Just days after Rod Stewart postponed a Canadian concert due to travel issues, the rocker was forced to postpone another show due to health-related issues.The “Maggie May” rocker was supposed…
On August 10, 1945, Japan signaled its willingness to accept surrender terms that would lead to the end of the Second World War. Coming just days after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and after the Soviet Union entered the war against Japan, this was one of the most important turning points ever linked to this date. At the time, it marked the beginning of the end of a global conflict that had caused destruction on a scale few had imagined. It still matters today because it reshaped
Flock Safety, a surveillance equipment company, says it partners with more than 5,000 law enforcement agency partners across 6,000 communities. Is your city one of them?
There are so many shitty U.S. companies across tech, energy, and AI that criticism of our massively-unpopular telecom monopolies has fallen out of fashion. It’s easy to forget, for example, that Comcast routinely used to make headlines for setting peoples homes on fire, torturing pets, or at times killing people (most of the stories I […]
EDWARDSVILLE – The Global Aerospace Summit will return to the St. Louis region August 19–20, 2026, with a lineup of speakers and panels that builds on the success of the inaugural conference last year. The event brings together aerospace manufacturers, suppliers, government leaders, educators and workforce partners for a two-day program focused on advancing innovation and strengthening the industry’s future. Hosted by the Leadership Council Southwestern Illinois, Madison County
ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ill. - Back-to-school season is here as students at East St. Louis Senior High School return to the classroom Monday. Entering the new school year, district leaders are pointing to encouraging academic progress, including strong preliminary four-year graduation data that officials say is trending in the right direction. Students can choose from [...]
A 25-year-old woman was arrested for filing a false police report that a child was being abducted in a stolen vehicle, an incident that triggered an AMBER Alert.
Gov. Mike Kehoe wasn’t on the ballot Tuesday. Two of his biggest priorities were, and voters handed them a historic defeat. Kehoe made the measure that became Amendment 5, which sought to put Missouri on a path toward eliminating its individual income tax, the centerpiece of his agenda for the year. Only two proposed constitutional […]
Missouri Republicans have been making the case for years that our state constitution is getting hijacked by out-of-state interests. Gov. Mike Kehoe said it plainly in a video backing Amendment 4, the proposal that would have made it virtually impossible for voters to amend the Missouri Constitution. “Our constitution,” he said, “shouldn’t be the victim […]
Missouri has officially been added to the list of states linked to the shredded iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms that caused cyclosporiasis. Five other states — Arkansas, Iowa, Nebraska, New Hampshire and North Carolina — are also new to the list. They join Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Boone […]
Some of the special menu items at a restaurant in north St. Louis called Stevie's Jailhouse Kitchen are made with commissary products that 40-year-old Steven Gilliam used while locked away in federal prison. The menu is packed with unique dishes like locked and loaded jailhouse pizza and other seasonal options, and it’s recently expanded to include traditional soul food. STLPR's Lacretia Wimbley pays a visit.
ST. LOUIS - Rain and thunderstorms are across northwest Missouri early Monday morning. That energy is trying to move southeast towards St. Louis. Some showers and storms will make it into mid-Missouri by sunrise and a few spot showers may be able to hold together to move into the St. Louis region a bit later [...]