WASHINGTON — Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill have entered a stalemate over whether to fund the government for seven weeks or begin a shutdown that could last considerably longer, amid high partisan tensions. Lawmakers, it seems, did not learn from two earlier shutdowns that produced zero results for Republicans who tried to force their […]
JERSEYVILLE – The Jerseyville City Council passed a series of several items on Tuesday related to this year’s Downtown Country Christmas Festival, set for Nov. 29 to Dec. 31, 2025. The following items were unanimously approved: A $7,000 tourism grant submitted by Downtown Country Christmas Festival Inc. for marketing of the 2025 festival events. Approval of the usage of City Center Plaza on Saturday, Nov. 29 from 4 a.m. to 12 p.m. for the festival. A motion to waive the rental fee for Downtown Country Christmas Festival Inc. to use City Center Plaza. The approval of certain road closures during the festival: Jefferson Street from East Arch to East Pearl Street; Pearl Street from State Street to Jefferson Street; alley connecting East Pearl and East Arch Street; each to be closed from 12 to 6 p.m. during the festival. The south end of the alley connecting East Spruce and East Pearl Streets, as well as city parking lots C and D, will also be closed from
BELLEVILLE - The Belleville Daughters of the American Revolution rang bells outside of the Belleville Courthouse to commemorate Constitution Day. At 4 p.m. EST on Sept. 17, 2025, across the country, DAR chapters rang bells and held signs encouraging people to celebrate the U.S. Constitution. In Belleville, DAR Constitution Week Chairperson Becky Juelfs was eager to join her sisters. “Just knowing that it was a national moment that others were participating in was very special,” she said. Juelfs and the DAR regent Debbie Belter read speeches and welcomed DAR members to the bell-ringing ceremony. A few members made signs so passing cars knew they were commemorating Constitution Day. Anita Gajewski, who serves as the principal at Legacy Christian Academy in Fairview Heights, brought her class to the bell-ringing. The kids answered questions about the Constitution and its amendments. “The kids were well-prepared,” Juelfs said. “They knew a lot of
FOX 2 and Saint Louis 11 hosted Career Day at Busch Stadium, offering students insights into various careers in sports, media, marketing, and sales from professionals in the industry, followed by a Cardinals game.
It’s been nearly two weeks since a Missouri Powerball player won the second-richest prize in the game’s history. Missouri Lottery officials say the winner has yet to come forward to claim their share of the prize.
Last year, there was some talk about how AI-generated wacky images—summed up generally as “shrimp Jesus” as an example of one of the most bizarre—were taking over Facebook. It was only a matter of time until this sort of AI slop nonsense went political in some form or another. Starting last Friday, people began to […]
Aerosmith’s Joe Perry and Steven Tyler were back onstage together Tuesday night in California.The Joe Perry Project — which also features Aerosmith’s Brad Whitford; Buck Johnson, who's been part of Aerosmith's touring band since 2014; The Black Crowes’ Chris Robinson;…
The federal nonprofit security grants are administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The money for Jewish groups is a small part of the nationwide program.
From Webster-Kirkwood Times: It was in December of 2024 that Jim Onder of Webster Groves-based OnderLaw announced his purchase of the Ozark Theatre, along with the neighboring property occupied by the Webster Garden Cafe. Onder said he planned a complete restoration of the theater’s interior, an expensive endeavor that would have involved replacing the electrical, […]
EAST ST. LOUIS — A double stabbing early Thursday morning, Sept. 18, 2025, in East St. Louis left one man dead and another injured, authorities said. The incident occurred around 3:15 a.m. Thursday inside a vacant building at the Orr-Weathers Apartment Complex, located at Missouri Avenue and North 14th Street, according to East St. Louis Police. East St. Louis Police said the stabbing involved two men. Officers responding to the scene found one man stabbed across the street from the vacant building. He was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment. Police later located a second man inside the vacant building, possibly on the eighth floor, who had also been stabbed. That man was pronounced dead at the scene. The circumstances surrounding the stabbings remain under investigation.
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