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A Kansas City-based cannabis firm is opening a second dispensary in the St. Louis region.

Today on TAP: Trump has tapped into an undercurrent of crude hatred and encouraged his supporters to express it. Where does all this hate come from?

Heart has revealed the special guests who will be joining them on their Royal Flush tour in 2025.The band has booked Squeeze, Cheap Trick and Lucinda Williams to open for them…

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GODFREY - Illinois Central School Bus gave away $1,500 worth of candy at their annual Bus ‘R’ Treat event. From 5:30–7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, kids were invited to the Illinois Central School Bus lot at 4525 N. Alby in Godfrey for drive-thru trick-or-treating. School bus drivers and monitors decorated their buses and dressed up in costume to hand out candy. “It’s a lot of fun. Last year we saw over 1,000 kids,” said Deb Dameron with Illinois Central School Bus. “ love coming through and seeing their drivers and monitors all dressed up…That’s why we do it, to get involved with the community.” Hundreds of families from the Alton Community Unit School District #11 stopped by the event on Oct. 24. Kids could visit with their bus drivers, show off their costumes and collect plenty of candy. Dameron said Illinois Central School Bus also gave out a hiring flier to every car that came through. There is a nationwide

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Police clarified that Orlando Harris' sister, who lived with him, didn't take the gun away for long. Instead, she drove Harris to a storage facility, where he rented a unit.

Grade Honor Roll with High Distinction (g.p.a. 4.0) 9 Marion Hemmer, Fairview Heights 9 Claire Houck, Maryville 9 Collin Hudzik, Edwardsville 9 Cole Payne, Edwardsville 9 Calista Stults, Collinsville 9 Ryan Sullivan, New Douglas 9 Lily Walloch, Collinsville 9 Josie Wright, Edwardsville Honor Roll with Distinction (g.p.a. 3.75-3.99) 9 Abby Ayer, Shiloh 9 Elijah Ball, Worden 9 Luke Bright, Trenton 9 Linus Curtis, Worden 9 Abby Dulaney, O'Fallon 9 Madison Dunn, Edwardsville 9 Oliver Elmer, Edwardsville 9 Keira Fisher, Edwardsville 9 Charlie Frey, Glen Carbon 9 Caitlyn Hardage, Caseyville 9 Lily Hartzel, Troy 9 Liam Hazelwonder, Godfrey 9 Camden Jansen, Staunton 9 Moira Krueger, Glen Carbon 9 Laynie Menard, Glen Carbon

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EDWARDSVILLE - The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) released the annual Illinois Report Card at www.illinoisreportcard.com today. The Report Card shows how schools are progressing on a wide range of educational goals. One component of the School Report Card is the annual summative designation – a descriptor of how well our schools are meeting the needs of all students. The designations recognize schools with strong overall performance across a range of academic and student success indicators. There are five designations a school can receive – Exemplary, Commendable, Targeted Support, Comprehensive Support, or Intensive Support. All 13 of District #7’s schools received a COMMENDABLE designation by the State of Illinois. Areas that stood out on this year’s School Report Card include: In academic proficiency, students scored 35.7 percent for math compared to the state average of 27.9; 64.8 for science compared to the state average of 52.7 percent;

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'I don’t feel unsafe. I just don’t.' Denis Beganovic believes in data, and it matches what he sees on his daily walks through St. Louis.

The law says you can't purge voter rolls within 90 days of an election. Nevertheless, Gov. Glenn Youngkin of Virginia has been removing suspected noncitizens from voter lists ever since August. This runs the risk of leaving people with too little time to fix things if an inevitable mistake is made. In any case, it's ...continue reading "Republicans on Supreme Court rule that the law doesn’t apply to Republicans"

A pivotal actor in the meme stock craze that began during the pandemic continues to hold a powerful sway over the movement of shares in major U.S. corporations.

The STEM.org partnership will debut on National STEM Day, November 8.

When Nancy Letts runs across the finish line of the Boston Marathon in April, she will run into the record books.

WASHINGTON — With less than a week before the polls close on Nov. 5, the U.S. Justice Department Wednesday reiterated its efforts to protect voters’ access to the ballot box through its civil rights, national security and criminal divisions. “Protecting the right to vote, prosecuting election crimes, and securing our elections are all essential to […]

QuikTrip is offering free vanilla cones to kids in costumes aged 12 and under on Halloween night from 4 p.m. to when the QT Kitchens close.

The scare business isn't so much about scaring as it is escaping. It's also profitable, though not without a whole lot of work, guile and a sense of entrepreneurship.

What are the odds. Evolv, a gun detection tech firm contracted by the city of New York to handle fare jumping by scanning for guns, told everyone — including its investors — that deploying its tech in NYC subways wasn’t exactly a great idea. It made this statement even as Mayor Adams was telling people […]