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Helping Families Beat the Heat: Free AC Units for Low-Income Households

20 hours 28 minutes ago
EDWARDSVILLE — As temperatures begin to rise, Madison County Community Development is aiding vulnerable residents in a way to stay safe and cool. Through its Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) program, the department will provide free window air conditioning units to qualifying low-income households that include elderly residents, individuals with certain medical conditions, or families with young children. The program is designed to help residents who may be particularly vulnerable

Tenants unions gain ground across Missouri as renters fight for affordable housing

20 hours 32 minutes ago
Bradley Breier had just settled in Cedarwood Terrace, an affordable housing complex in Springfield, when the notice arrived that all of the tenants were being evicted from their apartments. The owners planned to exit a federal low-income housing program at Cedarwood Terrace, and to convert another property they controlled, Rosewood Estates, into luxury senior living. […]
Meg Cunningham

Trump picks fight with Pope Leo as Iran peace talks dissolve

21 hours 16 minutes ago
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump lashed out at Pope Leo XIV Sunday night following the pontiff’s sharp criticism of the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran and wider Middle East conflict. In a lengthy post, littered with falsehoods, on his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump accused the first U.S.-born pope of being “WEAK on crime” and of […]
Ashley Murray

Some states seek to redefine ‘abortion’ to exclude medical treatment

21 hours 17 minutes ago
Some anti-abortion state lawmakers are pushing to revise the definition of “abortion” so abortion bans don’t apply to cases in which the death of an “unborn child” is the result of medical care provided to the pregnant woman. In the four years since the U.S. Supreme Court allowed states to ban abortion, stories continue to emerge of […]
Sofia Resnick

More states make it easier for physician assistants to practice

21 hours 17 minutes ago
Alabama, Maine and Virginia recently adopted policies that make it easier for physician assistants to practice and serve more patients. Alabama became the 24th state to adopt the PA Licensure Compact, an agreement between states that authorizes these clinicians to practice across state lines. The compact can help remove administrative barriers for physician assistants, making […]
Nada Hassanein

Reps. Swalwell, Gonzales to quit Congress as 2 more US House members may face expulsion votes

21 hours 17 minutes ago
WASHINGTON — California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell and Texas Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales both announced Monday evening that they would resign from Congress amid sexual misconduct allegations.   Swalwell’s announcement came just one day after he suspended his campaign for governor over allegations of sexual assault.  “I am aware of efforts to bring an immediate expulsion […]
Jennifer Shutt

Daily Deal: uTalk Language Education

21 hours 18 minutes ago
We have all wanted to learn a language at some point but it’s hard to get started. Some language learning tools can be complicated and very time-consuming. But with uTalk, you’ll be speaking keywords and phrases in no time, and will start to see the results straight away. It helps you overcome the language barrier […]
Daily Deal

Edwardsville Middle School Students Learn About Neurodiversity for Autism Awareness Month

21 hours 31 minutes ago
EDWARDSVILLE - Students at Lincoln Middle School will learn about autism throughout April, which is Autism Awareness Month. Edwardsville Community Unit School District #7 has a CASTLE program specifically designed for students on the autism spectrum. This program, along with Lincoln Middle School’s social workers, administrators, and Student Council, have arranged a month of programming that aims to celebrate neurodiversity and inclusion. “I hope our kiddos enjoy it. More

Victims Identified In Double Homicide

21 hours 49 minutes ago
ST. LOUIS COUNTY - Two men killed in a shooting in Country Club Hills have been identified as Demetrius Wagner and Alex Taylor, both 29, as St. Louis County police continue to investigate the double homicide that occurred late Thursday, April 9, 2026, in the 5600 block of Gatesworth Avenue. The St. Louis County Police Department said Monday that Wagner, of the 5600 block of Gatesworth Avenue in St. Louis, and Taylor, of the 1300 block of North Garden Drive in St. Louis, were pronounced dead