EDWARDSVILLE - Annika Jenkins is a very experienced setter for the Metro-East Lutheran High girls volleyball team and has served as a key for the squad this season. Jenkins is a player who showed excellent leadership qualities in the 2025 campaign. MELHS has continued to show improvement throughout the season. "All the girls have been working extra hard," she said earlier in the season. She said the setter position plays such an important role on the court, and it is very important to make the plays with precision and set up the squad's hitters. "I think our goals for the team are just to push each other to be the best we can," Jenkins said. "Everybody knows their jobs, and are working on their jobs, and for me, I personally try to be a leader and just help everybody try their hardest." Jenkins is a BJ's Printables Female Athlete of the Month for the Knights. Jenkins had a key game against Marquette Catholic with 15 assists in a match on Sept. 25, 2025, where MELHS won 18-25
Elon Musk is having a very bad week. The man who bought Twitter for $44 billion to secure unaccountable power over public discourse is discovering what unaccountable power actually looks like when wielded by someone who understands dominance better than he does. Trump just stripped SpaceX of a government contract and handed it to Jeff Bezos. Musk’s response? […]
EAST ST. LOUIS — Authorities are investigating the death of a male found in Frank Holten State Park in East Saint Louis, officials said Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. The Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 6 Public Safety Enforcement Group responded to the scene at approximately 10:21 a.m. Wednesday, after being requested by the Cahokia Heights Police Department to conduct a death investigation. The investigation is in its early stages, and no additional details have been released at this time. The incident occurred in St. Clair County, and officials have not disclosed the identity of the deceased or the cause of death.
Attorneys for St. Louis County Executive Sam Page have asked a judge to dismiss an indictment accusing him of misusing public funds to campaign on an election issue.
The layoffs, equivalent to a little more than 1% of its workforce, hit corporate and management positions in Stamford, Conn. (its headquarters); Charlotte, N.C.; Denver and St. Louis.
HILLSBORO, Mo. – A road rage incident near Wildwood Lake in Jefferson County saw one man point a gun at another driver after he was chastised for speeding. According to a probable cause statement from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, the incident happened Thursday, Oct. 16, at Wild Lake Lane and Wegmann Road. The victim [...]
JERSEYVILLE - Joe’s Pizza and Pasta is officially open in Jerseyville. Owner Kayla McMahan has a long history with the Joe’s Pizza and Pasta business, and she is elated to bring a new restaurant to Jerseyville. She expressed her excitement to welcome the Jerseyville community and share the “Sicilian recipe” she loves. “I mean, who doesn’t like pizza?” she laughed. “We just love this area.” As an Italian restaurant, they serve “a little bit of everything,” including pizza, pasta, salads, subs and “really good desserts.” Their pizza is known for its sweeter sauce. Though McMahan loves the recipe, she assures customers that they can sub anything they want. The Jerseyville location also has a bar with wine and beer. McMahan met her husband at Joe’s Pizza and Pasta in Effingham. When they moved to Edwardsville to attend SIUE, they decided to open their own franchise. Joe’s Pizza has a special
EDWARDSVILLE - Tim Schilbe, a talented offensive and defensive lineman for the Metro-East Lutheran High football team, has high hopes as the squad nears the postseason. MELHS head football coach Tim Koch said Schilbe is such a pivotal person for his 6-2 overall squad. "Tim is our center and is a top defensive lineman," Coach Koch said. "He has been steady and has started since he was a freshman. He is a very dependable player; he has only missed two games in his entire high school career. He makes the line calls at the center position. He is an unsung hero of the team. I can't say enough positive things about Tim." In a previous interview, Schilbe said he felt good about the turnout numbers this year for the team and the playoff outlook. "We had good numbers coming out, and people have been energetic and they want to be here," he said. "We have great coaching, I feel like we're just building off last year, and have been ready to go." Schilbe is a BJ's Printables Male Athlete
WASHINGTON — The government shutdown became the second longest in U.S. history Wednesday, though the mounting repercussions for dozens of federal programs, including food aid for some of the country’s most vulnerable residents, failed to spur any momentum in Congress. The Senate was unable for the 12th time to advance a stopgap spending bill that […]
Washington University Chancellor Andrew D. Martin confirmed Wednesday that the university will not sign President Donald Trump’s proposed higher education compact, a plan that would tie access to federal funding to a series of policy changes on university campuses.
The confirmation comes after Martin’s Monday announcement that said the university had agreed to participate in discussions with White House officials to discuss the proposal.
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