FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — The man who was charged with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump at a Florida golf course last year tried to stab himself in the neck with a pen shortly after being found guilty of all counts on Tuesday. Officers quickly swarmed him and dragged him out of the courtroom. The [...]
GRANITE CITY – A man from Cahokia faces his latest felony as Granite City Police have charged him with sexually abusing a then-15-year-old victim in 2024. Dallas L. Rivers, 33, of Cahokia, Ill., was charged on Sept. 16, 2025 with a Class 2 felony count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. Rivers allegedly committed an act of sexual abuse against a victim who was 15 years old at the time of the offense on Nov. 7, 2024. The investigation began after the Granite City Police Department received a report of a missing 15-year-old female, according to the state’s petition to deny Rivers’s pretrial release from custody. “Officers responded and found her in the backseat of a vehicle with the defendant and they appeared to be in various states of undress,” the petition states. “ was later interviewed and said that she and the defendant had sexual intercourse after she told him that she was only 15 years old.” The petition adds Rivers was out on pretrial
GRANITE CITY - Granite City has always been a steel town. Its factories and workers are the heartbeat of our community - providing strong union jobs that support families and fuel the local economy. That’s why the recent decision to continue steel slab production at Granite City Works (GCW) is more than good news - it’s a victory for the Metro East. Earlier this month, U.S. Steel announced plans to halt slab production at GCW. The impact would have been devastating: hundreds of workers and their families thrown into uncertainty and a community shaken. We knew we had to act. Our fight to protect these jobs has been ongoing. In 2018, President Trump visited GCW and pledged to revive American steel manufacturing—a promise that led to new tariffs on foreign steel, the return of hundreds of good-paying manufacturing jobs, and the restart of blast furnace B. But in 2023, GCW faced another blow when primary operations were indefinitely idled. Since then, we’ve worked
An exquisite French Renaissance concert hall—born a century ago as, oddly enough, a vaudeville and movie theater. A place where people had fallen in love, with Beethoven or Copland or one another. A place where they had forgotten, for a time, their sorrows; where their hearts had soared with the music. St. Louisans felt privileged […]
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell gave no indication that future interest rate cuts are coming, despite mounting pressure from President Donald Trump and Trump-appointed officials for the central bank. Speaking to more than 500 business, nonprofit and political leaders at The Crowne Plaza in Warwick Tuesday, Powell emphasized the need for a cautious approach to […]
From Webster-Kirkwood Times: A plan before the Kirkwood City Council would see a now-empty lot in downtown rise to four stories of mixed residential and commercial use. The 1.44-acre site of the proposed development sits at the northeast corner of the intersection of Kirkwood Road and Adams Avenue at 300 N. Kirkwood Road. The lot […]
EDWARDSVILLE — Edwardsville School District #7 showcased its artistic talent at the inaugural "Chalk This Way" Chalk Art Competition held Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, in Glen Carbon. Students from elementary through high school levels participated, with Edwardsville High School art teacher Cassie Flynn serving as one of the event judges. The competition recognized outstanding student artists across three age categories. Oakleigh Furlong from Woodland Elementary won the elementary division, Abby Mollet from Liberty Middle School took first place in the middle school category, and Jazmin Hayes of Edwardsville High School earned top honors in the high school group. In addition to the category winners, Taylor Finch from Lincoln Elementary received the People’s Choice award. Jazmin Hayes was the runner-up for this popular vote. The event highlighted the district’s commitment to fostering creativity among its students and celebrating their achievements in the arts.
From Missouri State University: Marking a major milestone in workforce development, Missouri State University will unveil its School of Construction, Design and Project Management’s new Construction Education Success Center at Kemper Hall on September 29. The grand opening will begin at 9:00AM in the high-bay training lab. The 10,000-square-foot addition and renovation is designed to […]
Support us on Patreon » Last week, we published three separate posts that looked at the FTC’s recent settlement with Aylo, the parent company of multiple adult websites including, most famously, Pornhub. Those posts, written by Stanford HAI policy fellow Riana Pfefferkorn, examined the legally complicated but very important issues that arise from the settlement forcing […]
WEG, a global leader in transformer production, announced a $77 million expansion in Washington, Missouri, that will create 50 new jobs.
The expansion looks to increase WEG’s capacity to meet the demands of its Utility and Clean Energy customers.
County Council votes Monday to amend the bill to clarify that first responders can conduct training exercises, thus delaying final passage until Oct. 14.
Embattled St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery is now challenging a newly-approved ordinance that redefines his duties and tightens financial oversight of his office.
EDWARDSVILLE - The Edwardsville Community Unit School District #7 Board of Education spoke about how to spend the remaining $10 million in the 2023 bond and how the money could be used to address abatement and construction at Hamel Elementary School. Superintendent Dr. Patrick Shelton explained that the district held community engagement sessions in 2022 to get a better understanding of their facility needs. At this point, there were also conversations about consolidating Hamel and Midway Elementary Schools. Through these engagement sessions and surveys, the district identified the top three project priorities. These priorities were installing double-entry doors at the remaining schools and rebuilding Lincoln Middle School on-site. The district finished both projects this past summer. The third priority was Hamel Elementary School asbestos abatement and classroom build. The district decided not to move forward with the Hamel-Midway consolidation at that time, which meant Midway
WASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stirred up major concerns and considerable speculation earlier this year when he announced the administration would release a report revealing the causes of autism by the end of September. Kennedy, an environmental lawyer with no medical degree, stood next to President Donald Trump on […]
TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly on Tuesday recommended the Kansas Legislature gather public testimony about Republican plans to redraw the state’s four congressional districts to disadvantage Democratic U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids in the next election. “I am calling on legislative leadership to host town halls prior to circulating a petition for a special session,” Kelly […]
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