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“Last year BBB got over 7000 complaints about heating and air conditioning companies,” Sarah Wetzel said.

An eighth victim has died at an area hospital weeks after the May 1 crash in Farmersville, Illinois.

Now that neither Gardner nor Desilets remain in the circuit attorney's office, the special prosecutor found that the case "no longer serves the interest of justice."

A Procter & Gamble warehouse is reshuffling some operations, which will lead to dozens of permanent layoffs by a subcontractor, with the possibility of losing even more temporary jobs.

The state of Missouri is dismissing its quo warranto case against Kim Gardner. Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey's office on Wednesday filed a voluntary dismissal without prejudice of the quo warranto case seeking to remove her from office. Gardner's legal team had filed a request for dismissal shortly after her abrupt resignation Tuesday, arguing that the case is now moot. Bailey's team agreed at a Tuesday hearing that the case was now likely moot, saying they would likely not be opposed…

Recent rains and heavy downpours left standing water all over the St. Louis region. And that brings the return of mosquitoes.

While Missouri's neighboring states continue to allow sports betting, it's still illegal in the Show Me State to place a wager on your favorite team.

The death toll from numerous crashes on Interstate 55 that occurred amid a blinding dust storm has risen to eight.

ALTON - A 17-year-old Alton male has been charged with a count of Aggravated Battery With A Firearm in regard to the shooting incident that occurred at 2:59 p.m. on Tuesday in the 2600 block of Maxey Street in Alton. The Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office reviewed the facts of the case today and issued the following charges against the suspect: Jaylen T. Elliott, 17 years old, of Alton-Count I: Aggravated Battery with a Firearm. The arrest warrant was signed by the Honorable Judge Maher and the bond was set at $250,000. Alton Police Chief Jarrett Ford said today that Elliott remains in custody at this time.

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The East-West Gateway Council of Governments hosted Wednesday’s regional crime summit at the Washington University School of Medicine.

Alderwoman Cara Spencer, whose new ward includes part of downtown, said she filed Board Bill 29.

One hurdle defeated, two more to go. For months now, we have been discussing Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision for $69 billion. What would be the largest video game studio acquisition in history has faced several hurdles along the way, primarily from the EU, the UK, and the United States. While the UK’s CMA has […]

The bill would ban standing, sitting, and walking along roads where there are sidewalks available. Critics have argued it unfairly targets the homeless community.

The bills that made it through the House and Senate now await transfer to Gov. J.B. Pritzker, an ardent supporter of abortion rights.

El Niño may push global temperatures past 1.5C, the World Meteorological Organization warned.

The 31-story Laclede Gas Building at 720 Olive St., now known as Gallery 720, is being marketed for sale to potential buyers.

OTTERVILLE - By day, Maggie Bick is a Jerseyville West Elementary School teacher, but in her free time, she loves spending time doing outdoor activities on a family farm - recently, she and her daughter Olivia had a mushroom hunt to remember. Some of the Morrell mushrooms found on that day are showcased above, held by Maggie and her daughter on their farm in Otterville. Maggie said they ended up discovering 42 total mushrooms in the one particular day of hunting. To make the day even more special, it was Olivia's first time mushroom hunting at the age of 3 years old. Maggie said her daughter could barely contain her excitement when she found the huge mushroom. "One of the mushrooms weighed 7.5 ounces. We have never found any this big," she said. "We found most of these next to an Elm tree that was dying. We found a whole hill just covered by mushrooms. Four or five years ago, we found a great batch, but nothing like this. We were really excited to prepare them and eat them." Morel

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