EDWARDSVILLE - The Edwardsville Rotary Club has chosen to honor Edwardsville High School student Elias Gregory with the Student of the Month Award for April 2025. Elias was nominated by Edwardsville High School teacher, Ryan Lipscomb. Elias is the son of Erin Gregory. He is 17 years old and attends EHS. Elias is involved in multiple activities at the high school, including the Drama Club, Tri-M Music Honor Society, and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. He was a member of the EHS Symphonic Band from November of 2021 through May of 2025. Elias was a member of Honors MPS and Senior Seminar for four semesters. He was the leading male role in Edwardsville High Schools’ production of Chicago . Volunteering is important to Elias. He was a volunteer at the EHS Tiger Town Orchestra in 2022, 2023, and 2024. He was an EHS Choir Volunteer in February and May of 2024. Additionally, he was a Veteran’s Day volunteer at the Taps Performance in November 2022. He also attended the Re-Dedication
The St. Louis Post Dispatch reports that Shana Jones, the former city council member also known for her COVID-19 relief work with her “Grab-N-Go Table,” has pleaded guilty to a fraud-related felony. Jones pleaded guilty last week in St. Louis County Circuit Court to a charge of filing false documents — her fifth felony since […]
WASHINGTON — Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced during a congressional hearing Tuesday the department will soon detail which staff positions it plans to move away from the nation’s capital and where in the country those jobs will be relocated. “We have to move,” Rollins said. “This is a customer service oriented agency. And why do […]
Support us on Patreon » Though the original promise of the internet has been twisted and distorted, today we’re seeing more and more people working to restore decentralization and user power online. One such person who sees the problem better than most is Flipboard founder and former Twitter board member (among many other things) Mike McCue, […]
ROXANA — The Roxana High School boys 4x800 relay team set a new school record at the Triad Invitational on May 2, 2025. The Shells team completed the race in 8 minutes, 8.45 seconds, breaking the previous record of 8:17.27. Roxana's 4x800 squad now appears primed for conference and sectional competition. The foursome had not been used completely together until this meet. The relay team members were Wyatt Doyle, Anthony Hardin, Talon Blas, and Noah McVey. The new record highlights the team’s performance at the invitational held at Triad. Roxana head boys track and field coach Julie Akal sees great things ahead for the four boys in conference and sectional meets. The Cahokia Conference Meet for Roxana's boys is Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at Chester High School. Roxana's sectional will be at Civic Memorial on Wednesday, May 21, 2025.
A discussion about the St. Louis Public Schools audit was held during a closed committee session that was livestreamed to YouTube and has since been removed.
Across Missouri, drivers have recently reported increased sightings of armadillos along roadways. One driver shared on Reddit they even came across over 45 dead armadillos on their drive to Arkansas.
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Missouri's legislative session has been remarkably drama-free, thanks to a Freedom Caucus that's changed tactics. Will the hard-right group again become a thorn in the side of the GOP?
ROXANA - Roxana High School’s Leah Newton broke a 20-year-old triple jump school record with a leap of 10.31 meters (33 feet, 10 inches) recently. Newton has been a standout athlete for the Shells in 2025, excelling in multiple events including the triple jump, high jump, hurdles, sprints, and relays. Leah is a Midwest Members Credit Union Female Athlete of the Month for the Shells. In addition to her record-breaking triple jump, Newton has posted a season-best high jump of 4 feet, 10 inches. She placed second in the high jump at the East Alton-Wood River Relays, the Roxana Home Co-ed Meet, and the Madison County Small Schools Championships. Newton also secured victories at the Roxana Home Co-ed Meet and the Madison County Small Schools Meet. Her personal records this season include a 14.24-second 100 meters, 1:08.83 in the 400 meters, 17.94 seconds in the 100-meter hurdles, and 56.04 seconds in the 300-meter hurdles. Roxana head girls' track and field coach Julie Akal commented
Fourth District Detectives need help identifying and locating the suspects pictured below. They are wanted for burglaries that occurred on April 27, 2025 at two businesses in Midtown and Grand Center. A preliminary investigation revealed that around 4:05 a.m., approximately four suspects occupying a blue Hyundai Sonata with no license plate responded to the 3100 […]
St. Louis-based managed health care giant Centene was awarded a Medicaid contract in Arizona as part of that state's settlement with several other bidders.
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