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President Donald Trump on Monday told House Republicans, who were gathered in Florida for a policy retreat, that he expects the war in Iran will wrap up “quickly,” though he didn’t give a specific date or detail exactly what he wants to do before ending the hostilities.  “We took a little excursion because we felt […]

The Archbishop of St. Louis made a rare trip to the Missouri State Capitol Monday to testify in support of legislation that would abolish the state’s death penalty.

The Jay and Caroline Henges Wetland Park and Education Center is opening in St. Charles County as the newest and largest park in the county. The 785-acre site is a hybrid wildlife area designed to protect critical habitat for birds traveling along the national flyway.

President Trump and the Pentagon are offering conflicting signals on how long the U.S. war with Iran will last, as officials in Tehran prepare to dig in for a longer fight and with the economic fallout from the clash hurting the U.S. and global economy. Trump on Monday suggested victory is in sight but with [...]

A push to shift hundreds of millions of dollars among Missouri state colleges and universities ran into bipartisan skepticism Monday during a hearing of the House Budget Committee. State Rep. Dirk Deaton, chairman of the House Budget Committee, said he wants to overhaul state support for community colleges and universities by reallocating funding based on […]

Surveillance video captured a burst of gunfire in an alley just off Arsenal Street on March 4, leaving a 20-year-old man dead and raising concerns of possible retaliation and escalating community violence.

EDWARDSVILLE — Madison County Community Development is accepting applications for a scholarship program designed to assist local students planning to attend college, trade school or other training programs during the upcoming academic year. Through funding provided by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) program will award three scholarships valued at $5,000 each for the 2026-2027 school year. The awards will be distributed

What used to be a place for soccer games and families at Gordon Moore Park has gone through many phases nearly two years after the collapse. The sinkhole remains but with the water now pumped out, crews are finally able to get a clearer look inside.

A second-degree murder charge against Dominic Miller, a man investigators say was involved in the 2024 Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade and rally shooting that left one woman dead and more than 20 injured, was dropped on Monday.

ALTON - The second annual Alton Art Expo is accepting applications now. Scheduled for Sept. 26–27, 2026, at The Old Bakery Beer Company, the Alton Art Expo invites artists from across the region to display and sell their art. This year’s expo is dedicated to artist Tai Davis. Donations will be given to Centerstone in honor of Suicide Prevention Month. It’s a topic that’s close to the heart of organizer Charles Mooneyham. “The only reason why I’m alive

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri House approved a plan Monday to give one board of directors oversight of The Dome at America’s Center and the adjoining convention center.

Former Missouri House Speaker John Diehl was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison Monday after pleading guilty last year to misusing federal loans meant to help businesses withstand the COVID-19 pandemic. Diehl, a St. Louis-area attorney, admitted defrauding the U.S. Small Business Administration out of $379,900 through an Economic Injury Disaster Loan and a […]

O'FALLON, IL. - The family of Debra K. Farmer, a longtime volunteer with the LaVerna Evans PTO, has donated to the LaVerna Evans Elementary School library in O’Fallon, Illinois, the school’s PTO said. The donation was made in her honor following her death on Dec. 5, 2025. The LaVerna Evans PTO said it was “incredibly grateful to the Farmer family for their generous donation to our school library in her honor.” The school is located at 802 Dartmouth Drive in O’Fallon

In doing so, lawmakers threw their weight behind a rule the state Attorney General began enforcing in December.

On Wednesday of last week, I wrote a post about how the Trump administration had quietly given up defending its unconstitutional executive orders targeting law firms. The DOJ was dropping its appeals, the firms that fought had won, and the firms that capitulated—led by Paul Weiss and their nearly $1 billion in groveling pro bono […]

Monday marked the first time in at least eight years that a proposal to abolish the death penalty received a committee hearing in the Missouri General Assembly.

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