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Paul Krugman put up this Gallup chart today with the comment "Crime is way down; Ds are right": In reality, this chart shows that nobody is right. Here's the actual crime trend since the start of the century: Violent crime dropped steadily through 2012 and has been flat ever since. Property crime dropped through 2020 ...continue reading "Here’s the boring truth: Crime is neither up nor down"

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump repeated his hard-line immigration position in an hourlong appearance from his Florida country club Tuesday, even as Democrats highlight the racist rhetoric his campaign and allies have used to describe Latinos in the closing week of the presidential race. Speaking at Mar-a-Lago, the former president made passing references to the […]

GRANITE CITY - Armando Hernandez scored the only goal for Granite City in the Warriors' 2-1 loss to Collinsville in the IHSA Class 3A regional semifinal on Oct. 22, 2024, at Gene Baker Field, Granite's home pitch, in a very good effort from both sides in a typical Granite City-Collinsville match where everyone left it on the field itself. For Hernandez, it was his 18th goal of the season, with one assist for 37 points, a successful campaign for him that ends his senior season, as the Warriors finished 11-10-1. In his post-match interview, a disappointed Hernandez thought he and his teammates did everything they could in the match. Hernandez is a Stillwater Senior Living Male Athlete Of The Month for the Warriors. "I felt like we did as much as we could," Hernandez said, "given the circumstances we've been in. We lost our center back (Drake Reeves to a season-ending knee injury), our other captain, and Joey (Morales, a stalwart defender who went out with an ankle injury right before

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The Urban League's new "Slow Down" campaign is getting a big boost from its new partners.

Business leaders aren't sitting on the sidelines in the 2024 election. Here's a look at the largest St. Louis-area donors.

"Puppies are normally the first to be adopted and we have them sitting and waiting," said Heather Wilhelm with 4 Paws 4 Rescue.

From Webster-Kirkwood Times:  Webster Groves is trying again for a federal grant to support the installation of 36 electric vehicle charging stations throughout 10 locations in the city. The city on Sept. 11 submitted its second application to the federal Department of Transportation as part of the Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Grant Program. The […]

Lambert Airport's proposed $2.8 billion overhaul has cleared the FAA's environmental review process.

Lighthouse Christian Academy closed after state criminal charges were filed against the husband-and-wife owners along with a teacher.

From St. Louis Business Journal:  The federal government has canceled a foreclosure sale of the Paul Brown Lofts in downtown St. Louis, saying it plans to reschedule its auction for the property. The 16-story apartment and retail building was to be auctioned Monday by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, which has postponed […]

Over the summer, owners Laura McNamara and Alberto “AJ” Juarez started serving coffee out of a cafe space within The Cobblestone STL.

ALTON - The Alton High football Redbirds concluded the season with two impressive wins over Mt. Vernon and O'Fallon. The Redbirds football boys are Auto Butler Male Athletes of the Month for Alton. Riley Smith, Hassani Elliott, Semaj Stampley and Andrew Williams, Cayden Richardson and Dillan Cowan each contributed points to the Redbirds effort on Friday. Elliott had 145 all-purpose yards in the game. Elliott also rushed 15 times for 129 yards, an average of 8.6 yards a carry in the contest. Williams had 39 yards in seven carries, while Kobe Taylor carried two times for 35 yards. Smith was six of 14 passing for 69 yards and two TDs in the game. Smith did an excellent job of commanding the Redbirds' offense in the game and he returns next season. The Redbirds had 225 yards rushing against the Panthers. Elijah Stueckel had 13 total tackles in the Mt. Vernon game. Mt. Vernon led the game 6-0 at the end of the first quarter and was ahead 19-13 over Alton at the half. Mt. Vernon scored

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ALTON - St. Paul’s Episcopal Church will host a presentation on exorcisms. At 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024, community members are invited to attend “Deliver Us: What Hollywood Gets Wrong about Exorcism.” Father Andrew Hook, the diocesan exorcist within the Episcopal Diocese of Springfield, will talk about his experience with exorcism and how exorcisms are represented in media. “The reality is that everyone’s heads aren’t spinning around and puking pea soup. It’s a little different from that,” explained Father Garron Daniels, the priest in charge at St. Paul’s. “Father Andy is going to be talking about some misconceptions of exorcisms, what it looks like to a lot of us in movies, and what it really isn’t.” Daniels referenced “The Exorcist” as an example of a movie where exorcism is “very theatrical.” He also noted that an actual rite of exorcism is “very rare.”

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Warren Haynes is getting ready to give fans a preview of his new solo album, Million Voices Whisper.The Gov’t Mule frontman announced he'll perform “stripped down versions” of some of the album’s…

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