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The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department announced that two individuals are in custody following a fatal shooting in Midtown Monday evening.

ST. LOUIS - The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (BAMSL) announces the addition of Heather Esselborn as the director of accounting. She has experience in accounting as well as auditing and budgeting with several organizations including Stereotaxis, the Internal Revenue Service and Charter Communications. “Heather brings an extensive and diverse background in accounting and budgeting as well as great organizational skills to BAMSL,” said Susan McCourt Baltz, executive director of BAMSL. “We are happy to have her on board and are looking forward to her managing our accounting and finance work.” Esselborn is responsible for managing BAMSL’s and the Saint Louis Bar Foundation’s accounting and creating and monitoring budgets as well as assisting with financial analysis, projections and strategies. “I am excited to be joining BAMSL,” said Esselborn. “I am looking forward to working with the legal community and using my skills

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It seems like years ago, but the Trump administration got itself sued earlier this very year by the state of California for commandeering California’s National Guard to shut down anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles. Trump justified this by declaring the city to be under siege, even though (1) most violence was being committed by law […]

On This Day, Oct. 7, 2016 ...The first and only Desert Trip festival kicked off at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, the same location where the yearly Coachella…

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The federal Women, Infants and Children nutrition program serves at least 15,000 low-income clients in the St. Louis region

When an unused nuclear cooling tower in Hartsville, TN was recently imploded, it stirred memories for St. Louis construction executive Mark Murphy. Murphy, president of Drilling Service Company—a deep foundations contractor founded in 1955 by his uncle, Cliff Murphy—shared on social media: “Our uncle’s firm, American Drilling Service Co., drilled the many drilled shafts under […]

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CHICAGO – Today, Governor JB Pritzker sent a letter to National Governors Association (NGA) Chair Kevin Stitt, calling for him to denounce the unconstitutional deployment of the Texas National Guard into Illinois. This action is an illegal abuse of federal power by the Trump administration, and Governor Greg Abbott’s willingness to exploit his own National Guard members to participate in a manufactured political stunt goes against the core principles of the NGA and our democracy. “This is precisely the federal and interstate overreach we warned against — gubernatorial authority being trampled, state sovereignty being ignored, and the constitutional balance between states being attacked,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “If the President continues overriding Governors to deploy military assets into another state against another Governor’s will, we have abandoned the foundational principles that have protected our Republic for nearly 250 years.”

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Accident Reconstruction and District 6 Detectives are investigating a hit-and-run that occurred on October 2, 2025 on I-70 at Adelaide.

The post UPDATE: Woman Struck & Killed Crossing I-70 appeared first on St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered a speech on the Senate floor condemning the Trump Administration for the cruel, inhumane raids being carried out by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agents at the direction of President Trump and U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem during “Operation Midway Blitz.” In his remarks, Durbin shared disturbing details about these raids in Chicago, including stories of children being ripped from their beds in the middle of the night. Durbin also called on President Trump to immediately rescind his order to federalize 300 Illinois and up to 400 Texas National Guard troops and deploy them in Illinois. “On Friday, in the midst of a Republican-led government shutdown, President Trump revealed his priorities. It isn’t to protect the health care, the health insurance

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Work is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10, and completed by 6 a.m. Monday, Oct. 13. During that time, westbound lanes of the parkway will be closed.

SPRINGFIELD — Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) met with furloughed federal employees to hear how they have been affected by the ongoing government shutdown. Following the discussion, she rallied with the Illinois AFL-CIO, AFSCME, and AFGE to highlight the impacts of the Republican shutdown on federal workers in Illinois and families seeking to access critical services “As we enter the second week of the Republican government shutdown, we cannot forget that working people are the real victims of this manufactured crisis,” said Congresswoman Budzinski. “For six days, hardworking federal employees have been furloughed or forced to work without pay while House Republicans refuse to meet at the negotiating table. I’m once again calling on my colleagues across the aisle to reach a deal that reopens the government and prevents 15 million Americans from losing their health care.”

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New filing says a sergeant in Alfred Montgomery's office was tasked with picking up his kids every week, constituting a misuse of public resources.

EDWARDSVILLE - During their work session on Oct. 6, 2025, the Edwardsville Community Unit School District #7 Board of Education once again discussed the priorities of the 2023 bond money. At the previous Board of Education meeting on Sept. 22, 2025 , the Board discussed how to spend the remaining 2023 bond money — around $10 million — and identified the top priorities as asbestos abatement in Hamel Elementary School, Columbus Elementary School’s gymnasium, and the addition of a media center at Edwardsville High School. At the Oct. 6 meeting, Board members emphasized the need for action. Board member Matt Breihan voiced his “disappointment” that the agenda did not include an action item for spending the 2023 bond money. During the public comments portion of the meeting, a few community members spoke about concerns they have regarding Hamel Elementary School, including Justin Gerstner, mayor of Hamel. Gerstner requested an action item to be included

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EDWARDSVILLE – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville- SIUE will host the Illinois Association for College Admissions Counseling Illinois Regional College Fair (IRCF) from 6-7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 27, in the Meridian Ballroom at Morris University Center. This event, held on the Edwardsville campus, is free and open to all high school and transfer students, along with their families and guests. Nearly 100 colleges and universities from across the country will be represented at the IRCF, giving students the chance to connect directly with admissions professionals, explore academic programs, learn about application processes, and discover scholarship opportunities. “For students to be successful in college, they have to find the school that best aligns with the goals they want to achieve and provides the resources they need to thrive,” said Alicia Taylor, associate director of admissions in the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. “A college fair like the IRCF

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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, delivered a speech on the Senate Floor today after Russell Vought, Director of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB), announced that the Trump Administration would “put on hold” $2.1 billion in federal funding for Chicago infrastructure projects, including the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA)’s Red Line Extension Project and CTA’s Red and Purple Modernization (RPM) Program. Durbin began by outlining the history of the Red Line Extension Project and the importance of public transit for Illinoisans. Durbin said, “In 1969, 56 years ago, former Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley proposed extending the Red Line of the Chicago Transit Authority. And yet, still to this day, residents of the far South Side of Chicago don’t have that transit option, at least not as they should.” Durbin continued, “Transportation can make or

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OAK BROOK – Governor JB Pritzker, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) and NANO Nuclear Energy Inc . (NASDAQ: NNE) (“NANO Nuclear” or “the Company”), a leading advanced nuclear energy and technology company focused on developing clean energy solutions, will establish a manufacturing and research & development facility in Illinois. NANO Nuclear plans to make an investment of more than $12 million with the support from the Reimagining Energy and Vehicles in Illinois (REV Illinois) program, which will enable the company to establish its operations and create 50 new full-time jobs. “I’m proud to welcome NANO Nuclear to Illinois’ growing clean energy economy,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “Our qualified workforce, unmatched infrastructure, and competitive incentives all make Illinois the best state for companies investing in clean energy production. With support from REV Illinois, this critical investment

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