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The Trump administration has spent months shrieking about EU “censorship” while actively censoring people themselves. While I’ve long been a critic of parts of the DSA, Americans—particularly MAGA officials—keep crying wolf over the DSA’s non-censorial aspects, then turn around and abuse their own power to silence speech they dislike. They seem to get a thrill […]

GODFREY — Nine student musicians from Alton High School and six from Alton Middle School have been selected to participate in the 2026 Illinois Music Educators Association (ILMEA) All-State Festival, scheduled for January 29-31 in Peoria. The Alton High School students named to the All-State Festival include Wesley LeBrun, percussion, selected for the All-State Honors Band for the third time; Quinn Halliday, trumpet, also in the Honors Band; Makayla Burns, violin, in the All-State Orchestra

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BELLEVILLE - CASA of Southwestern Illinois is looking for volunteers to help kids navigate the judicial system. CASA, or Court Appointed Special Advocates, work with kids who have experienced abuse or neglect. Most of these kids are in the foster care system, and CASA volunteers spend time with the kids and speak on their behalf in court to help the judge make decisions in the best interest of the child. The CASA SWI organization is looking for volunteers who will work with these kids and

From St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune: Iron Workers Local 396’s Travis Barnes has been promoted to business manager/financial secretary-treasurer of the union. Barnes joined the union 29 years ago. He has served as a business agent for six years and as an officer for 23 years. Barnes, a second-generation Local 396 member, followed in his […]

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From Facility Executive: The global data center sector is poised for continued unprecedented expansion, with capacity expected to nearly double from 103 GW to 200 GW by 2030, according to JLL’s newly released 2026 Global Data Center Outlook. Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping the data center landscape, and JLL anticipates AI workloads will represent […]

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The Missouri State Board of Education stripped St. Louis Public Schools of its status as fully accredited onTuesday a move the only opposing board member called a “messaging device.” The school district has been downgraded to provisionally accredited.  “Lowering accreditation is a broad signal and by itself does not fix audits, stabilize transportation or strengthen […]

EAST ST. LOUIS – State Senator Christopher Belt is highlighting the announced $24 million in funding to expand Manufacturing Training Academies at community colleges and strengthen workforce training opportunities for high-demand manufacturing careers. “Giving young people access to skills that translate directly into a job is exactly what we need to be focusing on in 2026,” said Belt (D-Swansea). “Southwestern Illinois College is already proving how community colleges

The St. Louis Department of Health has called off its search for an unknown number of small primates said to be roaming around the city.

Dead & Company bassist Oteil Burbridge is the latest musician to pay tribute to Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir, who died on Saturday at age 78.“I can’t think of anyone…

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A bill seeking to prevent antisemitism in schools gets another chance this year.

ST. LOUIS — Four African painted dog pups were born on Dec. 26, 2025, at the Saint Louis Zoo. These are the first births for this species at the Zoo, marking an important contribution to the endangered African painted dog population. Six-year-old mom Chewie and the pups are doing well and bonding in their private, indoor maternity den. It will be several weeks before the family makes their public debut at the age when pups would naturally leave the den with their mother. Seven-year-old

Foo Fighters are headlining the 2026 BottleRock Napa Valley festival, taking place May 22-24 in Napa, California. The bill also includes Lorde, LCD Soundsystem, sombr, Papa Roach, Mt. Joy, Slightly Stoopid,…

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The Clintons are slamming a Republican-controlled committee’s attempts as “legally invalid” as GOP lawmakers prepare contempt of Congress proceedings against them.