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Durbin Reflects On Recent Bipartisan, Bicameral Congressional Delegation Trip To The NATO Summit In Türkiye

10 hours 31 minutes ago
WASHINGTON – In a speech on the Senate floor today, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Co-Chair of the Senate Ukraine Caucus, reflected on his recent trip to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Ankara, Türkiye. During the summit, they discussed congressional support for the transatlantic relationship, the war in Iran, as well as continued Russian aggression and interference in western democracies. During his remarks, Durbin reflected on the life

Northeast Missouri state Senate race tests GOP appetite for confrontation

10 hours 50 minutes ago
Two entire states — Connecticut and Rhode Island — could fit within the boundaries of northeast Missouri’s 18th state Senate District, almost 7,400 square miles where 14 counties have lost population almost continually for more than a century On Aug. 4, Republican primary voters there will all but choose their next state senator. The two […]
Rudi Keller

New retail spaces underway on Manchester

10 hours 59 minutes ago
The owner of 7350 Manchester Road, Rothschild St. Louis, is renovating the space and dividing it in two. The spaces will be available in September for $2,300 for each side, according to their website. According to a Rothschild employee onsite, the two retail spots in front will each be 1,000 square feet, and a rear […]
Doug Miner

100 Years Ago: Wood River Pool Opens with 1,000 Swimmers in the Water

11 hours 11 minutes ago
Standard Oil Company broke ground for the Wood River Refinery in 1907, and it was operational the following year. Wood River “startled the nation” with a 1,000 percent increase in population from 1910 to 1920, almost entirely due to the establishment of the Refinery. By the mid-1920s, there was a large enough population that Standard Oil decided to fund an impressive pool for Wood River, which opened July 3, 1926. The Wood River Pool was open to all, and there were no residency

Alton Powerboat Nationals Kicks Off with Free Street Party

11 hours 51 minutes ago
ALTON - Community members and visitors are encouraged to come out for a meet-and-greet street party to kick off the Alton Powerboat Nationals. On Friday, July 17, 2026, a street party at Catdaddy’s Tavern in Alton will spill into 3rd Street, featuring live music and the chance to chat with the racers and their crews. This party is free to attend and sponsored by the City of Alton, Alton’s Parks and Recreation Department, and Catdaddy’s. The band Leadfoot takes the stage

How Festivals Turn Crowds Into Community

12 hours 3 minutes ago
A festival can turn strangers standing shoulder to shoulder into a crowd that feels like a community. That change happens fast. One moment, people are checking their phones, hurrying past each other, or keeping to their own group. Then the music starts, a parade rolls by, lanterns rise, drums echo, or food is passed around, and the mood shifts. People smile at someone they have never met. Families point things out together. Neighbors who barely speak during the week stop to chat. Festivals d

Why July 14 Stands Out in History, From the Bastille to Billy the Kid

12 hours 6 minutes ago
On July 14, the single event most widely associated with the date is the storming of the Bastille in Paris in 1789. A crowd of Parisians seized the fortress-prison during the early French Revolution, searching for gunpowder and striking at a symbol of royal power. At the time, it showed that the French monarchy was losing control and that ordinary people could shape events directly. It still matters today because it became a lasting symbol of political change, citizenship, and the idea that government

States try new measures to get chronically absent students back to class

12 hours 8 minutes ago
This year, at least six states enacted laws trying to reduce the number of students chronically absent from school. The measures include requiring monitoring of absences and publicly releasing data, developing new guidance on the best ways to address the problem and increasing punishments for parents and guardians of chronically absent students.  Chronic absenteeism is […]
Robbie Sequeira

A Dozen States Sue To Block Paramount’s Shitty, Unpopular Merger

13 hours 25 minutes ago
A dozen states have filed an antitrust lawsuit to block Paramount/CBS’ $111 billion merger with Warner Brothers. The states argue the deal will undermine market competition, cause untold layoffs, result in higher prices and lower quality for consumers, and significantly harm a Hollywood entertainment industry that still hasn’t fully recovered from Covid, the streaming revolution, […]
Karl Bode