Aggregator

The Missouri House approved numerous bills Thursday, including an antisemitism measure that will now head to Governor Mike Kehoe for his approval.

Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and Everything in Moderation‘s Ben Whitelaw. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Pocket Casts, YouTube, or your podcast app of choice — or go straight to the RSS feed. In this week’s roundup of the latest news in online […]

TROY, IL. - The Madison County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday, April 9, 2026, released the names of three victims killed in a house fire that followed multiple explosions in rural Troy, Illinois, on April 5. The victims were identified as Madeleine I. Maxeiner, 18, of Troy; Ayden R. Hendrickson, 19, of Collinsville; and Paisley Nishwitz, 12, of Troy, the sheriff’s office said. Maxeiner was positively identified through dental examination. She was pronounced dead at the scene at

Traffic on Interstate 64 was disrupted for more than 12 hours after a dump truck struck an overhead highway sign late Wednesday night, causing a large truss holding the sign to collapse and block lanes.

BETHALTO - Civic Memorial’s boys 4x200 relay team of Parker Walters, Ty Books, Reed Wallace and Grady Farrell set a new school record last week at the O'Fallon Relays, recording a time of 1:33.22 to break a mark that had stood since 1979. “The 4 x 200 relay record has been longstanding,” Civic Memorial head track and field coach Jacob Peal said. “It was awesome to see this group of guys break it last week, we think we can go faster and would love to be able to ru

Bruce Springsteen is one of several musicians to make Forbes’ new Self-Made 250 list, spotlighting influential Americans in entertainment, business, sports and more who have built their own success.The list…

Source

Darryl Wilson says in a suit, filed Thursday, that Sheriff Alfred Montgomery assaulted and falsely imprisoned him and violated his Civil Rights.

One woman is dead and a man injured in a double shooting Wednesday night in a fast-food restaurant drive-thru.

After three largely inconsistent seasons to begin his big-league career, Jordan Walker has found a groove and emerged as one of baseball's best hitters early in the 2026 campaign.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s threats to destroy power plants and bridges in Iran before saying he was prepared for a “whole civilization” to die have renewed questions about what constitutes an illegal order and what, if any, repercussions officials could face for committing war crimes.   The issue originally surged to the forefront last year […]

Foreigner is set to release a live performance of their iconic track “Feels Like the First Time” on April 17.The song will be the first single from their forthcoming album, In the…

Source

ALTON - Students at Eunice Smith Elementary School in Alton learned what it means to be courageous this month. The students learn about a different character trait every month, but most recently, they were asked to write about “courage” and a time they were brave. Principal Christina Coy emphasized that activities like this aim to empower the students while building up their characters. “They’re still learning who they are, and they’re learning these skills

About a dozen police cars responded to the St. Louis County Courthouse Thursday.

The company makes salad dressings, jams, sauces, syrups, pie fillings, soups, dry baking ingredients and more.

Jurors took less than 24 hours to convict a Ballwin man of using dating apps to lure women and rape them at his apartment.

At Taylor and Washington is the former Liberty Hospital Building. The building's address is 4500 Washington Boulevard. The structure has been vacant for some time and is one of the few remaining vacant buildings in the Central West End neighborhood. A post on LinkedIn from MBG (Midas Building Group) reveals what the future holds for this modest brick strucutre. Planned for the building are: 31 apartments Community room dedicated to veterans A Recreated Citizens for Community Improvement...

GODFREY - Vitality Women’s Clinic will host its annual fundraiser this weekend, but there are other ways to support the pregnancy center. Vitality will welcome nearly 400 community members to Lewis and Clark Community College on Friday, April 10, 2026, for their dinner fundraiser. While all the seats are full, Executive Director Jackie Duty outlined several additional opportunities for people to donate toward the clinic in the coming weeks. She believes this is a great way to support