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With nearly every statewide office up for grabs next year, Missouri Republicans are jockeying for position in what promises to be crowded primary campaigns.  Gov. Mike Parson will leave office because of term limits. Two Republicans have already jumped into the race to replace him, with a third waiting in the wings and expected to […]

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ROLLA, MO. - Missouri University of Science and Technology announces the names of students who made the honor list for the Fall 2022 semester. To be included on the honor list, students must have carried a minimum of 12 hours and had grade point averages of 3.2 or above out of a possible 4.0. The following students were honored: Alton, Illinois 62002, Reiley Clark, civil engineering, junior 62002, Markus Fischbeck, physics, first-year student 62002, Jeffrey Frankford, computer engineering, sophomore 62002, Claire Pohlman, environmental engineering, senior Bethalto, Illinois 62010, Alexander Kallal, computer engineering, senior East Alton, Illinois 62024, Thomas Strohmeier, aerospace engineering, sophomore Edwardsville, Illinois 62025, Lauren Coulter, civil engineering, senior 62025, Kayla Edwards, architectural engineering, sophomore 62025, Andreas Ellinas, technical communication, senior 62025, Jessica Glenn, mining engineering, senior 62025, Matthew

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Couples names: Brendan Lee & Blake Eldon City: Cottage Hills Date met or started dating: August 14, 2021 What makes your relationship special? Our relationship is special because we are always open about our relationship. This lifts such a heavy weight off of our shoulders and lets us truly enjoy each other's true selves! Share a memory you have made together: We have many memories but one that sticks out to me is a vacation we were on in Punta Cana, this was an all-inclusive resort. The performers pulled the two of us on stage and had us dancing in front of everyone! We were careless and had the night of our lives. I wish I could relive this night over and over.

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Couples names: Larry Beneze & Jill Heinemeier City: Edwardsville Date met or started dating: Marc h 3, 2020 What makes your relationship special? We make the perfect couple. Share a memory you have made together: We went to Moonlight Beach California it was so amazing and beautiful.

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As they prep for the Super Bowl on Sunday, the Kansas City Chiefs have a phenomenon at quarterback. He threw for thousands of yards in high school, earning scholarship offers from universities that would compete on the national stage. His talents playing baseball and basketball in high school still earn mentions when the news media profile him. In […]

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Celebrate the life and work of Dr. Jane Goodall, who braved the unknown to provide a remarkable window into humankind’s closest living relatives – chimpanzees.   On Oct. 7, the

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Police are searching for four men accused of stealing credit cards and using them for various purchases in St. Charles.

The issue could return next session after the April elections, though.

Dennis Price died hours after his mother had dinner with him in August.

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced an investigation into allegations made by a former employee of a St. Louis transgender care center, and U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley is calling for a federal investigation. In a statement Thursday, Bailey said his office has been investigating the Washington University Transgender Center at St. Louis Children's Hospital for two weeks after a whistleblower contacted his office. He said he was announcing the investigation after an article written by the former…

Holy cow. It looks like Germans are really, really rethinking electric vehicles.

The closing of the Save A Lot grocery store in Pagedale in late 2021 meant that residents who came to depend on the store since its opening 11 years ago were once again without a neighborhood grocer.

A new St. Louis plan for the Rams cash emphasizes investing in disinvested neighborhoods, building the city's workforce, loaning money to small businesses and reversing "historic wrongs," according to a resolution that could be passed by alderman on Friday.

Experience a beloved tradition in a brand-new space as the annual Orchid Show returns in its new home in the Jack C. Taylor Visitor Center’s Emerson Conservatory.   For most

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Breathe is a collection of large-scale abstract paintings created through the unconscious combination of bold colors and free movement. Artist Lauren Younge uses acrylics to design irregular patterns that could motivate

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The mayor of St. Charles wants Ameren to pay the $40 million cost of relocating the water wells.

Typos, it's sad to say, are as common in campaign literature as they are in journalism. Find us a guy running for public office, and it's almost certain a pubic office isn't far behind. But the campaign literature of Alderman Joe Vaccaro, now running for reelection in the city's 4th ward, is in a class of its own.

The complex is proposed on two parcels totaling 2.84 acres at 1506 S. Seventh St. and 1525-29 S. Broadway in the Kosciusko neighborhood.

ALTON - With tourism on the rebound in southwest Illinois, it is now time for the region to shine in 2023, Cory Jobe, President/CEO of the Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau announced at the bureau’s annual Tourism Summit held today at the Gateway Convention Center in Collinsville. Speaking to a sold-out venue of over 370 attendees, Jobe noted that while 2022 saw an increase in travelers and traveler spending in the region, the addition of new tourism products and strong destination marketing will be key to growth in 2023. The Bureau also presented a series of awards to businesses in Collinsville, Edwardsville, Alton and Grafton as well as former State Senator Rachelle Crowe and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. “Why does tourism matter?” Jobe said during his presentation. “Our regional economy depends on tourism – it means thousands of jobs for our residents, millions in economic activity for businesses and millions more in local taxes to our communities.

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