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The nation’s two largest U.S. operators of traditional supermarkets plan to combine.

ALTON - At 3:49 p.m. on Oct. 7, 2022, officers from the Alton Police Department responded to the 800 block of East 7th Street and contacted Catherine L. Wisniewski. Officers found that Wisniewski had an active warrant for her arrest for Unlawful Failure to Register as a Sex Offender through the Madison County Sheriff’s Office from 2019. Alton Deputy Police Chief Jarrett Ford said the further investigation by the Alton Police Department revealed that Wisniewski was residing in the 800 block of East 7th Street, Alton, Illinois, without registering this address since the middle part of 2020. Wisniewski was taken into custody and held at the Alton City Jail. On October 11, 2022, the Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office charged Wisniewski with Unlawful Failure to Register as a Sex Offender (2nd Subsequent Offense). Bail for Wisniewski was set at $30,000. “This investigation began with a tip from the public," Deputy Chief Ford said. "The Alton Police Department

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This year’s List of St. Louis' Top 150 Privately Held Companies includes 21 new entrants. Here's how much revenue each of the newcomers booked last year.

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Each year, the Missouri General Assembly appropriates billions of dollars in public school funding using a formula built in 2005. Given the age of the current funding formula and the level of investment made by the state, are we ready to trade it in for a newer model or is it just time for a […]

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EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - The Pep Zone was in East St. Louis, Illinois Friday, October 14 at East St. Louis Senior High School. FOX 2’s Chris Regnier hung out with the Flyers and of course t-shirts were tossed! The cheerleaders, dance team, football team, band, and spirited students were all having a good time [...]

To know the scrappy spirit of the St. Louis DIY scene is to know Trauma Harness. For the past 11 years, the band has pummeled low-ceiling basements and divey bars on either side of the Mississippi River with its passionate explosion of sound.

The U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol voted unanimously Thursday to subpoena Donald Trump, saying the former president must be held accountable as the “central cause” of a violent attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election. The panel’s seven Democrats and two Republicans voted  to authorize a subpoena […]

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ST. LOUIS - Those looking for not-so-scary Halloween fun can find it at the St. Louis Zoo. It is the place to be starting Friday night. "Boo at the Zoo" takes place from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. starting Friday night and runs every night through October 30. The event will feature Halloween decorations, a fall-themed [...]

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - A network hardware failure closed schools in the Mehlville School District Thursday. It knocked out phones, internet, and computers which are needed to operate the school safely. School officials say their technology team worked long hours to bring their servers back into stable operation. Friday was a regularly scheduled day [...]

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Ringo Starr has cancelled the remainder of his tour after testing positive for COVID-19 again.  Taking to Twitter on Thursday evening, the rock star posted a selfie and wrote, "I’m sure you’ll be…

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After spending his childhood in New York City, then Puerto Rico, Paul Bishop found himself in Oklahoma City dealing with a very difficult situation: There was no good pizza to speak of. It was something he'd taken for granted living in New York, a place synonymous with slices, and even in Puerto Rico, where he and his family would rotate their meals between outstanding Caribbean cuisine and the excellent pizza offerings they found all around the island.

COLUMBIA, Mo. - One of the Mizzou students charged in a hazing case will be arraigned in Columbia Friday. A grand jury indicted ten members of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity on hazing charges. 19-year-old Danny Santulli is in a wheelchair, blind, and unable to speak following the incident. Court documents show he attended pledge dad [...]

JOPLIN, Mo. — For those who've experienced the nightmare of heavy interstate traffic, the aggravation and stress it likely causes drivers, can bring on many dangerous behaviors such as Road Rage. Unfortunately, traffic congestion on U.S. interstates is expected to get worse. New data from National Transportation Research Nonprofit (TRIP) and the Missouri Department of [...]

ST. LOUIS - Friday will see a chilly morning with light winds. It will be windy later in the day with gusts up to 35 mph. Friday will see high temps in the 70s. It will be sunny and then turn partly cloudy with a cold front moving in. There is a low chance of [...]