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It will increase by 85 cents on Sunday to $12 per hour, up from $11.15 per hour.

Earlier this week, the cranky and long-retired founder of Home Depot belched out his considered opinion about the state of today's youth—by which he apparently means anyone under the age of 70: Nobody works, nobody gives a damn...."Just give it to me. Send me money. I don't want to work — I'm too lazy, I'm ...continue reading "There is no worker revolt"

Alderman Brandon Bosley claims officers told him that statements he made on the night of the alleged incident didn't match up with video in their possession.

Some in the St. Louis area might not know much about the game of cricket now, but 16-year-old Ritu Singh is on a mission to grow the sport.

It's a Thursday night play making the rounds that has Blaine Gabbert, backup quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, in the news. It's not one he made on the field, but one in the water.

Frozen pipes from last week's arctic blast have left a slew of people without water. For some, the problem persists, going on for a week with no end in sight.

NEW YORK (AP) — Barbara Walters, the intrepid interviewer, anchor and program host who blazed the way as the first woman to become a TV news superstar during a career remarkable for its duration and variety, has died. She was 93. ABC broke into its broadcast to announce Walters' death on air Friday night. “She [...]

At least one person died in a St. Charles County highway crash Friday evening, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

The shooting happened shortly after 5 p.m. Friday at Fresh Cuts IV Life barbershop in the 1600 block of Washington Avenue in Alton.

ALTON - At approximately 5:10 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 30, 2022, the Alton Police Department was notified of a shooting at the Fresh Cuts Barber Shop in the 1600 block of Washington Avenue, Alton, Chief Jarrett Ford said. "Officers arrived and located one subject who had been shot while inside the business," he said. "The victim was transported to a local hospital and then immediately taken to a St. Louis area hospital for further treatment to injuries described as non-life threatening. This does not appear to be a random act." Detectives with the Alton Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division are following up on leads. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Alton Police Department at 618-463-3505 Ext. 634.

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Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul on Friday notified the state Supreme Court that he will appeal a local judge's ruling that eliminating cash bail for criminal defendants is unconstitutional.

ALTON - The Alton Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred in the 1600 block of Washington Avenue around 5 p.m. on Friday. Alton Police Chief Jarrett Ford confirmed the shooting had occurred and police were at the scene. One person was transported by ambulance to an area hospital. At the scene, there was an enormous amount of police presence. Ford said there is no information to believe any existing threat to the public exists from the situation. More to come.

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