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St. Louis County police said they were called at about 12:25 p.m. for a shooting in the 2500 block of Saddle Ridge Drive.

A trucking firm said Monday it will lay off 53 workers at the site of an alcohol distributor in the city of St. Louis.

The revamp of widely-criticized legislation that sought to create a registry of pregnant girls and women “at risk” of abortion raised bipartisan concerns of government overreach during a House committee hearing Tuesday morning. The initial bill, filed by state Rep. Phil Amato, a Republican from Arnold, would have required that the state “maintain a central […]

EDWARDSVILLE - Students from Metro-East Lutheran High School celebrated a significant achievement on Monday, March 24, 2025, as their Scholar Bowl team secured a State Championship at Heartland Community College in Normal, Illinois. The team, comprised of Dean Hemmer, Peter Curtis, Dalton Beers, Erik Neath, Andrew Maske, Logan Abbot, Evan Klaustermeier, and Grant Moss, has now claimed the title for the second consecutive year. Rob Stock, the assistant principal at Metro-East Lutheran High School, expressed pride in both the team's victory and the efforts of the students and their coach. “We are very proud of the win obviously but proud of students and coach of efforts put in for second state title in a row," he said. "It is a huge accomplishment. I know they all worked very hard." Stock also praised Coach Shanna Covarrubias for her efforts. “This is a group that put in a lot of work the last two to three years, continued to get better and better each year," Stock said.

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WASHINGTON — National security officials grilled by Democratic senators Tuesday denied any wrongdoing by Trump administration Cabinet members who discussed plans to bomb Yemen on a Signal group chat shared with The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg. CIA Director John Ratcliffe and National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard sidestepped questions about specific details shared in the text […]

Property with a Walgreens store has sold for nearly $5 million.

Missouri’s general revenue has basically flatlined. It’s a situation that the state legislature seems quite content with. But if we have an economic downturn, things could get nasty.

Displaying the Ten Commandments could help make Christian prayer a normal practice in schools and reduce the number of violent crimes committed in them, Sen. Jamie Burger, R-Benton, said.

JERSEYVILLE – With the April 1, 2025 municipal elections just one week away, here’s a look at what Jersey County voters can expect to see on their ballots. Jersey County won’t see many contested races this election, with most candidates running for township or school board positions. Elsah Township Elsah Township will see some of the county’s few contested races. One such race is between Democrat Billy Greding and Republican Russell Wittman, both of whom are vying for Township Highway Commissioner. The winner will replace current Township Highway Commissioner Glenn Vetter, who is running as a Democrat for Township Trustee . Along with Vetter, six other candidates will compete for four Elsah Township Trustee positions. Those other candidates include Democrats Gene Heafner and Jason McDaniel, as well as Republicans Jacob Wells, Clarence Allen Davenport, Robert Corenelius, and Hubert Croxford. Village of Fieldon In Fieldon, voters will choose

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Last year, it was underwear. This year, it's banana hats.

A man with a prior felony conviction for robbery who was already out on bond in a burglary case is facing charges in a new armed robbery investigation.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On MSNBC, combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—a member of both the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) and Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC)—called on Pete Hegseth, Tulsi Gabbard, Marco Rubio, John Ratcliffe and every other Trump Administration official who discussed our nation’s war plans in an unclassified Signal group chat to resign immediately. During the interview with Jonathan Capehart, Duckworth underscored that this was an egregious national security failure that put the lives of our men and women in uniform at greater risk and that every single official in the Signal chat should lose their jobs. Video of the full interview can be found on the Senator’s YouTube . Key Quotes: “The fact that every single one of those people on was okay with using this non-classified product for multiple days to conduct their war plans shows a complete lack of professionalism and oversight b

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Republican Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman said she would step away from politics when her current term ends in January 2027, giving potential successors an opportunity to campaign for the post.

Poettker Industrial Services, a woman-owned business specializing in utility construction, recently promoted five of its employees. “When Poettker Industrial Services looks for its next generation of leaders, we need not look further than our own team,” said Kimberly Luitjohan, President. “Through teamwork, camaraderie and an unmatched company culture, we place high expectations on our employees, […]

The United Way of Greater St. Louis on Tuesday named the leaders of its 2025 annual community campaign.

Associated Builders and Contractors announced on March 25 that it is the first building and construction association in the United States to achieve certification as a recovery-friendly workplace from the Global Recovery Initiatives Foundation’s National Recovery Friendly Workplace Institute. This rigorous certification recognizes ABC’s commitment to fostering a supportive environment for employees in recovery from […]

From Architect:  If it’s a museum, it is a stack of boxes. If it is a stadium, it is either a forest of sails or a bulbous arch. If it is an office building, it is a warped tower with either an angle or a curve and a double height lobby. Or, it is just a tube that reveals some of […]