Billy Corgan wants folks to know that he is not a fan of artificial intelligence.In a recent interview with the And The Writer Is... podcast, the Smashing Pumpkins frontman didn't…
WASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. testified before Congress on Thursday that he’s not pleased with how spending cuts to programs that help lower-income Americans afford food will affect his efforts to bolster healthy eating habits. “Am I happy about the cuts? No, I’m not happy about the cuts,” Kennedy […]
On Wednesday, May 6, 2026, the SLMPD will host a Fast Track Testing Day Blitz -- a hiring event to address the department’s critical need of police officers.
We’ve got a throwback administration that wants to bring us back to halcyon days of early 1950s America, that preceded Supreme Court-ordered school desegregation. If it could, I’m sure it would go back even further, taking at least another 100 years off the clock. The Trump administration has no problem with embracing bigotry. That much […]
While Aerosmith has been removed from the Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster at Disney's Hollywood Studios in Orlando, Florida, another Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band will be featured in…
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A 91-year-old woman was killed in a crash in Callaway County when her Ford Fusion struck the front of a tractor-trailer, causing the car to overturn and the truck's towed unit to detach.
CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul and a coalition of 33 other attorneys general today won their lawsuit against Live Nation and Ticketmaster after a jury found that the companies violated federal and state antitrust laws by eliminating competition and driving up costs for fans, artists and venues across the country. After a five-week trial, the jury found that Raoul and the coalition successfully proved that Live Nation and Ticketmaster have unlawfully maintained an
Hazelwood District Names Dr. Bonita Jamison next superintendent The Hazelwood School District Board of Education is pleased to announce the selection of Dr. Bonita E. Jamison as the district’s next superintendent, effective July 1, 2026. Dr. Jamison brings more than 25 years of experience in public education and currently serves as Superintendent of the […]
Schnucks Markets Inc. is rolling out new products from its Springboard emerging business accelerator program to select stores across the St. Louis area.
WASHINGTON — The approval gap on President Donald Trump’s war in Iran narrowed slightly Thursday in the U.S. House, when a War Powers Resolution gained a handful of votes, though still falling just short of passage. The effort to force Trump to seek congressional authorization before further action in Iran failed 213-214, with one Republican voting […]
EDWARDSVILLE - The Madison County Sheriff’s Office is recognizing its telecommunicators during National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, observed April 12-18, 2026, highlighting the role dispatchers play in answering 911 calls and coordinating emergency responses in Madison County. “This week, the Madison County Sheriff's Office proudly recognizes and celebrates our dedicated telecommunicators during National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week,” the office said
April is National Donate Life Month, and few people understand the value of that kind of gift more than April Post of Normal, Illinois. The busy single mom is now living her best life because of someone else’s sacrifice. Post has been through it before. In high school, she was diagnosed with kidney failure after a routine physical showed significant lost kidney function due to a complication from a birth defect. Post’s dad was her living donor then. She was 13 and thrived for almos
MADISON – A Madison resident accused of firing a weapon at three women and initiating a shootout has been released from custody while facing felony charges. Jasper A. Belt, 29, of Madison, Ill., was charged on April 6, 2026 with three counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm, each Class 1 felonies. Belt is accused of knowingly discharging a firearm in the direction of three different women on April 3, 2026. A petition to deny Belt’s pretrial release from custody was filed
ALTON - Isabel (Izzi) Grace Hough, a junior at Marquette Catholic High School, is being recognized for soccer, a sport she says has shaped her growth on and off the field. Hough said she began playing through Park and Rec in kindergarten and continued when Alton Irish began when she was in second grade. She said she has played club soccer since and is now with SLSG. In the classroom, Hough said she is a member of NHS, the National Honor Society, and has maintained a 4.0 GPA at Marquette. “My