Iowa Soybean Association President Tom Adam urged the Trump administration, in a statement Thursday, to prioritize a trade deal with China and to support soybean farmers who are without their biggest market. China typically buys 60% of global soybean exports, and the U.S. used to be China’s preferred supplier until it turned to Brazil during […]
ICE just isn’t getting the job done. Despite the masked men swarming everywhere to arrest every Mexican-looking person in sight, the agency still can’t meet the 3,000 arrests per day quota that White House advisor Stephen Miller has stated is merely the baseline for his expectations. The main reason for this is that we’re running […]
Guns N’ Roses is set to reissue their first-ever live album.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers will drop Guns N’ Roses – Live Era ’87-’93 on Nov. 21, featuring…
COLLINSVILLE - Collinsville High School will honor its senior band members during a recognition event before the football game against Belleville Althoff Catholic on Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. The senior band recognition event begins at 6:30 p.m. on the home side of the Collinsville High School track. Parents are asked to meet their seniors at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. The band will perform at halftime of the 7 p.m. game set at the CHS football field. The band director described the group as "our 24 amazing senior band members," inviting the public to join in the celebration. This recognition event highlights the contributions of the senior band members as the team prepares for an important matchup against the Althoff Catholic Crusaders.
A St. Louis County man faces felony charges in connection with road rage shooting that injured an elderly woman and a bomb threat made during his arrest.
MARYVILLE - “Come on out and join the fun at the Maryville Fall Festival,” said Julie Clark, President of the Maryville Kiwanis Club. According to Clark, the highly successful event is a favorite fall festival for those living in Maryville and the surrounding areas. “The only cost to attendees is any food that is purchased through the food trucks,” she said. “Children really enjoy the free pony rides sponsored by Maryville Ministerial Alliance and the petting zoo sponsored by Allison Bash State Farm,” said Deb Myers-Gaultney, long time treasurer for the Kiwanis Club. “We have free pumpkins, provided by Mayor White, and pumpkin decorating kits for the first 450 children attending”. Other popular attractions include the bounce houses, the firefighter’s open house, and face painting sponsored by Barry Wilson Funeral Home and First National Bank of Waterloo. Most of the local churches and several other organizations will provide games
ALTON - Do you own a historic home or commercial building, or might you be interested in purchasing one? Learn about a variety of financial incentives that are available for property renovations at a workshop on Wednesday, October 8th at 7:00 p.m. at The Wedge Innovation Center, located at 620 E. Broadway in Alton, IL which is co-presented by Alton Main Street, Alton’s Historic Commission, and the Alton Area Landmarks Association. To assist existing and potential Alton residents and entrepreneurs to take the next step in upgrading their homes and commercial structures, these local groups have brought together State and local officials to present on programs currently available to assist in renovating existing structures and developing new construction. Anna Margaret Barris, Project Reviewer for the State Historic Preservation Office, will present on a Property Tax Assessment Freeze Program for certified historic single-family, owner-occupied homes that undergo substantial
EDWARDSVILLE - The Journal of Patient Experience features an article that covers a treatment breast cancer survivors may not even know they need: behavioral health care. Authored by Kelly Gable, PharmD, BCPP, FAAPP, professor and director of Well-being and Resilience at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy (SOP), the article "Dear Breast Cancer Oncology: Where is the Behavioral Health Care?" is told from the patient’s perspective. Gable, an avid runner and medical professional, was diagnosed with hormone positive breast cancer at 45 years of age. She underwent a mastectomy, suffered through the effects of chemotherapy and anti-estrogen treatment, that included debilitating joint pain. Depression was fast approaching. Mental health care was not. Gable’s story details her persistence through a complex and disconnected treatment system. "I have always been a fierce advocate for mental health care, in the classroom with our pharmacy students, an
You’d think folks would be excited to see Bruce Springsteen taking part in some karaoke, but apparently that just wasn’t the case.Springsteen appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Thursday, where he shared the…
EAST ST. LOUIS, IL — Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) and Congressman Wesley Bell (MO-01) rallied with American Federal of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 2192 and federal workers impacted by the ongoing government shutdown. During the event, Budzinski highlighted the harm that President Trump and Congressional Republicans are inflicting on federal employees who are furloughed or forced to work without pay during the lapse in government funding. She also underscored how the government shutdown is disrupting critical services that Americans rely on. “Today, we sent a clear message to President Trump and Republicans in Congress: fix your manufactured healthcare crisis and fund the government for the American people,” said Congresswoman Budzinski. “As frontline workers at the TSA, VA, Social Security Administration, and more, AFGE members know just how essential our government services are. They know that it’s our veterans, seniors,
The Department of Homeland Security provided an update to its ongoing "Operation Midway Blitz" on Wednesday, saying over 800 criminal illegal aliens have been arrested despite both the state's sanctuary policies and violent protests.
Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins’ latest version of ballot language for a proposed abortion ban states the amendment would repeal a 2024 amendment after a Cole County judge said he had to be more specific. The portion revised under court order now reads: “Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to: Repeal Article I, section […]
ST. LOUIS - KDHX 88.1 FM, a longtime St. Louis community radio station, is officially off the air. Double Helix Corporation, a nonprofit that owned KDHX, says online the station has "ceased operations." According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the corporation sent a newsletter to subscribers and announced it would not be producing any programs [...]
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