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Foundation Authorizes $5,000 Reward After Deadly Madison Youth Football Shooting

14 hours 32 minutes ago
MADISON, IL. — The Youth Peace & Justice Foundation, also known as The Uvalde Foundation For Kids, has authorized a reward of up to $5,000 and activated its Emergency Victim Support Fund following a shooting at a youth football championship game held at Madison Senior High School that left one person dead and three others injured. The shooting occurred shortly before 9:50 p.m. on Sunday, November 1, during a championship game involving youth football teams. The person killed was identified

Democrat Marc Parker Appears To Unseat Republican Judge Patrick G. King

15 hours 12 minutes ago
EDWARDSVILLE - Democrat Marc Parker appears to have unseated incumbent Republican Judge Patrick G. King in the Nov. 3, 2026, election for the 3rd Judicial Circuit Court’s 2nd Subcircuit in Madison County, Ill., according to unofficial results. Parker received 18,692 votes, or 56.5%, while King received 14,377 votes, or 43.5%. Parker led by 4,315 votes. All results remain unofficial until the county certifies them. Parker is a commissioner with the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission.

Hardin Elected Calhoun County Sheriff, Klunk Wins Contested County Commissioner Bid

15 hours 33 minutes ago
CALHOUN COUNTY – Calhoun County voters faced few choices this election cycle, but have unofficially elected two new County Board Commissioners and a new sheriff. Unofficial county-level results have been released for the Nov. 3, 2026 elections, with 100% of precincts reporting. Democrat challenger Patrick Klunk won his bid for a six-year term as County Board Commissioner with 35.86% of the vote. Klunk unseats Incumbent Independent Deann J. Koster-Fester, who earned 32.93% of the vote, an

Musk’s Starlink Eyes Buying Boost Mobile In Doomed Bid To Dominate Smartphones

16 hours 4 minutes ago
One cornerstone of Elon Musk’s fraud-packed SpaceX IPO prospectus includes the claim that they’ll extremely quickly (as in a year or two) boost Starlink subscriber totals from 13 million to something closer to 300 million. Given the network’s congestion problems and physics constraints, that’s simply not realistic. Also: more users means even greater capacity problems […]
Karl Bode

Wak’a Garden

16 hours 32 minutes ago

Begin Again: Wak'a Garden is the second installment in Laumeier’s Begin Again series, honoring the Park’s 50-year history of collaborating with artists and supporting new commissions and exhibitions. The organic, amphitheater-shaped sculpture, built […]

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Myranda Levins

Missouri Republicans suffer biggest electoral setback in a generation

17 hours 37 minutes ago
Republicans still control Missouri politics. But after Tuesday’s election, their grip on state government looks considerably less secure. Democrats ended Republican supermajorities in both legislative chambers, picked up 16 Missouri House seats and ousted a seven-term Republican congresswoman. Voters rejected a renewed abortion ban, defeated a congressional map backed by President Donald Trump and imposed […]
Jason Hancock

Rain is done, quiet and cooler stretch ahead

18 hours 6 minutes ago
ST. LOUIS - Rain has moved out and cooler air is moving in this Wednesday morning. Clouds and breezy conditions will linger around the region. Temperatures won’t move much Wednesday. We’ll start in the 50s and see highs around 60 F during the afternoon. Clearing skies into Wednesday evening and night. We’ll be chilly out [...]
Angela Hutti