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WOOD RIVER — Refuge is honored to announce that former NCAA and NFL athlete Gaelin Elmore will serve as the featured guest speaker at its annual Build a Refuge Fundraising Dinner on April 30, 2026, at Lewis and Clark. Elmore, who grew up in the foster care system, is known for his powerful story of how resilience, community, and belonging can change the story of a child’s life. His journey is marked not only by athletic achievement but also by his high school coach, who believed

Federal officials are calling for sweeping reforms at the Special School District of St. Louis County.

BELLEVILLE — The St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department in Belleville has announced the promotion of Deputy Terry Hamon to sergeant in the Patrol Division and recognized two deputies who recently joined the department from neighboring agencies. The department said in a statement that Hamon, an eight-year member of the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department, was promoted to Sergeant and assigned to the Patrol Division. The statement also offered congratulations

ST. LOUIS - Triad High School students using 3D printing to tackle real-world manufacturing challenges won the Project MFG St. Louis championship Friday, Feb. 20, at Saint Louis University, earning a spot in the national competition in Texas. Jack Burrelsman, Chase Gregory, Owen Litteken, and Caden Meier captured the title for the Triad Knights at an event that included students from multiple high schools and community colleges. Project MFG describes its mission as building “the future

Foo Fighters guested on the British talk show The Graham Norton Show over the weekend and performed the live debut of their new song "Your Favorite Toy."You can watch the performance streaming…

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Rush is extending their Fifty Something tour into 2027.Band members Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson, along with new drummer Anika Nilles, announced on Instagram that they'll be taking the tour to…

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TROY - A Silver Creek Elementary teacher in the Triad Community Unit School District No. 2, Lisa Patterson, has been selected to receive a 2026 Those Who Excel award from the Illinois State Board of Education. The school's principal, Michael Speer, said he and Patterson “were thrilled to receive word this week” of the selection. He described the Those Who Excel honor as an “award of special recognition” for educators who are “valued members of their school community”

When Josh Hammann started having severe breathing problems in the spring of 2023, emergency room doctors were convinced he was having panic attacks. They gave him medication to treat anxiety, but his wife, Megan, said that only made him sicker. “Of course, that medication had alpha-gal in it,” she told The Independent. Hammann, of Cole […]

Former St. Louis TV anchor Savannah Louie is heading back to Fiji, this time as part of one of the most ambitious seasons in “Survivor” history. Season 49 and 50 were shot back to back, so her competitors had no idea that she won the one before.

The calendar flips, your to-do list looks normal, and nothing “bad” has happened—yet your mood feels muted, your patience is thinner, and even small tasks take more effort. It can be confusing, because the heaviness doesn’t always come with a clear reason. And that’s part of why February can feel so emotionally loaded: it often brings pressure without an obvious trigger. This isn’t about being ungrateful or dramatic. It’s about how routines, expectations,

On February 21, 1848, a short political pamphlet published in London helped give a name and a framework to a rising wave of social and economic unrest across Europe. That day, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels released The Communist Manifesto , a call for workers to organize and a critique of how industrial-era wealth and power were distributed. It mattered immediately because it arrived as factories, urban poverty, and labor conflict were reshaping daily life, and because 1848 was already simmering

Voters in a rural southwest Missouri town will soon decide the fate of the four-day school week.

JEFFERSON CITY — Trey Warren broke down on the basement floor of his St. Louis home last February. His wife had changed the lock to the gun safe, and his attempts to guess the combination failed.

By 7 a.m., 25 departures were canceled to places like Boston and New York and nine departures were delayed. Eighteen arrivals were canceled.

You might recall that a central pillar of the Trump administration during the last election season was that a second Trump term would “take aim at big tech,” protect the little guy, rein in corporate power, and even “continue the legacy of antitrust enforcers like Lina Khan.” The press was filled with endless stories credibly parroting these sorts […]