St. Louis County officials are charging three minors for the shooting death of a 14-year-old boy who was killed in the Glasgow Village by a stray bullet in October.
Back in 2022, reading material with "explicit sexual material" was banned in Missouri school districts. Now, though, a Jackson County ruling says that the ban is unconstitutional.
You’ve heard of New York style, Chicago deep dish, Detroit square pans. But Colorado-style pizza? Probably not. And there’s a perfectly ridiculous reason why this regional style never spread beyond a handful of restaurants in the Rocky Mountains: one guy trademarked it and scared everyone else away from making it. This story comes via a […]
A developer that hit opposition over a proposed data center in St. Charles City is now pursuing a similar project in Festus, prompting concern from nearby residents.
In celebration of the opening night of “Wicked for Good,” St. Louis Children’s Hospital is transforming neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) patients into some of the film’s most iconic characters.
As Christmas and other holiday lights go up, I’m remembering the decorations at the home owned by John and Pat Hendel for almost 30 straight years. The article Ellis Avenue Lights Maplewood, from 2014, featured the house and others on the street. In 2017 they said they’d be moving — that was the last year […]
WOOD RIVER - The Wood River Business Alliance and the City of Wood River hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday November 18th to celebrate the opening of Pfund Construction in Downtown Wood River. The event marked not only the launch of a new business location, but also a step forward in the ongoing revitalization of the downtown district. Located within a historic building that had long remained in disrepair, Pfund Construction has breathed new life into the space bringing craftsmanship,
SPRINGFIELD – Please attribute the following message to Karl Goeke, president of the Illinois Education Association: “Dismantling the U.S. Department of Education and parsing its duties out to various agencies allows our neediest students and all students’ rights to be ignored. It’s insulting, frankly, that this plan would be presented during American Education Week, a week founded in 1919 by the National Education Association and the American Legion to seek ways
There have likely been countless debates over which rock band is the best, and now Billboard has chimed in with its picks.The outlet has just revealed its complete list of the 50…
With Thanksgiving just days away, grocery stores are bracing for one of the busiest shopping weeks of the year. And with SNAP benefits still uncertain for many families, Schnucks says its mission is to keep holiday meals affordable.
COLLINSVILLE - The Collinsville High School Student Advisory/Rotary Interact Club recently completed its mission to provide a headstone for late Collinsville educator Everett Singleton, who died in 1970. Singleton, who was inducted into the Kahok Hall of Fame in 2024, was a well-known Collinsville educator whose story spans the period of segregation and desegregation in the community. When CHS students in the Student Advisory/Rotary Interact Club learned that Singleton’s grave in St. John
On Wednesday, The Illinois Commerce Commission slashed Ameren Illinois’ natural gas rate request by nearly half, cutting $55.8 million from the proposed $128.8 million increase.
Commissioners said the decision was made to help balance utility needs with affordability for customers.