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A recent casino trip over the Memorial Day weekend cost a disabled veteran his truck.

A newly published study in Behavior Genetics describes the genetic heritability of a vast number of traits based on measurements of 772 pairs of twins (half identical, half not). The basic concept here is that if a trait is largely genetic, it will be more closely shared by twins who have identical physical and cognitive ...continue reading "How much of you is your genes?"

DeMario May, a teacher at James Avant Elementary School, died at a hospital Tuesday morning after a motorcycle crash in East St. Louis.

The House on Wednesday night passed a bipartisan bill to suspend the debt ceiling, overcoming vocal opposition from conservative and liberal lawmakers and bringing the country one step closer to avoiding an economy-rattling default ahead of next week’s deadline. The legislation — which was crafted through negotiations between President Biden, Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and their [...]

A federal judge has halted next week’s scheduled execution of a man convicted of killing two Missouri jailers in a botched jail break scheme.

Gov. Mike Parson appointed Gabe Gore to replace Kim Gardner, who resigned May 16 amid growing scrutiny of her office's prosecution policies.

During his first full-day in office as the city's top prosecutor, St. Louis Circuit Attorney Gabe Gore explained why he wanted to take the job and his priorities moving forward.

QUINCY, Ill. (AP) — A jury Wednesday convicted a former contestant on the television game show “Family Feud” of first-degree murder and home invasion in the slaying of his estranged wife in western Illinois. Timothy Bliefnick, 40, was found guilty in the Feb. 23 shooting death of Rebecca Bliefnick. The Adams County Circuit Court jury [...]

"This was meant to be really our last home as a family, but we also want to be able to thrive as a family," Jennifer Harris Dault said.

Andy Welle, co-owner of Thies Farm, does not need to look at May’s rainfall totals to know our area is experiencing mild drought conditions.