Smoke engulfing the Twin Towers is an image seared in minds all over the world. Americans are still deeply grieving the loss of thousands of lives and supporting those who survived the horrific 9/11 attacks 23 years later.
The MTV Video Music Awards went down in New York Wednesday night, with Lenny Kravitz and Benson Boone this year’s rock winners.Kravitz nabbed the Best Rock award for “Human” from…
With election day now less than eight weeks away, the campaign over one of the biggest issues on the November ballot in Missouri is starting to heat up: Amendment 2, or legalized sports betting.
Amvets Post 48 in De Soto was packed Wednesday afternoon with family and friends of James McAnally. The 55-year-old father and tree service operator was killed last week.
“It started a few weeks ago with a phone call to the corporate security team. We had a job seeker that had one of those too good to be true opportunities and wanted to validate whether the opportunity and the job offer were legit,” Spire’s Patrick Christie said.
ALTON - The Alton City Council on Wednesday approved a resolution to provide 350 free laptops to “low-income, unconnected households within the Alton School District.” Under the resolution, the city would allocate $68,250 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to the nonprofit organization Alton Forward , who would then provide the laptops to the households in need. For 350 laptops in total, the cost comes out to $195 per laptop. The question of who exactly would be eligible for the free devices prompted some discussion at the Committee of the Whole meeting earlier this week . Alderwoman Carolyn MacAfee questioned what qualifies as “low-income” and said she opposed the inclusion of four households technically located in Godfrey, some of whom she claimed were “Godfrey taxpayers.” Alderman Raymond Strebel reiterated that the children in these households attend schools in the Alton School District, as stated in the resolution. Alderma
Jon Bon Jovi helped talk a distraught woman off the ledge of a Nashville bridge, police said.The incident occurred Tuesday night on the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge and was captured…
The Missouri Gaming Commission named a Republican from south St. Louis County who served eight years in the state House of Representatives as its new executive director, effective Oct. 1.
The New York Times must have been pretty desperate to find a few fact checks on Kamala Harris: It wasn't $1 trillion, it was $700 billion. Seriously? This is misleading? Another fact check dings Harris for saying they've created 800,000 manufacturing jobs when the real number is 739,000. Another upbraids her for saying correctly that ...continue reading "Fact checking Kamala Harris"
A Francis Howell High teacher gave a time capsule 9/11 project in 2001. Students will get their letters back in 2051. However, one alumnus received his sooner.
CNN says Kamala Harris thumped Donald Trump in their debate last night. In their flash poll, 63% said Harris won vs. 37% for Trump. The Washington Post says this is the fifth biggest victory out of 25 debate polls dating back to 1984. Perhaps even more interesting is that Harris's favorability rating shot up six ...continue reading "Kamala Harris toasted Donald Trump last night"
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