabrielle said. “She always talked about it. She was really excited to get one and kept trying to convince them.” Gabrielle has fond memories of Schultz and Medora Elementary School (now Medora Intermediate School). Schultz, a Jerseyville native, spent 14 years as a teacher in the Southwestern School District. She passed away in 2015 at age 37 after battling brain cancer for nine months. Gabrielle was a student in the last third-grade class she ever taught. Now as a 2023 Southwestern High School graduate, Gabrielle is paying back some of the love that Schultz showed her students. She devoted her Gold Project — the highest honor in Girl Scouts —

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Police on Saturday identified the man who was shot and killed early Friday on the border of the city's Tower Grove South and Dutchtown neighborhoods.

A parking lot attendant was robbed at gunpoint Friday while working around a concert at Busch Stadium.

In addition to demanding the cash, the victim says the suspect told him not to call the police.

ALTON - A GoFundMe has been organized for an area family who lost their home and all furnishings. On July 4, 2023, Jimmy, Cristina and their two young boys, Niko and Gus, lost their home and all of their belongings when a fire raged through their house. They were celebrating the holiday when they got the call to immediately return home. Upon arrival, they found it was too late to salvage anything as first responders battled to put the fire out and get it contained. It was a complete loss. The GoFundMe organizers for the family made these statements: "The family had the roots of their family swept out from under them. They are now without a home and all of the things they have worked so hard to build. Jimmy and Cristina are the unsung heroes of our community. They give selflessly to people every single day in their careers and never ask for anything in return. They are who we trust to keep us safe and mend us when we’re injured. Now it is our time to give back to them. "Let u

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"I have never seen it this bad. The crime is just outrageous now," concerned resident Margarita Perez said.