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GRANITE CITY - The Harris family has had quite an impact in Granite City girls' and boys' cross-country circles this fall. Lydia Harris, the sister, of freshman cross country sensation, Landon Harris, qualified for sectional this week in Alton by clocking a time of 20:43.90 for three miles. She said in an earlier interview that she has been putting in the miles and “it has paid off,” this season. Lydia is a Stillwater Senior Living Female Athlete of the Month for the Warriors. Lydia’s girls cross country coach Aaron Werths said Lydia has dropped her time significantly over the season and he is quite proud of her. “I could see her breaking 20 minutes by the end of the season,” he said a few weeks ago after the Alton Invitational Cross Country Meet. She was close to 20 minutes for three miles this past weekend in the regional at Alton. “Lydia has carried her success during track and field to cross country,” her coach said. Lydia says she

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One of my pet peeves is the slow disappearance of mailboxes. I finally got around to looking at the USPS map of my neighborhood, and there is exactly one (1) mailbox left within a couple of miles of me: I know, I know: people don't mail as much stuff as they used to; mailboxes are ...continue reading "What happened to all the mailboxes?"

ST. LOUIS — The Loop Trolley, as planned, will shut down after Sunday's run until next spring.

Commenter fortenforge interrupted catblogging today for remarks on the real world, which is a major violation of blog etiquette. Still, his comment is reasonable: "I think it's high-time for a Jamaal Bowman update now that the video was released like you asked for. Honestly it leaves me more confused than ever." The video was released ...continue reading "What was Jamaal Bowman thinking?"

A St. Louis woman who once ran a chop shop will spend several years behind bars and owes $40,000 in restitution.

The cold weather may cause many to pull out their coats, but what if there were other options?

This Trade Spotlight is sponsored by the Home Builders & Remodelers Metro East Association. EAST ST. LOUIS - Teens Against Killing Everywhere (T.A.K.E.) is a nonprofit that provides housing revitalization and construction, job training, and more to the community of East St. Louis. Through its various programs, the organization also provides local youth with scholarship opportunities and more while teaching them valuable trade skills. Shannon Stelling, executive officer of the Home Builders & Remodelers Metro East Association , has nominated T.A.K.E. for a Trade Spotlight for October for their work promoting the positive impact that the trades can have on the community. T.A.K.E.’s partnership with AmeriCorps helps with scholarship opportunities for local youths ages 16 to 24 who are part of T.A.K.E.'s Tomorrow’s Builders YouthBuild Charter School or the YouthBuild Construction Trades Training program from another partner, the Emerson Park Development Corporatio

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Health and safety protocols for Halloween-related activities in the City of St. Louis.

The operator of one of St. Louis' best-known Italian restaurants has won an $8.3 million judgment against its insurance carrier.

Sting is bringing his My Songs tour to England and Ireland next year.  The rocker just announced five new shows for 2024, kicking off June 14 in Cheshire, England. He then hits two cities…

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Gavin Potthast, 25, was charged with assaulting a woman he knew, and charging documents said she refused him several times but he continued anyway.

Missouri House Majority Leader Jon Patterson is slated to become speaker in 2025 — and he’s receiving more attention this week after current House Speaker Dean Plocher became embroiled in a controversy over his expense reimbursements. In the debut episode of the Politically Speaking Hour on St. Louis on the Air, STLPR Political Correspondent Jason Rosenbaum talks with Plocher. STLPR statehouse and politics reporter Sarah Kellogg for analysis, and we open up the mailbag to answer listener questions about local government and politics.

The online TenX auction is scheduled to take place from Oct. 30 to Nov. 1, with a starting bid of $1.25 million and an undisclosed reserve price.

Prosecutors have charged a St. Louis County police officer with criminal sexual assault in Illinois.

The Missouri House Ethics Committee met Friday for more than four hours on a personnel matter. Officially, the subject of the meeting is confidential. But sources confirmed that members discussed the issues surrounding embattled House Speaker Dean Plocher. When it was over, state Rep. Hannah Kelly, a Republican from Mountain Grove and chair of the […]

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Rescue teams found one dog abandoned in a dumpster and two others left behind at a parking lot in the City of St. Louis earlier this week.