ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The UFL won't allow punts after a team crosses the 50-yard line until late in each half and is making all field goals 60 yards or longer worth four points in the innovative spring football league's latest rule changes. The provisions announced Tuesday include the elimination of the tush push, which [...]
EDWARDSVILLE - A former Edwardsville Community Unit School District #7 teacher urged the Board of Education to “do better” following her resignation from the district. During the public comment section of the Board’s regular meeting on Feb. 23, 2026, Jade Hinnen spoke about her resignation from the school district earlier this year. “Why would an educator with this much success be suddenly unemployed and speaking at a Board meeting? The answer is the lack o
EDWARDSVILLE - Several Edwardsville High School coaches have received recognition for their work with students. During the regular meeting of the Edwardsville Community Unit School District #7 Board of Education on Feb. 23, 2026, coaches Mike Sabatino, Kirk Schlueter, Dave Lipe and Mark Heiderscheid were honored with awards on the national and state levels. Athletic Director Amy Boscolo introduced each coach, noting their dedication to the athletes. Sabatino is the high school’s pitchin
Volunteers have launched their own searches in the dense desert near Savannah Guthrie’s Tucson home, but the Sheriff’s Department has asked for space to let investigators do their job.
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This year, the St. Louis Aquarium is going bigger, brighter, and longer. For the first time, with two teams, freshwater grit meets saltwater flow. Two waters. One splashy showdown. Cheer […]
On display at the ever-popular orchid show, the Missouri Botanical Garden’s vast orchid collection includes more than 6,000 individual plants representing almost 700 unique species, and approximately one in 10 […]
The urge to get cozy isn’t just a preference—it’s a quiet survival instinct wearing a soft sweater. When temperatures drop and daylight shrinks, many people notice the same shift: they crave warm drinks, heavier meals, familiar shows, thicker blankets, and time with people they trust. It can feel like “just a mood,” but there are real reasons behind it. Comfort-seeking during cold months is a mix of biology, psychology, and culture. And once you see the pattern,
The hardest part of meeting someone new usually isn’t what you say—it’s the first ten seconds before anyone says anything at all. That tense pause is exactly what the phrase “breaking the ice” is built for. It describes the moment when a conversation shifts from stiff and uncertain to easier and more human. We use it at job interviews, first dates, team meetings, and awkward family gatherings. But the expression didn’t start as a cute way to talk about small
On February 24, 1582, Pope Gregory XIII announced a new calendar system that would soon reshape how much of the world measured time. The change, now known as the Gregorian calendar reform, aimed to fix a slow drift in the older Julian calendar that was throwing off the timing of seasons and religious observances, especially the date of Easter. At the time, this mattered because agriculture, navigation, and public life depended on reliable seasonal timing, and churches needed a consistent way
TROY - Triad Community Unit School District #2 recently broke ground on a construction project at Triad High School to add a performing arts center, additional classrooms, and renovated career and technical education spaces. The project includes construction of the Triad Center for the Performing Arts, which Triad Community Unit School District Superintendent Jason Henderson said will “elevate our music, theater, and performance programs to the level our students deserve and will serve
Participants will gather at Creve Coeur Lake on February 28th for the 2026 Maryland Heights Polar Plunge, a movie-themed fundraiser hosted by the Hazelwood and Maryland Heights Police Departments to raise money for Special Olympics Missouri athletes.
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