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John Collins-Muhammad gets 3-plus years in bribery scheme case
John Collins-Muhammad, one of three former St. Louis City Board of Aldermen members indicted in a bribery scheme, has been sentenced to less than four years in federal prison.
Nautical Bowls Opens Doors Saturday In Edwardsville
EDWARDSVILLE - Nautical Bowls will have its grand opening Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022, at its new Edwardsville location at 2323 Plum Street. Doors open at 11 a.m. Saturday. Nautical Bowls co-owner Joel Nimmo encouraged people to come early and have photos taken with Santa and listen to Christmas carols. "Also, the first 50 guests in line receive a free bowl," he said. "One lucky winner will receive a free bowl for a year." Nimmo said for those looking for the new Edwardsville business, it is located between Sugarfire and Chicken Salad Chick on Plum Street. "We will serve delicious acai bowls that just happen to be packed full of superfood ingredients that are organic, gluten-free, dairy-free, plant-based, and loaded with essential vitamins and nutrients to fuel a full life," Nimmo said. "See you Saturday.”
State approves Spire rate increase, company expands relief programs
Twisted Sister announces signature makeup line
In a collaboration that was destined to happen, Twisted Sister has teamed up with the cosmetic company Rock and Roll Beauty to create a new signature makeup line. The collection includes…
St. Louis Press Club picks Robust wine bar owner as director
Arlene Maminta Browne named to Press Club board of directors. She owns Robust Bistro & Wine Bar, and also marketing/public relations firm, Robust Solutions
MoDOT to shift traffic back to eastbound Jefferson Barracks Bridge this weekend
Drivers who use the Jefferson Barracks Bridge to travel between Missouri and Illinois are being warned of some upcoming changes to the south St. Louis County bridge.
St. Louis-based health system plans $60M medical office building in Tennessee
A Tennessee facility that's part of St. Louis-based health system Ascension will begin construction on a $60 million multispecialty medical office building on its campus in 2023.
Bowler Thomas Rice Is iCAN Clinic Male Athlete of Month for Tigers
COLLINSVILLE - Junior Thomas Rice is expected to be one of the top bowlers on a young Edwardsville High team this season, and he is off to a great start. In mid-November at the Zach LeCuyer Invitational at Collinsville's Camelot Bowl, tossed a six-game series of 1,092 - a morning qualifying score of 535 and an afternoon session series of 557 - in helping the Tigers finish seventh in the Bronze Division. Rice is one of the team's hardest workers and will show much leadership and example for a young Edwardsville team as the season goes along. For his efforts both on and off the lanes, Rice has been selected as an iCan Clinic male Athlete of the Month for the Tigers. The Tigers have had their struggles the last two years, but the team is getting better with more experience and Rice had some very reachable goals he's set for himself and the team this season. "I have goals to make the sectionals," Rice said, "and place really well in sectionals and hopefully, get to state because that's
One Dies, Another Injured, In Crane Accident At Wood River Refinery - Phillips 66
WOOD RIVER - A worker was killed and another was injured after a crane overturned and crashed to the ground at Wood Refinery - Phillips 66 - Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. Phillips 66 spokeswoman Melissa Erker said the crane overturned at the company's Wood River Refinery at around 10:45 Tuesday morning. Erker said the injured employee was transported to an area hospital for treatment but did not elaborate on the injuries. Erker said the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the incident with refinery officials. The names of those involved in the accident have not been released.
2 Missouri hospitals recognized in national ranking
Two Missouri hospitals, both in the St. Louis area, have been named to the 2022 national list of Top Hospitals by Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit that rates patient care.
Opinion | Pandemic learning loss hits minorities hardest. These programs can help.
A new report tells a stark and very concerning story of pandemic learning loss and underscores the opportunity and learning gap for students along lines of race and class.
Lunchtime Photo
Today you get a triptych of honeybees. The one at the bottom was taken with flash.
Skid Row & Buckcherry announce co-headlining tour
Skid Row and Buckcherry are teaming up for a co-headlining tour next spring. The joint outing, dubbed The Gang’s All Here tour, will launch March 9 in Bowler, Wisconsin, and will…
St. Louis Regions’ Five Airports Support 36,500 Jobs, Deliver $10B+ in Annual Economic Impact
The directors from five busy airports in the St. Louis region say the collaboration that takes place amongst their airports is unique in the aviation industry and a model for success — accounting for more than 36,500 jobs (between airport operations and tenants) and generating a collective annual economic impact that exceeds $10 billion and […]
How KOSA’s ‘Parental Tools’ Mandate Will Almost Certainly Lead To Abuse
There is a serious problem in the way many tech-focused bills are drafted these days. Whether it’s a lack of trust or simply a desire to punish, those working on tech-bills are not talking to the right industry people about how things actually work in practice. This leads to simple mistakes like requiring something that […]
2 inmates escape from west Missouri jail Monday
The Cass County Sheriff's Department is searching for two county jail inmates, Sergio Perez-Martinez and Trevor Scott Sparks, who escaped Monday.
Steady, widespread rain expected Thursday
1 dead, 1 hurt after crane overturns at Metro East oil refinery
One person has died, and another person is hurt after a crane overturned Tuesday morning at the Wood River Refinery in Madison County.
Subcircuit Challenge Denied; State's Attorney Haine Believes County "Fought The Good Fight"
EDWARDSVILLE - Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine announced today that the Illinois Supreme Court has rejected his request that they review the subcircuit law that was passed last January. Nonetheless, he said he was “honored” by the chance to challenge this law, and that the County “fought the good fight” in the lawsuit. Haine also congratulated the four other plaintiffs against this law – Judge Chris Threlkeld, Judge Amy Sholar, Sen. Dan McConchie, and Chrissy Dutton Wiley – for their strong stand on principle over a period of many months. “This subcircuit law chopped Madison County’s judiciary into subcircuits,” said Haine. “It outraged people from across the political spectrum. It resulted in a recent judicial election where two-thirds of the County voters had no vote for the first time in our history. The County Board called on us to fight this law, and we were honored to do so. The County Board can be proud
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