It’s becoming very apparent that we failed to learn a key lesson from the COVID-19 pandemic: infectious diseases aren’t partisan; they will come for us all. While Donald Trump and RFK Jr. play their little partisan games over the measles outbreak, the disease is spreading. Spinning conspiracy theories, falsely claiming that the government has it […]
This protection was granted in April 2022 after war broke out following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. After a couple extensions, the protection is set to expire.
The Wentzville Board of Aldermen voted unanimously Wednesday to block any data center projects for six months. The moratorium here is not directly related to any particular proposed project.
An effort to address decades of underfunding at some historically Black colleges and universities kicked off Wednesday with a lawsuit against the state of Missouri. Students and graduates of Lincoln University in the state’s capital of Jefferson City allege the lack of financial resources undercut their education and devalued their degrees. More than a dozen [...]
HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and COLLIN BINKLEY, Associated Press
One every day is purported to keep the doctor away. At Liberty Apple Orchard just outside Edwardsville, Illinois, there’s enough apples growing to keep a team of physicians at bay.
EAST ALTON – A local man faces major felony charges after allegedly fleeing Worden Police officers with methamphetamine in his possession. Justin D. Jett, 31, of East Alton, was charged on Sept. 30, 2026 with a Class X felony count of unlawful possession with the intent to deliver methamphetamine, a Class 1 felony count of unlawful possession of methamphetamine, and two Class 4 felony counts of aggravated fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer. Jett allegedly knowingly possessed