A three-alarm fire, suspected to have been sparked by a lightning strike, destroyed an apartment building under construction at the Meridian Apartments in Glen Carbon, Illinois, with no residents present and heavy equipment being used to demolish the damaged building.
CHATHAM — Four people, including three children, were killed Monday afternoon when a vehicle left the road and crashed into the YNOT After School Camp in Chatham, the Illinois State Police said Tuesday. At approximately 3:20 p.m. on Monday, April 28, 2025, a car traveling through a field struck the east side of the camp at 301 Breckenridge Road, hitting numerous individuals inside the building before exiting the other side, according to ISP. The victims included two 7-year-olds, an 8-year-old, and an 18-year-old. Six additional children were transported to area hospitals, with one remaining in critical condition, officials said. The driver and sole occupant of the vehicle was uninjured and taken to a hospital for evaluation. Toxicology results are pending. The driver of the vehicle involved in the crash has been identified as 44-year-old Marianne Akers of Chatham. Akers is not in custody at this time as the cause of the crash remains under investigation. The cause of the crash
Missouri lawmakers are playing tax cut tennis, and on Monday the state House served its latest offering when it narrowed the differences with the state Senate in a bill that helps wealthy taxpayers and some who are at the bottom of the income scale.
The proposal is the smallest, in terms of revenue reductions, of several bills intended to cut taxes this year. It exempts long-term capital gains — profits on investments or property held for more than a year — from state income tax.
It also boosts…
When Biden FCC boss Jessica Rosenworcel stepped down, we noted how she couldn’t be bothered to even mention that terrible things were brewing at her agency. Same for Democratic FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks, who recently decided to sheepishly step down without, again, so much as acknowledging the dangerous and radical zealotry Brendan Carr has been […]
Ghost Army: The Combat Con Artists of World War II is a special exhibit open at Soldiers Memorial Military Museum until May 26, 2025. Ghost Army explores the unique history of the US Army’s 23rd Headquarters Special Troops, a top-secret unit that waged war with inflatable tanks and vehicles, fake radio traffic, sound effects, and …
Saint Louis Public Schools held its first public forum Monday on the 2025-2026 budget for the district.
There’s one thing they’re very concerned about right now, and that’s federal funding.
SLPS Superintendent Millcent Borishade said federal funding makes up 13% of the district's budget, which may not sound like a lot, but it will have a big impact should it go away.
To be more transparent as a district, Borishade and the financial office held a new style of public forum on the budget, encouraging…
Stricter air-quality rules, pushed through in the last days of the Biden administration, face an uncertain future under a Trump-led Environmental Protection Agency and pushback from Missouri Republicans.
St. Louis County investors Kyle Fernandez and Brian Preston paid $100,000 about three years ago to Andrew Dean and Samuel Spears, who owned the Icon on South Grand.
A judge on Monday temporarily blocked Missouri Attorney General’s subpoena seeking records from a nonprofit that assists women seeking abortions. Bailey’s office issued the subpoena to Missouri Abortion Fund demanding it turn over years’ worth of documents as part of a lawsuit his office filed against Planned Parenthood more than a year ago. The lawsuit […]
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