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EAST ALTON - The AMC Theater in East Alton has "permanently closed," the website of the business, says today. East Alton Mayor Darren Carlton confirmed the theater has been closed for better than a month. The mayor said from what he remembers, AMC signed a three-year agreement to lease the area in East Gate Plaza about three years ago, so that time period has likely expired. AMC does not have any announcements about the closing on its corporate website, and the theater in East Alton is not returning calls at this time. Mayor Carlton said he believes the COVID-19 Pandemic had a huge financial impact on the East Alton theater because it was forced to close for a long period of time. When it returned, it was open on only a limited basis, he said. "We would like to see it back open," the mayor said as the theater has had a five-decade run in East Alton. The mayor said he used to attend the theater as long ago as when he was a kid, and that it has had a significant impact on East Alton

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EAST ALTON - East Alton Fire Chief Tim Quigley said Wednesday morning that a motorcyclist suffered serious injuries in a two-vehicle crash on 9th Street and Haller Drive in a crash that occurred in the 5:15 p.m. range Tuesday in East Alton. Chief Quigley said the man was taken directly from the scene by ARCH to Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis with a serious hip injury. The chief said a splint was attached to the man’s hip region to stop the bleeding and stabilize the area. The East Alton Fire Department and Police Department worked the scene after the crash. “The first responders did a good job and got him out of there quickly,” the chief said. The chief said the injuries did not appear to be life-threatening, but the man did undergo emergency surgery Tuesday night in St. Louis.

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The Cliff Burton Estate has teamed up with music merchandising company KnuckleBonz and craft brewery Calicraft Brewing Co. to create a new beer inspired by the late Metallica bassist. Dubbed Cliff…

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The International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum (IPHF) held a juried international photography contest collecting submissions from talented artists from all around the world.

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The photographs in the Silver Seas exhibit are an extraordinary result of an exceptional career. Ernest H. Brooks II, often referred to as the Ansel

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CHICAGO - Attorney General Kwame Raoul has announced that a Madison County man was charged with possession of child pornography. James V. Cassady, 45, of Troy, Illinois, was charged in Madison County Circuit Court with 15 counts of possession of child pornography, each a Class 2 felony punishable by three to seven years in prison. Cassady’s bond is set at $500,000. Raoul’s investigators conducted a search of a residence Thursday, July 14 in Troy, IL., on Colonial Acres Road. Cassady was arrested after authorities discovered evidence of child pornography. The case will be jointly prosecuted by Raoul’s office and Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine’s office. “The partnership between my office and the Attorney General’s office is helping us make Madison County a safer place to live and work,” Madison County State's Attorney Haine said. “I look forward to continuing our work to identify and prosecute offenders who exploit children

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Reid and Marsha Mortensen are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary this month. The two married on July 7th, 1972. They were married in Mesa, Arizona and they now have six children together and 24 grandchildren.

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A man died Tuesday morning after running a stop sign in St. Charles County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

A shuttered grocery store located on Chicago's South Side is set to reopen by year-end.

This is a familiar story by now, but the BLS released the latest figures for full-time weekly earnings yesterday so we might as well take a look at them. Here they are: Men's wages are down 3.7% since the start of the pandemic and women's wages are down 1.5%. Since their peaks in summer 2020, ...continue reading "Raw data: Weekly wages in Q2 of 2022"

(BUZZ MAGAZINE) - I spent several years gardening in a typical manner by tilling, planting, and slowly losing my garden to the ferocious weeds and pests. I personally felt as though God was pushing me to grow a healthy garden. I needed to push through the trials of it, but I was struggling. I thought to myself, “If God expected us, humans, to sustain ourselves with a garden, it can't be this hard.” Nature does it, why can't I? It made no sense to me that nature has existed forever and I can't get a garden to survive one season without the help of commercial herbicides and pesticides. This can't be the only way. He would never set our success behind the paywall of commercial growing supplies (GMO seed, pesticides, herbicides). There has to be a better way! I then learned to mimic nature with my garden and allow nature into my garden. Monoculture (growing vast amounts of one crop) is not the way nature was designed. Fertilizing plants is not the way nature takes in nutrients.

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Jackpot dreams will grow even bigger Friday, with a Mega Millions prize of at least $630 million up for grabs.

Two people were shot amid rapid gunfire in St. Louis' Downtown West neighborhood early Wednesday morning.

Here, again, is every newly announced show for the week! Click through and start planning ahead. And as always, here's your obligatory COVID safety warning: Be sure to check with the venues before you make plans to head to any of these shows, as the virus is still circulating and safety measures vary from venue to venue.

(BUZZ MAGAZINE) - I’ve never dreamed of owning a bird. I love animals and own a 13-year-old beagle, but since having my son five years ago, acquiring more creatures to care for has been low on my list. Especially a bird. Be that as it may, last week while proudly showing my mother my new hot tub in the backyard of my Edwardsville home, a lovebird came and landed on her shoulder. I’ve had some experience with birds as my cousin owned two while growing up, so I instinctively knew this friendly, bright-colored creature was someone’s pet. I scooped it up and brought it into my home. This bird was a beauty. Soft greens and blues the color of salt water taffy with a touch of peach on its face. It was so social and cuddly that my son and I naturally began referring to it as “Sweetie.” I quickly started the search for Sweetie’s owner but was excited to enjoy this surprise guest while we could. For the next few days, Sweetie snuggled under our chins

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Take a load off and take in the views on a relaxing daytime cruise that shows St. Louis from the river that built it. Narrated

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Former Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora is gearing up to release his first new music since before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Sambora was interviewed earlier this month by Red…

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The reunion for former servers and employees is being staged for its former servers and employees at SqWires on July 30.