CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul led a coalition of 20 state attorneys general in sending a letter to federal banking regulators raising concerns about granting national banking charters to financial technology companies, often referred to as fintechs, without necessary safeguards to protect consumers, investors and the financial system. The attorneys general call on regulators to deny charters to fintechs that have a history of predatory lending or risky practices. In their
Developer Robert Mangelsdorf has been locked in a months-long tug-of-war with the St. Charles City Council over whether a historic warehouse on the American Car Foundry property can be demolished.
COLUMBIA, Mo. - Standout Mizzou running back Ahmad Hardy has been medically cleared to return to football activities after sustaining a gunshot wound to his leg in May. Mizzou head coach Eli Drinkwitz provided the update on the consensus All-American running back Monday during SEC Media Day in Tampa, Florida. Although Hardy will begin to [...]
JERSEYVILLE – A Bethalto man accused of sexually abusing a child last week remains in custody in Jersey County. Anthony B. Newcome, 25, of Bethalto, was charged in Jersey County court on July 16, 2026 with a Class 2 felony count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a victim under 13 years old. On July 14, 2026, Newcome allegedly committed an act of sexual conduct against a minor victim. The victim’s exact age has not been made public as no date of birth was listed for the victim
Wildfire smoke is expected to cause hazy skies in parts of the St. Louis region on Tuesday as a cold front moves through alongside a period of intense heat.
St. Louis County Aug. & Sept. Parks Activities Art Fair: Faust Park’s annual Art Fair is returning September 5–6, 9 AM–5 PM, and local and regional artists are needed to be part of this beloved community tradition! If you create it we want to showcase it: painting, pottery, woodworking, jewelry, photography, fiber arts, mixed media, […]
We — and plenty of others — have been warning that the global rush to mandate age verification wouldn’t stop at “let’s make sure kids can’t see porn” or even just “keep kids off of social media.” It would inevitably expand into treating anonymity and privacy tools themselves as the enemy. Australia is now proving […]
SUMMER EVENTS/ ENERTAINMENT “Nazi’s Next Door: St. Louis Faces Nazism in the 1930s” Exhibit – through January 31, 2027 St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum’s Karpati Gallery Special – Nazis Next Door An original exhibition created by the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum, Nazis Next Door explores the ways in which Missourians, […]
Taylor Fresh Foods is voluntarily recalling all iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico after a multistate Cyclospora outbreak, even as the Food and Drug Administration said Sunday that a lettuce sample previously believed to have tested positive was actually a false positive. The recall includes certain Walmart Marketside-brand iceberg salad and shredded lettuce products with “Best if Used By” dates between July 18 and Aug. 3, 2026, as well as lettuce supplied to restaurants,
U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, a Murphysboro Republican, said U.S. Department of Transportation has freed up more than $13 million to upgrade facilities in the region
On This Day, July 20, 1975…Ahead of the release of his third studio album, Born to Run, Bruce Springsteen launched a new tour at the Palace Theater in Providence, Rhode…
Claiming they are "censoring free speech," Schmitt said small number of companies control how most Americans accesses information by deciding what people see
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