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Edwardsville Unemployment Rate Dips To 3.1 Percent In September 2026, Alton's Mark Also Drops To 4.2 Percent

EDWARDSVILLE - Unemployment fell in September 2026 across Madison, St. Clair, Calhoun, Greene, Jersey and Macoupin counties, as well as Edwardsville, Alton, Granite City and East St. Louis, while the Illinois portion of the St. Louis metropolitan area added 500 jobs compared with a year earlier. The declines were part...

Edwardsville, IL · 20h
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St. Louis-area veteran gifted new car in honor of his service

U.S. Bank and the Freedom Alliance gifted a new car to one St. Louis-area veteran, honoring his service with Veteran's Day right around the corner.

St. Louis, MO · 2d

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‘Vision a reality’ - Maj. William Robertson helped launch aviation in St. Louis and became a founding father of Missouri National Guard flight

Maj. William Robertson was an aviation visionary who co-founded Lambert Field in St. Louis and helped establish the first aviation units of the Missouri National Guard. Courtesy of Museum of Missouri Military History. St. Louis experienced explosive growth in aviation following the end of World War I. The city’s aviation...

St. Louis, MO · 3d
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MoDOT to shift westbound I-70 lanes between Wentzville Parkway, Foristell weigh station

Crews with the Improve I-70 Warrenton to Wentzville Project will shift westbound Interstate 70 lanes between Wentzville Parkway and the Foristell weigh station (mile marker 205.4- 208) starting overnight Wednesday, November 11. All work is weather permitting. Traffic will shift onto the newly constructed pavement to allow crews to construct...

Wentzville, MO · 19h

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November school board meetings for Alton, Bethalto, Wood River, Jersey and nearby areas

November school board meetings for Madison, Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, and Macoupin counties

Alton, IL · 1d

KMOX News Radio

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Dying trees along the Delmar Loop are being replaced

The work is being carried out by a 40-year-old University City nonprofit.

St. Louis, MO · 2d

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Wendy Goss, Donna Jones win SLPS school board seats as closures vote looms

Wendy Goss and Donna Jones are the projected winners for the St. Louis Board of Education. They will both serve four-year terms. Goss won with about 26% of the vote, and Jones won with about 28% of the vote. Jones will maintain her seat on the board. Goss will replace...

St. Louis, MO · 2d

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Jewish candidates score victories nationwide, including Jake Zimmerman in St. Louis County

Jewish candidates scored significant victories in Tuesday’s midterm elections, winning races for governor, Congress and local government, including a closely watched contest in St. Louis County. Democrat Jake Zimmerman, the county’s longtime assessor and a member of the St. Louis Jewish community, defeated Republican Dennis Hancock on Nov. 3...

St Louis County, MO · 2d

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Fat federal grant for St. Louis police draws complaints from mayor

When is more federal money not a good thing? When it comes in the middle of a bitter battle, perhaps, and the city receiving it says it was cut out of the application process. St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer is raising concerns about a potentially massive infusion of money headed to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department through a federal grant that she never signed off on. She’s troubled that Police Board president Chris Saracino signed the application in a spot she says called for the mayor’s signature—and did so without her knowledge.

St. Louis, MO · 1d

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No problems reported as DOJ observes Missouri and Illinois voters

Employees of the U.S. Department of Justice visited polling places in St. Louis, St. Clair County and Madison County on Tuesday as part of what the DOJ described as its largest-ever effort to monitor U.S. elections. Election officials in Missouri and Illinois said they’d received reports of DOJ visits at...

Illinois · 2d

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Vendors Camp Out Overnight Just To Claim A Spot At This Sunday Missouri Flea Market In Wentzville

One shopper drove off with an e-bike that tops out around 16 miles per hour. Another hauled home a five-gallon bucket of laundry soap, and somebody even loaded it into the car for them. All of that happened at the same Sunday morning market. The whole thing runs for just...

Wentzville, MO · 4d

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Wellman beats Wagner, upsetting longtime GOP incumbent in St. Louis’ suburbs

Military veteran Fred Wellman pulled off the upset of the night in Missouri, defeating incumbent U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-Ballwin) to represent the state’s 2nd District in Congress. At 10:13 p.m., with 96 percent of the vote counted and Wellman up by close to 5 percent, according to the...

Missouri · 2d

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Healthcare dispute strikes fear, confusion among southern Illinois retirees

Tim Rice is in a race against the calendar for his health. Three years after prostate cancer first upended his life, Rice, 65, learned in May that the disease had returned. This time, his doctor at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, part of BJC HealthCare, recommended brachytherapy, a form of radiation therapy that places radioactive material inside or near the area being treated.

Alto Pass, IL · 3d

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St. Louis Has Foods You Won’t Find Anywhere Else. 6 to Try on a Holiday Visit

Some St. Louis foods to try are easy to find elsewhere, like barbecue and fried chicken. But a handful of...

St. Louis, MO · 4d

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Missouri AG says she heard of push to keep St. Louis police chief weeks before emergency vote, and his contract could get a redo

Roughly two weeks before the St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners called a Saturday emergency meeting to give its police chief a new contract, Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway got a phone call from the board's lawyer. She said she did not know the terms, but she remembered what he...

St. Louis, MO · 3d

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Group opposed to Millcreek BESS vows to fight on

After learning the Missouri Public Service Commission agreed to Ameren Missouri’s request for several energy projects, the group Aligned Mommas returned to the Lincoln County Commissioner’s meeting last week to voice their concerns, not necessarily for the BESS that’s soon to be built in northern Lincoln County, but more because of the lack of information about such projects that might affect local citizens, which has led to a lack of trust.

Lincoln County, MO · 4d

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St. Patrick Center hosting 11th annual Veterans Day 5K to combat veteran homelessness across St. Louis region

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - The St. Patrick Center is hosting its 11th annual Veterans Day 5K Run/Walk this Saturday, November 7th at Soldiers Memorial in Downtown St. Louis. The annual event serves as the organization’s second-largest fundraiser of the year, directly supporting housing, employment, and wellness initiatives...

St. Louis, MO · 1d

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Military mothers-to-be celebrated during community baby shower

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - More than two dozen military mothers-to-be were celebrated Tuesday during a community baby shower at Stifel Theatre. The St. Louis Blues and PepsiCo partnered with the nonprofit Operation Shower to host 29 expectant mothers. Each participant is either an active-duty service member or married to one, with families stationed in Missouri.

St. Louis, MO · 2d