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Illinois Braces for Severe Thunderstorms and Heat Indexes of 112 Degrees
Lincoln, IL – Illinois residents should prepare for a week of severe weather as occasional thunderstorms and extreme heat are expected to hit the region. The National Weather Service Central Illinois reports that strong to severe thunderstorms are possible, especially on Monday afternoon and evening, as well as Tuesday night.
Eastern Missouri and Kentucky Forecast: Scattered Storms, Dangerous Heat Ahead
Paducah, KY – Eastern Missouri and Kentucky residents are preparing for a week of extreme weather as scattered showers and thunderstorms will give way to oppressive heat. The National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky, forecasts showers and thunderstorms from Sunday through Monday, with a lower chance of rain persisting through the rest of the week.
Across Missouri, cannabis lounges take root in a 'wild wild west' of marijuana regulations
As the marijuana industry blooms in Missouri, entrepreneurs seek to provide new avenues for consumers in cannabis lounges. The Treehouse Lounge, a cannabis lounge outside of Nixa, opened in November 2023 and eventually hopes to expand its presence across the state. “We're eventually trying to get to an area where...
International baseball! Colt World Series continues in Marion
MARION, Ill. (KFVS) - 10 teams from five nations continue to battle it out in an international baseball showdown. Six squads from the United States joined teams from Mexico, Nicaragua, Japan, and the Czech Republic in the Colt World Series. The tournament takes place in Mountain Dew Park in Marion, from Friday, July 26 to Wednesday, July 31.
Garden of the Gods to close for necessary repaving
SALINE COUNTY, Ill. (WEVV) — Officials with the Shawnee National Forest announce Garden of the Gods will be temporarily closed to make necessary road repairs. Beginning on Monday, July 28th, crews will begin obliterating, reshaping, and resurfacing Forest Service roads and parking lots. The closure also includes Pharaoh Campground.
Pocahontas sweeps at Fort Wayne City Swim Meet
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - It was a full house as usual at Helen P. Brown Natatorium for the city swim meet finals as Pocahontas won the combined team, boys and girls titles. Exactly 11 teams were in search of the title, which was won last year by Autumn Ridge. Their win snapped a run of seven straight victories by Pine Valley.
Silent protest in East St. Louis honors Sonya Massey while marking a historic day
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (First Alert 4) - The squeak of walker wheels and the clack of shoes on hot pavement were the sounds of a protest on Sunday in East St. Louis. Silence was the goal as community members organized by the NAACP marched down State Street in commeration of the 1917 Silent Parade.
Best of You Paid For It: The Towing Company
In 2007, Bruce Gales was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison on drug charges. His partner had inside information on cocaine deliveries and would inform Hillsdale police, who would then arrest the couriers. Gales would steal the cocaine afterward.
Grandmother pleads for justice after body found on Carondelet street
Ora Mayes can’t sleep at night over the loss of her 36-year-old granddaughter, Lisa Smith. The St. Louis grandmother said her granddaughter’s body was found Wednesday night on Bellerive Boulevard near Minnesota Avenue in the Carondelet neighborhood of south St. Louis.
Son comes home from military training to surprise St. Louis CITY SC superfan
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A St. Louis CITY superfan got the surprise of a lifetime last week when his son came from military training to attend one more match with him. “Super Santo” and his son Eduardo have been going to St. Louis CITY matches together for years. He is a part of STL Santos, the team’s Latino supporters group, wearing a homemade luchador mask and outfit to matches.
WashU Transgender Center allegedly closing; University neither confirms nor denies claim
In an op-ed published on July 17 in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Jamie Reed — whistleblower and former case manager at the Washington University Transgender Center (WUTC) of St. Louis Children’s Hospital — wrote that the WUTC “quietly announced” last week that they will be “permanently closed.” However, sources from other news outlets deny the closure allegations.
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