Aggregator

Ten ambulances and a medical air vehicle responded to the crash Saturday morning outside of Hermann.

As temperatures slowly start warming back up, more boaters are hitting the water, and the Missouri Department of Conservation has a warning: Watch out for hitchhikers.

FAIRMONT CITY – The Illinois Department of Transportation today announced lane restrictions will be encountered on EB I-55/70 between Mile Marker 6 and Mile Marker 7.5, just east of the exit to IL 111 Washington Park/Wood River exit (Exit 6), that began today, Monday, May 5, 2025, at 9 a.m. The two left lanes on EB I-55/70 will be closed to allow IDOT District 8 Operations forces to perform emergency bridge deck patching on the bridge over Alton Southern Railroad. All exit and entrance ramps will remain open. All lanes are expected to re-open by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 7. Motorists can expect delays and should allow extra time for trips through this area. Drivers are urged to pay close attention to changed conditions and signs in the work zones, obey the posted speed limits, refrain from using mobile devices and be alert for workers and equipment. For IDOT District 8 updates, follow us on the social media platform X at @IDOTDistrict8 or view area construction details

Continue Reading

All aboard! The Riverboats at the Gateway Arch provide an unparalleled experience on the Mississippi River. The one-hour St. Louis Riverfront Cruise is narrated by a captain from the National […]

The post St. Louis Riverfront Cruise appeared first on Explore St. Louis.

The East St. Louis Flyers will face off against the Cahokia Commanches in the annual Baseball Senior Night at Grizzlies Ballpark on May 8.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) led the Illinois delegation in a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., urging the importance of maintaining Head Start programs. The members sent the letter after the release of an alleged internal memo from the Office of Management and Budget, which instructed HHS to fully dismantle the Office of Head Start. The members write , “This year, Illinois Head Start and Early Head Start programs are expected to receive over $478 million in grants to serve over 28,000 children and their families across the State of Illinois. If Head Start were to lose this funding and shut down, it would be a direct attack on our most at-risk children, their well-being, and their families.” Congresswoman Budzinski, a strong advocate for increased funding for Head Start, emphasized the importance of these programs in fostering early childhood development. Head Start supports

Continue Reading

GRANITE CITY – Granite City Community Unit School District #9 announced plans for its summer food service program, which is set to begin on Wednesday, May 28. Breakfast and lunch will be served Monday through Friday, and all meals must be consumed in the cafeteria. Meals will be free and available for children ages 0-18. Breakfast and lunch will be served at two schools in June: Granite City High School and Lake Educational Support Services Center, and just GCHS in July and August. The District will be closed on Thursday, June 19. Granite City High School - 3148 Fehling Road May 29-June 27 (Monday-Friday) July 7-31 (Monday-Friday) August 1-8 (Monday-Friday) Breakfast: 7:30-10 a.m. Lunch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Lake Educational Support Services Center - 3201 E. 23rd Street May 28-June 25 (Monday-Friday) Breakfast: 7:30-10 a.m. Lunch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. To view the breakfast and lunch menus, visit: https://www.gcsd9.net/info/breakfast-and-lunch-menus

Continue Reading

A couple's decision to take the last scratcher's tickets on the roll at a gas station paid off with with a six-figure surprise.

SPONSORED – This week marks one of the most impactful charitable events in the region: Give STL Day, and College Bound is stepping into the spotlight with a powerful message of opportunity, empowerment, and transformation. From April 28th through April 30th, College Bound and Give STL day are rallying community support to help first-generation students [...]

SPRINGFIELD – Last month, Governor JB Pritzker proclaimed April to be Innovation and Technology Month in Illinois. To celebrate, the Illinois Department of Innovation and Technology (DoIT) co-hosted its second annual Career Spark STEAM Expo, in collaboration with Junior Achievement and the Learning Technology Center of Illinois, where they hosted more than 1,400 8th grade students and over 60 exhibitors. School districts representing Central Illinois students and professionals came together and explored the career possibilities in Illinois with an emphasis on those pertaining to science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics fields. “As someone married to a teacher, I see firsthand how curiosity and learning shapes young minds,” said Acting Secretary and State CIO Brandon Ragle . “Events like this help bridge the classroom and real-world careers, inspiring students and supporting our community’s future.” The STEAM Expo was a vibran

Continue Reading

Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr are going to be working together again, just not on music.Variety has revealed the voice cast for the the 3D animated film High in the…

Source

Things continue to change thanks to the Supreme Court’s Carpenter decision. Prior to that, it was assumed the Third Party Doctrine justified all sorts of data dragnets, so long as the data was held by a third party. But that doctrine assumed the data being grabbed by law enforcement was being handed over knowingly and […]

Homicide Detectives are taking the lead in a death investigation on May 4, 2025 in the 4100 block of S. Grand Blvd.

The post Homicide Leading Death Investigation in Dutchtown appeared first on St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.

There is an intense focus on transgender people as the Department of Housing and Urban Development retreats from long-established fair-housing protections by closing their discrimination complaints and moving to undo the Obama-era Equal Access Rule that cemented transgender people’s rights to discrimination protection in housing. The

GODFREY – Lewis and Clark Community College is inviting the campus and community to its first ever summit on artificial intelligence at 2:15 p.m., Tuesday, May 6, in the Hatheway Cultural Center’s Ann Whitney Olin Theatre, following the State of Trailblazer Nation at 1 p.m. “AI is here and it’s not going anywhere,” LC President Ken Trzaska said. “We are interested in how we can utilize AI as a tool and a partner, rather than a roadblock to higher education.” An interdepartmental mover team comprising faculty and staff have spent the last year or so diving into the world of AI and developing policies and a guidebook for how its use might look like at the college, for both administrative and academic use. Joliet Junior College President Clyne Namuo will share his experience with an AI version of himself called “Cyber Clyde” that is utilized at JCC. Canyon GBS Founder Joseph Licata will be the keynote speaker, offering a

Continue Reading

Last year, SLPS’s transportation crisis came to a head when primary bus vendor Missouri Central canceled its contract with the district.

Soundgarden is among the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees, and guitarist Kim Thayil tells Rolling Stone what a possible performance would look like during the November ceremony without…

Source