I’m only a human being, and not a machine, so it’s beyond my ability to keep track of all the times that Donald Trump has threatened to sue CNN for defamation, or actually carried through, on his threat. I will just note that it seems to happen a lot. None of these lawsuits have actually […]
The council hired Jackson, a certified public accountant, in November to replace Mark Tucker, the auditor ousted by the council after a state audit criticized him for failing to uncover corruption.
ST. LOUIS – Convicted murderer Stephan Cannon will receive life in prison for the killing of David Dorn, a long-time St. Louis Police Department captain. Dorn had a 43-year law enforcement career and was the Moline Acres Police Department chief late in his career. Cannon, 26, shot and killed Dorn, who was 77 at the time, in June 2020. Dorn responded to a burglar alarm at Lee's Pawn and Jewelry on Dr. Martin Luther King Drive. When he arrived he confronted burglars who had broken into the store. The break-in occurred in the aftermath of a George Floyd protest in St. Louis. Cannon was convicted of first-degree murder and received a combined 15 years in prison for three counts of armed criminal action, 10 years in prison for first-degree robbery, and five years in prison for first-degree burglary. The sentences for Cannon will run consecutively.
As I mentioned yesterday, the WTO forecasts a sharp slowdown in international trade next year. What does that look like in the US right now? There's no obvious interpretation to this. Trade has been increasing steadily since 2021, and then took a sharp upward turn in March. Since then it's been declining. Is that because ...continue reading "A further look at declining international trade"
The International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum (IPHF) held a juried international photography contest collecting submissions from talented artists from all around the world.
EDWARDSVILLE - The Edwardsville-Glen Carbon Chamber welcomed new Shelter Insurance owner-operator, Joshua Buck, with a ribbon cutting on Wednesday. Joshua's Shelter Insurance Agency is located at No. 1 157 Ctr. Ste .1A, Edwardsville, IL., 62025. "We are celebrating the new agency," he said in an interview. "I am the owner and glad to be here in Edwardsville. It is exciting for me and my family and nice to be close to home with the support of our friends and family. "Our goal is to grow the business and grow the partnership with everybody and create one big family I can protect." The phone number to reach Joshua is (618) 307-9000 or click here for the website .
Albert Pujols blasted his 703rd home run โ the last regular season home run of his career โ on October 3 in PNC Park. The ball landed in the hands of Mike Hutcheson, a Metro East native, who had traveled to the Piratesโ home stadium with the sole goal of catching an Albert Pujols home run. โI checked the schedule and realized they were playing in Pittsburgh for the final matchup of the year, and I was like, โI can probably do Pittsburgh, and nobody goes to Pittsburgh,โโ Hutcheson, a Bellville native who lives in Trenton, Illinois, told the Belleville News-Democrat.
ST. LOUIS - The future of travel arrived Wednesday at the National Museum of Transportation. Virgin Air Hyperloop's experimental Pegasus Pod is now on display at the museum in Kirkwood. The pod came from the Smithsonian Institution's FUTURES exhibit in Washington D.C. When in operation, the pod is suspended by magnetic systems in a vacuum [...]
Walking through Katharina Grosseโs latest exhibition is like stumbling into a contemporary wonderland. Mystifying patterns, unlikely materials, and bold colors that should clash โ but donโt โ greet you at every turn. This is all par for the course for Grosse, an artist renowned for a vivid color palette and affinity for strange mediums.
GRANITE CITY - Granite City Community Unit District #9 and the Granite City Police Department are partnering to host a Community Safety Awareness Presentation on Wednesday, Oct. 19 in the Granite City High School Performing Arts Center (PAC) at 6:30 p.m. GCPD will have many of their vehicles on display from 5:30-6:30 p.m. and members of the SWAT Team will be present. The following topics will be covered: Warning signs (potential threats) • Situational awareness • Responses to threats Refreshments will be provided by the Grounds City Cafe. For more information about Granite City School District #9, visit www.gcsd9.net .
A pair of polls in recent weeks found voters closely divided over the question of whether Missouri should legalize recreational marijuana use. Meanwhile, a third poll expects legalization will cruise …