GODFREY – Lewis and Clark Community College’s Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) placed in the top 10 across the nation in at least one area at the FBLA Collegiate National Leadership Conference in Orlando, FL. The FBLA received several awards from the State Leadership Conference earlier this year: seven first-place awards, two second-place awards, and three third-place awards. Associate Professor and FBLA Club Advisor Christina Wickenhauser said she attributes her team’s success to student involvement and determination. “My students rose to every challenge I presented to them and excelled far beyond what I had imagined,” Wickenhauser said. Wickenhauser said the club members are always encouraging and supportive of one another, especially when faced with discouragement or disappointment. Nicc Edwards, Vondasia Pittman and Bre Welch said their biggest priority preparing for the conference was meeting after school and constantly
A rare corpse flower is set to bloom at the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House in Chesterfield between July 30 and August 4, with free admission on the night of the bloom and updates on the plant's progress on the Garden's social media pages.
John Payne recruited eligible Missourians and had them sign a 47-page contract that would ultimately give him and his partners 90.1% of profits and majority control of the business.
WOOD RIVER - Seven felony charges have been filed against a Wood River man accused of fighting multiple police officers who were attempting to arrest him during a domestic violence incident. Tristan S. Acup, 21, of Wood River, was charged with the following: Aggravated battery - Class 2 felony Aggravated battery - Class 2 felony Aggravated battery - Class 2 felony Domestic battery (2nd or subsequent) - Class 4 felony Resisting or obstructing peace officer - Class 4 felony Resisting or obstructing peace officer - Class 4 felony Criminal damage to government supported property - Class 4 felony A petition to deny Acup’s pretrial release states that he was identified as the suspect in a domestic violence incident on July 10, 2024 in which he repeatedly threw the victim to the ground, causing bruising. He was also reportedly on probation at the time for a prior incident involving the same victim. Officers attempted to take Acup into custody when the situation escalate
BELLEVILLE - The National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows will hold its 81st Healing and Hope Novena. From July 28 to Aug. 5, 2024, community members are invited to the church for nine nights of prayer. Different priests will cover different topics every night. This year’s theme is “Pondering the Word of God with Mary,” and each sermon addresses an important time in Mary’s life. “I think it’s very important,” said Beth Mertz, marketing and events coordinator with the church. “This is a Healing and Hope Novena, so it helps us heal, it gives us hope, and it just makes us a little bit stronger in our faith and working through everyday life.” On the first night on Sunday, July 28, 2024, Father David Uribe will cover “The Annunciation,” followed by Father Mark Powell’s July 29 sermon on “The Visitation” and Father Jim Fee’s July 30 sermon on “The Magnificat.” Wednesday, July 31 wil
PARIS (AP) — Arsonists attacked France's high-speed rail network early Friday, setting fires that paralyzed train travel to Paris for some 800,000 people across Europe, including athletes heading to the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. Targeting remote locations far from the capital, the apparently coordinated attacks sought to cut off rail routes into the [...]
THOMAS ADAMSON and JEFFREY SCHAEFFER, Associated Press
On Thursday, as expected, the Senate voted for “cloture” on the extremely problematic Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA). The cloture vote is a procedural vote necessary to bring a full vote to the floor. Previously, attempts to move KOSA forward “by unanimous consent” could be (and were) blocked by objections from at least one Senator […]
Neil Young is ready to release the third installment in his Archives series. Young is set drop Archives Vol. III (1976-1987) on Sept. 6. As the title suggests, it focuses on Young’s…
Autopsy findings released Friday on Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman fatally shot in her Illinois home by a now-fired sheriff's deputy charged in her death, confirm that she died from a gunshot wound to the head.
The St. Louis Board of Education said Friday that it named the district's deputy superintendent as acting leader, while Superintendent Keisha Scarlett "is on a temporary leave of absence."
ST. LOUIS - St. Louis Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Keisha Scarlett to be replaced as she goes on a paid temporary leave of absence, according to the St. Louis City Board of Education. The Board of Education has since approved Deputy Superintendent Dr. Millicent Borishade as the acting superintendent in Scarlett's absence. The American Federation [...]
Robert LaRouche, a mainstay of the Post-Dispatch photo staff for 44 years who was inducted into the Missouri Photojournalism Hall of Fame in 2016, has died at 90.
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