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University City officials are defending their hiring of former St. Louis-area Congressman Lacy Clay as a federal lobbyist after a report claims he's the unnamed public official in a corruption indictment. Clay has denied any involvement in the case.

The president of the national NAACP is urging Gov. Parson to halt the execution of Leonard Taylor, who is scheduled to die by injection Tuesday.

Brown is the father of Michael Brown, who was killed in 2014 by a Ferguson police officer — a death that spurred numerous national protests of police abuse.

A simple, extraordinary act of kindness reminds us of the importance of the human soul in the endless search for profit.

ALTON - Lorenzo Small and several other Alton-area musicians have been forming a group called “Our Father’s Music” to highlight the connections Alton and its residents have to music and music history. They had a photoshoot at Lewis and Clark Community College on Saturday, Jan. 28 to help the community visualize the group as they go forward. "We decided if we're going to start group, to at least get a picture so that as we try to promote other artists, anyone on the outside of this group would know who we are," Small said of the photoshoot. “Our purpose is to bring attention to people from the Alton area who are accomplished musicians and/or artists themselves,” he added. Other group members include several Alton-area musicians. The current members are as follows: Howard Neal - frontman and visionary of the group Lorenzo Small - percussionist, group secretary Dilbert Caldwell - vocalist from Alton group “Picture This” Louis Bratte

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MONDAY, JANUARY 30 Ice fell from the heavens overnight, and St. Louis woke up to streets that didn’t look bad — but, this time, actually were. In one horrifying case, that meant a 30-car pileup in west county.

The victim was identified Monday morning as 17-year-old Jamorie Cannon.

ALTON - Marquette Catholic’s St. Baldrick’s fundraiser event was highly successful once again Friday afternoon in raising funds for research and cures for cancer. Marquette Catholic Principal Tim Harmon said as of Friday, $7,276 was raised and the class competition donations had not yet been counted. He said usually another few thousand dollars come in from the class competition in the St. Baldrick’s event. “The St. Baldrick’s went very well,” Harmon said. “I believe 12 people had their heads shaved in raising funds for cancer. We also had an overwhelming response from hair stylists to cut hair." The people who had their heads shaved were Mary Donahue (head custodian), Michael Eddy (teacher), Garrett Flowers (teacher), Joe Boevingloh (alumni) Peter Walch (student), Steven Walch (St. Mary’s student), Andrew Roth (student), Christian Maag (student), Thomas Alonso (student), Devon Doherty (student), Michael Wahl (student), Joey Nugen

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Peter Gabriel has given fans another taste of his upcoming album, i/o, which is his first album of new songs in 20 years. In connection with this weekend’s full moon, Gabriel released…

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According to the National Taxpayer Advocate’s most recent report to Congress, roughly 70% of Americans qualify to file their taxes for free, but only about 2% take advantage of the opportunity. 

The man told neighbors he struck a deer when they noticed damage to his vehicle.

The Repertory Theatre St. Louis is a local institution recognized for long-standing excellence. Unfortunately, not every opening of every show is as smooth or error free as the company and audiences would like.

In 2018, Laredo (TX) police officers arrested independent journalist Priscilla Villarreal after she published the name of a Border Patrol agent who had committed suicide. The alleged crime was “misuse of official information.” But all Villarreal had done was perform an act of journalism: she had asked Laredo police officer Barbara Goodman to verify information […]

Couples names: Kevin & Kesthien Smith City: Godfrey Date met or started dating: August 24, 2010 Date married: October 26, 2019 What makes your relationship special? What makes our relationship special is not the aesthetic, but it is the history and adventure. It is the inspiration we give to not only pursue what you love, but fight for what may seem unbeatable. In the year 2010, two( once unfortunate) kids met on the first day of highschool, and learning more than what meets the eye fell for one another. In the time period for us where it was most advised to "have fun" and take most romantic experiences as a lesson for the future, we fearlessly deemed ourselves ready to take on the world together. We both had come from imperfect backgrounds which brought us closer. We had ever class together from 1st period to lunch, so it only seemed destined, but it wasn't just a snatch and grab. "Kevin had proposed a relationship multiple times but I had rejected it due to distance

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Two women said they were in the King Grill parking lot when they heard gunshots and felt pain.

This year's HR Awards honorees have assisted their companies and organizations during continuous changes in the workplace, including new work-from-home and hybrid work policies, as well as labor shortages and retention and recruitment strategies.

Couples names: Matt & Mary City: Carrollton Date met or started dating: February 25, 2003 Date married: February 25, 2006 What makes your relationship special? We are Highschool sweethearts. We met our senior year of high school and have been together ever since! When I met Matt, I had a daughter already and even tho we were so young, he took my daughter in as his own and eventually legally adopted her. We have been through the ups and downs, the hard times and the best times. We have 3 beautiful children together, 1 daughter and 2 sons. We were also blessed with a beautiful granddaughter in 2021! Share a memory you have made together: Oh where to start?! We have so many memories together but the ones I love the most are when we are traveling as a family. All the road trips, all the camping trips, all the hiking trips and all the places to see!

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JERSEYVILLE - In conjunction with Jersey State Bank, J.C.H.S. has selected their “Student of the Month”. The recipient for the month of January is Kateryna Savienkova. The selection of a “Student of the Month” is based upon the number of F.O.C.U.S. nominations, which a student receives for a given month. F.O.C.U.S. (Finding One Clearly Unique Student) is a program, which acknowledges a student each week for academic or kindness. Each week teachers may recognize students who have performed well in their classes by selecting them as F.O.C.U.S. students for that particular week. During January, Kateryna received the most F.O.C.U.S. nominations. Because she received the most nominations, he was named “Students of the Month” at JCHS. She is being congratulated by Marci Tonsor of Jersey State Bank. In conjunction with Jerseyville Banking Center, J.C.H.S. has selected their “Students of the Month”. The recipients for the month of January

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