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What's fueling Jordan Walker's hot start?

2 months 1 week ago
After three largely inconsistent seasons to begin his big-league career, Jordan Walker has found a groove and emerged as one of baseball's best hitters early in the 2026 campaign.
Joey Schneider

Debate over US war crimes, illegal military orders returns with Trump threats against Iran

2 months 1 week ago
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s threats to destroy power plants and bridges in Iran before saying he was prepared for a “whole civilization” to die have renewed questions about what constitutes an illegal order and what, if any, repercussions officials could face for committing war crimes.   The issue originally surged to the forefront last year […]
Jennifer Shutt

Alton Elementary Students Share Stories of Courage in Essay Contest

2 months 1 week ago
ALTON - Students at Eunice Smith Elementary School in Alton learned what it means to be courageous this month. The students learn about a different character trait every month, but most recently, they were asked to write about “courage” and a time they were brave. Principal Christina Coy emphasized that activities like this aim to empower the students while building up their characters. “They’re still learning who they are, and they’re learning these skills

Central West End's Former "Liberty Hospital" Under Redevelopment

2 months 1 week ago
At Taylor and Washington is the former Liberty Hospital Building. The building's address is 4500 Washington Boulevard. The structure has been vacant for some time and is one of the few remaining vacant buildings in the Central West End neighborhood. A post on LinkedIn from MBG (Midas Building Group) reveals what the future holds for this modest brick strucutre. Planned for the building are: 31 apartments Community room dedicated to veterans A Recreated Citizens for Community Improvement...
Chris Stritzel

Vitality Women's Clinic Outlines Ways to Support Their Mission

2 months 1 week ago
GODFREY - Vitality Women’s Clinic will host its annual fundraiser this weekend, but there are other ways to support the pregnancy center. Vitality will welcome nearly 400 community members to Lewis and Clark Community College on Friday, April 10, 2026, for their dinner fundraiser. While all the seats are full, Executive Director Jackie Duty outlined several additional opportunities for people to donate toward the clinic in the coming weeks. She believes this is a great way to support

Difference Makers: Police Rescue Individual From Eads Bridge

2 months 1 week ago
EAST ST. LOUIS - The East St. Louis Police Department responded to an incident involving a suicidal individual on the Eads Bridge in East St. Louis on Thursday, April 9, 2026, where officers found a person who had climbed over the railing on the westbound side of the bridge and threatened to jump. As a safety precaution, westbound traffic was temporarily shut down, the East St. Louis Police Department said. The department requested assistance from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department t

CDC’s 2025 data shows birth rates continuing to slide

2 months 1 week ago
New data from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows fertility and birth rates continue to fall across the U.S., while cesarean section procedures increased and preterm birth rates remained flat. The 2025 provisional number of births fell 1% from the previous year to about 3.6 million births, and the general fertility rate […]
Kelcie Moseley-Morris

US House Democrats call for Congress to come back into session for Iran war debate

2 months 1 week ago
WASHINGTON — House Democrats on Capitol Hill Thursday slammed President Donald Trump’s rhetoric on Iran as “beyond the pale” and urged House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., to reconvene Congress and rein in the president’s war powers. The eight Democrats, who represent districts in California, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington state, made a largely symbolic attempt […]
Ashley Murray

Hazelwood man wins $274K Show Me Cash jackpot

2 months 1 week ago
A Missouri Lottery win is turning into a major life moment for one Hazelwood couple. A dream of homeownership will now become a reality after a man won a $274,000 Show Me Cash prize in the March 14 drawing.
Kimberly Young

A Baseless Copyright Claim Against A Web Host — And Why It Failed

2 months 1 week ago
Copyright law is supposed to encourage creativity. Too often, it’s used to extract payouts from others. Higbee & Associates, a law firm known for sending copyright demand letters to website owners, targeted May First Movement Technology, accusing it of infringing a photograph owned by Agence France-Presse (AFP). The claim was baseless. May First didn’t post the photo. […]
Betty Gedlu