U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, R-Murphysboro, of Illinois’ 12th District, recently returned to Washington, D.C. after a trip to the U.S.-Mexico border, where the border patrol is struggling with an uptick in agent suicide, he said.
Many of those agents are veterans. As chairman of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs, Bost said that’s concerning.
More broadly, figuring out how to make the system at the border better is a tough subject, Bost said.
The Riverboats at the Gateway Arch award guests one of the best views of St. Louis’ working riverfront, the Gateway Arch and the city skyline. Narrated by the captain
It was often the saying that alimony was to be paid to a spouse to support “the lifestyle to which they had become accustomed.” The phrase was so widely used that it became an almost knee-jerk reaction when someone was going to be divorced, that they were going to receive an amount of money to maintain that level of expense. In Missouri, the law has changed, not just to remove that benchmark for support, but also to change the term completely: Alimony is referred to now as maintenance. But what…
Innovation is a vital part of St. Louis Community College’s mission. As part of its focus on innovation, STLCC participates in an annual competition created by the League for Innovation in the Community College. The process seeks to determine which individual or group has designed and implemented the most significant innovation.
For the 2022-2023 academic year, the STLCC Senate Innovation of the Year Committee reviewed three outstanding submissions. Based on the committee’s review, the biomanufacturing,…
Authorities are more frequently dealing with hoax threats that disrupt students’ learning, spike anxieties and drain local resources. And those threats are increasingly swatting calls, where a person falsely reports an active shooter at a school.
Keith Richards made a surprise appearance at Willie Nelson’s 90th birthday concert at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles over the weekend. Rolling Stone reports that Richards joined the birthday boy Sunday night for…
April 30 is National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day. According to the ASPCA, more than 6 million animals enter shelters in the U.S. every year, and there are hundreds of pets across the St. Louis area in need of a forever home.
Less than a week after spotlighting a mother of four’s problems at a rent-subsidized apartment in north St. Louis, the property owner has finally relented.
People from across the St. Louis region are sharing their memories of beloved Cardinals player and commentator Mike Shannon, and the legacy he leaves behind.
CLEVELAND, Texas (AP) — A widening manhunt for a Texas gunman who fatally shot five neighbors continued coming up empty Sunday as officers knocked on doors, the governor put up $50,000 in reward money and the FBI appeared no closer to catching the killer after nearly two days of searching with a team that has [...]
The St. Louis-based organization is being accused of defamation in Colorado in a lawsuit that includes the former president’s campaign and myriad right-wing media figures.
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