Harold Duffield, 86 years young, the eternal optimist, went to the Lord October 9, 2025. He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, uncle, brother, everyoneβs friend, neighbor, a dreamer, boat builder, sailor, lover of the river. A funeralβ¦
President Donald Trumpβs order to federalize, or take control of, 300 members of the Illinois National Guard, along with others from Texas and California, has been blocked since last week.
Columnist Bill McClellan writes: Josh Hawley reminds me of Bill Clinton. Hawley is super-smart, good-looking and charming. Both were born in small towns.
Millicent Borishade has been fired after a rocky 15-month tenure. Myra Berry, the district's interim chief of human resources, was named interim superintendent.
Brett Jay Weinman of Chesterfield, Missouri, passed away peacefully at Missouri Baptist Medical Center in Town & Country on October 15, 2025, at the age of 59.
Trump said on his Truth Social platform that the plan would reform universities that are "now corrupting our Youth and Society with WOKE, SOCIALIST, and ANTI-AMERICAN Ideology."
The derailment blocked railways, forcing multiple Amtrak routes from Kansas City to St. Louis to be canceled, according to social media posts from the company.
The Missouri Department of Transportation will close the northbound Interstate 270 exit ramp to Missouri Bottom Road for one week for pavement repairs.