ROXANA - The Roxana Education Association and the Board of Education for Roxana Community Unit School District No. 1 reached a tentative agreement Monday evening, Aug. 31, 2026, on a successor collective bargaining agreement following negotiations, the district said. The agreement reflects a shared commitment to supporting students, recognizing educators and maintaining a strong educational workforce. Details of the agreement will be released after ratification by both the REA membership and
Even as Donald Trump regularly uses mail-in ballots himself, he has decided that mail-in ballots are a system by which voting fraud occurs. To be quite clear, this is bullshit. There is astoundingly little evidence of significant voter fraud, and that’s equally true between in-person and voting-by-mail. And there’s zero evidence that mail-in voter fraud […]
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The boy who lived is back for a brand-new era.HBO has released a new official teaser trailer for the first season of its upcoming Harry Potter series, titled Harry Potter…
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - A man was charged after shooting two people during a fight at a gas station in north St. Louis County. According to the Normandy Police Department, the shooting occurred on Aug. 29 at a Phillips 66 gas station in the 9000 block of Natural Bridge Road. Police said the incident [...]
Text messages show Spencer’s chief of staff telling the economic development advisor that the mayor wanted him to revive discussion of recommendations she favored.
By Steph Kukuljan and Austin Huguelet St. Louis Post-Dispatch
St. Louis-area businesses with long-standing, unpaid sewer bills could face wastewater service disconnections as soon as next month, according to the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District.
Judges of the Missouri Supreme Court on Wednesday repeatedly pressed attorneys defending Secretary of State Denny Hoskins to explain why voters should not see a referendum on congressional redistricting on the November ballot. The case over the gerrymandered congressional redistricting plan forced through by Republicans in a 2025 special session is the final legal battle […]
GODFREY - Tara Hurst never set out to become a life coach. But six years later, she’s proud to help people overcome their obstacles and grow. Tara Hurst started Tara Hurst Coaching & Consulting after her own weight loss journey led her to confront the “never-ending journey” of self-improvement. She began posting her meal plans and motivational content on social media, and she found that these topics resonated with people in the Riverbend community and beyond. Now, Hurst
Nine southern Missouri counties impacted by July's historic flash flooding and severe storms are now eligible for FEMA assistance to help with recovery efforts.
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Transportation, Illinois State Police and law enforcement agencies throughout the state are reminding the public to drive responsibly by ramping up efforts to get impaired drivers off the roads during Labor Day holiday travel. “There's no excuse for driving impaired, period,” said Stephane B. Seck-Birhame, bureau chief of Safety Programs and Engineering at IDOT. “The consequences of driving impaired could be costly and deadly. Remember,
EDWARDSVILLE/ALTON — In Southwestern Illinois, the Illinois section of the St. Louis, Missouri-Illinois MSA had a July unemployment rate of 3.5%, down from 4.5% in July 2025. Total nonfarm employment in the area decreased by 800 jobs from a year earlier. Madison County’s unemployment rate was 3.5% in July, compared with 4.4% a year earlier. Jersey County was at 3.3%, down from 4.1%. Calhoun County was at 3.7%, down from 4.7%. Macoupin County was at 3.7%, down from 4.7%. St. Clair
EDWARDSVILLE – Continuing her steadfast commitment to supporting Illinois’ number one industry, State Senator Erica Harriss (56th-Glen Carbon) was recognized Monday night by the Illinois Farm Bureau as a Friend of Agriculture during a gathering of area farmers, producers and agriculture leaders. “Our farmers play a pivotal role in our state’s economy and workforce,” said Senator Harriss. “Representing the Horseradish Capital of the World, along with some of
CHICAGO – Attorney General Raoul joined the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and a bipartisan coalition of 22 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against Amazon alleging the company engaged in deceptive and unfair practices that secretly inflated prices in its online search advertising auctions. In their lawsuit , Raoul and the coalition allege that for over seven years, Amazon has covertly and substantially increased the prices that more than one million brands and sellers were required
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