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HIGHLAND - Highland CUSD No. 5 has named Brooke Krey as the next principal of Highland Elementary School, effective July 1, 2026. The announcement was made during the school board meeting on Dec. 15, 2025. Krey will succeed Lori Miscik, who is retiring after 36 years of service, including 18 years as principal of Highland Elementary School. Superintendent Mike Sutton highlighted Krey’s extensive administrative experience, noting she has served as an assistant principal, associate principal,

St. Louis could be one of the bright spots in the housing market next year as the nation begins what Redfin calls the “Great Housing Reset.”

WASHINGTON — U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday he will not allow a floor vote this week on a bipartisan amendment supported by moderate Republicans that would extend the Affordable Care Act enhanced tax credits.  Johnson was confident that blocking the amendment would not lead centrist GOP lawmakers to oppose the Republican health care […]

ST. LOUIS — Two men were charged after an armed carjacking to a DoorDash driver near downtown St. Louis. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD), the robbery happened Dec. 10 in the area of Olive and 15th streets. SLMPD said the DoorDash driver had parked his Toyota Corolla to make a delivery [...]

Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme and KISS' Gene Simmons are among the artists playing a tribute show to late AC/DC singer Bon Scott.The concert will take place Feb.…

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COLLINSVILLE – The Collinsville Community Unit School District #10 Board of Education appointed Human Resources Director Kevin E. Robinson to become assistant superintendent beginning July 1, 2026. Robinson’s new duties will be in addition to his human resources responsibilities. The assistant superintendent role will be vacant at the end of the 2025-26 school year due to the retirement of the current assistant superintendent and student services director, Bradley Hyre. Robinson i

EDWARDSVILLE – Local authorities have charged three Riverbend residents with home repair fraud, wire fraud, and deceptive practices in separate felony cases. Michael L. Wilson Jr., 42, of Collinsville, was charged on Dec. 10 2025 with one count each of theft (a Class 3 felony) and aggravated home repair fraud in an amount exceeding $500 against a victim 60 years of age or older (a Class 2 felony). Wilson allegedly knowingly entering into a $12,150 agreement with an elderly Maryville residen

St. Louis CITY SC could finalize a decision on its next head coach very soon. Multiple reports indicate the team is likely to name Yoann Damet as its next head coach.

The Saint Louis Zoo announced Tuesday morning that one of their animals was humanely euthanized last week.

Foreigner has announced some new 2026 tour dates with original frontman Lou Gramm.The band is set to reunite with Gramm for a string of Florida shows that kick off April…

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The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is encouraging people to take a hike at one of 17 state parks around Illinois on the first day of the new year as part of the First Day Hike program, which is celebrating the nation's 250th anniversary.

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has released its first comprehensive report on alcohol use statewide, and the findings show troubling patterns among teens and adults.

Starting January 1, Illinois gun owners will face stricter requirements under the state’s new Safe Gun Storage Act, aimed at reducing accidental shootings and teen suicides.

Illinois residents can now file court claims and attend remote hearings online, as part of a broader effort to modernize the state's court system.

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New York, Dec. 16, 2025 — President Donald Trump on Monday followed through on his threats to sue the BBC over its editing of his remarks on Jan. 6, 2021, for a documentary.

The following can be attributed to Seth Stern, director of advocacy at Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF):

“If any ordinary person filed as many frivolous multibillion-dollar lawsuits as Donald Trump, they’d be sanctioned and placed on a restricted filers list. By my count, Trump has demanded at least $65 billion in damages from media outlets in lawsuits filed since his second term started — almost nine times his current estimated net worth, according to Forbes.

“The U.S. has laws in place to restrict litigation by prisoners, the most powerless people in our society, because of their supposed propensity to file bad faith litigation. Meanwhile, the most powerful man in the world gets away with filing more nonsense lawsuits than practically anyone, incarcerated or otherwise.

“Perhaps the interview edit in question wasn’t the BBC’s best work. The BBC has acknowledged that. But U.S. defamation law is compensatory, not punitive. You don’t get to call out any alleged journalistic blunder and demand $10 billion.

“It’s preposterous for Trump to claim those damages when he won the 2024 election and hasn’t lost a penny because of the BBC’s editing. It’s also absurd for him to claim associating him with January 6 is defamatory after he spent years insisting nothing bad happened that day and then pardoned those involved. And it’s similarly outrageous that his claims are based on supposedly damaging implications of his using the word “fight.” He sells T-shirts with that word on them.

“Putting aside the incoherence of Trump claiming election interference damages for an election he won, his damages theory also concedes that he views the presidency as a personal profit-making venture.

“Fortunately for the BBC, we’ve seen this movie before. Caving to Trump gets you nothing. Plus, Trump’s hand is considerably weaker than in the past — his authoritarian censorship antics are increasingly unpopular. People are tired of his thin-skinned bully tactics. The only way for the BBC to preserve its journalistic integrity is to fight back.”

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ALTON - The Alton School District music program had a strong representation at the Illinois Music Educators Association District 6 Festivals held recently at Belleville East and Belleville West high schools. Below are Alton members who excelled at the Illinois Music Educators District 6 Festival. Gabe Alexander, ILMEA District 6 Junior Band Quinn Halliday, ILMEA District 6 Senior Jazz Band II and Erick Humphrey, ILMEA District 6 Senior Jazz Band III. Preston Watson, ILMEA District 6 Senior

From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Few, if any, institutions aiding St. Louis entrepreneurs can match BioGenerator’s bang for the buck. The startup-serving arm of nonprofit industry group BioSTL has invested $50 million in 130 local companies over the past two decades. Those firms have raised nearly $3 billion in capital, most of it from out-of-state investors. […]

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