As part of its ongoing commitment to building the next generation of industry professionals, the Southern Illinois Builders Association (SIBA) has awarded 2026 scholarships to 20 students preparing for careers in construction and the built environment. Scholarship recipients were selected based on their pursuit of degrees in construction management, construction-related engineering, architectural or interior design, […]
By now it’s pretty clear that right wing, billionaire, Trump ally Larry Ellison bought CBS to convert what was left of the news division into lazy agitprop that blows smoke up the ass of wealth and power. Leading the charge is CBS News boss Bari Weiss, an unqualified contrarian Substack troll who recently vividly demonstrated […]
EDWARDSVILLE — David A. Murray of Bethalto has been sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to failure to report an accident resulting in death, a Class 1 felony, in Madison County. Murray entered his guilty plea on April 28, 2025, to the charge stemming from a Dec. 29, 2024, crash on Humbert Road in Alton. The accident resulted in the death of Steven J. Coryell, 58, at the scene of the accident. According to court documents, Murray, the driver of a 2017 Ford F-150, failed
Learn Raspberry Pi and start building Amazon Alexa projects with The Complete Raspberry Pi and Alexa A-Z Bundle. Catered for all levels, these project-based courses will get you up and running with the basics of Pi, before escalating to full projects. Before you know it, you’ll be building a gaming system to play old Nintendo, […]
From UMSL Daily: Look back at some of UMSL Daily’s top stories from the past year, including the launch of the UMSL School of Engineering and the naming of the Ed G. Smith College of Business, along with continuing campus transformation. In 2025, the University of Missouri–St. Louis continued to bring transformative change to campus […]
WASHINGTON — The Defense Department will attempt to downgrade Arizona Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly’s retirement rank and pay, seeking to punish him for making a video along with other Democrats in Congress, who told members of the military they didn’t need to follow illegal orders. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth originally threatened to recall Kelly from […]
David Lee Roth is going on tour this year.The former Van Halen frontman just announced dates for a new trek that kicks off April 16 near Spokane, Washington. The tour…
EAST ST. LOUIS — The Illinois State Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting that left a 40-year-old woman dead near a convenience store in East St. Louis on Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026. The incident occurred around 10:08 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026, near the 4500 block of South State Street in East St. Louis as troopers were responding to a report of a stolen vehicle. According to preliminary information, troopers attempted to stop the vehicle, but the driver reversed and struc
If you needed proof that Trump’s “war on drugs” is pure theatrical bullshit designed to justify geopolitical adventurism and the transactional nature of how he views absolutely everything, look no further than the past two months of his foreign policy. Two months ago, Donald Trump pardoned Juan Orlando Hernandez, the former president of Honduras who […]
ST. LOUIS COUNTY - St. Louis County Police are investigating a homicide that occurred early Monday morning, Jan. 5, 2026, in the 2000 block of Switzer Avenue in Jennings. Officers from the City of Jennings Precinct responded at 2:27 a.m. Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, to a shooting report, where they found an adult male who had been shot. St. Louis County Police said the victim died at the scene from his injuries. Detectives from the Bureau of Crimes Against Persons are leading the investigation, whic
EAST ST. LOUIS — The Finance Team at East St. Louis School District 189 received high marks after an external audit was presented recently during a meeting of the District 189 Financial Oversight Panel. Auditors from Baker Tilly delivered their findings at the panel meeting, confirming that the district earned an unmodified audit opinion, commonly referred to as a "clean" audit. This designation represents the most favorable outcome under auditing standards. “Our Financ
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