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The Republican-led Missouri House is set to pass legislation to defund Planned Parenthood and allow wrongful death lawsuits in rare cases when infants are born alive after an abortion attempt and the infant then dies or is injured.

Today on TAP: That master of foreign and military policy, George W. Bush

Metallica's ongoing series of concert films that are streaming on The Coda Collection -- a music-themed channel on Amazon Prime Video -- just got a lot more interesting. Today, the…

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Madame Tussauds wax museum's London location has unveiled a new David Bowie figure based on the late rock legend's Ziggy Stardust-era look. The figure, which was unveiled Thursday, will be…

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Previous attempts to ban cellphone use while driving failed to advance to the full House or Senate.

We’ve already detailed why the latest bill from Senators Thom Tillis and Pat Leahy, the SMART Copyright Act, is dangerous to the future of the internet. You can read that earlier article, but the short summary is that it would deputize the Copyright Office every three years to arbitrarily bless certain “technological measures” that websites, […]

The address at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at a theater in the the Touhill Performing Arts Center will be broadcast live on social media.

The new building will be the first addition to the local campus in over 15 years, the company said in a press release. It's expected to be completed this spring.

The woman is the aunt of the boy who died. She told police the gun used in the fatal shooting belonged to her.

U.S. Magistrate Judge David D. Noce took the bench in 1976 and will retire in 2023.

Votes will not be counted for Diana Harris in Overland, nor for Carla Walker in Pine Lawn.

Members of the Senate are upset that the Missouri House is moving slowly on the state budget.

Halfway through August of 2021, I took a road trip to the small farming community of Jasper, MO to visit an old military friend. Winding through desolate roads bordered by thick kudzu, drenched in the late summer air, and engulfed by the afternoon light - you could feel the transitional period of summer bleeding into fall within this southwestern corner of Missouri.

Ultimately, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has the final say, but the ad hoc committee is an attempt for owners to find an amicable solution.

The lottery opens Friday for tickets April 12-17.

DUQUOIN – Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) Zone 7 officials were requested to conduct an investigation into the death of Robert Jarden, 38-year-old male of Okawville. On Sunday, March 27, 2022, ISP District 13 was requested by the Okawville Police Department (OPD) to assist with a reported suicidal male subject who was trespassing and then barricaded himself inside the bedroom of a family member’s residence. For several hours, ISP Crisis Negotiators unsuccessfully attempted to resolve the situation peacefully by speaking with the male subject. Troopers were able to enter the bedroom and discovered Jarden was deceased from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. ISP DCI Zone 7 was requested to conduct the investigation into the death of Jarden. The investigation is currently open and ongoing and no further information will be released at this time.

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EDWARDSVILLE – The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Business celebrated academic achievement and expressed appreciation for donor support at its annual Scholarships and Awards Program held Wednesday, March 23 in the Morris University Center Meridian Ballroom. Scholarship awards of over $340,000 were presented to more than 130 students in honor of their meritorious work and commitment to academic excellence. Recipients are pursuing degrees in accounting, business administration, computer management and information systems, economics and finance, and management and marketing. “Awards of scholarship are remarkable investments in the future of SIUE business students especially because they do not have to be repaid,” said Tim Schoenecker, PhD, dean of the School of Business. “It is crucial that we continue to secure additional scholarship funds, both annual and endowed, so that we can continue to attract and retain outstanding students by offering

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