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Thick smoke billowed over downtown Hermann, as an historic building on 1st Street went up in flames.

Nine year-old Maddux Lowry was hurt nearly two weeks ago when a tree fell onto the blacktop and hit him Tuesday, Oct. 29 at Pleasant Hill Elementary School.

If you voted against Kamala Harris—or just stayed home—because you were pissed off about Gaza, I have bad news for you: Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich welcomed President Donald Trump’s electoral victory Monday, saying that “the time has come” to extend full Israeli sovereignty over the occupied West Bank. ....During Trump’s first term, he said, ...continue reading "Israeli lunatic thinks Trump will make all his wishes come true"

Missouri voters approved increasing the minimum wage to $13.75 in January, but a coalition of businesses hopes to prevent it from going into effect. 

I ate a bag of potato chips with lunch and they were.......not bad! My salt taste is definitely coming back. Sweet never went completely away, but sour is still nowhere. I tried a pickle and tasted nothing. I'm not sure how to test bitter since I don't really eat any bitter foods. Anyway, progress.

Jack Herrera has a piece in Politico today about why Democrats lost the Latino vote this year. This is already a tedious genre, but if it's Jack Herrera it's worth a read First off, it's worth acknowledging that the blowout wasn't as bad as it seems. The biggest losses were in places like Florida and ...continue reading "Jack Herrera on Latinos and the Democratic Party"

The two girls and their mother from O'Fallon, Missouri, were found in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Jerry Garcia has been gone for almost 30 years, but thanks to AI, Grateful Dead fans can now enjoy the experience of the late rocker reading to them. According to Billboard, Garcia’s estate has teamed with…

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Veterans on both sides of the Mississippi River were honored across the area Monday.

BELLEVILLE — Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), who served in the Reserve Forces for 23 years and is a member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), today celebrated Veterans Day. Duckworth honored Veterans and their families today during the City of Belleville’s 26th Annual Veterans Day Ceremony alongside Belleville Mayor Patty Gregory and John Lawson, Superintendent for the Veterans Assistance Commission at St. Clair County. “Veterans Day is a day of celebration, it’s a moment for all of us to take some time to recognize and honor the service of everyone willing to put on the uniform and sacrifice to keep our great nation safe,” Duckworth said. “Despite the risks, despite the danger, thousands of the bravest people that you and I could ever meet still volunteer to serve in our country’s uniform every year. And when these heroes come home, they deserve more than just an ovation on Veterans Day itself.

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EDWARDSVILLE - The rich, vast and multifaceted aspects of Black scholarship should be taught, investigated and celebrated inside and outside of the classroom, according to Timothy E. Lewis, PhD, the new Director of Black Studies at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. “I want to take Black Studies out of the classroom, making it the premier unit on campus for implicit Black education, including documentary screenings, symposiums, historical celebrations and more,” said Lewis, interim chair of the Department of Social Work, and associate professor in the Department of Political Science. “I plan to not only rely on internal funding, but I am and will continue to pursue external funding and grants to fund the program’s efforts.” Lewis stepped in as director of Black Studies in October, following behind a long line of sage SIUE Black faculty members, the most recent being Kathryn Bentley, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Theater and Dance,

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The dread Chris Galvan felt early Tuesday morning had nothing to do with the election. He woke up to a flooded basement in his Bethalto, Illinois, home. A plumber confirmed the source of the water.