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ALTON - Get your kicks with the SIUE 66ers basketball team Monday, Feb. 23, when they travel to Edwardsville’s West End Service Station to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Mother Road and to meet local fans. SIUE Athletics and the Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau are hosting a free Meet the 66ers event from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the West End Service Station, a Route 66 attraction located at 620 St. Louis St. The Meet & Greet will celebrate the team’s 66ers alternate identit

An officer-involved shooting has left a 46-year-old man dead in South St. Louis Tuesday morning during a SWAT-served search warrant.

Guests will be able to see the Horse Walk outside, where the show's stars reside, with access to get a closer look at the dinner show's four-legged stars before going inside to the 35,000 square-foot arena.

From Leader Publications: The Festus City Council has agreed to spend nearly $100,000 to have a street master plan created that will not only help officials plan street work but also will help when applying for grants to fund major projects, said Michael Christopher, the city’s Public Works director. He said the council hired TREKK […]

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The American Concrete Institute (ACI) has conducted its first Spanish-language certification exams for Concrete Field Testing Technician – Grade 1 and Concrete Strength Testing Technician at its Southern California Resource Center — a milestone in the organization’s effort to expand workforce access across the concrete industry. The exams gave Spanish-speaking professionals the opportunity to earn […]

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Metallica will be honored as the visionary partner of the year at the 2026 Red Cross Gala in San Francisco, taking place March 21.The distinction comes after the "Enter Sandman"…

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ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Cristian M. Stevens on Tuesday sentenced a Chilean national who engaged in a cross-country crime spree involving stolen credit cards to 75 months in prison. During the spree, Rene Arviso Velasquez, 51, stole purses or bags containing credit cards and then quickly used the cards to buy gift cards or other items. On Aug. 25, 2024, Velasquez stole one victim’s Lululemon belt bag, which was hanging from her seat at a Cottleville, Missouri restaurant.

COLLINSVILLE – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is reporting this year’s first confirmed case of measles in the state in an adult residing in the Metro East area. The individual recently returned from travel out of state. IDPH is working with local, state and federal health officials to investigate all potential locations where others may have been exposed to the individual while that person was infectious. One community location in Illinois has been identified

From Ameren: Distribution lines are the last leg of the energy journey from a generation source to your home. These lines are found across Ameren Missouri’s territory, everywhere from farm fields to suburban backyards to city alleys. Due to their local nature, upgrading distribution lines can have a direct impact on reliability. In Spanish Lake, […]

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GODFREY - A trailer hauling corn overturned Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 17, 2026, at the Interstate 255/Illinois 111 interchange in Godfrey, prompting a multi-agency response and a cleanup expected to take multiple hours, Illinois State Police said around 1 p.m. Illinois State Police, the Godfrey Fire Department, and Illinois Department of Transportation state crews responded to the scene as part of the cleanup effort. Motorists were urged to avoid the area following the overturn. Illinois State

From St. Louis Magazine: An alderman and a first-time developer have big plans for an area of North City that’s best known as home to a controversial homeless encampment.  A bill introduced by Alderman Rasheen Aldridge on Friday would use tax abatements to tee up redevelopment at Cass Avenue and 10th Street in Old North. […]

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by Dr. John Gaal This week’s edition of our Worker Wellness blog looks at how prop bets are impacting young men here and abroad—to how obesity and sleep impact your brain’s health—to the Fahrenheit 451-like attacks on public library workers. Focal Point: This week I wish to discuss with our readers a couple of stories […]

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Summit Real Estate Group is marking its 30th anniversary with a $30,000 donation to Mission Realty Advisors, a nonprofit organization founded by Summit to expand community impact through accessible real estate expertise. What began as a milestone celebration evolved into something more meaningful. Following strong engagement and support from partners and the broader community during […]

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When Iron Maiden announced dates for their Run For Your Lives World Tour, they revealed that it would include a special show in the U.K. The band has since shared…

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ALTON - After years working at the intersection of food, community, and human need, one truth has become unmistakably clear: The greatest challenge in addressing food insecurity in America is not food supply. It is dignity. We live in one of the most resource-rich nations in the world. Nearly 40 percent of the food produced here is wasted, yet entire neighborhoods remain food deserts. Families struggle to access fresh, nutritious food close to home. The math simply does not add up. What’s

The St. Louis County Pet Adoption Center will be waiving its adoption fee tomorrow, giving shelter animals the chance to find their forever home without cost.

Safe, stable housing is widely recognized as essential for economic well-being, workforce stability, and resilient communities — yet in cities across the country, the benefits of recent housing growth are not shared equitably. That’s the core finding of “Abundance for Who?: Housing Access and Affordability in High-Growth Metropolitan Areas,” a new report from the Georgetown […]

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GILLESPIE, IL — Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) presented $200,000 in new federal funding to the Gillespie Police Department. The funding will be used for key investments in street cameras and other technological upgrades that the community has needed for many years to increase safety for rural families. “Ensuring the safety and wellbeing of Central and Southern Illinoisans is always my top priority. Rural law enforcement often faces unique challenges and I am proud to