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Is our electricity distribution system getting less reliable? Yes and no: If you look just at day-to-day operations, nothing much has changed. Power outages are slightly worse, but only by a little bit. But when you count "major events," the duration of power outages has nearly doubled over the past decade or so. Why? Is ...continue reading "Raw data: Reliability of the US electricity distribution system"

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A crime-fighting partnership between Missouri and the Justice Department is caught in the middle of a dispute over the new Missouri law banning local police from …

We are moving into an active week of weather with two storm systems still on track. The first one is a spring storm; the second one is all winter.

STAUNTON - Ducks Unlimited continues to conserve acres and acres of wetlands each year. There are many current projects in Illinois being completed with the dollars earned each year through benefits across the state and country. One event that offers a big help to the Ducks Unlimited cause is the annual Highball Chapter of Ducks Unlimited fundraiser. Saturday, March 12, the Highball Chapter of Ducks Unlimited will be having a dinner auction. All proceeds will go towards conservation. Many of those efforts are currently underway in the region. This dinner will be located in Staunton at the Crystal Ballroom. Doors will open at 4 p.m. Dinner is being catered by Fema’s. "We take pride in our event, knowing that we include the entire family," Kelli Steward of the Highball Chapter of Ducks Unlimited said. "There are games for kids and raffles and games for the adults. Everyone can be a part of the effort to conserve as many acres as possible! "These projects could no

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ST. LOUIS--Dwayne Johnson teased an XFL announcement during a January television appearance in January, and while the timeframe of 2-3 weeks appears to be a bit off, there was some news on that front Monday. The league announced "it would collaborate with the NFL on select innovation programs to further expand the game of football [...]

On Sunday, The New York Times wrote that “the next affordable city is already too expensive.” The article provided some important cautionary tales about constraints on housing supply and the tensions between old-timers and newcomers borne from housing scarcity. Spokane, Washington, “the next affordable city” saw its home prices rise 60% in the last two […]

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PULASKI COUNTY - The Illinois State Police is investigating a single-vehicle traffic crash in the 2000 block of Shiloh Road, Village Ridge, in Pulaski County. The Following Preliminary Information is Being Released by Illinois State Police District 22 WHAT: Single-Vehicle Fatal Traffic Crash. WHERE: 2000 Block of Shiloh Road, Villa Ridge, Pulaski County WHEN: February 19, 2022 at approximately 8:30 p.m. VEHICLE: Unit 1 – 2008 Black Dodge Truck DRIVER : Unit 1 – Jonathan Utley, 26-year-old male from Olmsted, IL - Deceased PRELIMINARY: Preliminary investigative details indicate the following occurred: Unit 1 was traveling west on Shiloh Road in the 2000 block of Villa Ridge, Pulaski County. The driver of Unit 1 left the roadway to the left and struck a tree. Unit 1 driver was transported by ambulance to an area hospital where he was later pronounced deceased.

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"For me, skating was always going to be a chapter, not the book," O'Hare explained.

The unidentified man, in his 40s, died after being struck in the 5200 block of Goodfellow Boulevard on Sunday night.

In mid-December, Texas’ highest criminal court revoked the state attorney general’s ability to use his office to prosecute election-related cases without the request of a district or county attorney. In an 8-1 opinion, the all-Republican court weakened Attorney General Ken Paxton’s power to independently go after perpetrators of voter fraud, a problem he says is rampant but […]

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More than 6,000 payments of $500 have been processed and distributed to residents through the Direct Cash Assistance program, according to the City of St. Louis and partners including the St. Louis Treasurer’s Office, United Way of Greater St. Louis,…

St. Louis County leads the state in child COVID-19 vaccinations.

NORMAL - Illinois State University in Normal has long been known for its beliefs in equality. That is reflected in its recent past and many hirings, including Will Robinson, the first African-American men’s basketball coach in NCAA Division I history, in 1970. African-American alumni of ISU include luminaries like Donald McHenry, the United States Ambassador to the United Nations in the Carter administration. The history of Illinois State in educational equality dates back to its earliest years. During the Civil War, the student body opposed slavery and threw their support to President Lincoln. Many ISU students served the Union in the "Teachers Regiment," the 33rd Illinois, which was raised by the first university president, Charles Hovey. On April 7, 1863 – less than midway through the Civil War and only six years after ISU’s founding – Hovey's successor as president, Richard Edwards, wrote that black students should be admitted. Edwards’ stance

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Pop super-group Big Time Rush will be coming to St. Louis this summer during their Forever Tour.