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Annie Malone Children and Family Services is switching its historic May Day celebration from its usual parade to a community festival and talent showcase in Downtown St. Louis. The change comes as the organization addresses high production costs and the one-year anniversary of a devastating tornado.

Neighbors living along Knollwood Court near the Page Extension say the traffic noise outside their homes has not improved, but the path to getting relief has changed.

You can’t solve all the world’s problems over a plate of pancakes; but it’s a delicious endeavor. And the conversation that comes out of that experience—sharing a meal with someone across from you—is memorable.

A Republican state senator temporarily pumped the brakes Wednesday on a bill honoring a Kansas City firefighter who was killed last year, saying the move was payback for Democrats dragging out debate all session. State Sen. Rick Brattin, a Harrisonville Republican, pulled the legislation from a Senate fast-track calendar reserved for noncontroversial bills. His objection […]

Police are investigating after a man was shot in the neck Monday evening in the Greater Ville neighborhood.

The Missouri House of Representatives is expected to vote Thursday on a proposed constitutional amendment that would eventually abolish the state’s income tax.

ALTON - Charges have been filed against an Alton resident after a man was fatally shot in the early morning of March 10, 2026, in the 700 block of Oakwood Estates, Alton Police said on Wednesday, March 11, 2026. The Alton Police Department said the victim was identified as John T. Anthony, 42, of Alton. Police said the case was presented to the Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office, led by State’s Attorney Tom Haine, and that charges were issued in connection with the shooting.

Who should be directly liable for online infringement – the entity that serves it up or a user who embeds a link to it? For almost two decades, most U.S. courts have held that the former is responsible, applying a rule called the server test. Under the server test, whomever controls the server that hosts […]

A man involved in a drug operation involving methamphetamine and fentanyl in the St. Louis area has been sentenced to 19 years in federal prison.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) were joined by Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and 39 of their Senate colleagues today in pressing the Department of Defense for answers on the airstrikes on a school in Minab, Iran, that reportedly killed at least 168 people and the civilian casualties

ST. CLAIR COUNTY - A brief tornado with peak winds of 94 mph moved through rural parts of southern St. Clair County early March 11, 2026, damaging mainly trees and outbuildings, the National Weather Service survey crews in St. Louis have determined. The EF-1 tornado hit rural areas near Marissa, Lenzburg, and St. Libory in St. Clair County. Survey crews said the tornado’s path length was 2.6 miles and its maximum width was 300 yards. No injuries or fatalities were reported in the St.

WASHINGTON – In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, slammed Senate Republicans for blocking a bill that would fund every agency within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)—except U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Patrol (CBP), and the Office of the Secretary—while negotiations continue to rein

Multiple tornadoes damaged homes, farm buildings and businesses across Illinois on Wednesday.

SPRINGFIELD — State Senator Erica Harriss (56th–Glen Carbon) has introduced legislation aimed at strengthening research efforts to help fight childhood cancer and improve outcomes for young patients across Illinois. Senate Bill 3954 would create the Illinois Pediatric Cancer Fund, a special fund within the State Treasury Department dedicated to supporting research, prevention, and treatment efforts related to pediatric cancer. The fund would provide grants to physicians, hospitals,

CHICAGO – Today, Governor JB Pritzker joined a coalition of 19 governors from across the country urging congressional leaders to take action following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling which found that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) does not authorize the President to impose tariffs. In a joint letter to Congressional leadership, the Governors warned that sweeping tariffs imposed by the Trump Administration over the past year have caused significant economic

ST. LOUIS — A former Florissant, Mo., police officer who illegally searched the phones of 20 women for nude photos during traffic stops was sentenced Wednesday, March 11, 2026, to 24 months in prison and ordered to pay $2,681 in restitution, according to information from the U.S. District Court. The U.S. District Court reported that Julian Alcala, 31, pulled the women over while on duty, in uniform, and in a marked police vehicle between Feb. 6, 2024, and May 18, 2024. Alcala took mobile

Bruce Springsteen has released another classic concert as part of his Live Archives series.The latest is The Boss’ June 22, 2000, concert at New York’s Madison Square Garden, the fifth…

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined U.S. Senators Tim Sheehy (R-MT), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) in leading a bipartisan push to increase access to Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits for Veterans pursuing apprenticeships. The Senators’ Reducing Arbitrary Barriers to Apprenticeship Act would allow Post-9/11 GI Bill beneficiaries pursuing On-the-Job Training (OJT) or Apprenticeship (APP) programs to have access to the full

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) spoke on the Senate floor today criticizing the Trump Administration for disregarding Americans’ concerns with the rising costs of food, power, housing, health care, and more. President Trump has previously dismissed the affordability crisis we are facing in the U.S. as a “hoax.” “Our job as elected officials is to give Americans a helping hand to afford these necessities. Sadly, the Administration has