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Edwardsville Elementary Students Recycle Shoes for Environmental Project

18 hours 1 minute ago
WORDEN/EDWARDSVILLE - Worden Elementary School students came together to collect and recycle shoes. The school’s Green Earth Club, led by STEM teacher Gretchen Hertz, works hard to complete projects that benefit the environment while giving leadership opportunities to students. Throughout the month of January, students collected 91 pairs of shoes, which will be recycled into new shoes for residents of impoverished countries or turned into playground mulch. “I think we’re

Fatal Fire Strikes Residence

18 hours 33 minutes ago
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — An adult male died in a house fire Friday night, Jan. 23, 2026, in the 3600 block of Paule Avenue, St. Louis County police said. Officers from the South County Precinct responded at 10:20 p.m. on Jan. 23 to assist another agency with the fire. Upon arrival, they found the fire was no longer active, but were informed a resident remained inside the home. Officers located the victim inside, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Detectives from the Bureau of Crimes

How Winter Storms Shaped Early American Life

19 hours 19 minutes ago
A single blizzard could decide whether a family ate well, moved away, or didn’t make it to spring. In early America, winter storms were not just uncomfortable. They shaped where people settled, how they built homes, what they stored, and how they traveled. They also changed the rhythm of community life—who you depended on, what you feared, and what you planned for. Long before snowplows and weather apps, storms acted like a hard test that kept returning every year. The people who

The Meaning Behind "Hitting the Reset Button"

19 hours 30 minutes ago
The “reset button” doesn’t exist in most real-life situations—yet people talk about it as if it does. A relationship hits a rough patch and someone says, “We need to hit the reset button.” A team misses a deadline and the manager asks for a “reset.” Even a bad morning can trigger the same idea: wipe the slate clean and start again. The phrase is so common because it captures a wish most people share: a clean break from whatever feels stuck. What

Why Humans Romanticize Snow

19 hours 56 minutes ago
Snow makes ordinary places look expensive. A parking lot turns into a blank canvas. A messy backyard looks clean and calm. Even a row of trash cans can seem almost charming under a smooth white layer. That quick “wow” feeling is part of why humans romanticize snow. It doesn’t just change the temperature. It changes what we think we’re seeing—and what we think we’re living through. The “fresh start” effect: snow hides the clutter Snow is nature’s

Judge weighing whether to allow April votes on new Missouri property tax caps

20 hours 9 minutes ago
While the Kansas City Chiefs are leaving Missouri and won’t use the incentives lawmakers created for them last summer, the question of whether other tax credits and property tax caps included in the legislation will be used by anyone remains undecided. Cole County Circuit Judge Christopher Limbaugh after a hearing on Wednesday promised he would […]
Rudi Keller

This Day in History on January 26: Rocky Mountain National Park Established

20 hours 10 minutes ago
On January 26, 1788, the British flag was raised at Sydney Cove, marking the start of a permanent European settlement in Australia. The day mattered immediately because it anchored Britain’s presence in the Pacific and created a new colonial outpost built in large part through the forced labor of transported convicts. It still matters today because it helped shape Australia’s language, institutions, and migration patterns, while also marking the beginning of profound disruption for