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Missouri Botanical Garden offering free tours for disability community
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - The Missouri Botanical Garden will offer free access tours and classes designed for the disability community. Throughout the summer and fall, they will be offering tours with both American Sign Language and audio description interpretation. The Garden has been teaming up with the Alzheimer’s Association Greater Missouri Chapter to provide specialized tours to those with memory loss and their families.
Teen Badly Injured Following Suspected Robbery Attempt On Two Men
A 16-year-old is in critical condition after reportedly attempting to rob two men. Around 1:30 a.m. on July 20, St. Louis City police reported multiple gunshots fired between 9th and Russell in South City. An off-duty cop heard the shots and saw a white SUV speeding away. While investigating, police...
Steelville archeologist uncovers ties between hometown and Trail of Tears
Sharon Benoit has a wealth of knowledge about her Cherokee ancestors, but there is a lot she still wants to know. On a hot day last July, Benoit went to Steelville, Missouri, to learn about one of her ancestors: a young girl who arrived as an orphan in Oklahoma via the Cherokee Trail of Tears route that crossed the Ozarks.
Global IT Outage Causes Tech Disruptions in Madison Count
The latest worldwide technology disruptions have led to broad chaos, affecting airlines, banks, companies and emergency services. In the local area, problems arising from this shutdown were reported by Madison County, Glen Carbon and BJC Health. The Reaction from Madison County. “We faced some problems with our computers shutting down...
Gov. Pritzker, Illinois Democratic leaders endorse Kamala Harris for president
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and state Democratic Party leaders endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president Monday, one day after President Joe Biden announced he was dropping out of the 2024 presidential race and endorsed Harris himself.
Big Changes Coming to 23 Illinois Costco Stores in September
The more things change, the more they stay the same. That's actually not true for 23 Costco store locations in Illinois that will be changing in September and I predict many will be unhappy with what's coming. Let me be clear that I'm not business expert and I have no...
Don’t Go in the Water – 38 Illinois Places Have Swimming Warnings
Summertime is all about getting outside and enjoying the nice weather and swimming is a vital part of that. However, there are now 38 places in Illinois that now have urgent swimming warnings about staying out of the water. As a general rule, I check the Illinois Beach Guard System...
Who are Illinois' highest paid state workers? Here's the top 10
Gov. JB Pritzker is often referred to as the richest politician in the country. Yet, it is his personal wealth as an heir to Hyatt Hotel fortune, and not a state salary, that earns him this distinction. Even if he decided to take the $226,800 salary for the current fiscal...
Solar-powered cars race through Edwardsville
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (First Alert 4) - Solar-powered cars traveled through the St. Louis Metro Sunday as part of a national annual racing challenge. The solar-powered vehicles have been traveling across the country as part of the 2024 American Solar Challenge. They started in Nashville, Tennessee, and stopped Sunday morning in Edwardsville on their way to Casper, Wyoming.
Speech Experts Really Don’t Like How You’re Saying ‘Illinois’
There are rebels in our midst that are saying what should be an obvious word incorrectly. It's such a problem that the speech experts have issued a warning to everyone that has managed to say "Illinois" incorrectly. I'm a live and let live kind of person. If you want to...
Don’t Fall Victim to the Latest USPS Text Scam Circulating Illinois
We should all know better by now, but I nearly fell victim to a new package delivery text scam the other day, and I don't want the same thing to happen to you. Here's one thing I can guarantee about me; if you call or text me from a number I don't recognize, I will not answer or respond...ever. My notorious call screening usually saves me from phone scammers, BUT, when I have been waiting for over two weeks for Japanese Beetle traps I desperately need to arrive, receiving a text about a delivery issue almost had me falling hook, line, and sinker into the scammer's trap.
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