The World Baseball Classic is back! Over the next two weeks, baseball's brightest stars will come together and represent their countries on the sport's biggest international stage.
A bright room can make you feel lighter even before anything in your life has changed. No new text message. No good news. Just light—hitting your eyes—and your mood shifts. That tiny, almost automatic reaction is a clue: daylight doesn’t just help you see. It helps your brain decide how to feel. Daylight is more than “good vibes” People often talk about sunlight as if it’s only psychological—like a pleasant backdrop that makes life seem nicer. But dayligh
The local park's parent company, North Carolina-based Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, announced Thursday that it plans to sell seven of its properties to EPR Properties, a commercial real estate firm based in Kansas City, Missouri
The most globally significant event tied to March 5 is the 1946 “Iron Curtain” speech, when former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill warned that Europe was being split into rival spheres of influence after World War II. Speaking in Fulton, Missouri, with U.S. President Harry S. Truman in attendance, Churchill described a new political and military divide running “from Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic.” At the time, many people were still hoping th
ALTON – An Alton resident accused of using Roblox and Google Chat to solicit a minor faces felony charges in Madison County. Dameon M. Spraggs, 22, of Alton, was charged on Dec. 5, 2025 with one count each of indecent solicitation of a child (a Class 3 felony) and grooming (a Class 4 felony). Madison County court records show the charges against Spraggs were sealed on Dec. 5, 2025 and made public on Feb. 25, 2026. The motion to seal his court file states Spraggs posed a risk of flight
WOOD RIVER - A local nonprofit is seeking support as they gear up for Prevent Child Abuse Awareness Month. Refuge 4 Kids works with kids under age 11 who have experienced complex trauma. The organization provides counseling and support for families. On April 30, 2026, they will host their annual dinner banquet at Lewis and Clark Community College in Godfrey to raise money so they can continue their work in Madison County. Executive Director Erin Bickle pointed to their theme — “Hope
Several Democratic states are moving to bar federal immigration agents from being near polling places and other election sites, amid persistent worries that President Donald Trump will use federal law enforcement or the military to disrupt the midterm elections. Measures to restrict federal agents from operating at or near election-related locations have been offered in […]
ST. LOUIS - It was announced Thursday morning that Six Flags Entertainment Corporation has entered a definitive agreement to sell seven of its parks, including Six Flags St. Louis in Eureka. The company said the decision to sell the parks to EPR Properties comes at a time of an "ongoing strategy to optimize and strengthen [...]
Hey look everyone! More of that famous populism Trump rode into power on! The Trump FCC has announced they’re rubber stamping the approval of a merger between two of the nation’s biggest cable companies (Charter, Cox), creating the biggest cable company in the U.S. Struggling Americans were surely clamoring in support of their local shitty […]
Capt. Cody Khork, a U.S. soldier killed in this weekend’s eruption of war in the Middle East, was working toward an online master’s degree at Webster University.
Missouri lawmakers Wednesday once again discussed a request for $294.6 million — including $35 million in state general revenue — to help the state implement federally mandated changes to safety net programs. Starting Jan. 1, 2027, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed by Congress last summer will require states to verify that Medicaid enrollees […]
In August 2024, Jaymes Mays shot and killed Jerome Gooden in Maryland Heights. The two men had physically fought inside the Circle K store moments before the shooting.
When Maryland Democratic Gov. Wes Moore signed emergency legislation last month prohibiting agreements between local law enforcement agencies and federal immigration authorities, he was pushing back against one of the fastest-growing pieces of President Donald Trump’s deportation strategy. The expansion of immigration enforcement hasn’t happened primarily through high-profile raids: It has unfolded through formal partnerships […]
Amid a slew of proposed changes scaling the federal government’s role in broadening assistance in federal rental programs, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development plans to rescind a 2024 regulation requiring public housing agencies and certain federally subsidized landlords to give 30 days’ notice before filing for eviction based on unpaid rent. Under […]
In the past few years, video gaming machines have become a controversial public policy and political issue in Missouri. The devices, also known as video lottery terminals or VLTs, resemble slot machines in casinos and can be found in gas stations, convenience stores and fraternal organizations all over Missouri. And while state lawmakers are divided about whether they should be legal or not, a federal judge’s ruling is prompting state and local officials to get them removed.