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Google has narrowed its finalists down to five, including a middle school student from Ellisville, Missouri.

After historic rainfall and flooding in the St. Louis area, it is best to remember: Turn Around, Don't Drown.

EDWARDSVILLE - The Edwardsville Police Department lost one of its finest officers today when Lt. Chris Byrne retired with 26 years of service. Edwardsville Police Chief Mike Fillback thanked Chris for their long time working together on the city force and their friendship and dedication to the craft. On almost any major police investigation over the past two-and-a-half decades, Chris was a lead or deeply involved in the probes. “We will miss Chris a lot,” Chief Fillback said. “Chris is a great guy and a good person. He was a good cop but an even better person. We will deeply miss him had a lot of fun over the years hopefully identify someone to fill shoes big shoes to fill.” Chief Fillback said he and Chris Byrne had a similar rise in the police department as patrol officers for many years. “Chris was a really good patrol officer,” Chief Fillback said. “He was a good guy to supervise folks and pass on knowledge to address people’s need

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Heavy pockets of rain set up in and around the St. Louis area in many of the spots that saw significant flooding due to historic rainfall earlier this week.

Miranda M. Durfor stole more than $19,000 from the zoo keepers group, charges say.

BETHALTO - Bethalto Police Department and the Madison County Sheriff's Office teamed again this week to conduct a covert investigation in the village that resulted in the execution of a search warrant and seizure of narcotics. On the morning of July 26, officers from both departments executed a search warrant in the 100 block of Terrace in Bethalto and seized suspected cocaine, packaging materials, and currency. In addition to the noted seizures, additional evidence was seized from the home that was linked to an illegally possessed firearm Bethalto Officers seized during a traffic stop on July 11, 2022. Bethalto Police Chief Mike Dixon said: "One male occupant of the home and a guest were taken into custody at the scene. The guest was questioned and released with the male occupant being detained on probable cause developed in the investigation. "The facts of the investigations were presented to Madison County State's Attorney Thomas Haine’s Office today, which drafted charges

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Steampunk Summer – a juried art exhibit. See how local artists transform gears, widgets and fantasy into steampunk themed art.   The show runs from July

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Colorado legalized recreational marijuana use in 2012. That’s an entire decade ago. Who knew the learning curve for cops would be so extreme? Learning to deal with legalized drugs after years of useless drug warring has posed problems all over the country. Cops in Kansas(!) had to be told by a federal appeals court that […]

Kailon Vontez Lewis admitted making and possessing child porn.

St. Louis fire crews are responding to multiple locations for rescues and people trapped in vehicles Thursday afternoon amid heavy rainfall and flash flooding.

Ozzy Osbourne is once again taking the "Crazy Train" to the top of the charts. The Prince of Darkness' new solo single, "Patient Number 9," has hit #1 on Billboard's…

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