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ICE continues to be increasingly awful as it chases arrest and deportation quotas it will never meet. The administration’s desire to rid this nation of as many migrants as possible is generating new nastiness on a daily basis. This bit of hideousness will likely have been subsumed several times over by the time you read […]

Police are asking for the public's help with identifying a man tied to months of illegal dumping in north St. Louis.

The Rolling Stones have teamed with DJ producer Fatboy Slim for an official mash-up of their 1965 classic “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” and Fatboy Slim’s 1998 track “The Rockafeller Skank.”“Satisfaction…

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From The Seattle Times: Among the 16 building trades in the St. Louis area, a network is forming to focus on the mental health of workers. The increasingly critical effort aims to draw out a group with a reputation for being tough as nails — and tight-lipped about personal problems. The motivation to join forces […]

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BELLEVILLE/EDWARDSVILLE — As some of the coldest temperatures of the season approach this weekend, the St. Clair County Emergency Management Agency is urging residents to take precautions to stay warm and protect vulnerable populations. The agency advised checking on neighbors and elderly individuals and ensuring pets are kept safe from the harsh conditions. Residents in need of a warming center can contact the United Way at 2-1-1 for updated shelter information. The U.S. National Weather

From St. Louis Magazine: Ron Hughey was born and raised in North St. Louis, and he still has vivid memories of what the city’s Near North Riverfront was like before NAFTA helped to hollow out American industry. In high school in the 1960s, he worked for an industrial coatings factory and remembers how the neighborhood […]

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EDWARDSVILLE - Madison County, IL- Governor JB Pritzker recently shared that he is open to considering improvements to the SAFE-T Act. I appreciate his willingness to reexamine the law, and I welcome an honest conversation about what is—and isn’t—working for public safety in Illinois. I am still waiting for the Governor to finally step up and do something about correcting the deficiencies in the SAFE-T ACT. Law enforcement across the state has raised consistent concerns about

GRANITE CITY – A convicted felon from Granite City accused of battering a pregnant woman and pointing a firearm at her faces multiple new felony charges. Son T. Nguyen Jr., 37, of Granite City, was charged on Dec. 1, 2025 with one count each of felon in possession of a weapon, aggravated battery (both Class 3 felonies), his second or subsequent offense of domestic battery (a Class 4 felony), and aggravated assault (a Class A misdemeanor). On Nov. 29, 2025, Nguyen allegedly struck a household

A December 10, 1925 article in the Alton Evening Telegraph announced that a “school traffic force” composed of older students at each city school would be created to handle automobile traffic near school buildings (and attempt to keep the younger students out of the street) under the terms of a resolution adopted the day before by the City Council. Alderman S.L. Moore of the Seventh Ward presented the resolution and stated that many cities have a similar system. For example,

From Architizer: A century after its debut as a vaudeville movie palace, St Louis’ iconic Powell Hall has re-entered public life with new purpose and new poise. Snøhetta’s ambitious expansion and renewal does not seek to overwrite the past — instead, the project amplifies what St. Louis already loved while opening the institution, spatially and […]

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From St. Louis Business Journal: A St. Louis-based construction firm is closing its north city steel fabrication facility. Two neighboring industrial properties that make up the facility, formerly home to the Ben Hur Steel Worx, have been listed for sale with an asking price of $7.495 million. Located at 5319 and 5334 Shreve Ave. in […]

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National Highway Products, Inc. (NHP), a leading roadway solutions supplier serving transportation agencies and contractors across the United States, today announced it has selected BioSpan Technologies’ full pavement preservation portfolio as its primary line of eco-friendly road and bridge maintenance products. BioSpan Technologies, Inc. is a Missouri-based innovator in bio-based chemical solutions for demanding infrastructure […]

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The guitar Kurt Cobain famously played during Nirvana's 1993 MTV Unplugged performance has been donated to the Royal College of Music in London.The 1959 Martin D-18E was purchased at auction in 2020 for a…

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GODFREY - DK Dance Productions will host their annual Holiday Show this weekend. On Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, dancers will perform at Hatheway Hall at Lewis and Clark Community College. Dancers from the DK Dance Productions Alton location will perform at 11 a.m., followed by a 1 p.m. performance by the Florissant dancers and a 3 p.m. performance by the Jerseyville dancers. The show’s “Cozy Christmas” theme promises a fun holiday vibe. “We are super excited

On December 6, 2025, around 5:15PM, District 6 officers responded to the 600 block of Fremont for a shooting.

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On This Day, Dec. 11, 1968 ...The Rolling Stones began shooting the concert film Rock and Roll Circus.The film, which was shot over two days, captured The Stones performing on a stage…

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