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"While I was in there, I held onto my Jesus piece and prayed. There was nothing else I could do but to pray."

Students and parents at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School describe a harrowing morning, as children feared for their lives and parents feared for the lives of their children. "I saw some shots, windows breaking, and I heard, 'All of you are gonna die,'" CVPA student Je’Rya Luster tells the RFT. "He sounded so angry, so aggressive."

WOOD RIVER - The Wood River Police is asking for help on high school property on the west side of the city. "We are looking for the person who did this," the department said in a release. "We are going to do everything we can to identify you. Vandalism is a crime. We are searching for the person who vandalized property at the high school and on the west side of town." "Surely this is not the first time this person decided to draw these pictures. This type of activity is not good for a community and will not be tolerated in our city." If you have any idea who might have done this vandalism, please contact the Wood River Police Department at (618) 251-3114. All information can be treated as anonymous. "Thank you in advance," Wood River Police said.

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ST. LOUIS - St. Louis County Police Officers from the Wildwood precinct responded to a call for service in the area of Melrose Road and Highway T regarding a sick call that resulted in the death of an adult male. On October 22, 2022 at 10:08 AM, St. Louis County Police Officers from the Wildwood precinct responded to a call for service in the area of Melrose Road and Highway T regarding a sick call. Responding officers located an unconscious adult male bike rider being assisted by paramedics on Melrose Road, for an apparent head injury from an accidental bicycle fall. The victim was transported to an area hospital for life-saving treatment but was later pronounced deceased. There was no vehicle involved in this incident. At this time there is no criminal investigation. The deceased has been identified as David Glaser, 65 years of age, of the 100 block of Hawthorne Estates, in Saint Louis, MO 63131. Additional information will be disseminated as it becomes available.

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Two victims were killed and several others were injured after a shooting at a St. Louis high school Monday morning. The suspect was killed. The victims were identified by family members as a teenage girl who was a student at the school and a grandmother who was a teacher at the school. At 9:11 a.m., St. Louis police were called to Central Visual and Performing Arts High School at Kingshighway Boulevard and Arsenal Street for an active shooter. St. Louis police officers arrived four minutes after…

The new book, written with Greg Kessler, is now available for pre-order.

Across the country, states are inking agreements with neighbors or striking out on their own to pursue billions in federal funding to set up “hydrogen hubs,” clustered centers for production, storage and use of the gas that many see as a crucial piece of the puzzle for decarbonizing the U.S. economy. How broad a role […]

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Bengie Molina and Scott Spezio will be featured speakers Nov. 10 at dinner auction for Fellowship of Christian Athletes St. Louis. Rick Horton will emcee the event.

The three-day event, which traditionally takes over venues across The Grove with standup, improv, and sketch-comedy, is expanding to include Stifel with headliner Sarah Silverman & Friends.

ST. LOUIS - There was an active shooting situation at the Central Visual and Performing Arts High School Monday morning. Several are reported injured in a shooting. A massive amount of police is present at the Central Visual and Performing Arts High School. Officers assisted students out of the building, some scaled fences, and were taken from other positions in the building. Law enforcement stopped the shooter inside the high school, St. Louis Metropolitan Police said. "This was a statement from St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department: "Approximately six people (including the suspect) were transported to the hospital with injuries ranging from gunshot wounds to shrapnel injuries, and cardiac arrest.” Police said details on the genders, ages, and if the victims are students or staff are unknown at this time. St. Louis Community College’s Forest Park campus is on lockdown due to an emergency. Police are expected to give a briefing soon. Students were gathered at the

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GODFREY - The Nature Institute will be hosting a “Movie on the Lawn” on Friday, November 4. Charade , starring Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant, is a romantic comedy/suspense thriller and will begin at 7 pm. The movie is free, so grab the lawn chairs or a blanket and take the family to TNI for an evening under the stars. The film is a classic released in 1963 and will be shown on a 20’ viewing screen with a 1080P projector and 900-watt sound system with a sub-woofer. Bring your own snacks and drinks, alcohol is not permitted. In case of rain, this event will be canceled and we will try again in the spring. In what's been called 'the best Alfred Hitchcock film which he didn't direct,' a man is thrown off a train, and when the police locate his wife, it turns out she knew nothing about him - not even his real name. There are four men after her, who insist she's in possession of a huge amount of money which they believe to be theirs. If she doesn't give it to them, she'll

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At least two students were injured Monday morning in a shooting inside a St. Louis high school.

St. Louisans will see beautiful fall leaves over the next few weeks. The area is on pace to experience its peak fall foliage during the week of November 7, according to an interactive graphic by the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Have you seen these amazing shots of the trees in Forest Park right now?

O'FALLON, IL - Halloween is an exciting time of year for children, as they dress up in creative costumes, carve up pumpkins and gather lots of sweets. But while it can be an enjoyable experience, it isn’t without its preventable, safety risks. HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital and HSHS Medical Group encourage parents to become familiar with basic safety tips to make sure their kids stay safe on Halloween. “A lot of general Halloween safety tips focus on candy safety, but traffic is a greater risk in terms of injury to children now than the possibility of consuming unsafe candy,” noted Dr. Saba Bajwa, HSHS Medical Group family medicine pediatrician. “I encourage parents to check all candy for food allergies or choking hazards before giving it to younger children and recommend that they ration the candy so their kids can enjoy it over several days and weeks rather than consuming too much in one night.” According to Safe Kids Worldwide, on average, childre

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St. Louis Community College’s Forest Park campus is on an emergency lockdown.

EDWARDSVILLE – Lewis and Clark Community College’s N.O. Nelson Campus will open its doors to the public during an Open House on Thursday, Nov. 17. N.O. Nelson Interim Manager Dobbie Herrion wants people to see what assets are available to them. “We want to give people the chance to visit the facility and learn about the educational opportunities right in their own neighborhood,” Herrion said. “Visitors can apply for financial aid and scholarships, as well as find out what career paths are accessible through the N.O. Nelson Campus.” From general education classes to career programs in Process Operations Technology and Industrial Electricity, visitors will be able to tour the historic campus and see the high-level technology used to prepare students for employment. Academic and financial aid advisors will be on hand to answer questions and help students complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Financial Aid team members can als

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CHICAGO – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced distribution details for the $8.25 million in federal funding that he secured in the Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) Omnibus appropriations bill for electric buses. The funding, which was earmarked by Durbin for his Statewide Electric Bus and Charging Infrastructure Program, will go toward building up the state’s fleet of electric buses and constructing electric vehicle charging stations throughout Illinois. “If we plan to live and work in a true 21st-century economy, we must make way for electric vehicles in public transportation. Illinois has the workforce, institutions, and leadership to play an important role in the EV revolution,” Durbin said. “This funding will change the way that Illinoisans get around. I’m eager to see the Statewide Electric Bus and Charging Infrastructure Program take off with this substantial investment.”

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CHICAGO – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (D-IL-5), Sean Casten (D-IL-6), and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL-9) sent a letter to the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors to express their concern over the inadequate response to the rise in violent crime against mail carriers. The letter comes after the lawmakers received an apathetic response to a Durbin-led letter in July that called on Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to protect postal workers. Since 2018, mail carrier robberies have more than tripled from 80 robberies to more than 260 robberies in 2021. “We write to express concern with the inaction in response to the uptick in violence and crime committed against letter carriers in Chicago and around the country… Criminals frequently target carriers for their master keys, often reselling these keys to other criminals for thousands of dollars. We call upon the Board of Governors

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