Nearly a year after a powerful tornado ripped through north St. Louis, recovery efforts are now facing a major setback. FEMA will not cover most of the demolition costs for storm-damaged buildings.
GLEN CARBON — Carson Barone has played a steady role in Father McGivney Catholic’s most successful boys basketball season in program history, and the junior guard is already looking ahead to what comes next. Barone, a Byron, Carlson, Petri & Kalb Male Athlete of the Month for the Griffins, posted his highest-scoring game of the 2025-26 season with 22 points against North Greene on Jan. 5, 2026. He has been described as a dependable player for McGivney during the season. “I
Metallica has added even more dates to their upcoming Life Burns Faster residency at the high-tech Sphere venue in Las Vegas.The newly announced shows will take place in 2027 on…
A person was shot in the arm during a possible road rage incident Thursday afternoon on Interstate 70 near Interstate 170, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
WOOD RIVER – Certain fees are set to increase at the Wood River Rec Center and Belk Park Golf Course as the city seeks Madison County grants funds for park improvements. City Council members unanimously approved an ordinance updating rates and fees for the Belk Park Golf Course and Wood River Recreation Center at their March 2, 2026 meeting . Parks & Recreation Director Pat Minogue said Rec Center fees will be increasing slightly after remaining unchanged for the past two years. The
GODFREY - NexGen Fieldhouse will host an open house to celebrate their new business in the Godfrey community. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 7, 2026, community members can stop by NexGen Fieldhouse at 5773 Godfrey Road in Godfrey for giveaways, pictures with Fredbird, and more fun. Frank Bock, who opened NexGen Fieldhouse earlier this year, can’t wait to show the community all the possibilities at the sports facility. “We feel that in Godfrey specifically, even
Guns N’ Roses announced in February they were headlining the bp Adelaide Grand Final Concert on Nov. 29 in Adelaide, Australia. Now it turns out that while they’re Down Under, they’re…
In less than a week, the Pentagon blacklisted an AI company for having ethics, declared it a supply chain risk, watched its preferred replacement face a massive user revolt, and then sat down to amend the replacement’s contract to address the very concerns the blacklisted company had been raising all along. Meanwhile, the blacklisted company […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday fired his embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, after mounting criticism over her leadership of the department, including the handling of the administration’s immigration crackdown and disaster response. Trump, who said he would nominate Oklahoma Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin in her place, made the announcement on social [...]
MICHELLE L. PRICE and REBECCA SANTANA, Associated Press