ALTON – After 15 years of requests from a local business owner for Alton and Ameren officials to address a “public safety hazard” in front of her building, Alton aldermen voted this week to further delay taking action. Erin Frew, owner of the historic Snyder Block building at 301 Piasa St. in downtown Alton, has consistently called on City Council members to compel Ameren Illinois to relocate bare overhead powerlines hanging less than six feet from the building’s
ST. LOUIS — Thanksgiving and the day before are the top two days in this country for the chance of a cooking fire to happen in someone’s home. Cooking causes an average of 158,400 home fires per year, which is 44% of all home fires in the United States. The American Red Cross of Greater St. Louis offers safety steps everyone can follow if they will be preparing their family’s Thanksgiving feast. “Cooking is the leading cause of home fires, home fire injuries and the secon
A Winter Storm Watch has been issued from late Friday night through Saturday evening . The National Weather Service is warning of heavy snow , with 4 to 8 inches possible across portions of south central, southwest, and west central Illinois, as well as east central and northeast Missouri. Travel could become very difficult , especially during the day Saturday. Today, conditions stay calm ahead of the approaching system. Expect a bright day with plenty of sunshine and brisk, chilly air.
The Trump administration wants access to state driver’s license data on millions of U.S. residents as it builds a powerful citizenship verification program amid its clampdown on voter fraud and illegal immigration. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security seeks access to an obscure computer network used by law enforcement agencies, according to a federal notice, […]
In American politics, we’re familiar with gerrymandering — when a political party redraws district lines to gain an electoral advantage. But what happens when that plan backfires and accidentally benefits the opposing party instead? Enter what politicos call the “dummymander.” Republicans in several states, including Missouri, followed President Donald Trump’s orders to redraw congressional maps […]
ST. LOUIS - Happy Thanksgiving! It will be a cold, but thankfully quiet holiday. The gusty winds of Wednesday have eased and overnight clouds are starting to clear. Sunny skies Thursday with highs in the low-40s. Staying quiet and cold overnight. We’ll wake up in the low to mid-20s on Black Friday and see highs [...]
Fr. Louis J. Oldani, SJ, died Nov. 19, 2025, in Florissant, Missouri. He was 92 years old, a Jesuit for 74 years and a priest for 61 years. He taught at Rockhurst University for 45 years. Born in St. Louis…
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