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Daniel Nichanian explains the stakes.

In California’s 34th District, anti-war advocate David Kim has come close to unseating Rep. Jimmy Gomez twice. Now AIPAC is attacking Kim, and a crypto PAC is joining in.

A period of active weather is expected in St. Louis from Saturday evening through midday Tuesday, with multiple rounds of rain and thunderstorms, potentially resulting in six inches or more of rainfall in southwest and central Missouri.

ALTON - Town Club Bar and Grill continued their annual tradition of selling hot chocolate during the 107th Alton Halloween Parade . On Oct. 31, 2024, Cole Kribs and his family spent the evening dishing out hot chocolate, water bottles and conversation with parade participants and spectators. Cole’s father, Mark Kribs, owns the bar, and the family has “a front row seat” to all the parade action. “It’s been a tradition for so long, we just kind of never really stopped,” Cole said. “ We’ve been doing it a long time. Since we were kids, we just sat out here and sold hot chocolate and hotdogs.” Cole said they also decided to sell water bottles this year since temperatures were higher than they have been in years past. They saw “quite a few people” come by before the parade even started. Located at 2400 E. Broadway in Alton, Town Club Bar and Grill has been an Alton staple for decades. The family’s

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EDWARDSVILLE — Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) will host a roundtable discussion with independent pharmacists on Saturday, November 2, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. CDT, to address the challenges posed by Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs). The event will take place at Birger Hall, located at 30 Circle Drive, Edwardsville. PBMs serve as intermediaries between drug manufacturers, insurers, and pharmacies, and have been criticized for inflating drug prices, which impacts both patients and taxpayers. The roundtable aims to highlight how these practices adversely affect community pharmacies by directing patients to PBM-affiliated pharmacies and limiting access to in-network pharmacies for prescription fills. Following the roundtable, Budzinski will tour the Southern Illinois University of Edwardsville (SIUE) School of Pharmacy at 2:30 p.m. CDT. The tour will focus on recruitment and retention issues among student pharmacists and will include SIUE School of Pharmacy Dean Dr. Mark Luer and

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A vendor at a St. Charles coin show reported the theft of $250,000 worth of collectible currency from his hotel room, leading to charges against a fellow vendor who had been sharing the room, who was found to have methamphetamine in his vehicle.

Lynn Schmidt hosts a solo episode to discuss the stress that most Americans are feeling as the election nears and shares ways in which the electorate can make it through.

On This Day, Nov. 1, 1969 ...The Beatles topped the Billboard 200 album chart with Abbey Road. The album spent 11 weeks at #1 and a total of 490 weeks on the chart.Abbey Road was…

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Wentzville police arrested a man after his live-in girlfriend was found shot to death in their home early Thursday morning.

ST. LOUIS - If you see a blue rubber duck around St. Louis Friday, make sure to snatch it up. The St. Louis Blues have hidden 50 blue rubber ducks around the region as a part of a scavenger hunt. The Blues will periodically post clues on StLouisBlues.com throughout the day to provide hints on [...]

WASHINGTON — As the last weekend before Tuesday’s presidential election approaches, voters who want more insight on where the candidates stand on major policy issues can get up to speed through a States Newsroom Washington Bureau series. In these 10 articles, States Newsroom reported on the policy positions taken by Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris […]

JERSEYVILLE - The City of Jerseyville has announced the temporary closure of a section of West Pearl Street to accommodate ongoing construction of the Jerseyville Public Library. “West Pearl Street will be completely closed today between Liberty and Lafayette until 1 p.m. to accommodate library construction,” the city announced on Friday morning. City officials also advised drivers to use caution in the area.

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Early voting continued Thursday and Friday despite the pending lawsuit.