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Motorists should not drive in a dust storm. If caught in a storm, pull off the road, turn off your lights and keep your foot off the brake.

Presiding Judge Elizabeth Hogan is giving the St. Louis Circuit Attorney until Thursday to tell judges which attorneys will be assigned to these cases.

Passing blatantly unconstitutional dangerous laws “to protect the children” based on totally unsubstantiated moral panics appears to be part of a bipartisan mass hysteria these days. The Kids Online Safety Act, or KOSA, is officially back. And, with it, the recognition that over a quarter of the Senate has bought into this dangerous, unconstitutional nonsense: […]

Historian John C. McManus’ latest book opens with Gen. Douglas MacArthur aboard the USS Boise plunging through the deep blue waters of the South China Sea in January 1945. The Missouri S&T professor’s book, “To the End of the Earth: The US Army and the Downfall of Japan, 1945,” completes his trilogy that focuses on the U.S. Army during the Pacific War.

ALTON - A crash occurred on Monday night at the corner of the 1100 block of Washington Avenue and Donald Avenue in Alton. Alton Fire Department said a person was transported from the scene to a hospital, but there were no details on injuries. The vehicle hit a power pole and the call to Alton Police and Fire came out at 7:41 p.m. on Monday, the fire department added. Initially, four customers were without power until the Ameren Illinois crew arrived and power was cut to 250 customers for about 40 minutes to safely make permanent repairs in the area.

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Republicans blame crime on the city's first Black prosecutor, Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, as well as 10 years of local control of the city's police force.

Bill DeWitt Jr., Bill Dewitt III and the St. Louis Cardinals' ownership team officially announce Stifel as a jersey patch sponsor. The sleeve patch will debut on Cardinals uniforms Tuesday night.

Lambert officials in recent months have ended their longstanding practice of releasing in advance backup material explaining items on Airport Commission agendas.

EDWARDSVILLE – The Edwardsville Police Department announced it issued a total of 80 traffic citations and 165 warnings for hands-free law violations during April’s Distracted Driving Awareness Month enforcement campaign. “We strongly enforce traffic laws to reduce traffic crashes and to save lives,” said Lt. Brandn Whittaker. “This increased enforcement was implemented to help motorists avoid the often-deadly consequences of distracted driving with a simple reminder: Drop it and drive.” The Edwardsville Police Department joined forces with the Illinois State Police, local law enforcement and highway safety partners for this enforcement effort. The Illinois distracted driving campaign is funded with federal traffic safety funds administered by the Illinois Department of Transportation.

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This will be the second St. Louis sports franchise to sport the name of this local corporate giant on its jerseys.

With summer less than a month away, families with children might be seeking family-friendly activities in and around St. Louis.

A 71-year-old man has been charged with shooting one St. Louis police officer and injuring two others.

From Area Development:  Businesses across the country, in communities large and small, have been challenged to find workers since well before the pandemic. As of November 2022, there were about four million more job openings than available workers, equal to about 1.7 open positions for every person looking for a job. To help employers with […]

Members of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee used a Tuesday hearing on the Interior Department’s fiscal 2024 budget to voice their displeasure with the administration’s energy production policies to Secretary Deb Haaland. The strongest criticism came from Republicans on the panel, though Chairman Joe Manchin III, a centrist West Virginia Democrat with […]

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WASHINGTON — U.S. Supreme Court justices should follow a strict code of ethics when receiving gifts and travel or doing business with political funders and attorneys, argued Democratic senators Tuesday at a hearing that Chief Justice John Roberts declined to attend. After a spate of investigative articles detailing Justice Clarence Thomas’ luxury travel and real […]

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Two bills to legalize sports betting are languishing in the Senate as the General Assembly heads toward a May 12 adjournment.

From Contractor Magazine:  On April 28, President Biden proclaimed May 2023 as National Building Safety Month in the US and its territories, encouraging citizens, government agencies, businesses, non-profits, and other interested groups to join in activities that highlight building safety. Every May, the International Code Council observes Building Safety Month to raise awareness among individuals, families, and […]

A judge on Tuesday dismissed a discrimination lawsuit against the city filed in 2017 by three Black St. Louis police sergeants and ESOP.