GRANITE CITY - Becky Hansel is organizing a fundraiser to support her 16-year-old niece, Trinity Waelterman, of Granite City, who is battling stage 4 alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, an aggressive cancer that has spread to multiple parts of her body including her bones, lungs, and pancreas. The fundraiser aims to help cover medical expenses, travel costs, housing needs, and transportation during Trinity’s 46-week chemotherapy treatment plan. Trinity’s treatment began recently and involves a rigorous schedule of chemotherapy designed to combat the cancer. The plan includes alternating weeks of multiple chemotherapy drugs and recovery periods, continuing for nearly a year. Terry Waelterman, Trinity’s father and a single parent, has been caring for Trinity and her two siblings throughout this difficult time. The family faces significant financial challenges due to ongoing medical costs not covered by insurance, travel expenses for hospital visits, and the need for stable
WASHINGTON — U.S. House Republicans cleared the “big, beautiful bill” for President Donald Trump’s signature Thursday, marking an end to the painstaking months-long negotiations that began just after voters gave the GOP unified control of Washington during last year’s elections. The final 218-214 vote on the expansive tax and spending cuts package marked a significant […]
City leadership expects the display to become an annual tradition in Wentzville, appearing on and around Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, and Veterans Day.
The “big, beautiful bill” is heading to President Trump’s desk. House Republicans passed the core of Trump’s domestic policy agenda Thursday afternoon — including sweeping tax cuts, a crackdown on immigration, a boost in energy production and huge cuts to Medicaid — overcoming months of bitter infighting on Capitol Hill to deliver what could be [...]
Already facing a difficult financial future, the state would have to choose whether to continue services or reduce spending for Medicaid, food aid and other programs.
The Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger will make a guest appearance on the upcoming album from Nigerian singer/songwriter Burna Boy.Burna Boy will release his album No Signs of Weakness on July 11 and just…
The ACLU of Missouri has filed a lawsuit against Missouri Secretary Denny Hoskins, challenging the ballot language of House Joint Resolution 73, a proposal that could reinstate abortion bans in most cases across the state.
The "Arch Effect" myth claims the tall structure alters St. Louis' weather patterns. What really influences the city's weather is much more complicated.
Way back in the day of EARLIER THIS YEAR, people could expect to be subjected to warrantless, invasive device searches only at US borders and international airports. Visa applicants, however, just needed to fill out some paperwork and wait for permission to head abroad to find work and/or continue their education. Now, you don’t even […]
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A St. Louis jury convicted a man of raping an unconscious woman at a hotel in the city’s The Hill neighborhood, nearly three years to the day of the crime.
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