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Main Street repairs start Monday in Alton
You will need to find another route if you use Main Street to get from upper Alton to Broadway starting next week. On Monday, the city’s street crews will begin a mill and paving project on Main from Hillcrest to Broadway that is expected to last a week, weather permitting.
Black Worker Bill of Rights defeated by council
The Alton City Council went through its list of resolutions and ordinances at Wednesday’s meeting much like aldermen did Monday at the Committee of the Whole meeting. One resolution changing the ordinance that lays out the boundaries of the zones where cannabis dispensaries can be located was laid over in committee, effectively killing that move.
Third suspect charged in ‘sniper-style attack’ outside lounge
ST. LOUIS – A third man has been charged in connection with what St. Louis homicide detectives described as a “targeted sniper-style attack” outside a bar and lounge in north city. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department’s probable cause statement, the killing happened just after...
Quick-service chicken wing restaurant franchise to open 1st St. Louis-area store
ST. LOUIS — A new quick-service chicken wing restaurant franchise is opening in the St. Louis region. Wing Zone Hot Chicken & Wings on Tuesday will open at 1063 S. State Route 157 in Edwardsville. The new store marks the Las Vegas-based company’s first in Illinois. It doesn’t currently have any locations in Missouri, according to its website.
Makeshift Homeless encampment on Chippewa, South Spring Avenue, cleared by St. Louis authorities
For over two years, the corner of Chippewa Street and South Spring Avenue was occupied by a migrant couple from Sudan who had taken over the corner with their makeshift tent comprised of tarps and shopping carts. Now it is no more
Judge orders social media ban for 20-year-old charged in fatal crash
The judge ordered the 20-year-old girl, charged in a crash that killed a former O'Fallon Alderman, to refrain from using social media. FOX 2's cameras captured Nikkiah Mack going into the courthouse today. The judge told her she could not smoke marijuana either.
St. Louis Housing Authority opens waiting list for public housing
ST. LOUIS – For individuals and families looking for affordable housing throughout the City of St. Louis, the St. Louis Housing Authority has opened up their waiting list. Those in need can sign up for the waitlist until Monday, April 29, at 11:59 p.m. There is a variety of housing available, including:
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