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Williams said in court Thursday "I'm not a monster" and "I've done a lot of growing as a person."

On my Presidential Library, Museums and More travels, I had the chance to see the Jimmy Carter Presidential Center in Atlanta, Georgia, and get a behind-the-scenes look at the former president’s history.

What’s left of a rodent’s short-circuiting snack might be delicious to a mouse, but it’s debilitating for drivers.

Hundreds of school districts returned to the classroom Wednesday after an unexpected extended winter break due to ice and snow. Now, districts are preparing for another round of snow headed our way.

The Lee, Sarah and Shepley-Lilac routes will remain temporarily shut down due to continued poor road conditions following last weekend's snowstorm.

Last April, Florida governor Ron DeSantis signed a law designed specifically to make it easier for cops to arrest people who film them. While it’s generally accepted (without Supreme Court precedent… for some weird reason) by most courts that recording public employees in public while they perform their public duties is protected by the First […]

GODFREY - A Godfrey man with a long criminal history has been granted pretrial release in his latest case of battery against an elderly victim. Owen D. Smith, 51, of Godfrey, was charged on Jan. 7, 2024 with one Class 3 felony count of aggravated battery and two Class A misdemeanor counts of domestic battery. On Jan. 3, 2025, Smith allegedly struck a household or family member about the head and body with a closed first. The victim in this case was 60 years of age or older at the time of the incident. Court records show an extensive criminal history for Smith dating back to 1998, including prior charges of domestic battery, interfering with a report of domestic battery, phone harassment, property damage, and more. At the time of this incident, he was also on probation from a 2023 Madison County case. The Madison County Sheriff’s Office presented the case against Smith, who was granted pretrial release from custody. A motion to impose additional conditions on his pretrial

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Join us for a Banned Book Club inspired by Scott Burton: Shape Shift with a focus on LGBTQ+ identity. Discussions take place on the second Thursday with guest facilitators Sarah Tisdale and […]

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Promoting literacy and freedom of expression, the Pulitzer invites you to join us for Banned Book Club. Inspired by Scott Burton: Shape Shift, the banned books focus on LGBTQ+ identity. Over […]

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Snow plows need space to safely clear snow from roads, area officials said.

The LA wildfires are already the third costliest fire disaster in recent history: The current estimate of around $55 billion is almost certain to increase, which will place LA in second place all time. That's in three days. The only bigger disaster, the 2019 Australian bushfires, lasted five months.

Retail giant Macy's is expected to soon close its store at the South County Center shopping mall.

A St. Louis alderwoman is looking to push a plan to strip the city's mayor of power in favor of an administrator.

The city of St. Louis received two responses to its request for redevelopment proposals of the vacant former Municipal Courts in Downtown West.

Plows were out again Thursday, still catching up from last weekend's winter storm. 

A specific date for the closure was not given.

The Laken Riley Act requires ICE to detain illegal immigrants who have committed theft, burglary, or shoplifting. I suppose that's fine. But the Republicans who wrote the bill weren't satisfied with just that: The bill also authorizes state governments to sue for injunctive relief over certain immigration-related decisions or alleged failures by the federal government ...continue reading "Here’s the fine print in the Laken Riley Act"