In Minnesota, an elementary schooler has gone without surgery to treat a rare, life-threatening neck infection that isn’t responding to antibiotics. Another young child can’t use their hearing aids because the family ran out of batteries and hasn’t come to get replacements. Yet another child’s cochlear implant surgery was delayed by several months. These patients’ […]
State leaders are breathing a sigh of relief that the Trump administration’s threats to eliminate the Federal Emergency Management Agency have subsided. But experts say there’s still confusion about President Donald Trump’s decisions to approve or deny disaster declarations, leaving states with uncertainty about whether they can expect federal recovery funds. “The foundation (at FEMA) […]
GODFREY – Godfrey officials are preparing to take action on data centers as they research how other communities are regulating the controversial facilities. Economic Development Director Jim Mager announced at the Sept. 1, 2026 Village Board meeting that a working group has been assembled to recommend rules on data centers in Godfrey. The group currently consists of Mager and Village Engineer Rich Beran, as well as Trustees Gerard Fischer and Rick Lauschke. “We have had a meeting
On Thursday, Cameron Public Schools released a statement to parents and staff members after being made aware of students receiving threatening messages via the AI trend.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Missouri's Republican elected officials blasted a state Supreme Court ruling Thursday that blocked a new congressional district map from being used in November and ordered voters statewide to uphold or reject the new map.
Missouri Republican officials filed a last-chance appeal late Friday night to get the U.S. Supreme Court to allow this year’s congressional elections to be held in districts gerrymandered in 2025. The application to Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who oversees the Eighth Judicial Circuit, was filed just before midnight Friday. No immediate action was taken. The application […]
This Day in Music History: Sept. 4 On Sept. 4, 1962, the Beatles returned to EMI Studios in London and recorded a version of “Love Me Do” with their new drummer, Ringo Starr. The session was a pivotal early step for a group that had signed with Parlophone only months earlier and was still largely known for its Liverpool club appearances. “Love Me Do,” backed with “P.S. I Love You,” became the Beatles’ first single when it was released in Britain on Oct
On September 4, one of the most consequential events in world history took place in 476, when the last Western Roman emperor, Romulus Augustulus, was deposed. The event has long been used to mark the fall of the Western Roman Empire. At the time, it signaled the end of imperial rule in western Europe after centuries of Roman political control. Its importance went far beyond one ruler losing his throne. The collapse of central authority changed how power was organized across Europe, opened the
President Donald Trump’s executive order placing new restrictions on mail-in voting would assign state officials a Herculean task to reach compliance before the crucial midterm elections. The order directed the U.S. Postal Service to strictly regulate the envelope design of mail-in ballots and to collect voter data from each state through an online portal, among […]
The National Museum of Transportation is proud to announce a special exhibition celebrating the 100th anniversary of historic Route 66. Titled “Roads, River, Rooms, and Reels,” the exhibit will open […]
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