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WASHINGTON – Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced a bill by voice vote to require open proceedings of the Supreme Court to be televised. The bipartisan Cameras in the Courtroom Act , introduced by U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, would require the Supreme Court to permit television coverage of all open sessions of the Court, unless

The St. Louis Board of Aldermen has finalized the language for a $255 million spending plan involving its share of Rams settlement funds, setting the stage for a final vote next week.

EDWARDSVILLE – The Gori Law Firm announces the start of Louisiana-based associate attorney Dalton Hirshorn. With a background in criminal defense and as a plaintiffs' side litigator, Hirshorn now joins the firm’s asbestos litigation team and helps clients affected by asbestos exposure. “We’re excited to welcome Dalton to our firm and grow our litigation practice in New Orleans,” said Sara Salger, managing partner of The Gori Law Firm. “His passion for

EDWARDSVILLE - The Edwardsville Municipal Band continues its summer concert season this Thursday, June 18, at 7:30 p.m. with an evening of music celebrating the history of dance. The performance will take place at the Cleaon Etzkorn Bandstand in Edwardsville’s City Park. Under the theme "Dance the Night Away," the concert will take the audience on a musical journey spanning five centuries of movement. The diverse program highlights how music has kept people moving through the ages, featuring

The iconic smashed bass from the cover of The Clash’s 1979 album, London Calling, will be on display at the new London Museum in Smithfield, England.The Fender Precision Bass guitar will be…

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GRANITE CITY - Revity Credit Union employees in Granite City raised $1,450 for the City Temple Food Pantry through the credit union’s Jeans for Generations program, with May’s donations directed to the pantry at a time when its air conditioning unit recently stopped working. The fundraiser was part of Revity Credit Union’s ongoing Jeans for Generations program, which the credit union said reflects its philosophy of “people helping people” by allowing employees to

A Flordell Hills man is facing a felony charge for allegedly threatening to carry out a shooting at a local hospital, prompting an ICU lockdown and a multi-day police response.

The City of St. Louis will impose a youth curfew in The Grove and Forest Park Southeast neighborhood next weekend during Pride celebrations.

COLLINSVILLE - Collinsville High School’s production of “Between the Lines” won four awards after receiving seven nominations at the 2026 Ken Page Awards, an annual celebration of high school musical theatre in the St. Louis region, during a recent ceremony at the Fox Theatre in St. Louis. The awards recognized Collinsville High School students and their musical among nominees from across the region. Earlier this year, “Between the Lines” was nominated in seven

Senators Ron Wyden and Ted Cruz have released the JAWBONE Act (“Justice Against Weaponized Bureaucratic Overreach to Networked Expression Act”) as a way to prevent government suppression of speech. While some of the premises behind it are silly and nonsensical, the actual law is not bad. Of course, if it became law, the Trump admin […]

Bruce Springsteen, and U2’s Bono and The Edge were among the performers at the grand opening of President Barack Obama’s Obama Presidential Center Thursday in Chicago.Bono and The Edge followed a…

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WOOD RIVER - The Wood River Police Department said it recently concluded an undercover narcotics investigation at a residence in the 500 block of North 1st Street in Wood River, Illinois, culminating in the execution of a search warrant at about 6:15 a.m. June 12, 2026, with the detention of people inside the home. According to the Wood River Police Department, the investigation began after suspected drug activity, ordinance violations, and occupancy-related concerns at the residence.

A man in a wheelchair was hit by a car Wednesday night. He remains hospitalized Thursday afternoon.

ST. LOUIS — The Saint Louis Zoo will transport guests millions of years back in time starting Friday, June 19, at Dinoroarus (DIE-noh- ROAR-us), a returning, temporary attraction for all-ages. The walk-through experience will feature 20 animatronic dinosaurs and sculptures that will move, roar, spit and chomp their way through the Zoo's Historic Hill, in the valley below the Charles H. Hoessle Herpetarium. The collection spans the Late Triassic through the Late Cretaceous periods, representing

Missouri Realtors are spending big to defeat the proposal

BELLEVILLE - Three suspects were taken into custody after a report of a possible attempted home invasion and subsequent gunfire in St. Clair County. The St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department said that through the 911 communications center, it received a call on Wednesday, June 10th, 2026, with the report and St. Clair County sheriff’s deputies responded, and officers with the Dupo Police Department had already arrived and separated the subjects involved. After interviews

Final peace negotiations between the United States and Iran officially began Thursday, Vice President JD Vance said at a late morning press conference in Washington, starting a 60-day countdown for the Islamic Republic to safely open the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. to lift a blockade on Iranian oil, and for the two nations to […]

U.S. Senate Democrats introduced legislation on Thursday to require Congress to sign off on any deployment of federal troops to the polls, as President Donald Trump and his administration refuse to rule out the idea. Fears of troops or other federal agents at voting sites have long loomed over the approaching midterm elections in November. […]