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Experts and officials have raised concerns about whether the proposals will have a significant impact.

ALTON - The Illinois American Water project to improve Alton’s wastewater system continues, with updated road closures and a progress report. Illinois American Water has been working to separate the combined Alton sewer system for several years now. They are also installing a new sewer system that will be safer for the community. “These closures are necessary for investments to the wastewater system to be completed in a safe manner,” a recent press release from Illinois American Water said. As part of this construction, new road closures began on July 6. Belle Street south of Hamilton Street to 10th Street is still closed. The stretch of 10th Street from west of U.S. 67 to Belle Street is closed, and workers have started pavement restoration work. Construction on 9th Street is moving north. Asphalt paving is complete on Belle Street, 9th Street and 8th Street. Construction crews are currently in the process of pavement striping these streets. All businesses remain

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If you're a huge soccer fan, there's a chance you might be tempted to wear a Messi jersey to Saturday's game, or perhaps something recognizes Inter Miami or one of his former clubs. If you do so, be warned, you cannot wear it in the supporter section for Saturday's CITY SC home game.

She could be heading to Castle Rock, Colorado in a Ford Freestar bearing license plate number 9MDH50.

The Tivoli Theatre, a historic theater located at 6350 Delmar Blvd. in the Delmar Loop, will reopen with $1 million worth of renovations completed, as its new owner, One Family Church, will host a community-driven event series there this fall.

Eric Clapton has shared a new track with fans. The singer just released “How Could We Know” featuring Judith Hill, longtime collaborator Simon Climie and Daniel Santiago.  The song is part of the just-released double…

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Despite their potential, veteran-owned businesses often face considerable challenges. It is in addressing these challenges that we, as a society, must make a concerted effort, writes the SBA administrator who oversees Missouri.

There aren’t many sites with “tech” in their names that provide this much discussion on the First Amendment implications of vanity plate laws. Maybe it’s just us. Or maybe it’s just (mostly) me. Whatever the case, I find it fascinating that so many state governments have so many restrictions on what people can express via […]

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey files a lawsuit against three tax preparation companies accusing them of sharing sensitive personal information of clients who used the websites to prepare tax returns.

CARLINVILLE - At 3:47 p.m. on Thursday, July 13, 2023, Shawn M. Evans, 36, was taken into custody by the Carlinville Police Department. Evans was captured with the joint efforts of the Macoupin and Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, Illinois State Police, Illinois Secretary of State Police, U.S. Marshals Service and the Macoupin County State's Attorney's Office. Evans is facing first-degree murder charges in the death of Dana Morgan, Jr., 37, who died of gunshot wounds in a shooting in Carlinville on Wednesday night. A $2,000,000 warrant was issued by the Honorable Joshua A. Meyer in the case. Members of the public are reminded that the allegations are not proof of the defendant's guilty. A defendant is presumed innocent and is entitled to a fair trial in which it is the government's burden to prove his or her guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

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ALTON – Beverly Farm Foundation has announced that the Beverly Farm Annual Fireworks Display planned for this evening, Friday, July 14, 2023, on the Beverly Farm campus has been postponed due to possible severe weather. The Beverly Farm fireworks display was been rescheduled for the evening of Saturday, September 30, 2023, during the nonprofit’s Fall Family Weekend event. The fireworks will continue to be free and open to the public. More information will be announced closer to Fall Family Weekend, September 29 through October 1, 2023. About Beverly Farm Beverly Farm was founded in 1897 by Dr. William H.C. Smith and his wife, Elizabeth, to establish a caring home that included socialization, proper medical care, healthy diet, physical exercise, education, recreation and meaningful work for people living with developmental disabilities. Today it is a planned community that looks and feels like a neighborhood. There are homes, a recreation center with a pool, an equestrian

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An unidentified man died after being tased by police last night in the Gravois Park neighborhood. According to an SLMPD incident report, a little before 9 p.m., police were called to a home on the 3700 block of Minnesota Avenue to assist EMS workers dealing with a man who had turned violent. Police say they found the man in the back of the house laying in a stairway leading to the basement, nude and disoriented.

CASTLE POINT, Mo. -- St. Louis County Police are investigating a crash that killed a man riding a motorized scooter Thursday night. The collision happened in the 10200 block of Halls Ferry Road at around 10 p.m. Investigators say a person driving a Chevy Malibu hit the scooter while traveling southbound on Halls Ferry Road. [...]

After struggling for nearly a year to get federal food assistance to qualified low-income families, Missouri has decided not to participate in this summer’s program — forgoing tens of millions of dollars in federal aid. The problems administering the Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer program, or P-EBT, played a major role in the decision not to […]

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More than a third of the country faces some kind of heat advisory going into the weekend.

The city of Des Peres is slated to get its first-ever apartments after officials approved a new $60 million apartment complex first proposed about 17 months ago.

For just $5, you can get up close and feed the giraffes this summer.