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Emergency crews are responding to a three-alarm fire at a commercial facility after a report of an explosion Tuesday afternoon.

EDWARDSVILLE - Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will host their 42nd Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Luncheon with Donzaleigh Abernathy, King’s goddaughter, as the keynote speaker. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025, community members and SIUE students will gather at the SIUE Meridian Ballroom on the SIUE campus for the luncheon, which includes music, Abernathy’s speech, and an award ceremony. The Kimmel Belonging and Engagement Hub hosts the annual event as a way to honor King’s legacy. This year’s theme is “Let Us March On,” which comes from King’s 1965 “Our God is Marching On” speech. SIUE is excited to welcome Abernathy as the event’s keynote speaker. Abernathy was born in the middle of the Civil Rights Movement. Her parents, Rev. Dr. Ralph David and Juanita Jones Abernathy, were close friends with the Kings. Her father was a co-founder of the Civil Rights Movement. Abernathy’s

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Forty years after bringing Vietnamese fare to St. Louis, Sau and Lee Tran reflect on family, community, and good fortune.

Metallica is giving fans a chance to fly to a show in style.The band, and their All Within My Hands Foundation, just launched their first fandiem sweepstakes of the year,…

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The building once housed the Friedens United Church of Christ.

I’m honoring the privilege and the responsibility to create as workplace where people thrive,” recently-appointed Alberici Constructors President Jose Garcia told Construction Forum in this video interview. For eight generations Alberici has been a place where people can come, work, and succeed, and create wealth for themselves… It was started by an immigrant… And 106 […]

WASHINGTON — A day after President Donald Trump signed a slew of immigration-related executive orders, immigration researchers said during a Tuesday briefing they are scrutinizing the legal implications of the White House’s move to end birthright citizenship as well as sweeping directives barring asylum and more. The ACLU and immigrant rights groups sued the Trump […]

The state closed an investigation into whether Spire hid or destroyed documents that might have blocked rate hikes for the utility, finding “no issues of illegalities.”

From Webster-Kirkwood Times:  Motorists passing the Kirkwood campus of St. Louis Community College-Meramec will notice a new look. The parking area is shrinking, while two new buildings facing Big Bend are enlarging the campus presence. The makeover is expected to be complete by June. New curriculum revisions also are expected for the 2025-26 school year. […]

The union representing St. Louis teachers is calling for State Board of Education member Kerry Casey to resign after she pushed earlier this month for St. Louis Public Schools to be stripped of its accreditation status.  Casey, who could not be reached for comment, was a founding board member of KIPP charter schools in St. […]

From Leader Publications:  Eureka is getting a floodwall to protect Old Town. The Eureka Board of Aldermen voted unanimously on Dec. 17 to approve a $7.3 million contract with Keeley Construction Group Inc. of St. Louis to construct an earthen wall along Flat Creek from west of Bald Hill Road to Hwy. 109 suitable for […]

This sounds great: “It usually takes an average of five to 10 years [to discover] one drug. And maybe we could accelerate that 10 times, which would be an incredible revolution in human health" https://t.co/Vl2vdygUPo — James Pethokoukis ⏩️⤴️ (@JimPethokoukis) January 21, 2025 But you know what will be even better? Sometime in the medium ...continue reading "AI will soon design *and* test drugs for us"

A Missouri lawmaker introduced a bill that may give judges the right to finalize a divorce even if one spouse is pregnant.

Even though the Supreme Court somehow didn’t agree, the ban on TikTok remains unconstitutional garbage for all the reasons we’ve discussed: its impact on the platform itself, the impact on its users, and its impact on other service providers that help it work. The corrupt scramble we’ve seen to try to keep it going, ever […]

St. Louis' mayor and police chief announced 7% across-the-board raises for city police officers. But to do it, they cut 124 empty officer positions.

SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Funds, a mutual fund investment used by local governments through the Illinois State Treasurer’s Office, has earned the top AAA rating from Fitch Ratings, Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs said today. The Illinois Funds rating reaffirms the confidence Fitch and other ratings agencies have shown throughout all of Frerichs’ tenure. The funds have consistently received an AAA rating since he took office. “This is an example of an outside firm pointing out that we’re doing things right,” Frerichs said. “Every dollar we can earn through safe, smart investing is a dollar that local governments that take part in Illinois Funds don’t have to raise in property taxes or cut from vital services.” Established in 1975, more than 1,500 units of government such as cities, counties, libraries and school districts have invested in The Illinois Funds because it is a safe, liquid and competitive investment. The $10

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ALTON – YWCA Southwestern Illinois Accepting Applications for the 2025 Josephine Marley Beckwith Future Leader Scholarships YWCA Southwestern Illinois is excited to announce that applications for the 2025 Josephine Marley Beckwith Future Leader (JMBFL) Scholarships are now open. This prestigious scholarship program, open to senior girls attending Madison County high schools and residing in Madison County, awards $1,000 renewable scholarships to deserving young women. The JMBFL Scholarship honors the legacy of Josephine Marley Beckwith, a 2002 Woman of Distinction, and is made possible through the generous support of YWCA and the Women of Distinction Academy. “The JMBFL Scholarship opens doors for young women, empowering them to seize opportunities and shape a brighter future as tomorrow’s leaders,” said Dr. Wendy Adams, Co-Chair of the YWCA JMBFL Scholarship Committee. Applications for the JMBFL Scholarship are available at YWCA Southwestern Illinois, located

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From Construction Dive:  Personal protective equipment has to fit for two primary reasons, according to Jessica Bunting, director of research to practice for Silver Spring, Maryland-based CPWR — the Center for Construction Research and Training. First, to work properly, gear needs to fit properly. A poorly fitted fall harness will not protect a worker nearly […]

Revenge, revenge, revenge: Former National Security Advisor John Bolton, a known target of Iranian assassins, confirms President Trump has ordered his USSS protection withdrawn. [image or embed] — Steve Herman 📡 (@newsguy.bsky.social) January 21, 2025 at 12:38 PM For all I know, Bolton doesn't need Secret Service protection anymore. But that hardly matters. It's obvious ...continue reading "The Trump revenge train keeps chugging along"