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Remember a few years ago when both Texas and Florida passed laws trying to tell social media companies they couldn’t moderate political content? Those cases eventually made their way to the Supreme Court, where the Court (as it’s been known to do) kinda punted: sending the cases back to the lower courts on technical legal […]

A judge last month ordered the city to turn over the records. But in appealing, the police department has opted to continue the fight.

The Sports Yard will offer pickup soccer, private training youth camps and event space, as well as food and drink options for those who just want to hang out.

COLLINSVILLE - The State Park Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to a fully involved house fire in the 2900 block of Princeton Street in Collinsville on Wednesday morning, June 24, 2026. Mutual aid was requested, and crews from Fairmont City, Caseyville, and the French Village Fire Departments battled the blaze, according to the St. Clair County Emergency Management Agency. The home suffered significant damage. No injuries were reported, and a cause of the fire also has not been

Patrick Clark sits down with Southern Illinois University Edwardsville professor emeritus Dr. Eugene Redmond to examine how segregation shaped travel for African Americans along the historic highway.

Route 66 takes center stage in Destination USA as Patrick Clark explores two unique ways the Mother Road is being celebrated 100 years later.

Homicide Detectives are investigating a shooting that left a 15-year-old boy dead on June 24, 2026 in the Forest Park Southeast neighborhood.

The post 15-year-old Shot & Killed in Forest Park Southeast appeared first on St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.

A federal judge on Thursday blocked major portions of President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting voting by mail, finding he had exceeded his constitutional authority. The decision halts, at least until a nearly certain appeal is heard, efforts by the U.S. Postal Service to require states to submit the names of likely mail voters before it […]

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court Thursday allowed the Trump administration to move forward with its plans to strip temporary legal status from 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians, a move that opens them up to deportation. The 6-3 conservative court ruled that the Haitian and Syrian immigrants are not “entitled” to orders postponing an end […]

Missouri voters are being flooded with ads over two constitutional amendments that would reshape how the state taxes income and how citizens amend the constitution. The campaigns for and against Amendments 4 and 5 have already raised $14.5 million. Through Tuesday, ballot measure radio and television spending had topped $3.3 million — roughly four times […]

CAHOKIA HEIGHTS - A 66-year-old Waterloo man died after an Illinois Route 157 crash late Wednesday morning, June 24, 2026, that also injured multiple people. The Illinois State Police Traffic Crash Reconstruction Unit assisted Cahokia Heights Police in the investigation, authorities said. Michael A. Kuhlmann, 66, of Waterloo was pronounced dead at a hospital emergency room following the crash, according to the St. Clair County Coroner's Office. Multiple people were also taken to a nearby hospital

CAHOKIA HEIGHTS - Members of the Cahokia Heights Fire Department joined city officials, community leaders, law enforcement officers and the Jonas family in Cahokia Heights to dedicate a stretch of Bond Avenue as “Lt. Gregory Jonas Memorial Avenue,” honoring the late lieutenant’s service and sacrifice. The designation covers Bond Avenue from South 43rd Street to South 47th Street in Cahokia Heights. State Rep. Jay Hoffman, D-Swansea, and State Sen. Christopher Belt, D-Swansea,

St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann was originally going to retire after roughly 20 years on the job. But the Republican countywide official chose to seek a sixth term in office, partly because he believes he’s the only candidate who can prevent former Sen. Bill Eigel from taking his job. “Given the people who were running, especially former Sen. Eigel, it was necessary for me to defend everything that my team has been able to accomplish over the last 20 years,” Ehlmann said on “Politically Speaking.”

Missouri has no law banning single-use plastics

HARDIN — Illinois American Water on June 25, 2026, lifted the boil water order for customers in the City of Hardin after tests confirmed that water samples meet all regulatory standards. The action affects customers in Hardin, where impacted residents will receive a notification from Illinois American Water informing them that the boil water order has been lifted. Illinois American Water said the order was lifted based on test results showing the water meets all regulatory standards.

EDWARDSVILLE/GRANITE CITY - Free clothing, food, toys and more are available this weekend in Edwardsville. From 1–3 p.m. on June 27, 2026, at the Cardinal Portable Buildings in Edwardsville, community members can enjoy a meal and DJ while also picking up free clothing, shoes, toys and other supplies. Hosted by Wolf Pack Den of Hope, the community pop-up giveaway is for anyone who needs a hand up this summer, no questions asked. “It’s for anyone that’s trying to ge