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School district investigating after noose found in campus bathroom
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A local school district is investigating after a noose was found in an on-campus bathroom. Parents at Francis Howell Central High School received a letter on Friday saying a parent found a noose hanging from a stall in the men’s restroom near one of the school’s stadiums.
Woman accused of berating South City family to serve 5 years probation
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - The woman who tormented a South City family with racial slurs and broke into their home with a hammer has been sentenced to five years of probation for federal crimes. First Alert 4 has learned the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office won’t be...
Lee’s Summit Residents Demand Resignation of Racist, Right-Wing Extremist School Board Member Bill Haley
LEE’S SUMMIT, MO – Outrage is growing across the Lee’s Summit community as demands escalate for the immediate resignation of Bill Haley, a far-right extremist school board member, following a pattern of blatantly racist, discriminatory, and dangerous behaviors. Haley’s latest stunt at a Lee’s Summit Educational Foundation...
Cardinals could ask for public funding to help with Busch Stadium renovations, top executive says
ST. LOUIS — A top St. Louis Cardinals executive indicated Thursday that the team could ask the city of St. Louis, St. Louis County and state of Missouri to help finance major renovations to Busch Stadium in coming years. Cardinals President Bill DeWitt III said the franchise would engage...
Heat is likely killing more people in the Midwest and Great Plains than what’s recorded. Here’s why
In the St. Louis region, heat has killed at least one person this year. In Omaha, Nebraska, a child died last month after being left in a hot car. Outside of Chicago, a person died in a hot prison in June. Heat is the deadliest climate-driven disaster in the U.S....
This Peoria Notre Dame star will stay in state to play NCAA Division-I basketball
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville checked all the right boxes for Kaitlin Cassidy. The Peoria Notre Dame senior this week verbally committed to play Division-I basketball at the Ohio Valley Conference school. Cassidy, a 5-foot-11 forward, also held an offer from Division-II Maryville and made an unofficial trip to DePaul. ...
2 Popular Illinois Christmas Events Have Been Canceled For 2024
Some families in Illinois will be disappointed this Christmas because a pair of their annual traditions have been canceled for 2024. The majority of people who live in Illinois usually have holiday traditions with family and friends. It's something they do every year and of course, they look forward to it too. I would consider it an important part of their Christmas.
Golf entertainment facility coming to Metro East
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — A development team is breaking ground on an independent golf entertainment attraction in the Metro East. The golf entertainment facility, called Park North Golf Club, is anticipated to open next summer in Edwardsville, said Bob Timmermann, who is part of its development team. It will be located next to Plummer Family Park, at 3601 Sports Park Drive.
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First Illinois DMV+ facility opens in Chicago suburb
Illinois' first-ever "DMV+" opened Thursday morning in the revamped Melrose Park facility, promoting new services and reduced wait times. “A DMV+ brings more services directly to our customers and their communities, and doesn’t require them to spend valuable time traveling downtown or to Springfield," Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias said in a statement praising the opening.
‘Unprecedented’: Second massive Missouri cannabis recall leaves some companies scrambling
State regulators issued two cannabis recall notices last week involving 135,000 marijuana products — more than double Missouri’s first massive cannabis product recall exactly one year ago. “I’ve never seen recalls of this magnitude in any other state,” said Nick Rinella, CEO of Hippos Cannabis. “This is kind of unprecedented.” Since the announcement, Rinella and […]
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