While many states expanded and adopted school choice programs in 2024, some advocates are excited about new education options for families in 2025 – made possible because of this year’s election results.
GLEN CARBON — Multiple fire agencies responded to a significant fire early Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025, on Butternut Lane in Glen Carbon. The initial call reporting the fire was received around 7:15 a.m., prompting a swift response from local firefighters. Shortly after 8 a.m. Thursday, the fire was controlled, although crews remained on-site to address the aftermath of the incident. Firefighters from Glen Carbon, Maryville, Collinsville, and Edwardsville worked collaboratively to manage the situation. Authorities indicated that more information would be released as it becomes available.
The 30-year-old son of Jolene Davis ambles out of the courtroom ahead of her. He’s carrying a backpack containing his clothes and a plastic grocery bag with a blanket. “Why you crying?” he asks her. Happy tears, she reassures. Her son appeared before a Jackson County Circuit Court judge and agreed his mother should be […]
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - For more than five decades, Footwear Unlimited has called Fenton home. The company sells and ships millions of pairs of footwear each year. President and CEO of the family-owned business, Pat Mooney, says the company received an unexpected thanks to a TikTok video. “This girl, Antoinette, needed to go see [...]
The Speaker election looks tight. The presidential election certification is just days away. Could Republicans impose their own January 6th through sheer obstinacy?
Another day, another major privacy scandal we’ll likely do nothing about. Health care giant Ascension — which owns 140 hospitals and assisted living facilities — says that a May cyberattack compromised the sensitive data of more than 5.6 million patients. According to a filing with the Maine Attorney General and a December 19th post to […]
Marla Maloney, who was promoted in November to co-chief executive, Americas, for global commercial real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield, didn’t start out in real estate but has thrived in it after moving from Ford Motor Co. to St. Louis-based real estate firm Cassidy Turley.
After large drops during the pandemic, life expectancy in the United States should recover to 2019 levels this year nationally and in 26 states — but not as fast as it should compared with similar countries, according to a new study. Bad habits such as junk food, smoking and illicit drug use are preventing longer […]
A former senior executive at the St. Louis Development Corp. has filed a lawsuit against the agency, claiming she was fired for reporting violations of federal regulations in the administration of Covid-19 relief funds.
Daffney Moore, who served as chief of staff for the city's nonprofit economic development agency, alleges in the lawsuit that she was terminated after raising concerns about unauthorized meetings between SLDC officials and potential awardees regarding a North St. Louis commercial…
St. Louis County Police received 138 calls for shots fired or fireworks on New Year's Eve, with three reports of shots fired into homes, and no injuries reported.