GRAFTON - As Valentine’s Day approaches, the people and businesses in Grafton welcome visitors to enjoy a weekend of hotel stays, restaurant specials and more fun. Paula Jameson, who oversees Enjoy Grafton , and Jacqi Kamp, owner of Spring Hollow Hideaway , noted that Valentine’s Day weekend is a great chance to come out and see everything Grafton has to offer. But they emphasized that the town has plenty of exciting events and amenities available all year long. “Ge
EDWARDSVILLE - The Metro-East Lutheran High School boys bowling team closed its season with a string of standout performances, highlighted by career-best scores from multiple players. The Knights' boys squad was named Spencer Homes Male Athletes of the Month. The Metro East Lutheran Knights boys bowlers were on a roll at the end of the season. At the boys' regional, the Knights' Brady Mueth set a career-best series score of 445. In a recent dual match, Metro-East Lutheran defeated
In the grand scheme of things — the wanton cruelty, the routine violations of rights, the actual fucking murders — this may only seem like a blip on the mass deportation continuum. But this report from Dell Cameron for Wired is still important. It not only explains why federal officers are approaching people with cellphones […]
CALHOUN COUNTY - A $50 million federal investment is reshaping wetlands and recreation access along the rugged western side of Calhoun County, Illinois, where the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ St. Louis District is overseeing a multi-phase restoration effort around Red’s Landing and Gilead Slough as part of the Upper Mississippi River Restoration program. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials said work is scheduled as part of a broader cycle of projects planned through 2036, with
ST. LOUIS — St. Louis Metropolitan Police continued investigating the fatal shooting of William Palmer after officers found him shot in Downtown St. Louis early Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, and prosecutors charged Brittany Rivoire with first-degree murder and other offenses. Officers were called to the 300 block of North 9th Street at about 2:30 a.m., according to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. Police said officers discovered Palmer shot and contacted EMS, but he died at the scene.
ST. LOUIS - Riyen Jones is seeking support after her fiancé, William Palmer, was killed Feb. 1, 2026, after she said he stopped to help a woman who asked for a ride to a warming shelter. Palmer, a Troy, Mo., man, was found shot early Sunday and was pronounced dead at the scene, the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department said. Brittany Rivoire, 36, is accused of fatally shooting Palmer and then stealing and abandoning his truck after he stopped to offer her a ride. “My fiancé
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit from the Missouri Attorney General's Office on Thursday that challenged international coffee chain Starbucks over diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
A documentary about Paul McCartney will naturally have plenty of music, and now it’s been announced that his upcoming film, Man on the Run, will have an accompanying soundtrack.Man on…
Gov. JB Pritzker said as the Trump administration "undermine science, spread dangerous vaccine misinformation and put countless lives at risk, my administration is forging a different path."
What do you have going on this weekend? It’s the super terrific, big game of football that, for legal reasons and mysterious airwave rules, I’m not allowed to mention by…
EDWARDSVILLE - Early voting opened on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, at the Madison County Administration Building in Edwardsville at 8:30 a.m., but by 9:15 a.m. only seven ballots had been cast in the party primaries — not because of voter apathy, but because the clerk’s office had only one voting machine operating. Voters were forced into a single-file process, waiting for the person ahead of them to complete voting before receiving a ballot. The result was a near standstill during the
Peruvian sculptor Blas Isasi creates sculptures in a wide range of materials and colors informed by ancient Andean cosmology and the landscape of the Peruvian desert. This free exhibition at […]
This free exhibition at the Saint Louis Art Museum presents exceptional weavings by Aymara artists alongside related works from the Central Andes. Dating primarily to the 18th and 19th centuries, […]
Glass and metal artists Teri Walker and Chad Ridgeway are bringing the magic of New Orleans to Third Degree Glass for a two-month exhibition titled, The Many Faces of Mardi […]