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How to stop invasive snakehead fish in Missouri

6 days ago
Environmental advocates and state wildlife officials are seeking public assistance to remove the Northern Snakehead, an invasive fish species that is competing for food with native aquatic life in Missouri.
Patrick Clark

New SNAP rules start in Missouri Thursday

6 days 1 hour ago
Modifications to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) start in Missouri today, bringing paperwork mandates and more assistance at grocery stores across the state. The changes also introducer stricter eligibility criteria for people relying on federal food support.
Kelley Hoskins

Alton Police Department Investigates Theft Of Historic St. Francis Statue

6 days 2 hours ago
ALTON — A historic St. Francis statue reported stolen Sept. 13, 2026, from the garden at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church is believed to have been scrapped in Missouri, according to the Alton Police Department. The statue, which had stood in the garden for decades, has not been recovered. Detectives continuing to investigate the theft have developed information about individuals believed to be responsible, police said. A motive has not been provided. “Our detectives have worked

Pritzker's Office Says Bears Talks Continued Through Summer

6 days 2 hours ago
CHICAGO – "The Governor's Office has remained in conversation with the Bears about their plans in Illinois throughout the summer. "Today, Governor Pritzker was grateful to meet in Illinois with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, Pat Ryan, Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch, Rep. Kam Buckner, and Sen. Bill Cunningham. "The Governor and General Assembly leadership were glad to participate in a productive meeting focused on keeping the Bears in Illinois and protecting taxpayers."

$21.8 Million Funding Opportunity Open to Address Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities

6 days 2 hours ago
SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) Director James Jennings today announced a second round of funding for projects addressing emerging contaminants in drinking and/or source water in small or disadvantaged communities. A total of $21,806,000 is available through the Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities (EC-SDC) Grant Program to assist communities in completing construction projects to address Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)

The Metric Is Not The Mission: The Digital Climate

6 days 2 hours ago
The Metric Is Not the Mission is a ten-part examination of how Big Tech moved from building and expanding the open internet to increasingly shaping it around its own metrics, incentives and assumptions. Across the series, the argument follows the evolution of the platform economy—from the optimism of the early internet to the growing tensions around […]
Konstantinos Komaitis

Illinois DCFS, IDPH And Safe Kids Illinois Partner With Public Transit Agencies Across Illinois To Promote Infant Safe Sleep Awareness Month

6 days 2 hours ago
CHICAGO – October is Infant Safe Sleep Awareness Month, and the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and Safe Kids Illinois are partnering with public transit agencies across the state to share a simple, lifesaving message with parents and caregivers when it’s time for an infant to sleep – give them room to breathe. New safe sleep placards will be displayed on approximately 1,000 buses across Illinois, bringing

86-year-old Shelby County man dies after contracting West Nile Virus

6 days 3 hours ago
EFFINGHAM, Ill. (WCIA) -- An 86-year-old man has died after he became Shelby County's first known human case of West Nile Virus in 2026. The Shelby County Health Department announced via its website that it confirmed the virus contributed to man's death on Sept. 11. He passed away at an Effingham healthcare facility. The Illinois [...]
Bradley Zimmerman

THC raised as defense in mysterious text murder case

6 days 3 hours ago
A Washington County murder trial that focuses on a mysterious text message is wrapping up. It’s a case fox files investigator Chris Hayes has been covering for 5 years, and he’s in court to monitor the result.
Chris Hayes