Missouri can continue using a federal database to review voter eligibility after the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily cleared the way for states to use an expanded version of the system to check the citizenship status of registered voters. The court’s 6-3 emergency order on Friday stayed a federal judge’s ruling that had blocked the expanded […]
The Supreme Court just keeps giving Trump a free pass to engage in what Mike Masnick correctly called “human trafficking.” It’s stuff this nation has never done before because it’s never been run by someone quite like Trump before. To maximize the cruelty inflicted on immigrants, the Trump administration (steered directly by its chief ghoul, […]
A Kansas City couple says a trip to Children’s Mercy Hospital over concerns about their infant son’s health turned into an 11-month nightmare that separated their family.
The SLMPD will host its second Fast Track Testing Day Blitz this fall, offering prospective police officers several opportunities to complete three steps in the hiring process in a single day.
Fabick Cat, one of Missouri's largest heavy-equipment dealers headquartered in Fenton, has been sold to Caterpillar, Inc. after more than a century as a family-run company.
Wednesday has wrapped production on season 3.The spooky Netflix series starring Jenna Ortega announced the news on Sept. 30 – a Wednesday, of course.Production on the new season began earlier…
ALTON - Community members can empower Alton Community Unit School District #11 elementary schoolers to learn how to read. The district’s Reach Out And Read (ROAR) program invites volunteers to come into the schools and listen to elementary school students read every morning. From 7:30–8 a.m., volunteers sit with students and encourage them as they read aloud. The district is looking for more volunteers as the program prepares to kick off the 2026–2027 school year. “It’s
JERSEYVILLE — A missing Missouri man last seen at Pere Marquette Campground has been found and is safe, the Jersey County Sheriff’s Office and Illinois Conservation Police announced on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. Terry Hanson, 46, of Farmington, Mo., had been reported missing after he was last seen at the campground around noon on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026. Authorities reported his disappearance Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. The sheriff’s office commended the Illinois Conservation
ST. LOUIS COUNTY — A 17-year-old was charged as an adult Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, in the killing of a Lyft driver who authorities say was caught in a planned shootout between rival groups in Ferguson. The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office charged Kamarionne Carter with second-degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon after the county’s Family Court certified him as an adult earlier that day. Shannon O’Brien, 28, an Edwardsville
WASHINGTON — Most judges on a federal appeals court seemed inclined during oral arguments Tuesday to allow a federal judge to continue investigating Trump officials for possible criminal contempt-of-court charges for defying a judicial order by sending more than 100 Venezuelan men to a brutal Salvadoran prison last year. The administration is challenging if U.S. […]
“Game Plan” taps into what makes Saint Louis unique: a place where world-class chess and deep-rooted sports culture intersect. Spanning all three galleries and running through Spring 2027, the exhibition […]
History celebrations, live music, pet-friendly gatherings and seasonal activities offer plenty of ways to spend Oct. 2-4, 2026. Explore the upcoming highlights below, and visit RiverBender.com Events for the complete calendar. Local history takes center stage at the Living History Days Festival , presented by the Madison County Historical Society Oct. 2-4 in Edwardsville. With the theme “We the People: Celebrating Our History,” the festival brings together music, a book fair,