WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Monday he would like the South Carolina governor to select the late U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham’s sister to fill the Republican’s seat for the remainder of his term. “I recommended, to Governor Henry McMaster, Lindsey Graham’s wonderful sister, Darline, to serve as interim Senator from the Great State of […]
STEELVILLE, MO. - Around 3:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 11, 2026, staff at Huzzah Valley Resort in Steelville, Mo., evacuated more than 150 campground guests after a flash flood warning and record flooding that damaged parts of the property, including the resort store, according to updates posted by team lead Chase Cottrell and the resort. Cottrell said the flooding was unlike anything the resort had previously experienced. “We are seeing record flooding that we have never
EDWARDSVILLE — Local entrepreneur and creative professional Tyler Duty is inviting clients, friends, family, fellow business owners, and community members to celebrate the first anniversary of his business during a special networking and appreciation event on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at EXO Nail Bar in Edwardsville. Over the past year, Duty has built his business through a passion for creativity, innovation, and helping organizations and businesses elevat
ALTON – Seven same-day vehicle break-ins in Alton have yielded felony charges against a Bethalto man also accused of possessing a separate stolen vehicle. Steven C. Jason, 33, of Bethalto, faces seven counts of burglary, each Class 3 felonies, and a Class 2 felony count of unlawful possession of a stolen motor vehicle. The charges were filed on July 7, 2026 in Madison County court. Five days prior on July 2, Jason allegedly knowingly and without authority entered seven different motor
Looks like The Rolling Stones may nab another #1 in the U.K.According to the U.K. Official Chart, the band’s latest album, Foreign Tongues, is currently the front-runner to top the…
On Monday, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed into law the only significant anti-abortion bill Republicans were able to pass this session as they faced heated debates with Democrats and fractured opinions over what to include in the final pared-down version of the bill. Under the ‘Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act,’ any healthcare provider who “knowingly […]
GRANITE CITY - A 62-year-old man from the Bridgeton, Mo. area died early Saturday, July 11, 2026, after he was electrocuted while working on a malfunctioning transformer during a storm at the U.S. Steel Mill Cold Plant in Granite City, according to Madison County Coroner Nicholas P. Novacich. The man was identified as Mitcheal N. Nelson, 62, of Bridgeton, Mo., 63044. Novacich said Nelson and two other employees were working on a transformer at the plant, 1900 State St., when it malfunctioned durin
The Rev. Stephanie Remington, a United Methodist minister and pastor at various churches in Missouri from 2001-2016, was suspended after her work was revealed in the Epstein files.
I think I’ve extensively explained at this point why the $111 billion merger between Paramount/CBS and Warner Brothers is a gargantuan pile of shit that will indisputably harm labor, consumers, markets, creatives, and potentially even national security. It doesn’t matter the company names; every single major media merger of this type ends badly for everyone […]
Pregnant women on Medicaid could see a doula more often and anyone using birth control could obtain a year’s supply of contraceptives under a bill that expands women’s and maternal health coverage signed into law Monday by Gov. Mike Kehoe. The wide-ranging bill, which touches dozens of healthcare statutes and includes protections for nonprofit hospitals […]
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