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Illinois governor visits EF-3 tornado damage in Kankakee

3 months 1 week ago
Severe storms moved through the St. Louis region and Illinois this week, resulting in at least four confirmed tornadoes and two fatalities in northwestern Indiana. The early-spring weather system caused significant property damage across several states as residents began cleaning up the aftermath Wednesday.
Haley Fitzpatrick

St. Louis community reacts to attack on Michigan synagogue

3 months 1 week ago
Authorities are investigating a violent incident that unfolded quickly at a synagogue and school in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan. While officials have not yet confirmed a motive, the event has shaken members of the Jewish community across the country, including here in St. Louis.
Kamryn Mendoza

Missouri House sends juvenile sentencing bill to governor

3 months 1 week ago
The Missouri House of Representatives approved 15 bills Thursday, ending a week in which lawmakers passed 43 total measures. A criminal justice bill regarding juvenile sentencing is now headed to the governor's desk for final approval.
Mark Zinn

US military refueling aircraft crashes in Iraq, Centcom says

3 months 1 week ago
The U.S. military announced Thursday that a refueling aircraft, a KC-135, crashed in western Iraq in an incident that was not caused by friendly or hostile fire. U.S. Central Command (Centcom) said two aircraft were involved in the incident, with one going down and the other “landed safely.” It is unclear if there were any [...]
Filip Timotija

Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Writing Some Wrongs

3 months 1 week ago
Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and Everything in Moderation‘s Ben Whitelaw. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Pocket Casts, YouTube, or your podcast app of choice — or go straight to the RSS feed. In this week’s round-up of the latest news in online […]
Mike Masnick

Judge rules gerrymandered Missouri congressional map is constitutional 

3 months 1 week ago
The gerrymandered congressional map pushed through the General Assembly by Republicans meets constitutional requirements for districts to be compact and contiguous, a Jackson County judge ruled Thursday. The decision from Circuit Judge Adam Caine is the third Missouri court ruling to reject a constitutional challenge to the plan intended to shift the 5th Congressional District […]
Rudi Keller

Exclusive: Acquitted officer in 'courtesy ride' case speaks out

3 months 1 week ago
The case that began with a man found bloody in a field led to a guilty verdict for one officer, while his supervisor was found not guilty. Police claimed they were giving an admitted shoplifter a “courtesy ride” before a bloodied man was found in a field July 4th, 2023. Jurors convicted the officer seen there that night — but cleared the supervisor who wasn’t there.
Chris Hayes

Principia College Students Encouraged Through Presentation by HOKA Co-Founder

3 months 1 week ago
ELSAH - Principia College students and community members recently had the opportunity to engage with the co-founder of the running shoe company HOKA. On March 5, 2026, HOKA co-founder Jean-Luc Diard sat down for a fireside chat with Stuart Jenkins, Principia alum and founder of the company Blumaka. Over 600 students and community members came together to listen to this conversation. Lucia de Paz, Director of Principia’s Center for Business and Computer Science, explained that the event

Missouri judge rejects a challenge to new US House districts backed by Trump

3 months 1 week ago
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri court has rejected a legal challenge to new U.S. House districts backed by President Donald Trump that are aimed at helping Republicans win an additional seat in the midterm elections. Opponents of the new districts claimed they violated a state constitutional provision requiring districts to be compact. But [...]
DAVID A. LIEB, Associated Press