Dr. Bonita Jamison, superintendent of Maplewood Richmond Heights School District, reported to the district’s parents on MRH’s Annual Performance Report that the district is “among the top performers in Missouri.” Ed Rich, director of communications for MRH sent the report to 40 South News. Dear Maplewood Richmond Heights School District Community, For the second consecutive […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Ron Wyden (D-OR), U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and 23 Senate Democrats in slamming the Trump Administration for its failure to address rising health care costs for American families. In a new letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the lawmakers highlighted the worsening affordability
ST. LOUIS - The annual Veterans Day Parade is taking place today in downtown St. Louis, starting at 10:30 a.m. at 18th and Olive, featuring more than 40 groups. The parade is part of a series of events to honor service members, both past and present, leading up to Veterans Day on Tuesday. Mark Sundlov, [...]
ILLINOIS - Community members have the chance to receive assistance on their Ameren Illinois electric bills. The Warm Neighbors Cool Friends program provides energy assistance to people between 200–300% of the Federal Poverty Level or 80% of the county’s Area Median Income. For example, you qualify for federal assistance through the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) if you are a household of one earning $0–3,332 a month. You qualify for the Warm Neighbors
GRANITE CITY – Felony charges have been filed against a man accused in two instances of home repair fraud, one involving an elderly victim. Michael T. Casaretto, 37, of East Carondelet, Ill., was charged on Nov. 4, 2025 with one count each of aggravated home repair fraud (a Class 2 felony) and home repair fraud (a Class 4 felony). From Aug. 27 to Sept. 17, 2025, Casaretto allegedly entered into an agreement with an individual 60 years of age or older to complete fence repairs at their
EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville Firefighter Joey Cruz was honored with an Employee Excellence Award last week for his fire safety outreach to preschoolers at the Edwardsville YMCA. The award recognized Cruz’s interactive and educational sessions designed to teach young children about fire safety. Edwardsville City Finance Director Jeanne Wojcieszak nominated Cruz, highlighting his recent presentation to the YMCA preschool. “His presentation was not only informative but also engaging,
WATERLOO/SAINT LOUIS - One family is making a difference for kids in the hospital this Christmas, and you’re invited to help. Three years ago, Angie Fouste and her daughter Mercedes Eberlin stumbled across an organization in Tennessee that provides Christmas trees to decorate children’s hospital rooms. Now, they are inviting the community to create their own trees to give back to St. Louis kids in an initiative called Light Up the Holidays. “It’s just a way of brightening
WOOD RIVER – A Wood River man with prior pending felonies faces three more felony charges after multiple firearms were reportedly found in his possession after his FOID card had been revoked. Craig A. Yost, 43, of Wood River, was charged on Oct. 28, 2025 with three Class 3 felony counts of possession of a firearm while his Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) card was revoked. Yost was allegedly in unlawful possession of a Tennessee Arms CO AR-platform rifle, an Aero Precision M4E1 AT-platform
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is issuing a general reminder to the public about the potential dangers of consuming raw milk after at least eleven people were recently sickened by such products. While most milk products sold in the state are pasteurized, meaning they have been treated with heat to kill viruses, germs, and other substances that can cause illness, raw milk is milk that has not been pasteurized, making it more likely to be a source of foodborne
CHICAGO – As part of his continued efforts to protect the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Attorney General Kwame Raoul and a coalition of 26 states today filed an amicus brief opposing the Trump administration’s attempt to block a court order requiring full SNAP benefits to be delivered to the millions of Americans relying on them. The federal government’s motion, filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit, comes after a federal judge in Rhode
CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul today led a coalition of 18 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit urging that court to affirm a lower court’s decision upholding California’s law regulating the purchase of long guns by individuals under the age of 21. In their brief , Raoul and the coalition explain that the Second Amendment gives states the ability to enact sensible regulations designed to promote gun safety an
ST. LOUIS - Travelers at St. Louis Lambert International Airport are experiencing delays and cancellations as the ongoing government shutdown impacts flight schedules. Early Saturday morning, 26 flights were delayed and two were canceled at the airport, with numbers expected to rise throughout the day. Raquel Deras, noted that several passengers were asked to disembark [...]
ST. LOUIS - We have a cold front draped north of I-70 Saturday morning with surface low pressure to our northwest. An upper level wave will bring this low pressure through our region later today. The majority of the rain associated with this system looks to stay north of our viewing area, but some of [...]
Three Chinese men were allegedly found with more than 800 gift cards worth about $175,000 by police officers who pulled a car over in connection with the case.
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