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Nursing home workers rally for better wages, safer working conditions
St. Louis – Workers rallied last week at informational pickets outside three area nursing homes operated by Luxor Healthcare to demand owners bargain in good faith for living wages and safe working conditions. The workers, represented by SEIU Healthcare, rallied July 9 to demand a path to $25 an...
Incumbent Ernie Trakas challenged by attorney Mike Archer for 6th District seat
Sixth District St. Louis County Councilman Ernie Trakas, R-Oakville, will be challenged in the Aug. 6 Republican primary by Oakville attorney Mike Archer. The winner of the race will face Democratic challenger Kevin Schartner, formerly of the Mehlville School District Board of Education, in the General Election Nov. 5. Mike...
'There is a purpose': Illinois dispatch duo credited for saving trapped 70-year-old caller from floodwaters
JERSEYVILLE, Ill. — The Jersey County Sheriff's Office is calling their dispatchers unsung heroes, after flash flooding hit the bi-state on July 16. Two dispatchers were working when a wave of calls came rushing in all at once. Two 911 Emergency Telephone Systems Board administration personnel assisted as well. The incoming calls lasted for hours, involving water rescues and fires from lightning.
County executive opens investigation into more overpaid employees
In a FOX Files follow-up, it has been discovered that St. Louis County Executive Sam Page has opened up an investigation into alleged salary overpayments to the county auditor, as he alleges there are more employees who are overpaid.
Parkway School District begins final high school security upgrade
The Parkway School District has been working over the past few years to provide more secure entrances at schools. Officials held a groundbreaking at Parkway North High School Monday morning, the last high school in the district to receive the upgrades.
St. Clair County Pursues State, Federal Disaster Declarations
BELLEVILLE — The St. Clair County Emergency Management Agency announced on Sunday, July 21, 2024, that it has received 1,800 damage assessments following the flash flooding that occurred on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. St. Clair County Chairman Mark Kern described the flash flooding incident as “a countywide event.”
Students Dive into Construction Trades with Expert Guidance In Belleville Area
BELLEVILLE — This week, the Southern Illinois Construction Advancement Program and Southern Illinois Builders Association are providing local students with a firsthand look at various construction trades through a series of educational visits in the Belleville area. St. Clair County Chairman Mike Kern announced that the Explorer Post of...
14th Annual Hockett/McMillin Memorial Entries Open for POWRi 410 & WAR Sprints
Belleville, IL. (7/22/24) The prestigious Fourteenth Annual Jesse Hockett/Daniel McMillin Memorial rapidly approaches at Lucas Oil Speedway from September 12th to September 14th with pre-entry open for competitors in the POWRi 410 Outlaw Sprint League and the POWRi Wingless Auto Racing Sprint League. Commemorating the lives and legacies of a...
Firefighter injured in Fairview Heights apartment fire
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill.. (First Alert 4) - One firefighter was injured during an apartment fire in Fairview Heights Tuesday morning. Officials say the fire happened around 1:30 a.m. off Winchester Place and North Illinois Street. First Alert 4 crews were on the scene and say firefighters were able to extinguish...
Here's when the sunflower field opens at Eckert's
BELLEVILLE, Ill. — The sunflowers are back at Eckert's Farm in Belleville. Starting Thursday, July 25, guests can visit the 2-acre sunflower field and cut their own flowers to take home, according to a release from Eckert's. The field will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays until Aug. 4.
Nearly 500 kayaks, canoes paddle from Kaw Point to St. Charles for annual MR340 river race
— The 19th annual Missouri American Water MR340 race kicked off from Kaw Point Park Tuesday morning. The race consists of more than 650 paddlers in kayaks, canoes and other nonmotorized boats. Paddlers spend four days on the Missouri River, traveling 340 miles from Kansas City to St. Charles. “The...
St. Louis All Local AM: Judge vacates Christopher Dunn's murder conviction
Christopher Dunn’s 1990 murder conviction vacated but Attorney General wants him in prison, triple shooting in Ferguson, GM Wentzville plant stalled, Bell-Bush-Carnahan weigh in on Kamala Harris, Wash U migraine study, Lake Saint Louis downtown plan
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