A video going viral on Instagram appears to be from a woman shopping at the Whole Foods in Brentwood, Missouri, confronting a man who she says hurled racist remarks at her. Footage of the incident starts with the man kneeling in an aisle, apparently looking at products on a shelf, before the woman recording the video approaches him. The start of her first sentence is cut off, but she approaches the man saying, "...
Gray Design Group, named one of the Midwest Top Design Firms by Engineering News-Record and a Rising Giant by Interior Design, recently hired and promoted several architectural and interior design team members due to continued firm growth. Gray welcomes architect Brian Paul and two project associates in the architecture studio, Kyle Markowitz and Ethan Tollefson. […]
Over at National Review, Michael Brendan Dougherty notes a Gallup poll showing that public confidence in the military has declined lately: As the perception developed that progressives have taken over the top brass in the military, the most important cohort for military recruiting — existing military families — has been pulling away from the U.S. ...continue reading "Why has trust in the military dropped recently?"
Demolition is continuing for a pair of office buildings at a prominent Downtown West corner, which will make way for a new $120 million development with two hotels.
Meet Jordan Williams, an adaptable journalist with a passion for sports reporting. Having attended Cal State Northridge and studied print journalism before transitioning to broadcasting, he brings three years of anchoring, producing, and reporting experience to Fox 2.
EDWARDSVILLE - Three Southern Illinois University Edwardsville professors will undergo First Amendment rights training following a former student’s lawsuit that argued SIUE violated her right to free speech. Last week, SIUE settled a lawsuit with Maggie DeJong, a former arts therapy graduate student at the university. In “DeJong v. Pembrook,” DeJong argued that SIUE violated her right to free speech in February 2022 by issuing no-contact orders on behalf of three students who said DeJong’s comments and social media posts constituted “harassment” and “discrimination.” The settlement stipulates that three SIUE professors must participate in First Amendment rights training. SIUE also paid $80,000 to DeJong and must revise its policies and student handbook to address how they will handle differing viewpoints in the art therapy program going forward. “SIUE is unequivocally committed to protecting First Amendment rights and does
EAST ALTON – Join the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center and Girl Scout Troop 325 at the Jerry F. Costello Confluence Field Station in East Alton for an evening highlighting female leadership in science and policy. Doors open at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 8 . The evening will start with a “Science and Scout” expo in the Field Station lobby, where participants will learn about the projects Troop 325 is working on and research happening at NGRREC. There will also be a local seed ball swap and free pizza and s'mores. Following the expo, attendees will join Troop 325 in the Riverview Room for a discussion panel featuring Representative Amy Elik, Representative Katie Stuart, and NGRREC Scientist Paige Mettler-Cherry, PhD, to learn about career paths and their experiences in policy and science. “We at NGRREC are looking forward to an evening highlighting the work of women in science and policy,” said Environmental Educator Erica Doerr.
The ACLU of Missouri is suing the Platte County School District for banning transgender students from using restrooms and locker rooms corresponding to their gender identity. The lawsuit, filed Monday in Platte County Circuit Court, says the district’s policy discriminates on the basis of sex, transgender status and disability — violating the Missouri Human Rights […]
Defender Pharmaceuticals said Monday it has entered into an exclusive license agreement with part of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command to develop and commercialize eight vaccines for tropical diseases.
ALTON - This school year, Marquette Catholic High School (MCHS) will implement a new program to build community and encourage friendship among students. This program, called the “house system” or “community system,” creates groups of students from different grade levels and puts them in conversation with each other. The school hopes this will facilitate conversations about faith and improve students’ relationships and interpersonal skills. “We’re trying to implement a little bit more relationship building between the students,” Tim Harmon, MCHS principal, explained. “All of it is centered around the idea that we’re trying to build a better community and build a better faith.” Harmon worked with Father Paul Kallal, MCHS campus minister, to develop the program. There will be 16 houses with approximately 20 students in each house, ranging in age from freshmen to seniors. Every day, the students will meet for a “house
Data provided by the St. Louis County Medical Examiner’s Office showed the county’s first decrease in drug-related deaths since 2015, when it reported a drop of almost 8%. Since then, about one-third of the drug deaths in Missouri have come…
ST. LOUIS -- Morning commuters will be hearing a familiar voice on another radio station soon. Julie Tristan has been offered her own show on Y98's sister-station 102.5 FM KEZK. Julie & Friends starts on August 8 and will be on from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. “Julie & Friends” will be a positive & [...]
GRANITE CITY - On Tuesday evening, Granite City’s Nick Raftopoulos officially announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for State Representative in Illinois’ 111th House District. “I am running because I think the 111th needs a representative that will fight for hard-working families, stand up for unions, and bring new solutions to the State House,” Raftopoulos says. Born and raised in Granite City, Raftopoulos has lived his entire life in the 111th State House District. He was educated in the public school system, earned an associates at Southwestern Illinois College (SWIC) and a bachelor’s at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE), and has reinvested in the district through the purchasing of a home for his family. Raftopoulos knows what struggles residents of the district face on a daily basis, and how hard-pressed everyone is to find relief during these uncertain and difficult economic times. From an early age, Raftopoulos has ha
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