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St. Louis community reacts to attack on Michigan synagogue

10 minutes 1 second ago
Authorities are investigating a violent incident that unfolded quickly at a synagogue and school in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan. While officials have not yet confirmed a motive, the event has shaken members of the Jewish community across the country, including here in St. Louis.
Kamryn Mendoza

Missouri House sends juvenile sentencing bill to governor

1 hour 32 minutes ago
The Missouri House of Representatives approved 15 bills Thursday, ending a week in which lawmakers passed 43 total measures. A criminal justice bill regarding juvenile sentencing is now headed to the governor's desk for final approval.
Mark Zinn

US military refueling aircraft crashes in Iraq, Centcom says

1 hour 43 minutes ago
The U.S. military announced Thursday that a refueling aircraft, a KC-135, crashed in western Iraq in an incident that was not caused by friendly or hostile fire. U.S. Central Command (Centcom) said two aircraft were involved in the incident, with one going down and the other “landed safely.” It is unclear if there were any [...]
Filip Timotija

Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Writing Some Wrongs

1 hour 57 minutes ago
Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and Everything in Moderation‘s Ben Whitelaw. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Pocket Casts, YouTube, or your podcast app of choice — or go straight to the RSS feed. In this week’s round-up of the latest news in online […]
Mike Masnick

Judge rules gerrymandered Missouri congressional map is constitutional 

2 hours 23 minutes ago
The gerrymandered congressional map pushed through the General Assembly by Republicans meets constitutional requirements for districts to be compact and contiguous, a Jackson County judge ruled Thursday. The decision from Circuit Judge Adam Caine is the third Missouri court ruling to reject a constitutional challenge to the plan intended to shift the 5th Congressional District […]
Rudi Keller

Exclusive: Acquitted officer in 'courtesy ride' case speaks out

2 hours 24 minutes ago
The case that began with a man found bloody in a field led to a guilty verdict for one officer, while his supervisor was found not guilty. Police claimed they were giving an admitted shoplifter a “courtesy ride” before a bloodied man was found in a field July 4th, 2023. Jurors convicted the officer seen there that night — but cleared the supervisor who wasn’t there.
Chris Hayes

Principia College Students Encouraged Through Presentation by HOKA Co-Founder

2 hours 46 minutes ago
ELSAH - Principia College students and community members recently had the opportunity to engage with the co-founder of the running shoe company HOKA. On March 5, 2026, HOKA co-founder Jean-Luc Diard sat down for a fireside chat with Stuart Jenkins, Principia alum and founder of the company Blumaka. Over 600 students and community members came together to listen to this conversation. Lucia de Paz, Director of Principia’s Center for Business and Computer Science, explained that the event

Missouri judge rejects a challenge to new US House districts backed by Trump

3 hours 19 minutes ago
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri court has rejected a legal challenge to new U.S. House districts backed by President Donald Trump that are aimed at helping Republicans win an additional seat in the midterm elections. Opponents of the new districts claimed they violated a state constitutional provision requiring districts to be compact. But [...]
DAVID A. LIEB, Associated Press

Alton-Godfrey Rotary Club Names Fazio, Menke and Harrison Students Of The Month

3 hours 42 minutes ago
ALTON - Lillian Fazio of Alton High School, Jeremiah Harrison of Alton High School, and Noah Menke of Marquette Catholic High School were honored as Students of the month for March 2026 at a regular meeting of the Rotary Club of Alton-Godfrey at the Gentelin’s on Broadway Restaurant. Lillian Fazio , a senior at Alton High School, was recognized as the March Student of the Month by the Alton-Godfrey Rotary Club. During the recognition, Fazio expressed gratitude to her teachers,

Duckworth Leads Senators in Introducing Bipartisan Resolution to Honor Girl Scouts of America  

3 hours 50 minutes ago
– U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)—co-chairs of the Girl Scouts’ Honorary Troop Capitol Hill—and U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NM), John Barrasso (R-WY), Angus King (I-ME) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) today introduced a bipartisan resolution to recognize the 114th birthday of the Girl Scouts of America and celebrate its historic legacy of empowering girls and building powerful female leaders across the