WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Democrats and education advocates Wednesday marked one year since the U.S. Department of Education initiated sweeping mass layoffs. Those layoffs set the stage for more unprecedented efforts from President Donald Trump’s administration over the past year to wind down the 46-year-old agency as part of his quest to return education “back […]
WASHINGTON — Members of Congress have not formally authorized a war in Iran, though they may soon be expected to approve emergency funding for the endeavor without any projection from the Trump administration as to how long it may last or the full cost, not just in dollars but in American troop and civilian lives. […]
WOOD RIVER – A residential burglary in Alton reportedly involving stolen body armor has resulted in a felony charge against a Wood River resident. Clayton W. Sitzes, 33, of Wood River, was charged on March 4, 2026 with a Class 1 felony count of residential burglary. Sitzes allegedly knowingly entered a home on Glenwood Avenue in Alton without authority and with the intent to commit a theft on Dec. 31, 2025. A petition to keep Sitzes detained pending trial was filed The Madison County
Last month we reported on a strange story in two strange parts: first, a coder had his AI agent create an entire smear campaign against a coding repository volunteer because he rejected AI code. Second, an Ars Technica journalist named Benj Edwards used a bunch of quotes made up by ChatGPT in a story about […]
St. Louis-based company Panera announced a new line of drinks for customers Wednesday, including new energy drinks, which mark the first caffeinated products to be introduced following controversy around the company's Charged Lemonades in recent years.
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker launched IHDAccess Home on Wednesday. It’s a new statewide program offering up to $15,000 to help first-time homebuyers cover down payments and closing costs. The initiative expands the Illinois Housing Development Authority’s mortgage options.
ST. LOUIS – Liz Sloan and Jennifer Richmond of Pretty Together are a back in our studio with a fresh new project for Spring. Botanical casting is a technique for creating detailed, lasting art by pressing real plants, flowers, and foliage into wet clay to form a mold. This mold is then filled with plaster [...]
LEAVENWORTH — CoreCivic will reopen its private prison in Leavenworth to house immigration detainees after city commissioners approved the company’s special use permit on Tuesday, the result of a process one commissioner called “agonizing.” Two people were arrested and multiple people were ejected as they shouted profanity during an hour of public comments and 30 […]
From the very beginning of the DOGE saga, many of us raised alarms about what would happen when a bunch of inexperienced twenty-somethings were handed unfettered access to the most sensitive databases in the federal government with essentially zero oversight and zero adherence to the security protocols that exist for very good reasons. We wrote […]
Journey has been forced to reschedule two shows on their Final Frontier tour due to weather.In a post on Instagram, the "Don't Stop Believin'" rockers announced that “severe weather” has prompted them…
Complaint alleges that Martin, a former GOP politico in Missouri who works in Trump justice department, did not follow professional guidelines in DEI issue
A bill to protect ballot summaries written by politicians from judicial revision passed the Missouri House on Wednesday, as lawmakers moved to restore a law struck down earlier this year by the state Supreme Court. The legislation would give the secretary of state three chances to revise ballot summaries found to be insufficient or unfair […]
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A funny thing happens when something improves: people often tense up instead of relaxing. The new job offer is better, but you hesitate. The healthier routine works, but you miss your old habits. Even good change can feel like stepping onto a moving escalator—your brain knows it’s safe, but your body still braces. Change is not just a practical event. It’s an emotional one. It asks you to let go of what you know, even if what you know isn’t great. That’s why peopl
BETHALTO - The Bethalto Police Department is reminding residents that Illinois state law governs the use of electric bicycles and electric scooters in the village, after the department received calls about the rules as warmer weather approaches. The Village of Bethalto “has no ordinance regulating the use of electric bicycles or electric scooters; therefore, the law would revert to the Illinois State Statute,” according to information shared by Bethalto Village. Bethalto Police
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