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Five years ago, Nick Bognar was a young, ambitious chef who was starting to question himself. Though he'd recently returned to St. Louis after working at acclaimed restaurants in Austin and Cincinnati with big plans for invigorating his family's 20-year-old restaurant, Nippon Tei, he was beginning to wonder if he had made a mistake.

BETHALTO - The Cross-River Crime Task Force recently completed a deployment in the Bethalto area. On Oct. 12, members of the task force, working with the Madison County Sheriff’s Enforcement Team (SET) and Bethalto Police Department, conducted a deployment in the Bethalto, Cottage Hills and Meadowbrook areas. The deployment was conducted from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. During the enforcement detail, officers: • Conducted 76 traffic stops • Made five warrant arrests • Made one arrest for unlawful use of a weapon • Seized approximately 20 grams of suspected methamphetamine and a small amount of suspected heroin/fentanyl capsules. The Cross-River Crime Task Force, comprised of officers from police agencies across the county, uses realtime data from Automated License Plate Readers in conjunction with saturation patrols to stem the flow of crime into Madison County from across the Mississippi River. Since its inception in early 2021, the unit has completed multiple deployment

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Don’t mess with the anti-monopoly reformers.

His heart is probably in the right place. That’s the best thing I can say about Berkeley professor Dr. Hany Farid, who has spent the last couple of years being wrong about CSAM (child sexual abuse material) detection. That he’s been wrong has done little to shut him up. But he appears to deeply feel […]

BELLEVILLE – Thanks to advocacy from state Rep. Jay Hoffman, D-Swansea, $580,000 in state grants through the Rebuild Illinois capital program have been issued for local projects – including support for St. Clair Associated Vocational Enterprises (SAVE), building improvements for the Swansea Police Department, infrastructure reconstruction at Belleville’s Bicentennial Park and highway equipment to support local services in St. Clair Township. “This funding is going to help community assets in their mission of serving resident needs,” Hoffman said. “I appreciate the work put in by local leaders to successfully receive these grants, and I look forward to the positive impact they will have.” Funding released by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) includes: - $200,000 to the City of Belleville for Bicentennial Park’s spillway reconstruction to prevent erosion and better handle major storms, - $180,000 to

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The Complete Photoshop Master Class Bundle has 6 courses to teach you what you need to know to create amazing projects. It’s no secret that Photoshop can be a bit dense when you’re first getting your feet wet with it. That’s why it pays to have an expert instructor show you the ropes. Led by […]

Paul Krugman says that signs are good for a soft landing even though the Fed has hiked short-term interest rates sharply and long-term rates have followed right along: If you had told me two years ago that interest rates would soar like this, I would have predicted a nasty recession with spiking unemployment. But in ...continue reading "Can the economy continue to shrug off high interest rates?"

GLEN CARBON – Two Girl Scouts from Southern Illinois – Megan Roseman from Collinsville and Elizabeth Back from Anna – got to take their Girl Scout adventures to exciting new heights this summer. Girl Scout Destinations are the ultimate adventure for Girl Scouts in grades 6-12. Destinations are designed to push girls past their comfort zones by applying for trips on their own and making friends from all over the country as they travel with new Girl Scout friends. Destinations prove to be unique, life-changing experiences for girls who choose to go on these adventures. Megan’s Girl Scout Destination took her to the great state of Texas for “Biomedical Engineering Immersion” at Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas’s STEM Center of Excellence. At this Destination, girls explored careers in biomedical engineering through hands-on experimental learning, while also experiencing the adventure of high ropes, archery, and traditional Girl Scout camping

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Police were investigating a prior incident when the shooter approached and admitted to killing his two roommates, a source said.

Warren Haynes has revealed the lineup of artists joining him for his 32nd annual Christmas Jam, happening Saturday, December 9, at the ExploreAsheville.com Arena in his hometown of Asheville, North Carolina. The…

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WASHINGTON — Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan in his second bid for U.S. House speaker on Wednesday failed to win enough support from his fellow Republicans, leaving the party deadlocked with no clear path to govern the chamber. Jordan’s 200 votes on a first ballot on Tuesday dropped Wednesday to 199, a signal from centrist Republicans […]

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Capt. Michael Deeba was accused in 2022 of double dipping while on duty.

When Robin Sipes went in to see her pulmonologist, he gave her some instructions: That's my kind of doctor! In case you're wondering what set this off, Sipes recently lost her cat and was feeling sad. She's known her pulmonologist, Earl King, for 15 years, and he felt that getting a new cat was the ...continue reading "Medical advice of the day: Get a cat"

Chief Kenneth Gregory sent a department-wide email two days after the incident at an elementary school event in Kirkwood.

Here's an interesting poll from NPR/Marist: The topline numbers don't mean much at this point, but what's interesting is that when the pollsters added RFK Jr. to the mix he took nine points from Trump and only five points from Biden. Apparently both Trump and RFK Jr. appeal to the folks who want to set ...continue reading "RFK Jr. takes more votes from Trump than Biden"

ST. LOUIS -- There are a lot of people excited about Jason Momoa's visit to the St. Louis area. The movie and TV star greeted hundreds of fans during scheduled visits to St. Louis County stores Tuesday and Wednesday. There are some images on social media of the actor at some St. Louis locations not [...]

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Police (ISP) is targeting vehicle theft, hijacking, and related violence crimes using a $10 million Illinois Vehicle Hijacking and Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention and Insurance Verification Council grant from the Illinois Secretary of State. “To stop vehicle theft and hijacking crimes, the Illinois State Police utilizes increased patrol presence, air operations support, automated license plate readers, investigations, and forensic services,” said ISP Director Brendan F. Kelly. From July through September 2023, ISP missions resulted in the following: Vehicles recovered – stolen and/or hijacked 290 Stolen vehicle arrests 24 Hijacked vehicle arrests 3 Firearms seized as a result of stolen/hijacked vehicle recovery 9 Missions targeting stolen/hijacked vehicle recovery and related violent crime 59

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Indigenous organizers and environmental advocates have been fighting to remove a green energy project for years. So far, authorities haven’t helped.

Laumeier Sculpture Park presents the first solo museum exhibition for St. Louis-based artist Vaughn Davis, Jr., titled The Fabric of Our Time, on view from Aug. 26 to Dec. 17. […]

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