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Thursday 11/23 Gravy Boat As much as we all love Thanksgiving, let's admit the truth: The holiday has some pitfalls.

This year's total was just under last year's but still higher than the previous five-year average, the Missouri Department of Conservation said.

Meteorologist Chris Higgins says that some of Sunday's scattered rain may include some wet snowflakes. He does not expect the wintry mix to impact anyone's travel plans.

Stone Temple Pilots guitarist Dean DeLeo has been arrested on a DUI charge amid a domestic incident with his wife, Jenn DeLeo, TMZ reports. According to the gossip site, Dean…

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The annual pilgrimage back home for Thanksgiving doesn't always come smoothly, as depicted by a 1987 hit comedy that rolls through St. Louis.

ALTON - The Alton Community Unit School District #11 (ACUSD11) Board of Education recognized the Alton Middle School (AMS) football team for their undefeated season during the Board’s regular meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. AMS Principal Dr. Cindy Inman introduced coaches Terry Mitchell, Benny Williams and Lloyd “Rusty” Bilbruck. She explained that they ended the season 10-0, and she credited the coaches for their successful team. “They don’t just coach them. They look at them as their students, as their kids. They work hard each day with them,” Inman said. The AMS team was also undefeated in 2019 under the same coaching staff. Inman added that Mitchell, Williams and Bilbruck are great coaches, but also positive mentors for their players. If a football player is acting out at the middle school, Inman said she can contact the coaches and know they will sit down and have a conversation with the student about what’s going on. “They

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By 5 a.m. Tuesday vehicles began lining up on Page Boulevard near the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis headquarters at the N. Kingshighway intersection.

George Harrison’s widow, Olivia Harrison, is confident that her late husband approved of The Beatles' just-released tune “Now and Then.”  In a post to George’s social media accounts, Olivia shares a "surprising magical story" about…

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GODFREY - Steve Tassinari with Tassinari Insurance Agency recently shared more about his business, the work they do, and the agency’s membership in the North Alton-Godfrey Business Council. The Business Council includes several local businesses which are being highlighted in a series of spotlight segments on Our Daily Show! on Riverbender.com . Unlike “captive” insurance agents which are tied to only one carrier, Tassinari is an “independent” agent, meaning he can shop across multiple different carriers for the best coverages at the best rates for personal and business lines. “People ask which company I work for or which companies I work for, and the simple answer is, I say, ‘I work for you,’” Tassinari said. “My job is to find the best coverages at the best rates, and so I have multiple companies that I can look for.” Tassinari describes the process like a consultation - all customers have to do is

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Franklin County is again the top county for deer hunting in Missouri.

Foo Fighters have reunited with Revel Ian. You may recall that Revel, the son of Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian, joined Dave Grohl and company to rock "Everlong" at a 2019…

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Over the last few years, we’ve highlighted study after study after study showing that, contrary to the public narrative, claims by politicians, the media, and plaintiffs in many, many lawsuits, the actual evidence just does not show at all that social media/internet is doing damage to kids. In a recent post we highlighted just a […]

GLEN CARBON - Father McGivney Catholic senior baseball pitcher Ryker Keller signed a letter of intent to attend Concordia University in River Forest, Ill., in suburban Chicago, in a recent ceremony held in the school's chapel. Keller, who's become one of the St. Louis area's premier relief pitchers, was an outstanding 4-0 with five saves in 19 appearances in the 2023 season as the Griffins went 37-2, winning their first 29 games and advancing to the IHSA Class 2A sectional final before losing to Columbia. Keller had a 1.14 ERA and allowed only 13 hits on the season, walking eight and striking out 23. Keller is a Byron, Carlson, Petri & Kalb Male Athlete of the Month for the Griffins. Keller had a variety of reasons why he chose Concordia, both baseball and academic. "I really liked the school," Keller said in a post-ceremony interview, "the coaching staff, and I liked how they were really approaching the baseball side and the side of growing young men." The fact that the school

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A St. Louis County judge canceled the warrant issued for a Hillsdale employee who did not show up to court on a charge connected to running over a FOX 2 News photographer.

WASHINGTON — Most of the candidates in this year’s 2024 Republican race for the presidential nomination mirror hard-line immigration policies set by the front-runner, former President Donald Trump. What were once considered far-right policies are now common talking points among the GOP candidates. That includes support for building a wall along the Southern U.S.-Mexico border […]

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