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ALTON/GODFREY - Amy Strobel loves to play games, but she wants you to know that’s not all your child is doing in P.E. class. Strobel, a physical education teacher with Alton Community Unit School District #11, invited parents and guardians to join her P.E. classes as part of Family P.E. Week. This campaign by Active Schools encourages exercise beyond the school gym. Strobel teaches at Eunice Smith Elementary School and Gilson Brown Elementary School, so she works primarily with younger kids to try to foster an early love for fitness. “I think sometimes people in general and parents sometimes have a misconception of what P.E. is. Even with the little ones, I take what I do very seriously,” Strobel said. “This is the building blocks, at this age, of learning how to move their bodies and use their muscles and what that means for a lifetime of health…You introduce a kid to a football that they’ve never thrown — who knows where that goes

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So far this year, Missouri has seen a record number of kids ages 5 and under exposed to cannabis edibles.

Attendees climbed into cockpits of a variety of aircraft used by SLU flight instructors for pilot training and to learn more about each plane.

A trio of Republicans is vying to be Missouri’s next governor.

According to Darren Jackson, Chief Operations Officer of Serving Our Communities, the decision was based on conversations with applicants and other community members

The site once housed manufacturing facilities for the St. Louis Ordnance Plant and the St. Louis Army Ammunition Plant, which produced ammunition during World War II and the Korea and Vietnam wars.

Can Jim Jordan, the lunatic conservative endorsed by Donald Trump, become Speaker of the House after all? Jim Jordan rolled out several key endorsements in his bid for speaker on Monday, a surprising turn that has some in his party privately believing the Ohio Republican has a shot after all. ....On Friday, Jordan’s fight for ...continue reading "Can Jim Jordan win?"

WASHINGTON — U.S. congressional Democrats are frustrated with the White House’s decision to allow for the construction of additional border wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. “Walls don’t work. It’s that simple,” Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal of Washington state wrote on X, formerly Twitter. “If we really want to take steps to solve the situation […]

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No one was injured, and the man was taken into custody.

The volleyball player from Tennessee lost both of her legs on Feb. 18 after being hit by a car in downtown St. Louis.

It will be located at 6147 Trace Parkway Drive.

A full day of live music and vendors, the S.O.S. Festival will draw attention to the efforts of “striking” KDHX volunteer DJs.

ALTON - Junior Addison Pranger has continued to improve throughout the girls' tennis season for the Explorers and her head coach Kathy Claywell said she thought performed well in the sectional singles competition on Saturday. “Addison has really improved her game and has become a very good tennis player,” explained the coach. “She works hard at it. Addison has taken lessons since last summer and I have seen a dramatic change in her game and some of our other players.” Addison is a Tucker's Automotive Repair & Tire Female Athlete of the Month for the Explorers. Claywell said Pranger has a solid future for the Explorers and in tennis in general. “She picked up a lot of experience this year and continued to hit the ball better,” the coach added. “She has confidence and is not afraid to ask for help or guidance. She is a very fine young woman and I expect great things from her in 2024.” Congrats to Addison on her honor as a Tucker's Automotiv

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Congratulations to Wolfgang Van Halen and Andraia Allsop, who got married during a Los Angeles ceremony on Sunday, October 15. People has photos and details from the nuptials, which took place…

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Hi-Pointe Drive-In will open its newest location on Thursday in Edwardsville.

A 3-year-old boy and two women were transported to an area hospital with multiple gunshot wounds.

The St. Louis region's largest private company, which also is one of its biggest employers, booked a record $35 billion in revenue in its fiscal year just ended.

Buc-ee's is getting closer to opening its doors and has started hiring workers for the new Springfield location. 

A St. Louis man pleaded guilty Monday to a 2021 double homicide in the Central West End that claimed the lives of a father and his young daughter.