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After its stock price closed at $56.65 on Tuesday, Centene announced that afternoon it was scrapping its 2025 guidance, triggering an after-hours sell off.

ALTON - Alton High School senior Trenton Hyman was named a National Merit Finalist for the 2024 academic year. The school recognized him for his exceptional academic achievement, leadership, and extracurricular involvement, placing him among the top-performing students nationwide. The National Merit Scholarship Program annually identifies and honors students who demonstrate outstanding potential for academic success. To become a Finalist, students must first achieve an exceptional score on the PSAT/NMSQT during their junior year, meet rigorous academic and eligibility requirements, and advance through a competitive selection process from Semifinalist to Finalist. All Finalists are eligible for one of 2,500 National Merit $2,500 Scholarships, which are awarded based on skills, accomplishments, and potential for success in rigorous college studies. Stacie Franke, principal of Alton High School, said after Trenton's announcement: “We are incredibly proud of Trenton Hyman for achieving

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A top state budget writer’s push to open a state park in his legislative district remains in limbo after some of the money he sought for the project was cut by Gov. Mike Kehoe.

GRANITE CITY — State Senator Erica Harriss (56th-Glen Carbon) and State Representative Amy Elik (111th-Alton) welcomed hundreds of children and their families from across the Metro East to their annual Kids Fair, hosted in Granite City. “This event is a one-stop shop for families to connect with important local and state resources for their children,” said Senator Harriss. “Parents can get helpful information, kids enjoy free activities and treats, and everyone has a great time.” This year’s Kids Fair featured a foam party, face painting, a balloon artist, a touch-a-truck experience, and free vision and hearing screenings. Families also enjoyed free snacks and drinks, thanks to sponsors Kraft, Meridian, Twigs for Kids, and Granite City Route 66. “As legislators, it’s our job to serve the community, whether that’s at the Capitol or right here at home,” said Representative Elik. “Seeing so many local families

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A deputy asked for an ambulance after a "traumatic injury" on Glen Hollow Lane, off St. Albans Road.

EDWARDSVILLE - The Edwardsville Community Foundation announced Tuesday, July 1, 2025, that it is awarding the City of Edwardsville $1.35 million to help fulfill the wishes of a family whose business served the community for nearly a century. The David Kriege Family entrusted ECF with the gift and a directive to use it to improve the quality of life in Edwardsville, ECF Chair Rich Walker said. David Kriege, who died in 2022, was the last member of his family to operate Kriege Hardware, a business fixture in downtown Edwardsville from 1920 to 2011. The gift specified three areas of interest: recreation, preservation and beautification. “ECF has been a part of nearly every major park project in the City and we are thrilled to be able to be the conduit for these important projects that will benefit the area for generations to come,” Walker said. “I look forward to even more opportunities.” Mayor Risavy said the City is grateful for the gift and the opportunity to

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Forty-nine ways to have a blast on the Fourth (or the Third, or the Sixth, or late June).

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Paramount Global announced late Tuesday that it will pay $16 million to settle an entirely frivolous and unconstitutional lawsuit brought by President Donald Trump over the editing of a “60 Minutes” interview with Kamala Harris.

It’s been widely reported that the settlement is intended to clear the way for federal approval of the sale of Paramount to Skydance Media, which will result in a multimillion-dollar payout to Paramount Chair Shari Redstone.

Three U.S. senators previously launched an investigation into whether paying off Trump through a settlement to obtain approval of the sale would violate federal bribery and other laws, and the California Senate opened a similar investigation.

The following statement can be attributed to Seth Stern, director of advocacy at Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF):

Today is a dark day for press freedom. Paramount’s spineless decision to settle Trump’s baseless and patently unconstitutional lawsuit is an insult to the journalists of ‘60 Minutes’ and an invitation to Trump to continue targeting other news outlets. Each time a company cowers and surrenders to Trump’s demands it only emboldens him to do it again.

It will be remembered as one of the most shameful capitulations by the press to a president in history.

But we are not done fighting. We’ve already filed a shareholder information demand and are sending a second demand today to uncover information about this decision. With that information, we will continue to pursue our legal options to stop this affront to Paramount shareholders, CBS journalists, and the First Amendment. Paramount directors should be held accountable and we will do all we can to make that happen.

FPF is a Paramount Global shareholder, and you can read our letter notifying Paramount of our plans to take legal action in the event of a settlement with Trump here. You can read a previous statement from our counsel here, and our recent demand for information to which we are entitled as shareholders here.

Please contact us if you would like further comment.

After headlining 65 North American tour dates in 2024, former King Crimson members Adrian Belew and Tony Levin, guitar great Steve Vai and Tool drummer Danny Carey are set to release…

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The St. Louis Cardinals were swept by the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday and shut out in all three games, marking the first time in nearly a decade the Cardinals have gone scoreless across an entire series.

The state of Missouri and much of the region have been seeing their first sweltering temperatures of the year.

ST. LOUIS COUNTY — Thania Vasquez, 28, of Caseyville, died in a crash on Interstate 44 early Sunday morning, June 29, 2025, the St. Louis County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed. The accident occurred at 11:53 p.m. Saturday, June 28, 2025, near Mraz Lane on westbound Interstate 44. Vasquez was pronounced dead at the scene. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Vasquez was driving a 2011 Toyota Camry and had been involved in an earlier crash that left her vehicle stopped and blocking a lane. A 2021 Ford Explorer then collided with Vasquez’s car. The Missouri State Highway Patrol has not released additional details about the crash.

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The Trump administration’s immigration enforcement has revealed itself to be not just cruel, but fundamentally backwards: They’re literally freeing dangerous criminals while manufacturing cases against innocent people. And they’re doing it all to cover up their own massive legal fuckups. Take the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. We covered this last week when Magistrate Judge […]

MARYVILLE - The Village of Maryville will host their annual Fire Department Homecoming next weekend. On July 11 and 12, 2025, community members can come out to the Maryville Fire Department and Firemen’s Park for a parade, games, live music, food and drink vendors, and carnival rides. Mayor Wayne White praised the Maryville Homecoming Association for their work to make the event possible. “Everybody who participates in our parade and the homecoming, they’re all volunteers. It is just people from the community who love Maryville who want to give back to Maryville,” he said. On Friday, July 11, 2025, the band Those Two plays from 5–7 p.m., followed by a parade through town at 7 p.m. The Blue Marlin Band will continue the music from 8 p.m. to midnight. On Saturday, July 12, community members can enjoy music by the Heaton Brothers from 4–6 p.m. A parade follows at 6 p.m., and then Shotgun Creek will play from 8 p.m. to midnight. White

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For the first time, required pre-authorizations are coming to traditional Medicare.