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"Welcome to the Jungle" that is the movie production business, Slash. The Guns N' Roses guitarist has started a horror movie production company called BerserkerGang, reports Variety. In a statement…

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Dear Community Leaders, Organizations and Businesses, We have some exciting news to share. We are hosting our 2 nd Annual Alton Area Community Easter Egg Hunt. For our inaugural event we had over 400 in attendance. On Saturday, April 8, 2023 from Noon to 4 p.m. at Rock Spring Park . This event is free and open to the public. At this community event there will be food, games, activities and giveaways. We are looking for sponsors to help fund the Alton Area Community Easter Egg Hunt We are accepting monetary and in-kind donations. There are three levels of sponsorship: Gold - $500.00 and UP – supports 50 children or more Silver - $300 and UP – supports 30 children Bronze - $100 and UP – supports 10 Please make checks payable to Mr. Everything, 211 East Elm Street, Alton, IL 2002 To contribute to this community event please contact one of the community members listed below: Leon Smallwood-Bey Rosie Brown President, 100 Men Movement 4 th Ward

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The Rolling Stones are being accused of ripping off another songwriter. The U.K.’s Classic Rock magazine reports that New Orleans songwriter Sergio Garcia Fernandez has filed a lawsuit in Louisiana claiming the Stones “misappropriated many of…

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Jimmy Fike: Edible Botanicals   A Photographic Survey of the Wild Edible Botanicals of North America   Jimmy Fike’s wonder-filled photographic archive exquisitely depicts North America’s rich trove of wild

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1972 Fischer/Spassky: The Match, its Origin, and Influence celebrates the 50th anniversary of the American Robert “Bobby” Fischer’s historic win over the Russian Boris Spassky in the legendary 1972 World

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David Saldana was shot and killed execution-style last month in the middle of the day on Tucker Boulevard in downtown St. Louis. He was a former businessman whose untreated mental illness set off a spiral that ended in homelessness.

The Missouri Highway Patrol and local law enforcement are currently involved in a stand off with a suspect believed to have killed a police officer in Hermann last night. The shooting happened at a Casey's General Store on Market Street in Hermann. A suspect opened fire on two police officers, killing one.

Celebrate the life and work of Dr. Jane Goodall, who braved the unknown to provide a remarkable window into humankind’s closest living relatives – chimpanzees.   On Oct. 7, the

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Hawley’s spokeswoman said the focus should be on the contents of his bill, not its catchy title.

The 31st annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party raised a whopping $9 million for the ongoing global effort to end AIDS. Sir Elton returned to host this year's event in Los Angeles…

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Current estimates only cover “the tip of the plastic waste iceberg.”

The American Rescue Plan has resulted in historic economic recovery, job growth, and transformative investments led by governments across the country.

After three months of looking through old marijuana charges, Boone County Circuit Court Clerk Christy Blakemore — along with clerks and judges around the state — has come to a realization. There’s no quick way to wipe those records clean.  And, it’s going to take a lot more money for overtime to go through the […]

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ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Regional Freightway is inviting students and educators to sign up now to take advantage of curated riverboat cruises in 2023 that will provide tours through a portion of the Ag Coast of America. Offered the first Wednesday of the month beginning in April 2023, the cruises will be open to high school and college student groups, educators and educational administrators, and others interested in learning about the Ag Coast and the many career opportunities available in the region’s transportation, manufacturing and logistics industries. The cost per person varies based on age, group size and whether the group is participating in a regularly scheduled tour or a private, chartered tour. Participants will get an up-close look at critical elements of the region’s multimodal freight network, including roads and bridges, rail and barge facilities and multimodal freight transfer services and ports, all of which have garnered recognition for a 15-mile

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Breathe is a collection of large-scale abstract paintings created through the unconscious combination of bold colors and free movement. Artist Lauren Younge uses acrylics to design irregular patterns that could motivate

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A super-colorful 24-foot school bus that’s become home to a family of six (and their dog) pulled into St. Louis yesterday. And get this: It’s filled with books that will be given free to local students.