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Take a load off and take in the views on a relaxing daytime cruise that shows St. Louis from the river that built it. Narrated by the captain or a

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Linda C. Morice, professor emerita at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, recounts the story lived by her family and others in the wake of St. Louis' participation in the Manhattan Project.

The hospital's new president has been with the health care system for 17 years, including roles in operations and strategic planning.

The St. Louis Teen Book Festival will bring 16 famous young adult authors to Ladue this weekend. Organized by St. Louis County Library and The Novel Neighbor, a Webster Groves bookstore, the event will offer panels, signings and meet-and-greets with authors from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on December 3. Held at Ladue Horton Watkins High School, this year's festival is the first in-person event after hosting virtual versions in previous years.

In September, attorney Elad Gross sued the city of St. Louis, alleging wide-ranging violations of the state’s Sunshine law. Last week, the city slapped back at Gross — filing a counterclaim that seeks $25,000 in damages. Gross calls the counterclaim "pretty unnerving."

How's this for a Metallica Monday? The metal legends are kicking off the week with two huge announcements. A new album titled 72 Seasons will arrive April 14, 2023, which Metallica…

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ALTON - The Annual Green Gift Bazaar had 40-plus “green” vendors and a wide variety of environmentally friendly gift ideas on Saturday in Downtown Alton. The event was held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Small Business Saturday in Downtown Alton at both the Post Commons and Jacoby Arts Center. Alton Main Street Executive Director Sara McGibany said this was the 20th anniversary of the Green Bazaar with a strong crowd of shoppers at both locations the whole day through. “Driving around and seeing all the foot traffic throughout downtown you could tell that our community really came out in force for Small Business Saturday, and we thank everyone who chose to support our local retailers and restaurants for this important occasion.” The crowd was strong throughout the six hours and many walked away with unique, locally-made, friendly gifts for their loved ones from herbal products, jewelry, ornaments, houseplants, clothing and so much more.

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Trucking companies are plagued by rising fuel and labor costs.

There’s this narrative out there that “it has been decided” that social media is “bad for children” and that it is such a big danger that “regulation is needed.” A few months ago, we wrote about a Berkeley professor who claimed that this was settled and that there was “no longer any question as to […]

Years ago I promised myself that I would never buy another HP printer. This is not because of any problem with printing. They print just fine. The problem is— Well, for some reason I did buy another HP printer, so let me show you. A couple of days ago Marian asked me to take a ...continue reading "Here’s why I will never buy an HP printer again (this time for sure)"

[Note Language] While a lot of artists hope to one day be big enough to be asked to headline the Super Bowl halftime show, John Mellencamp already is, but he isn’t interested.  The…

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Three years ago, the general revenue fund took in $8.9 billion. If growth rates continue at current levels, the current fiscal year could approach $15 billion.

The Metallica concerts are Nov. 3 and Nov. 5 at the Dome at America's Center.

A new video for the Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers classic “American Girl” has just been released. The live acoustic version of the song comes from the newly released Live at the Fillmore, (1997) box…

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EAST ALTON – This year, the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC) is partnering with Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Community Oriented Digital Engagement Scholars (CODES) to solve key issues in the region. CODES is a new program offered through SIUE that takes an innovative approach to educating its students, focusing on real-world experiences and collaboration, hands-on learning and creating strong faculty-student connections. This year, the 25 CODES students are focusing on Alton, and students are working to study the resiliency spatial justice in the face of a changing climate. Three local nonprofits were chosen to work with a cohort of students. In addition to NGRREC, the other nonprofit organizations included in this year’s program are the YWCA of Southwestern Illinois and the National Council of Negro Women – Alton. “NGRREC was chosen for their emphasis on the river and their rootedness to the region and to the

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Federal officials have confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a chicken flock from southwest Missouri.