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TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC)—traveled to Taiwan, the first Senator to do so after the disastrous Trump-Xi summit. After Donald Trump kowtowed to President of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) Xi Jinping and waffled on delivering a critical bipartisan arms package to Taiwan, the Senator plans to meet with Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te, Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim and

ALTON - The Alton Municipal Band has reached the halfway point of its summer season, after concluding a successful run of patriotic concerts celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. The band, which performs every Thursday and Sunday in June and July, will perform three more weeks of concerts in the parks this summer. On Thursday, July 9th and Sunday, July 12th, Riverbend favorites The Warehouse Project will perform alongside the municipal band at Riverview

The first proposed constitutional amendment listed for the August ballot is a renewal of a statewide sales tax that funds parts of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR).

BETHALTO - The Bethalto Floor Store has received the RiverBend Growth Association’s Small Business Excellence Award for July. Owned by Kaylee Weber, The Bethalto Floor Store offers a variety of hardwood, tile, luxury vinyl, carpet and laminate products and installation services. Weber never anticipated that she would one day own the store, but she loves working with her community and giving back to the people who raised her. “I’m a born-and-raised Bethalto girl. I love being

SHILOH - The Shiloh Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying a person shown in surveillance photos who detectives believe may have information about a burglary reported Thursday, July 2, 2026, in the 1300 block of Hartman Lane in Shiloh. In a public notice, the department said the burglary occurred at about 5:30 a.m. on July 2. Detectives are seeking information from anyone who recognizes the individual or who was in the area between 4 a.m. and 6 a.m. and saw

Neil Young has released updated versions of two songs from his 2006 album, Living With War.According to a post on his Neil Young Archives website, the new versions are part of…

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Homicide detectives with the St. Louis County Police Department say Sunday night’s fatal shooting near a MetroLink in north county happened after good Samaritans attempted to intervene in an armed robbery.

ST. LOUIS - A modified overnight curfew for juveniles in St. Louis’ Downtown and Downtown West neighborhoods was in effect this past weekend, with 40 juveniles detained for violations, according to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. City officials said the measure is intended to address unsafe late-night gatherings during the July 4 weekend and the rest of the summer. The curfew applies nightly from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. to people 17 and younger. It began the evening of July 3 and

ST. LOUIS - A 17-year-old St. Louis boy was killed and two 16-year-old boys were wounded in a shooting just after midnight on Sunday, July 5, 2026, near North 21st Street and East Linton Avenue in the College Hill neighborhood, according to police. St. Louis Metropolitan Police District 6 officers were called to the intersection shortly after midnight for a reported shooting. When officers arrived, they found a 17-year-old male who had been shot and was unconscious and not breathing, police said

MetroLink activated its long-anticipated automatic security and new ticketing machines Monday at 13 stations across the rail network, ending years of open access to the trains.

ST. LOUIS COUNTY - Two men were killed and two other people were injured after a robbery led to a fight and gunfire late Sunday, July 5, 2026, in the 4300 block of North Hanley Road in St. Louis County, police said. Officers from the St. Louis County Police Department Bureau of Transit Police responded at 11:55 p.m. Sunday, July 5, to a call for a shooting and found three adult males with apparent gunshot injuries, according to a Monday, July 6, 2026, update from the St. Louis County Police

In Larry Sanger’s recent failed attempt to start a “WikiProject Intellectual Diversity”, he tried to recruit his followers to help him change Wikipedia’s rules around representation of viewpoints, religions, parties, and nationalities (a version of his earlier “Nine Theses”). The draft WikiProject was not itself a bannable offense, but his approach broke rules that were […]

Sharon Osbourne attended Metallica's show in London Sunday on the one-year anniversary of the Back to the Beginning concert.Back to the Beginning, which took place on July 5, 2025, marked…

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Cuts made to the state budget could be restored if the economy improves

Police spokeswoman Vera Clay said the men were in an altercation before the shooting. She said police have made no arrests.

WOOD RIVER - The City of Wood River and the Wood River Business Alliance said their first Fourth of July celebration drew a strong turnout Friday, July 3, 2026, at Belk Park, where residents and visitors gathered for live music, food, activities and a drone show marking America’s 250th. “What a celebration,” the Wood River Business Alliance's Executive Director Kristen Burns said following the event, describing a day “filled with laughter, memories, and hometown

WASHINGTON — The prime time for ticks is here in the United States, and after an especially active start to the season, experts are urging the public to stay alert and take preventive measures.  Monthly emergency department visits for tick bites in April spiked to their highest level since 2017 and continued to remain high […]