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We've had some hit and miss showers over the last few days, but our most widespread chance will impact our early commute.

One person has died, and another person is hurt after a crane overturned Tuesday morning at the Wood River Refinery in Madison County.

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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ALTON - St. Mary's Catholic Church issued a reminder that its Forty Hours Devotion begins at 1 a.m. Wednesday with Holy Mass. From 6 p.m. to approximately 6 a.m. they will use only one entrance - the Fourth Street Side Entrance (with the automatic door). The emergency number for the adoration periods is: 617-851-5636. Call this number if there is any difficulty or missing scheduled adorer...

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Today on TAP: Ever look at the actuarial tables for 80-year-old men?

In addition to running up the Billboard charts, Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill" was a TikTok sensation. The resurgent 1985 single was among the video platform's 10 biggest songs…

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Bush has announced a 2023 U.S. headlining tour. The outing will run from January 28 in Reno, Nevada, to February 26 in St. Louis, Missouri, and will see Gavin Rossdale…

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Wiegmann Associates, a top St. Louis-based mechanical contractor and national leader in design/build HVAC projects, has been recognized by the St. Louis Small Business Monthly as a 2022 Winning Workplace. Just thirteen St. Louis employers were recognized for creating a work culture where employees thrive and grow personally and professionally. “The biggest reason for our […]

A St. Louis man appeared in federal court Tuesday and admitted to possessing two guns, one of which was stolen, while fleeing from police in a stolen vehicle.

At the end of the year, Ray Hartmann will end his radio show on KTRS 550 AM. He did "St. Louis in the Know with Ray Hartmann" for just over three years and is stepping down because he says that between Donnybrook, writing for the RFT and KTRS he only sleeps four hours a night and needs to cut back. "I'm in denial about my old age, but this nighttime radio schedule has convinced my body it's a real thing," says Hartmann, who is 70.

Projections show that downtown is expecting only slight population growth in the next five years. Yet developers are pursuing $500 million in residential-focused projects, with several believing they’ve tapped into unmet demand.

UVALDE, TEXAS/ALTON, IL. - The community of Uvalde, Texas has been reeling since a tragic shooting on May 24, 2022, when an 18-year-old gunman - Salvador Ramos - wielding an AR-15-style rifle, killed 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in the community, a small city west of San Antonio. Melissa Federspill of the Uvalde Leader-News said recently that this year with the school shooting, "there was not too much going on to try to push for Wreaths Across America." That was before the Alton Wreaths Across America Committee valiantly stepped in recently to offer a gesture that is being talked about across the country. Uvalde, Texas, has only been registered as an official Wreaths Across America location for one year. In what was described as a gesture in the true American spirit, the Alton Wreaths Across America Committee had raised more than enough wreaths to honor all of their local veterans. Margaret Hopkins, leader of the group, connected with volunteers for Hillcrest

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The halfway point for the MLB Winter Meetings has passed, and the Cardinals have yet to pull the trigger on a trade or sign a big-name free agent.

Sorenson and his wife were staying at the Avenue Plaza Hotel in New Orleans when a stranger burst into their room and beat him to death on Dec. 1, authorities said.

Channel 5 has picked up several segments of a news show Llorico works on for WUSA in Washington. She and Casey Nolen, who are now married, left KSDK in March.

From WBRC:  Imagine being 24 years old, finding your own company and designing something that’s in demand for women in the workforce. That fits the description of Morgan Dawson. Dawson founded Dawson Workwear that launched in July of 2020, using her own personal experience, to create workwear for working women. Dawson Workwear currently designs and […]

Chris Hayes thinks we've all calmed down a bit this year: There are *some* ways of measuring this. For instance I'm curious what airline data says about number of disruptive passenger incidents this year v last year. — Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) December 6, 2022 I am officially bored today, so here are the numbers: The ...continue reading "We are slowly calming down on airline flights"