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How a Search for Eternal Life Helped Spark the History of Fireworks

1 month 3 weeks ago
Fireworks began as a failed kitchen experiment. According to a long-told story from China, an early alchemist mixed saltpeter, sulfur, and charcoal while searching for something far more valuable: a potion for eternal life. Instead, the mixture burned fast and violently. That mistake helped create one of the world’s most recognizable forms of celebration. What started as sparks and noise in ancient China eventually became the organized, colorful sky shows seen at national holidays, weddings,

Data center backlash spills into Missouri primaries as GOP candidates demand action

1 month 3 weeks ago
MONTGOMERY CITY — Bill Cope stood before the Montgomery County Commission earlier this month to urge local officials to reject a 25-year, 70% personal property tax abatement for a $15 billion, 934-acre Google data center project under construction outside of New Florence. “I’m not against the schools or health department or anybody getting more money,” […]
Steph Quinn

July 2 in History: Independence Vote, Civil Rights Act and Earhart Disappearance

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On July 2, 1776, the Second Continental Congress voted to approve a resolution declaring that the American colonies were free and independent from Great Britain. Although July 4 later became the better-known date because it was attached to the public adoption of the Declaration of Independence, July 2 was the day the formal break was decided. At the time, this was a major turning point in the Atlantic world. It transformed a colonial rebellion into a struggle for statehood and helped inspire

Missouri leads coalition backing Indiana voter ID law

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Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced that Missouri is leading a coalition of 23 states in support of Indiana’s voter identification law, filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and urging the court to…
Kyla Asbury | Legal Newsline

Judge Orders GPS Monitoring, Other Terms For Nashville High School Baseball Coach After Multiple Charges Filed

1 month 3 weeks ago
NASHVILLE, Ill. — A Nashville Community High School baseball coach and local teacher, Chad E. Malawy, was charged in Washington County Circuit Court after an investigation by the Illinois Attorney General’s Office and the Nashville Police Department into alleged sex crimes, authorities said. He entered a not guilty plea on Wednesday, July 1, 2026. T.J. Matthes, of the St. Louis-based firm Rosenblum, Schwartz, Fry and Johnson, is representing Malaway in the case. Malawy, 54

Suspect Arrested After Amber Alert

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ST. LOUIS COUNTY - Munyaradzi Chiturumani has been taken into custody without incident, authorities said, after St. Louis County Police investigated a child abduction and stabbing tied to a domestic incident Wednesday, July 1, 2026, in the 1400 block of Shadycreek Court. The St. Louis County Police Department said additional information will be disseminated as it becomes available. According to previously released information, officers from the Central County Precinct responded at about 5 p.m.