ST. LOUIS COUNTY - A St. Louis man has been charged in the fatal shooting of two men during the aftermath of an armed robbery earlier this month near North Hanley Road in St. Louis County, authorities said Thursday, July 23, 2026. The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office said Makell Hemphill, 18, of the 100 block of North 17th Street in St. Louis, was charged July 23, 2026, with two counts of second-degree murder, felony murder, and two counts of armed criminal action. He i
ALTON - The Alton Police Department has named Lt. Emily Hejna its Officer of the Month for May 2026 after officials said she helped peacefully resolve a mental health crisis on May 26, 2026, in Downtown Alton. According to the department, officers responded that day to a report of a man experiencing a mental health crisis while possibly armed with a handgun outside a downtown business. The department said the situation was tense and unpredictable and required patience, sound judgment and a cal
Rendering of "2000 Missouri" from the Preservation Board agenda. Lafayette Square’s north end is set to get another new apartment building, continuing a steady flow of development centered around the former Praxair site. Planned for a crumbling surface parking lot at the northeast corner of Chouteau and Missouri, the project named “2000 Missouri” (strangely, the address isn’t 2000 Missouri but rather 2350 Chouteau) will be a 6-story apartment building with apparent commercial space and...
JERSEY - Jersey Community Unit School District No. 100 has announced that Ms. Myra Woelfel is the new principal of the Jersey Community Alternative Program, with the district’s Board of Education. In the announcement, Jersey CUSD No. 100 said the Board of Education is “pleased to introduce Ms. Myra Woelfel as the new Principal of the Jersey Community Alternative Program (JCAP).” The district also asked the community to help welcome her to the position. The district
After school cellphone bans passed many statehouses with bipartisan support in recent legislative sessions, state lawmakers are turning to legislation governing how long students should spend looking at screens. This year, four states passed laws restricting or regulating screen time for students from childcare through fifth grade. Iowa capped digital instruction at 60 minutes per […]
The “dog days of summer” have nothing to do with lazy pets stretched out on porches. That phrase sounds playful, but its roots reach back to ancient skywatching. Today, people use it to mean the hottest, most sluggish stretch of the year. Yet the original idea came from a star, not a dog. Once you know that, the phrase starts to feel less like a casual saying and more like a small piece of history hiding in everyday speech. What “dog days of summer” means now In modern
On July 24, one of the most significant events in global history took place in 1911, when American archaeologist Hiram Bingham brought international attention to Machu Picchu in Peru. The Inca site was already known locally, but Bingham’s visit introduced it to a much wider world. At the time, this mattered because it expanded understanding of the Inca civilization and helped spark major interest in the history of the Americas. It still matters today because Machu Picchu has become one
Music star Jon Bon Jovi abruptly ended a concert at New York's Madison Square Garden early Thursday night, telling concertgoers he had to "cool it.""Don't throw away your ticket stubs…
Missouri withdrew this week from a multi-state lawsuit seeking to strike down a part of federal law requiring states to provide services to allow people with disabilities to live in their communities instead of institutions. The lawsuit began in September 2024 with 17 Republican-led states challenging a Biden administration rule that indicated gender dysphoria “may […]
WENTZVILLE, Mo. - Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe announced a large investment into the Wentzville GM plant Friday morning. According to officials with GM, $157 million investment includes new paint process equipment, a 28,000-square-foot expansion and refurbishing the paint shop infrastructure. "This investment builds upon GM's long-term commitment to Wentzville, strengthening a key manufacturing site with [...]
WASHINGTON — One day after President Donald Trump attended the dignified transfer of the remains of four U.S. service members killed as a result of the Iran conflict, the two chambers of Congress were at odds over whether to rein in the president’s military powers in the monthslong war. While members of the U.S. House […]
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