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WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Democrats and Republicans remained at a stalemate Wednesday as government offices closed and hundreds of thousands of federal workers faced furloughs on the first day of a government shutdown that showed no sign of ending. Proposals from each side of the aisle to fund and reopen the government failed again during […]

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court will take up in January the question of President Donald Trump’s firing of Federal Reserve Board governor Lisa Cook, according to an order filed by the court Wednesday. The unsigned order states Trump’s application to stay a lower court’s decision to keep Cook on board while the case plays […]

Police say a suspected drunk driver crashed into not one but two homes in north St. Louis County while the families were asleep inside.

Home sales closings dropped in August and remain well below pre-pandemic levels as high prices and interest rates weighed on the market, according to an analysis this week by the Calculated Risk blog. Home sales are on track for the worst year in decades, matching the 4 million annual sales in 1995, according to a […]

St. Louis Cardinals President Bill DeWitt III addressed attendance trends and challenges Tuesday while introducing new top front-office executive Chaim Bloom.

TROY - The Triad Community Unit School District #2 has officially started construction on their new middle school. On Sept. 30, 2025, the district broke ground on the new building. Superintendent Dr. Jason Henderson expressed his excitement to complete the project and replace the current Triad Middle School, which has been serving the district since 1959. “As our communities grow, our schools need to grow with them,” Henderson said. “When you’re building a new school, it’s going to be able to do things for our students that just aren’t possible in a building from 1959, from modern learning spaces, innovative technology designed for collaboration, just to allow the students to explore and create and grow really, really effectively. We’re just excited to be able to build something that's going to be here for decades to come.” Henderson explained that the Triad Middle School building opened as the high school in the 1950s and then

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CHICAGO – Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) are encouraging eligible families to apply for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) to support income eligible households with utility costs for natural gas, propane, and electricity. Applications opened today, October 1, and will remain open through August 15, 2026, or until funds are exhausted. For many residents, there is an additional reason to apply for LIHEAP this year. Customers of these four natural gas utilities – Ameren, Nicor, North Shore Gas, and Peoples Gas – will automatically have their monthly gas bill reduced under the Low-Income Discount Rate program as long as they receive an annual LIHEAP benefit. “As temperatures begin to drop, my administration is committed to supporting Illinois families with vital utility support for households across the state,” said Governor JB Pritzker . “With energy costs o

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ALTON – Alton Police have charged three city residents with burglary, including one accused of breaking into an Ameren facility and two others on pretrial release from prior cases. Andrew R. Butler, 56, of Alton, was charged on Sept. 23, 2025 with one count of burglary, a Class 2 felony. Butler allegedly entered a building belonging to Ameren Illinois at the Alton Operating Center on Oakwood Avenue without legal authority and with the intent to commit a theft on Aug. 29, 2025. Rosemarie A. Baker, 56, and Mariah C. Moore, 27, both of Alton, were each charged with Class 2 felony counts of burglary on Sept. 23, 2025. The two allegedly unlawfully entered a building on Wallace Street in Alton, intending to commit theft, on May 30, 2024. Baker and Moore were both charged earlier this year with unlawful possession of an allegedly stolen moped. Both were granted pretrial release from custody in those previous cases. The Alton Police Department presented all three of the cases agains

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Sting and his wife, Trudie Styler, are giving fans a chance to share a special evening with them at their home in England.The pair just launched a new Charity Buzz sweepstakes,…

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ST. CHARLES COUNTY, MO. — A custodian at Francis Howell High School was placed on leave and arrested Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2025, after allegedly writing racist graffiti in the school’s bathrooms last week, authorities said. Tyler Carter was charged by the St. Charles County Police Department with second-degree property damage and harassment motivated by discrimination to frighten or disturb. Carter is being held on a $50,000 bond. Police records indicate that on Sept. 23, 2025, Carter entered several classrooms and bathrooms, writing racially derogatory statements and sexually explicit language, as well as pouring chemicals on items in custodial closets. The graffiti, which included racial slurs and references to sexual violence, was reported by a student and promptly removed by school administrators. Interim Superintendent Mark Delaney condemned the incident in a message and apologized for its impact on the school community. “All students and staff deserve to feel

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I actually wrote this article yesterday before the government shutdown happened so I don’t really discuss that, but it sounds like we may end up going through all this again if the Trump regime goes through with its plans to use the shutdown to fire a bunch more people who are important, but who no […]

MASCOUTAH - State Representative Kevin Schmidt (R-Millstadt) is hosting Mobile Office Hours in Mascoutah on October 7, 2025. This free event gives his constituents the opportunity to discuss state legislature and to talk about changes they would like to see from elected officials in Illinois. “I look forward to meeting my constituents to hear directly from them about what matters most to them and their families,” said Schmidt. “It’s healthy to have open conversations with others and this event is designed to give individuals the time to share their voice with me.” Mobile Office Hours Details: When: October 7th, 2025 Where: Mascoutah Municipal Building Address : 3 W. Main Street, Mascoutah, IL 62258 Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

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East Coast Pizza is bringing New York Style pizza to O’Fallon, opening up their third location in the St. Louis area on Wednesday.

ALTON - Alton’s famous Vintage Voices tours will start this weekend. Planned for Oct. 4, 5, 11 and 12, 2025, these walking tours take attendees through the cemetery to different gravestones, where an actor tells the story of the person buried there. Tours will take off every 15 minutes from 12–2:15 p.m. on those dates. There is also a non-walking performance at 5 p.m. on Oct. 5 at St. Mary’s Middle School. “We have all walks of life who walk again,” said Diana, who helps oversee the Vintage Voices steering committee. “Our mission is to keep history alive.” The Vintage Voices organization has hosted tours for 24 years now. This year, they began preparing for the tours in April by researching Altonians buried in the cemetery. Lacy, who serves on the steering committee and manages the Hayner Genealogy and Local History Library, compiled as much information on these decedents as possible alongside her team at the library. They then

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Komodo dragons are the world's largest lizards, and spend much of their time soaking up the sun.

BETHALTO — Civic Memorial High School will host a Pink Out Night at Hauser Stadium on Friday, Oct. 3, 2025, to support Nicole Parris, a local teacher and football mom currently battling breast cancer. The event aims to raise awareness and funds to assist Parris with medical expenses while honoring all those affected by the disease. Nicole Parris, a special education teacher in the Collinsville School District, was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. She has undergone a double mastectomy and multiple emergency surgeries due to complications. Facing significant physical, emotional, and financial challenges, Parris has received an outpouring of support from the community. The initiative began when three Civic Memorial junior football moms — Stacie Raines, Selina Brawner, and Desiree Potter — mobilized to aid Parris. Potter started collecting donations from the football community, while Raines and Brawner organized the Pink Out Night and an apparel fundraiser. To date,

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Judas Priest is not going to Kansas anymore.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers are currently on a co-headlining tour with Alice Cooper, but they just announced that their Oct. 8…

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"I think this shutdown is going to last longer than the last one," said a former VA hospital supervisor who now volunteers at the John J. Cochran Veterans Hospital in St. Louis.