To be sure, the DHS is just going to blow off Senator Wyden’s demands for answers, just as it has blown off congressional oversight, court orders, and pretty much the entirety of the US Constitution. (We’re all just waiting to be told we’re obligated to house National Guard troops sent by the administration to whatever […]
GODFREY - The Village of Godfrey will celebrate their new dog park with a grand opening ceremony next month. At 10 a.m. on Aug. 2, 2025, community members are invited to Glazebrook Park in Godfrey to check out the dog park, built in memory of longtime Parks Board member Max Heinz. Those who spearheaded the park hope that it serves as a place to remember Max while also providing a great resource for dog owners and their pets. “I just feel like every destination community has to have these kinds of amenities,” said Beth Heinz, Max’s daughter-in-law. “I want it to be a space where not only the dogs can come but also the people that live in the community can come and know that Max Heinz was someone who spent a lot of time trying to better the Parks Department and different things that he was involved in. This was kind of one of the last things that he was working on achieving, and I’m just happy that we were able to make it happen.” The park
Homicide detectives with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department are investigating after a man was found dead in the city’s West End neighborhood.
All aboard! The Riverboats at the Gateway Arch provide an unparalleled experience on the Mississippi River. The one-hour St. Louis Riverfront Cruise is narrated by a captain from the National […]
"Spaghetti Wars", a new Italian food-based reality show shot in St. Louis' The Hill neighborhood, will have its debut screened at Hi-Pointe Theatre on Jul. 26 as part of the St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase.
Some Ameren Missouri customers are reporting that their July electric bills have increased.
While rates have increased recently, Ameren says the spike is largely driven by hot weather and a lack of participation in their Budget Billing program.
EDWARDSVILLE — A visitation at Metro Community Church in Edwardsville on Sunday evening, July 20, 2025, showed the love and adoration of their previous pastor, with hundreds in attendance for hours. Many shared a common story or theme about Paul Westbrook: that he truly related to the congregation, which was built from 35 members to the massive church it is today. Westbrook, founding pastor of Metro Community Church and associate executive director of the Illinois State Baptist Association, died Sunday, July 13, 2025, at his home. He was 64. Westbrook served the Edwardsville and Vandalia communities for more than 30 years, shepherding Metro Community Church from its inception as a small group meeting in a basement to a multi-campus congregation reaching thousands. He and his wife, Melody, founded the church in Edwardsville and began with 35 members and grew to approximately 200 before moving into a school for weekend worship. The church later purchased farmland to build its curren
WASHINGTON — Republicans’ “big, beautiful” law will add $3.394 trillion to deficits during the next decade and lead 10 million people to lose access to health insurance, according to an analysis released Monday by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. The updated assessment of the sweeping tax and spending cuts law came weeks after nearly every […]
BELLEVILLE – One element in the fight against crime is being able to promptly and accurately access and record the related data. The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Center for Crime Science and Violence Prevention’s (CCSVP) recent creation of an extraction tool will help police departments across the country do just that. “The extraction tool is a piece of software code that allows a police department to create a database of their crime incidents standardized to the FBI’s National Incident Based Reporting System (NIBRS), without needing more complex access to their Records Management System (RMS),” said Dennis Mares, PhD, professor of Criminal Justice Studies and director of CSSVP in Belleville. “Especially smaller police departments lack the capacity to access this data easily,” continued Mares, who devised the tool. “The extraction code handles files that are submitted to the NIBRS reporting system on site at the
MISSOURI -- After the Trump administration passed the "One Big Beautiful Bill" in early July, many Missourians who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are bracing for the legislation's cuts to SNAP. The bill plans to slash over $186 billion over the next ten years while expanding work requirements for recipients to receive SNAP [...]
GRANITE CITY - Over 5,000 women from across the country joined the MUDGIRL Run in Granite City this past weekend. On Saturday, July 19, 2025, Tri-City Speedway hosted the MUDGIRL Run, which encouraged women to run through a two-and-a-half-mile muddy obstacle course to raise money for breast cancer research. Tammy Gundaker with Tri-City Speedway said the event was “crazy and fun” for everyone who came. “People flew in for this because there's only so many of these events a year, which was absolutely incredible. It was unbelievable to us,” Gundaker said. “With everything going on in the world today, it’s nice to see something that kind of brightens people up, that you can do together.” The MUDGIRL Run organization holds these events across the country, but Granite City is the only location for the race in this region. Gundaker said they welcomed people from as far away as Arkansas, Michigan and California. Unlike most runs, this event
NPR's "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!" is set to return to the Fabulous Fox Theatre in St. Louis on September 18, with a live recording featuring a rotating panel of comedians, writers, and celebrity guests.
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