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Senator Harriss announces billion-dollar transportation improvement plan for 56th District
EDWARDSVILLE – State Senator Erica Harriss (56 th -Glen Carbon) is pleased to announce more than $1.3 billion in highway improvement projects could soon make their way to the 56 th District as a part of a newly announced transportation improvement plan by the state on Friday. “Infrastructure is the backbone of our communities and it’s important we continue investing in critical resources like our roads and bridges but also looking at ways to improve the overall safety and scope of our roadways,” said Senator Harriss. The new $41 billion, multi-year statewide effort spans over the course of six years and is the largest in state history. The plan invests in various modes of transportation including highway, rail, transit, aeronautics, and marine. Notable projects included in the proposed plans include: I-270: $101.9 million for interchange reconstruction, 1.2 miles of pavement replacement and additional lanes, bridge replacement and bridge superstructure
Man accused of lewd act near children at Collinsville water park
A 32-year-old faces criminal charges after being accused of masturbating near children at a Collinsville water park.
First Friday Art Viewing at Soulard Art Gallery
The Soulard Art Gallery will be hosting First Friday art viewing Friday July 7 from 5-8pm. The event is free and open to the public. Visit the current POP art
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Former Missouri boarding school staffer facing sex crime allegations released after arrest
Scott Dumar, 46, was arrested by Bolivar police Thursday night in southwest Missouri.
Missouri's state capital, the most forgettable in U.S.
JOPLIN, Mo. — If you had just 10 minutes to name all fifty state capitals, do you think you would get most of them correct? Which ones would you forget and which would you remember? The folks at BetMissouri.com also had those same questions, and thought it would be interesting to see which state capitals [...]
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Please Explain Governor Mike Parson's Taylor Swift Tweet to Us
We know who Taylor Swift is, having not been under a rock the last two decades. We, of course, know all too well who Governor Mike Parson is. Yet somehow we have no idea what anything in this five-sentence tweet by Parson about Swift means.
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St. Louis Lambert International Airport sees strong passenger volume last month, trails 2019 for year
Passenger numbers at St. Louis Lambert International Airport last month outpaced those in June 2019, the city-owned facility said.
Eddie Van Halen almost appeared in the third ‘Bill & Ted’ film
Music plays a pivotal role in the classic Bill & Ted movies. It turns out, they always hoped to snag a guitar great for the flicks. Actor Alex Winter, who played Bill S. Preston, Esq.…
St. Louis aldermen OK plan to fight evictions, hit pause on police, gun bills
Aldermen on Friday gave their final approval to a plan to pay for lawyers for thousands of city renters facing eviction each year.
Cortex, developer Wexford say long-paused $115M project is still in sight, despite three-year delay
On pause for three years, Cortex's leader said they're seeking another tenant for the proposed $115M, 320,000-square-foot office and lab before moving forward on the project.
To cheers and applause, St. Louis social media sensation Rocky flies like an eagle
Raised by a bald eagle who first tried to incubate a rock, the eaglet officially known as 23-126 was successfully released into the wild.
Metro East man exposed himself to children at water park, charges say
Madison County prosecutors say a 32-year-old man exposed himself to children at a Collinsville water park this week.
UN sets ‘wishy-washy’ climate target for global shipping industry
The agreement is to decarbonize the sector "by or around, i.e., close to 2050."
Kranzberg Arts Foundation accepting 2024 artist-in-residency applications
Man beaten, robbed near Collinsville shopping plaza; suspect wanted
An investigation is underway after a man was beaten and robbed Thursday evening in the parking lot of a Collinsville shopping plaza.
AK Brown’s Black in St. Louis Fashion rebrands into FWRDSociety
More than $1 billion up for grabs in Illinois lottery jackpots
The jackpots for the Illinois lottery are close to bursting as the grand total has swollen to a staggering $1.065 billion.
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