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A union representing workers has the two plants said Energizer has plans to close them. The company hasn't publicly disclosed intentions to shut down the facilties.

Jethro Tull is back with new music. The band just announced that their 23rd studio album, RökFlöte, will drop April 21. The record is Ian Anderson and the band’s follow-up to 2022’s The Zealot Gene, which was…

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Recent contributions to potential candidate Will Scharf demonstrate the possibility of a bitter primary between GOP factions in 2024.

Attorney Mark Milton, who represents the six plaintiffs, and co-counsel W. Bevis Schock are evaluating whether to seek class-action status for nonresident taxpayers. A previous ruling denied class-action status, but Milton said an option is to ask the state Court of Appeals to reverse that ruling.

If your version of romance includes onion rings and sliders, it’s time to make your Valentine’s Day reservation at White Castle. The fast food chain’s legendary Valentine’s Day dinner experience returns this year.

One Missouri lawmaker has renewed a push to decrease the state's personal property tax assessment rate.

The good news: New York State recently passed landmark right to repair legislation that should improve consumer access to independent repair options. The bad news: despite passing the state assembly 147–2 and the senate 59–4, lobbyists managed to convince NY Governor Kathy Hochul to dramatically water down the legislation before it was passed, rendering it […]

Here is Charlie watching the second round of the Australian Open. He was, of course, rooting for the unseeded young American Jenson Brooksby to beat the jötunn of Norway, Casper Ruud. Which he did. Mainly, though, Charlie just liked watching the little pong thingie that kept going back and forth across the screen.

EDWARDSVILLE – Metro-East Lutheran High School has received a $30,000 grant to support its growing robotics program. The funds were awarded by an Oregon-based foundation that supports Christian educational opportunities and will allow MELHS to continue to grow its STEM programming. The robotics team plans to use the grant money to purchase equipment such as updated computers and engineering lab stations, a new 3D printer, robot parts and other supplies. They also plan to update the school’s robotics classroom with new furniture, including desks, chairs and storage units. This is just the second year the MELHS robotics team has been competing as part of the Southern Illinois division for the FIRST Tech Challenge. Last year the team won two rookie awards, including highest-scoring rookie. “We started our rookie year with nothing,” said Dan Staake, one of the team’s coaches. “I told the students last year that all the other teams started the year wit

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The lucky winner claimed their prize last week, the Missouri Lottery said.

Sami Scheetz, a state representative in Iowa, tweets today about a bill introduced by state Republicans that restricts the kinds of food that can be purchased with SNAP (food stamps): It's obvious that this is intended to make low-income workers on SNAP even more miserable than they already are. But there's more. As the list ...continue reading "Iowa Republicans working hard to make poor people even more miserable"

Which state has suffered the worst change in its economy over the past 12 months? Here are the bottom 20 in job openings and layoffs: Oddly, there are only five states that are on both lists (Alaska, Hawaii, Nevada, Indiana, and Utah). You'd think there would be overlap, wouldn't you?

Serving others is a part of Pastor Nicholas Grice’s life.

MISSOURI — Twenty states have castle doctrines while even more have stand-your-ground laws but what constitutes legal self-defense can still vary across these states. For Missouri, both the castle doctrine and the stand-your-ground law state, the law permits protecting oneself (or a third party, with exceptions) with deadly force should a person feel it is [...]

For a political leader who’s so transparently self-serving and incredibly thin-skinned, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan sure seems to have a knack for bending other parts of the world to his will. Having criminalized pretty much any criticism of him, President Erdogan has managed to silence a lot of homegrown dissent. But it’s apparently not […]

Chris Gaines announced Friday he will retire as superintendent on Aug. 31. He begins his new role with EducationPlus on Sept. 1.

An alarm on wheels. Clocky, the runaway alarm clock, is the rolling, jumping, moving alarm. He’s the durable bedside alarm that will run away, hide, move, roll, wheel, beep, and jump (from up to a 3-foot nightstand). He moves on carpet or wood, and changes directions over and over until you get up to turn […]