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The Missouri House passed a bill allowing Gov. Mike Parson to strip some prosecutorial power from Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner after debate was cut short.

Join us at Cardinals Nation Restaurant & Bar for Family Night with Fredbird on select Wednesday evenings this off-season! Bring your family down for games, prizes, and meet Fredbird from

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Forest Park Forever, the private nonprofit conservancy with a goal to preserve Forest Park, has renovated its headquarters inside the park. Here's how it used a local architecture firm’s design to connect to the green space that surrounds it.

EDWARDSVILLE – The installation of new water meters is continuing as part of the City of Edwardsville's transition to an upgraded meter system that will provide more efficient monitoring and improved capabilities to quickly identify costly leaks. The new meters are being installed in phases across the City; more than 1,400 have been upgraded over the past few months. Letters started going out in the fall to some residents with instructions to set up an appointment to switch out their meter. If you receive the letter, please contact the contractor listed to arrange a meter swap as soon as possible. This is a mandatory and necessary upgrade for everyone who is on the City’s water supply system. Areas where the upgrades are now taking place are outlined on this map. Mideastern Plumbing has been authorized to perform the installations. Appointments will be available from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Some Saturday appointments will be available. Residents will have

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One teenager is behind bars after staging a drug deal that led to a deadly shooting last year in north St. Louis County.

While fleeing O'Fallon police, the car crashed into a pole and caught fire on the I-270 ramp to Big Bend Boulevard.

ALTON - Senior Anna Landuyt has been named the Art Fahrner-Edward Jones Alton High School Remarkable Redbird of the Month Anna has been class president for the past four years for her class at Alton High. She ran unopposed as a freshman and has been serving in that role each year for the class of 2023. Anna said that she had a great opportunity to meet many members and business owners of the community by serving in her current role. Anna also enjoys serving the community and her fellow students. She and the officers of the student council recently worked together to organize and set up a blood drive. In describing the planning, Anna shared that many local businesses (such as Mister Donut, Duke's Bakery, Panera Bread, Schwegel's, Little Caesars, Jimmy John's, and the Cookie Factory) have donated items to support the students participating in the event. Anna also added that another event called Treats for Troops allowed for over 100 pounds of leftover Halloween candy to be collected

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This year marks the 50th anniversary of Queen’s self-titled debut album, and in a new interview, guitarist Brian May says things didn’t necessarily go the way the band wanted them to during the recording process.…

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Prosecutors on Tuesday charged a 19-year-old man in a double shooting that killed a man and injured a woman in a December.

One lucky Missouri Lottery player in Bridgeton recently won a $100,000 prize from a scratchers ticket.

In the first hearing for Daniel Werfel to head the IRS, Democrats praised the Inflation Reduction Act as Republicans derided the agency’s new funding.

Survivor keyboardist Frankie Sullivan, who co-wrote the band’s hit single “Eye of the Tiger,” is not happy that former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley used the band’s hit track this week as she walked out to…

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Attention Laser Tag lovers. Grab your friends and an unlimited laser tag pass on Wednesdays from 4 p.m. to close for $19.99 per person plus tax. Based on walk in availability.

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ALTON - Mark Hackworth, who resides in the 600 block of Summit Street in Alton, captured a bobcat between two houses on Saturday, February 11, 2023. He also saw a bobcat the following day in the backyard. "The bobcat had a red squirrel in its jaws," Hackworth said when he saw it the first time. "On Sunday, February 12, I saw it lounging in the backyard. I got my camera and was fortunate enough to get a few shots. It ran a short distance then just stopped, sat down, and looked around. I thought some people might be interested in this sighting." Bobcats Facts Size: Adult males average 25 pounds, while adult females average 15. Home range: Adult males occupy a 36-square-mile territory, while adult females live in a 12-square-mile area. Breeding: Two to four kittens are born in dens in caves, hollow trees, or barns. Kittens are reared by their mother. Male kittens between the ages of 1 and 2 venture off to stake out their own territories. Diet: Bobcats mainly hunt mice, moles,

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The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra's new season, which kicks off in September, will take place in temporary homes amid a $100 million renovation and expansion of its venue, Powell Hall.

WASHINGTON — Biden administration officials at a U.S. Senate hearing Wednesday on the deadly illicit drug fentanyl said they need more money for better screening technology at ports of entry at the Southern border. They also said the U.S. needs to keep pressure on China due to its role in the sale of chemicals used […]

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