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St. Louis is a kaleidoscope of architecture, filled with structures of every age, shape, and size. In Coloring STL, Missouri History Museum visitors will interact with these fascinating buildings in […]

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Ruh-roh! Scooby-Doo and the gang will need your help to solve a gem of a mystery when the SCOOBY-DOO!™ Mansion Mayhem exhibit comes to The Magic House.   The immersive […]

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Eternal Jungle, an exhibition by artist Jasmine Raskas, is an immersive installation including sculpture, painting, light, sound, and touch. The goal of this installation is to explore sentience and question […]

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The project aims to reduce evaporative water losses and minimize water use for power generation.

One headline on the Sunday, Nov. 18, 1973 A1 read: "Tells of cash given lawyer for Nixon," and on the other side of the page "I'm no crook," Nixon tells U.S. editors.

SPRINGFIELD - Today, the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) disallowed $36.34 million to Ameren Illinois’ rate request for its natural gas delivery services in Illinois. The decision is approximately 50.8 percent lower than Ameren’s initial request for a $71.57 million increase and approves a 9.44 percent return on equity (ROE), a reduction from Ameren’s proposed 10.3 percent ROE. The ICC has issued its decision after closely scrutinizing Ameren’s rate case filings and additional materials submitted by the utility, Commission Staff, and various interveners over an 11-month legal proceeding. The process aims to ensure the utility receives the necessary funds to provide safe and reliable service to customers and to maintain and replace aging infrastructure at a reasonable cost to ratepayers. In accordance with the Illinois Public Utilities Act, these costs are only recoverable if a utility demonstrates they are reasonable and prudent. The decision initiates

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ST. LOUIS - Jerseyville Public Library and Scenic Regional Library are two of the latest library systems to implement the American Heart Association’s Libraries with Heart initiative. The American Heart Association, a global force for longer, healthier lives, and St. Louis County Library debuted the program earlier this year. The Libraries with Heart initiative offers support to community members focused on their health journey by providing blood pressure kits. Included in each kit are American Heart Association-guided materials, such as a validated monitor and cuff. The educational materials include instructions about how to take your blood pressure at home , what those numbers mean, a log for recording numbers, and a list of local health care providers ready to answer questions. “Public access to blood pressure machines are not readily available in rural areas,” said Jennifer Jaeger, American Heart Association, St. Louis executive director. “We’re

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No eating after 6 p.m. The advice from Greg Ward, MD , is sure to raise some eyebrows. But he’s serious. It’s one way to prevent reflux, an ailment that’s painful and annoying in mild cases and can necessitate surgery in advanced instances. And it's something to be aware of during holiday eating. Terminology Dr. Ward, an OSF HealthCare surgeon, says you may hear many terms in this area of medicine: reflux, acid reflux, heartburn, indigestion and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). They all describe the same thing: acidic contents of your stomach coming up into your esophagus and burning it. “People lose sleep over it. They wake up in the middle of the night coughing. They have other discomfort,” Dr. Ward says. One outlier term: Barrett’s esophagus. That’s when your esophagus (also called the food pipe) is damaged from chronic reflux, and abnormal cells grow. It’s named for Australian-born surgeon Norman Rupert Barrett, according

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CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul is opposing a state law in Oklahoma that severely limits the ability of transgender youth to access critical, lifesaving gender-affirming care. Raoul, along with a coalition of attorneys general, filed an amicus brief supporting the plaintiffs in Poe v. Drummond, who are suing to block Oklahoma’s Senate Bill (SB) 613, which restricts medical treatment for transgender minors seeking gender-affirming care.The plaintiffs filed an appeal with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit after the district court denied their motion for a preliminary injunction against SB 613. Today, Raoul and the coalition filed an amicus brief in support of the plaintiffs, arguing that Oklahoma’s ban on gender-affirming care is discriminatory and violates the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution by banning medical treatment for transgender youth based on their gender identity. “Denying transgender people the gender-affirming

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EDWARDSVILLE - St. Mary’s School in Edwardsville will host their annual Breakfast With Santa again this year. Families can celebrate the start of the holiday season with St. Nick himself. From 8:30–11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023, attendees can enjoy crafts, games and breakfast and get their photo taken with Santa Claus. Located at 1802 Madison Avenue in Edwardsville, St. Mary’s School is connected to St. Mary’s Church, and organizers emphasize that everyone is welcome to spread some Christmas cheer and learn more about the parish and school. “St. Mary’s is a great place to be,” said organizer and parent Brandy Smith. “There are several events that St. Mary’s definitely offers outside of our parish. Our goal is to let people in the community be part of our school, our church, just to get involved and feel like, ‘I have a place to go to celebrate Christmas.’...We just want everybody to feel included whether you’re

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A later update from the fire department said crews were able to extinguish a fire on the roof. There was minor water damage to the floor directly below the roof.

Laumeier Sculpture Park’s 2023 Visiting Artists in Residence are Pittsburgh-based artists Lenka Clayton and Phillip Andrew Lewis. This collaborative duo utilizes innovative approaches to conceptualism and minimalism to realize their […]

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ALTON - The Annual 2023 Alton Tree Lighting Ceremony was again one to remember with mild weather and a packed contingency gathered to kick off the Christmas season in Downtown Alton on Friday night, Nov. 17, 2023, at Lincoln Douglas Square. The Alton-Godfrey Rotary Club and Alton Main Street partner to put on the tree lighting event on each year. The Salvation Army also kicked off its Annual Bell-Ringing Campaign in Alton on this special night. There are also several sponsors of the event, shown here in a photo. Riverbender.com and Big Z Media partnered to broadcast the Tree-Lighting Ceremony live on Our Daily Show! with CJ Nasello and Mike Roberts, a former KSDK meteorologist, as the night’s hosts. Mark Ellerbracht of Big Z Media was the master of ceremonies for the event. In an interview with CJ Nasello, Roberts said the Alton community is always one that comes together so well and the Tree Lighting Ceremony and The Salvation Army bell-ringing campaign are just example

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