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CHICAGO - Attorney General Kwame Raoul is urging Parent PLUS federal student loan borrowers who have not previously consolidated their Parent PLUS loans to consider doing so by April 1. Recent federal law changes mean that parent borrowers with unconsolidated Parent PLUS loans, or who take out new loans after July 1, will have limited repayment plan options and be ineligible for income-driven repayment plans. Having unconsolidated Parent PLUS loans will also prevent most borrowers fro

ALTON - Community members can receive free groceries, a hot meal and more this Friday in Alton. From 2–4 p.m. on Friday, March 27, 2026, Soulcial Kitchen will host their monthly Block Party for Good in the Soulcial Square next to The Salvation Army. People can stop by to pick up free groceries from the St. Louis Area Foodbank and a meal from Big Meechie’s Food Truck while supplies last, no questions asked or identification required. The OSF OnCall van will also be onsite to provide

The SLMPD enters Fiscal Year 2027 focused on one central priority: ensuring the safety of every neighborhood in the City of St. Louis while supporting the men and women who serve our community each day.

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A single branch of blossoms can change how a person walks down the street. People slow down. They look up from their phones. They take photos of a tree they’ve passed a hundred times. That small shift—attention pulled toward new color and new life—is one of the quiet forces that has fed art and poetry for centuries. Spring has inspired artists and poets not just because it looks pretty, but because it acts like a reset button for the senses. It brings clear signs of change:

On March 25, 1957, six European countries signed the Treaty of Rome, creating the European Economic Community (EEC) and laying the foundation for what would later become the European Union. At the time, the agreement mattered because it aimed to make another major European war less likely by tying economies together through shared rules, freer trade, and common institutions. It also promised practical benefits—jobs, investment, and stability—by lowering barriers between neighbors

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Republicans on Tuesday were waiting to hear back from Democrats after they sent them a new offer to fund the Department of Homeland Security, which has been shut down since mid-February.  Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said the proposal would fund many of the agencies within DHS, including the Federal […]

Gas prices are climbing again across the United States — with little clarity on where prices are headed next — spurring proposals for state gas tax holidays in the hopes of offering drivers some relief. The national average hit $3.96 per gallon Monday, up from $3.72 the week before, according to the U.S. Energy Information […]

The Missouri House rejected attempts by Democrats on Tuesday to restore $51.5 million in cuts to the state’s child care subsidy program. The program helps cover the cost of child care for more than 27,000 low-income and foster children statewide, according to the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The department started a waiting […]

Twelve of fourteen aldermen use an uncommon accounting practice to have their $5000 annual work expense allowances added directly to their paychecks.

The Missouri House gave first-round approval Tuesday to a state operating budget that will close an almost $2 billion deficit by using almost all the state’s remaining surplus in the general revenue fund. At the end of more than five hours of debate, there were few changes in the spending plan for fiscal 2027 approved […]

A new Washington University School of Medicine study examines how the app, uMAT-R, improves recovery outcomes for people with a substance use disorder lacking stable housing. STLPR's Marissanne Lewis-Thompson digs in to why it's working.

Across the country, governors and mayors are embracing a familiar pitch: high-profile development projects financed with bonds that supposedly come at “no cost to taxpayers.” This is certainly the case with huge investments in stadiums for professional sports teams, such as Kansas’ proposal to issue $1.8 billion in bonds to help finance a new domed […]

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Scientists in Brazil and Peru may have found a way to beat mosquitoes at their own game. The U.S. may soon need to do the same.

Tilling helps farmers control weeds and boost soil fertility. But that also degrades a field's ability to hold water and carbon.

The government is paying TotalEnergies to halt a wind farm it isn’t building, in exchange for fossil fuel investments it’s already making.

GLEN CARBON – Senior Avery Grenzebach has been a highlight player for the Father McGivney Catholic High School softball team for a few seasons now. In her final season, she’s bringing the heat. In a 5-2 win over Collinsville on March 18, she pitched a complete game, striking out eight batters with no walks. She also went 2-for-3 in the batter’s box with a two-run homerun that literally dented the newly installed scoreboard at FMCHS. For her excellent performance, Grenzebach

GLEN CARBON – The Glen Carbon Police Department is welcoming two new officers amid two likely departures and a newly promoted police sergeant. Gerard Spratt was promoted to the rank of sergeant and new Officers Aaron Brooks and Megan Dotzert were officially sworn in at the March 24, 2026 Village Board meeting. Police Chief Todd Link said Spratt is originally from Staten Island, N.Y., and has 19 years of law enforcement experience between multiple agencies, including the Caseyville Police