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He returned to his home and is safe, according to police Saturday afternoon.

Five Years Ago This week in 2017, Comcast joined the chorus of ISPs trying to stop states from protecting privacy and net neutrality, and also targeted Colorado’s thoughts of building its own broadband network, though it was failing to overpower the voters there. Meanwhile, the SESTA fight was heating up: we talked more about how […]

Colonoscopies have been considered the gold standard for colorectal cancer screening and prevention for decades. Now, however, a new study seems to call that belief into question, but health professionals argue the research can be easily misinterpreted. The study , published in the New England Journal of Medicine, followed 85,000 participants over a ten-year period. Trial participants were either invited to undergo a single colonoscopy screening or to receive their usual physician care with no colonoscopy. Of those who were invited to have colonoscopies – whether they got one or not – there was an 18% reduction in developing the disease, and no significant reduction in the likelihood of colon cancer death. Dr. Omar Khokhar is an OSF HealthCare gastroenterologist in Bloomington, Illinois. He says there is a sticking point in this study, which can be easily overlooked: Less than half (42%) of the group invited to get a colonoscopy actually went through with the screening

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The Owensville Police Department has issued an Endangered SILVER Advisory for an elderly man who went missing Friday.

University City High School honored a student Friday after he rescued a child during the historic flooding in July.

The first snow of the season has arrived to the surprise of many after temperatures peaked up to 80 degrees just a few days ago.

Thieves carjacked one man and pistol-whipped another man in separate crimes overnight in St. Louis.

When wage increases are on the ballot, voters usually say yes. That was the case in multiple states with one notable loss.

Ed Burmila comes on to discuss Democrats’ surprising performance.

The first snow of the season fell in the St. Louis area Saturday.

Some parts of Illinois got 6.5 inches of snow.

A crash on eastbound Interstate 44 here Saturday caused a traffic jam stretching back miles.

Those interested in urban fishing can do so in St.