BUNKER HILL - Kayleigh Trimm, a senior at Bunker Hill High School and a member of Girl Scouts of Central Illinois, has earned the Girl Scout Gold Award after completing a two-year project aimed at helping students recognize and respond to warning signs of declining mental health. Trimm received the organization’s highest award on April 19, 2026, for “Nurture Your Mind: You Don't Have to Navigate Life Alone,” a project completed in October 2025 in Bunker Hill. The effort focused
Nelly pleaded guilty to a littering charge and was fined $750 after an incident at Ameristar Casino in which he pushed a security guard who was blocking his entry to a section of the casino.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Mary Miller (IL-15), a member of the House Agriculture Committee, voted to pass H.R. 7567, the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 , out of the U.S. House of Representatives. After years of short-term extensions, this legislation locks in key priorities and provides the long-term stability that farmers, producers, and rural communities across Illinois’ 15th District depend on. “Today, I proudly voted to advance a Farm Bill that
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed a bill Thursday that will fund almost every agency in the Department of Homeland Security for the next five months, ending the shutdown that began in mid-February. The House approved the bill, which doesn’t include additional spending on Immigration and Customs Enforcement or the Border Patrol, on a voice […]
WASHINGTON — Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus raised serious concerns Thursday about the impact of a recent Department of Justice decision that will make it easier to deport hundreds of thousands of people brought into the country unlawfully as children, referred to as Dreamers. Texas Democratic Rep. Joaquin Castro said the April 24 decision from the Department […]
The U.S. House approved, 224-200, a five-year farm bill Thursday as members of Congress attempt to update major agriculture and nutrition policy after three years of extensions. The bill would authorize subsidy and nutrition assistance programs through fiscal 2031. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimated an earlier version of the bill would not meaningfully affect discretionary federal […]
A search warrant recently led police to two malnourished dogs, methamphetamine and marijuana packaged for sale, and more than $6,000 in cash at a north St. Louis home.
Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler just nabbed a win in the lawsuit brought by a woman who accused him of sexual assault.Julia Holcomb aka Julia Misley filed the lawsuit against Tyler…
A man is facing multiple felony charges for allegedly stealing multiple air conditioning units from an apartment complex in north St. Louis County over several days in February.
A 38-year-old Missouri woman pled guilty Wednesday for filing hundreds of false tax returns "to defraud the government," the U.S. Southern District of Illinois States Attorney's Office said.
WASHINGTON (AP) — After weeks of delay, the House voted Thursday to fund much of the Department of Homeland Security, but not its immigration enforcement operations, and send the bipartisan package to President Donald Trump to sign, ending the longest agency shutdown in history. The White House had warned that temporary funding Trump had tapped [...]
For the fans or St. Louisans who have wanted to attend a Major League Soccer game at Energizer Park, City SC is presenting individuals the opportunity---for free.
Def Leppard is releasing a new Greatest Hits compilation on vinyl.The album will feature newly remastered versions of the band’s biggest hits, including the iconic "Pour Some Sugar On Me" and…
There’s a famous Mitchell & Webb sketch where two SS officers, mid-conversation on the Eastern Front, suddenly notice something troubling about their uniforms. “Hans,” one asks, peering at his cap, “are we the baddies?” The skulls had been there the whole time. The skulls are kind of a giveaway. But it took a while for […]
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