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School Asks Cops To Stop Using Stun Gloves On Its Students

2 days 7 hours ago
Compliant Technologies probably would have preferred to keep flying under the radar. But a gaudy new no-bid contract with ICE (worth up to $20 million!) made it impossible. Prior to ICE’s big purchase, it may as well have never existed. It only had a few clients, and those few clients purchased a few pairs for […]
Tim Cushing

Man Dies After Shooting Near Convenience Store

2 days 8 hours ago
ST. LOUIS - A man in his 30s died after being shot numerous times on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, in the Greater Ville, where District 5 officers responded just after 1 p.m. to the area of North Sarah and Maffitt. St. Louis Metropolitan Police homicide detectives are investigating the shooting in the 2800 block of Sarah. Officers found the man lying on the sidewalk near a convenience store. He was not conscious, was barely breathing, and had suffered numerous gunshot wounds. Officers rendered

Edwardsville's Lincoln Middle School Opens Courtyard for Students to Enjoy

2 days 8 hours ago
EDWARDSVILLE - Lincoln Middle School recently opened its new courtyard so students can spend time outside and refocus for class. Principal Michael Cory noted that while there has been a lot of construction at the middle school and in Edwardsville Community Unit School District #7 over the past few months, the projects have definitely been worth it. He said students are enjoying the new courtyard, and he believes the space indicates the start of another positive school year. “It’s

Mayor Goins Granted New Judge In Case Against Alton

2 days 8 hours ago
ALTON – Another judge substitution marks the latest delay in an ongoing legal battle between Mayor David Goins and the Alton City Council. On Aug. 27, 2026, Goins filed a motion through his legal counsel for a substitution of judge in Goins vs. City of Alton, classified as a “Miscellaneous Remedy” case in Madison County court. Under state law, each party has the right to request one substitution of judge without providing a reason. This latest request on the mayor’s behalf

Missouri governor taps DNR chief to lead agency overseeing state budget and purchasing

2 days 9 hours ago
A veteran Republican politician and attorney will take over the state department responsible for providing support services to almost every other Missouri agency, Gov. Mike Kehoe announced Friday. Kurt Schaefer, director of the Department of Natural Resources and a former state Senate Appropriations Committee chairman, will become Commissioner of Administration, Kehoe said in a news […]
Rudi Keller

Canadian tariffs to further raise prices, a top concern for voters

2 days 9 hours ago
WASHINGTON — A developing trade war with Canada could bite Republicans ahead of the upcoming midterm elections as voters worry about rising prices and industries in states with competitive races could suffer. Maine’s lobster industry dodged what officials had warned could be economic havoc Thursday morning when Canada reversed its decision to tax lobster imports at […]
Ashley Murray