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Regional Exhibition Features Five Talented Belleville East High School Artists

3 months 1 week ago
BELLEVILLE - Five art students from Belleville East High School were selected to showcase their work at the 2025 Regional High School Juried Art Exhibition at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE). This annual event, organized by the Department of Art and Design, invites junior and senior students from high schools within a 50-mile radius of Edwardsville to submit their artwork for consideration. The selected Belleville East students and their respective pieces were: Aubrey Heins with “Hope Persists,” a colored pencil work; Aleah Ingram, who created “Sleeping Like He The One Who Gave Birth” using acrylic on fabric; Ramiya Fowler, who submitted “Be Sweet,” also in colored pencil; Gabby Patterson with her digital photography piece “Rainbow Glass”; and Liam Collins, whose work “Without Bees, Humans Couldn’t Survive” is a digitally manipulated photograph. This year’s exhibition continues a tradition

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Severe storms and flooding rain to hit St. Louis this week

3 months 1 week ago
A volatile weather pattern is set to impact the region this week, bringing the risk of severe thunderstorms, heavy rainfall, and a drop in temperatures, with a Level 3 severe weather risk on Wednesday and a possibility of flooding and wet snow on Sunday.
Chris Higgins

Sorry, You Don’t Get To Declare ‘Case Closed’ On War Crime Planning Over Signal

3 months 1 week ago
Remember when government officials discussing sensitive information over unsecured channels was treated as a national crisis worthy of endless investigations? Apparently, those days are over. While Hillary Clinton’s email server spawned years of investigations and Attorney General Pam Bondi is still trying to rehash it, the White House wants us to simply forget about top […]
Mike Masnick

First Responders Execute Dramatic Fire Rescue In Swansea

3 months 1 week ago
SWANSEA - Police officers rescued a resident from a burning home on Marla Kay Drive in Swansea at 4:40 p.m. on Saturday, March 28, 2025. The incident began around 4:40 p.m. when Swansea officers Justin Schutzbach, Matt Lindley, and Sgt. Breanna Kemper-Damm arrived at the scene to find smoke billowing from the residence. Upon assessing the situation, Officer Schutzbach heard faint noises coming from the garage, leading him to believe someone was trapped inside. With no alternative means of entry, the officers forced their way through the garage door by ramming it with their bodies. Once inside, they were able to escort the resident to safety and awaited the arrival of emergency medical services. Swansea Fire Department, assisted by Northwest Fire and Eastside Fire, worked to extinguish the flames and secure the property. The quick actions of three local children, Roman, age 6, Xavier, age 10, and Darius, age 11, played a crucial role in the timely response. While playing outside, the

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