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In collaboration with volunteers, the World Bird Sanctuary helped save and rehabilitate an injured peregrine falcon.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Mary Miller (R-IL) has introduced the American Family Housing Act, following President Donald Trump’s executive order , “Stopping Wall Street From Competing With Main Street Homebuyers.” The American Family Housing Ac t directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to restrict large institutional investors from purchasing single-family homes, putting an end to Wall Street firms driving up prices and pushing American families

Right before Thanksgiving three years ago, Manasseh Kimbrough heard his car alarm out front. He simply opened his front door to look.

SPRINGFIELD - State Senator Jil Tracy, along with State Representatives C.D. Davidsmeyer and Kyle Moore, are inviting community members to help spread Valentine’s Day cheer by participating in their annual Valentines for Seniors Card Drive , now underway through February 2, 2026. “Each year, our community comes together to create heartfelt cards that bring smiles to our seniors and remind them they are valued and loved on Valentine’s Day,” said Senator Tracy. “It’s

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Representative Mike Bost (IL-12) applauded House approval today of a transportation, health, and security funding package that provides a 3.8% pay raise for members of the military, invests in education and healthcare, and strengthens roads and infrastructure. The package includes $7 million Bost worked to secure for local infrastructure improvements in Clay, Crawford, Jackson, Jasper, and Washington counties. “This legislation will make a big difference

WASHINGTON – In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, spoke about the killing of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse at a VA hospital in Minneapolis, by federal agents this weekend. During his speech, Durbin reiterated his opposition to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill and argued that if the government shuts down

A 20-year-old man is in custody after St. Louis police accuse him of fatally shooting a person inside a restaurant in the Soulard neighborhood.

Celebrate St. Louis’ jazz legacy and future at the Wednesday Night Jazz Jam. Free and family-friendly, the Wednesday Night Jazz Jam is a weekly gathering that brings jazz within reach […]

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) reacted to today’s Congressional Budget Office Report on cost estimates for troop deployments to U.S. cities. CBO estimated, that for the last six months of 2025, the domestic deployments cost nearly $496 million—including $21 million for the deployment in Illinois, where troops spent months confined to bases after federal courts found the deployment

MILLSTADT – Attorney General Kwame Raoul charged a Millstadt, Illinois local Boy Scout leader, for allegedly possessing child sexual abuse material. The case is part of Raoul’s ongoing work, in collaboration with federal law enforcement agencies and local law enforcement officials throughout Illinois, to apprehend offenders who download and trade child sexual abuse material online. The Attorney General’s office charged Kaleb Rakers, 25, in St. Clair County Circuit Court

Minneapolis is once again the focus of debates about violence involving law enforcement after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother, in her car. The incident quickly prompted dueling narratives. Trump administration officials defended the shooting as justified, while local officials condemned it. The shooting will also likely prompt renewed scrutiny of […]

A proposed constitutional amendment that could shake up Missouri’s tax code had its first hearing Wednesday.

Tonia Haddix, a Missouri woman featured on HBO Max's "Chimp Crazy" for her controversial ownership and care of chimpanzees, was sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison last year. Now, her attorneys are trying to appeal the sentence.

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ALTON — Louise Moehn, of Alton, a pioneering gymnastics and dance educator and longtime nurse, died on Jan. 26, 2026, at age 85. Moehn was an owner and operator of Mid-Illinois Gymnastics and Dance Academy from its founding in 1968 until her retirement, helping to establish the institution as a cornerstone of the local community. Born Nov. 7, 1940, in Quincy, Moehn graduated from Alton High School and DePaul University School of Nursing. She worked as a registered nurse at Saint Anthony’s