CAHOKIA HEIGHTS, Ill. - The scene of an hours-long standoff involving Cahokia Heights Police has cleared late Tuesday night with no sign of an individual police were looking for. Nearby residents of Lake Drive and North 73rd Street say there was a dispute involving a dog, and a gunshot may have been fired. Police blocked [...]
The St. Charles City-County Library Board of Trustees voted unanimously to indefinitely table a proposal that, if passed, would have led to the imminent closure of three St. Charles County libraries Tuesday evening.
Normally presidential candidates try to play down their prospects before a debate. That way they have a better chance of "beating expectations." Does this work? I've always had my doubts. But we're about to get a destruction test of the theory from Joe Biden—though not from the candidate himself. From his opponent. Donald Trump has ...continue reading "Some early thoughts about next week’s debate"
Coach Vincent Bingham discovered Mason Meinershagen while she was in eighth grade. Now, medical and financial woes may keep him from joining her on the world's stage
If you’re in any way interested in tabletop board games, you will likely be familiar with the term “meeple.” If you’re not, the term refers to the small game piece that represents the player or the player’s people, to be moved around the board or gameset during play. It has become a ubiquitous term in […]
According to Missouri childcare regulators, what occurred at a daycare to a three and four-year-old brother and sister is captured on video. The children's mother, Diona Harrold, did not know the extent of what investigators would find.