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WASHINGTON (AP) — An armed man drove into the secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump's resort in Palm Beach, Florida, before being shot and killed early Sunday morning, according to a spokesman for the U.S. Secret Service. Trump was not there but was at the White House in Washington. The man, who was in [...]

Extra funding, strong organization, helped save lives during cold snap. But federal funding cuts loom large.

The former chief of the Berkeley Fire Department and a woman died Saturday in an apparent shooting at a Ferguson home.

In debates about massive data centers proposed around St. Louis, the fight in Montgomery County offers a twist: the region’s first peek at finances and tax incentives behind the facilities.

On display at the ever-popular orchid show, the Missouri Botanical Garden’s vast orchid collection includes more than 6,000 individual plants representing almost 700 unique species, and approximately one in 10 […]

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EDWARDSVILLE – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville continued its annual honors recruitment tradition this February, welcoming high-achieving students to campus for Honors Scholarship Day before traveling to high schools across the region to personally surprise select incoming students with the Meridian Scholarship , the University’s most prestigious award. Honors Scholarship Day took place Friday, Feb. 16, 2026, and invited local area honors students and their families to

EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville High School agriculture students will celebrate FFA Week, and they invite the community to join them. On Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, the Future Farmers of America (FFA) organization will host an ice-skating event from 4–5 p.m. at the R.P. Lumber Center. Students will cook a breakfast for EHS staff members on Tuesday, Feb. 24, and offer ag literacy activities in the morning on Wednesday, Feb. 25. On Thursday, Feb. 26, community members can support the FFA by dining

ALTON - Tracy Zerwas has used her passion for art to give back. Zerwas, one of the YWCA’s eleven 2026 Women of Distinction, will be honored at the Y’s annual gala for her commitment to the community. After a 23-year career in the Southwestern Community Unit School District #9 teaching art, she loves to volunteer and has enjoyed working with students across generations. “I just feel like that's so important for children and to give them a place to shine,” Zerwas said

On February 19, 1926, recently retired boxing champion Benny Leonard (born Benjamin Leiner; April 7, 1896 – April 18, 1947) came to Western Military Academy. Leonard held the world lightweight title (under 135 pounds) from 1917 to 1925 and is widely considered to be one of the best lightweight boxers of all time. The son of Russian Jewish immigrants, Leonard learned to fight in the streets of New York. Sportswriter Al Lurie called Leonard, "the most famous Jew in America...beloved by