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As Janae Edmondson continues to recover from a life-changing tragedy in St. Louis, she plans to stay involved with volleyball with some new opportunities.

The trouble is spreading: As far south as Lock 22 — near Saverton, Mo., just south of Hannibal — high water could force the locks and dams to be shuttered and stay closed until mid-May, USDA said.

ALTON - Alton, Grafton and Hardin are expected to be close to the flood stage with rising river levels by May 4, 2023, after a huge snowpack has melted in northern Minnesota in the Upper part of the Mississippi River. Some residents along the swelling Upper Mississippi River evacuated their homes this week while others scrambled Wednesday to stack sandbags in preparation for potential flooding. A small number of people had to leave their homes in Wisconsin as the river kept rising. These are the projections by the U.S. Geological Survey for this area. In Hardin, the Illinois River projection has a high on May 4, 2023, of 26.3 feet, the flood stage is 25 feet and 26.3 feet is considered slightly above minor flooding. In Grafton, a Mississippi River high of 21.4 feet is predicted on May 6, 2023, which is considered just above minor flooding. Minor flooding in Grafton is considered at 20 feet. The Mississippi River level at Mel Price (Alton) Lock and Dam is projected to be at 18.5 feet

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The store closed on April 20.

The Missouri Senate passed a proposal raising the threshold for passing constitutional amendments Thursday but rejected an alternative that would have quieted well-funded opponents. Under the measure sent back to the House, any constitutional amendment proposed by initiative would need 57% of the vote or a simple majority statewide and in five of eight congressional […]

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Missouri doesn't do much right, but the state has proven it can absolutely run a marijuana program. Not only did adult recreational use sales start a few days early in February, but now the Department of Health and Senior Services says that it is launching the marijuana microbusiness program months ahead of schedule. [content-1] Application instructions will be available June 6 and can be submitted starting July 27.

EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville Police Department has requested the public's assistance in identifying the subjects pictured here relating to an ongoing investigation. If you believe you know who the individuals are, please contact Edwardsville Officer Heffington at 618-656-2131. The police department was not yet able to release any other details about the investigation at this time.

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Judge Michael Noble on Thursday moved to hold St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner and Assistant Circuit Attorney Chris Desilets in "indirect criminal contempt" of court after her office failed to show up at a trial and subsequent hearing in an armed robbery case.  At the 1:30 hearing on Thursday, Gardner's office was asked to explain why Gardner or someone from her office shouldn't be jailed, fined or both for contempt of court.  Desilets said he was late as are all attorneys in this circuit…

Fair Saint Louis announced the annual July 4th Fireworks Spectacular will return against the backdrop of the Gateway Arch.

The day will start with America's Birthday Parade at 10 a.m., and end with a traditional fireworks display at the Gateway Arch.

A Save A Lot grocery store in East St. Louis, Illinois, has closed, the company confirmed, as the location's independent owner says he's retiring. The store, at 10 Vieux Carre Drive, closed April 20, owner Robert "Bob" Bonner told the Belleville News-Democrat, adding that he expects someone will buy the site and he's leaving to retire in Florida. A Save A Lot spokeswoman said that the St. Ann grocery firm takes the decision to close any of its stores "very seriously." "The independent owner and…

The prosecutor's office is trying to consolidate cases against Burkett, two of his deputies and a fourth man.

This is a little waterfall just off Angeles Crest Highway about halfway to Mount Wilson. I'd like to return to this spot, as well as to Colby Falls, when the spring runoff is heavy, but I have a feeling I won't be up to driving soon enough. Maybe next year.

Members of the civilian jail board, which the Mayor Tishaura Jones promoted, want her and the head of the jail at their next meeting.

As I was puttering around the BEA's release of GDP data, I noticed that it included the most recent PCE inflation indexes too. However, it's quarterly, not monthly, so we have to wait until tomorrow for the March numbers. Or do we? If we know the quarterly indexes from last year and the quarterly growth ...continue reading "Placeholder inflation forecasting post"

ST. LOUIS -- The sprawling Fair St. Louis event that typically lasts the entire Fourth of July weekend will be a little different this year. The 2023 celebration will only occur on one day. It will include a parade in the morning and fireworks against the backdrop of the Arch that evening. The Fair St. [...]

An office building constructed just over a decade ago for $70 million as part of Express Scripts' headquarters will be put up for auction in June with a reserve price around $2.2 million, after sitting vacant since the company left its lease there in 2021.

EDWARDSVILLE - Senior infielder Kayden Jennings had made a positive contribution to the success of the Edwardsville High School baseball team as the Tigers continue to defend their 2022 IHSA Class 4A state championship, and in a two-game series against Alton on Apr. 25-26, he combined for four hits and three RBIs as Edwardsville swept the series 16-6 and 13-1. For the season, Jennings is hitting .323, with no home runs, 14 RBIs, an on-base percentage of .462 and 16 stolen bases as the Tigers are currently 17-6 on the season. In the game on Apr. 25, the Tigers were able to grind out the win, taking advantage of 14 walks and a pair of costly errors to score their runs, and after the game, Jennings felt his team could have done some things better, but was also happy with the win. Jennings felt he took solid at-bats than in games recently in Paducah, Ky. The Tigers continue to move right along and have been playing well, and it's especially a good time to be playing well, with the IHSA

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I’ve been criticizing the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) approach to internet regulations, because they’re doing this “wink, wink, nudge, nudge” bit in which they insist that the DSA is not regulating speech, but then they admit that the point of the DSA is to see less “bad” speech on the internet. But, whether we […]