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WASHINGTON — As the Trump administration moves to expand immigrant detention centers across the country through state partnerships, more than 60 Democratic lawmakers Wednesday pressed top immigration officials for details regarding a quickly constructed facility in the Florida Everglades, dubbed by Republicans as “Alligator Alcatraz.” “Brushing aside concerns from human rights watchdogs, environmentalist groups, and […]

EDWARDSVILLE - You can check out a vendor and craft fair while supporting local cancer patients. From 1–4:30 p.m. on Oct. 5, 2025, at the Edwardsville Knights of Columbus Hall, Stridin’ and Survivin’ will host their “Shop the Town Pink” Sip and Shop event. Attendees can enjoy a wide variety of vendors and craft items, specialty cocktails, attendance prizes, and more fun, with proceeds benefiting the Stridin’ and Survivin’ mission to support patients at local cancer centers with gas cards and gifts. “We just need our community to come out and support all these vendors and enjoy the day,” said Alice with Stridin’ and Survivin’. “We do have quite a few, but we could definitely use some more vendors, and I know they’re out there.” The fair will have a wide variety of vendors, including essential oils, wreaths, Mary Kay products, candles, stained glass, hair accessories, permanent jewelry, pet

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The new app, Docket, allows Missouri residents with a ShowMeVax record to access their vaccination files digitally.

Today on TAP: Could Trump’s new commissioner, E.J. Antoni, succeed in disguising the worsening economic realities?

Bon Jovi’s hit single “Livin’ on a Prayer” has just reached a new milestone.The track, from the band’s #1 album Slippery When Wet, has just passed 2 billion streams on Spotify.The band…

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The Missouri resident who was diagnosed with a rare "brain-eating" infection last week has died, according to officials.

SPRINGFIELD — Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) announced that her office was selected as the winner for “Excellence in Congressional Management” by the Congressional Management Foundation (CMF). Each year, CMF chooses just one Republican and one Democratic office between both the House and Senate for this special recognition. The office of Rep. Budzinski was the only office of a Democratic woman selected for the honor. This prestigious award highlights a congressional office that has demonstrated exceptional management skills in creating a supportive, motivated, and high-performing workplace. The winning office sets the standard for leadership, best management and organizational practices, professional staff development, open communication, and collaboration, ensuring a positive experience for staff while achieving the office’s goals. “This award is a reflection of the incredible work my staff does every single day—not only mentoring

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Bellerive Country Club will host one of professional golf's premier playoff events, the PGA Tour's BMW Championship, next summer.

For the first time in over 20 years, police in a rural town in southern Missouri are investigating a homicide. 

Ask the experts from the Missouri Department of Transportation, St. Louis and St. Charles counties and St. Louis City your questions about highways and roads. The live chat starts at 1 p.m. on Wednesday.

Petty thugs. That’s all ICE is. Masked officers too cowardly to show their faces and too aware they’re in the wrong to dare approach judges with warrant requests. Even ICE’s lawyers are doing what they can to keep themselves from being added to the permanent record. Idiots are running the agencies and assholes are staffing […]

WASHINGTON — The Corporation for Public Broadcasting will no longer administer a grant program that has so far provided millions of dollars to local television and radio stations to upgrade the equipment they use to send out emergency alerts. The change comes after Republican lawmakers voted last month to defund the corporation, following a request […]

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A unique concert from Peter Gabriel is coming to Blu-ray this fall.Taking the Pulse is a recording of a Sept. 26, 2010, concert under the stars at Arena di Verona in Italy. It was…

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MARYVILLE/MASCOUTAH - The Home Builders and Remodelers Metro East Association is once again planning to raffle off a house to a lucky winner, all while raising money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The house, located in Mascoutah and valued at $800,000, is currently under construction. Shannon Stelling with HBRMEA expressed her excitement to raffle off the home and additional prizes, with all proceeds going to Make-A-Wish Illinois and Make-A-Wish Missouri/Kansas. “We have so many people making donations to make this house happen,” Stelling said. “The goal is to have it built by the end of December and finished, and then the program will launch in January.” Construction started four weeks ago, with HBD Homes serving as the general contractor and The Haire Corporation as the builder. Stelling noted that the local unions have “stepped up immensely” to help with the project. IBEW will do all the electrical work on the home, with the plumbers’

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GRANITE CITY – A Granite City man with a history of domestic violence faces felonies in his latest domestic battery case after an argument about social media turned violent. Antonio C. Gambrell Jr., 31, of Granite City, was charged on Aug. 13, 2025, with a Class 2 felony count of domestic battery and his second or subsequent count of domestic battery, a Class 4 felony. Gambrell allegedly intentionally strangled a household or family member on July 30, 2025. He was further accused of grabbing the same victim by the shirt, pushing them against a wall, and slamming their head against the wall. According to the state’s petition to deny Gambrell’s pretrial release from custody, the incident escalated after Gambrell went to the victim’s home after the two had been “arguing about social media all morning.” “Defendant chased victim to her car and she left the residence,” the petition states. “Fearing the defendant would damage her

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