At last year’s ham breakfast, the political dish-of-the-day was the potential of a special mid-decade redrawing of Missouri’s eight congressional districts. The goal: make the 5th Congressional District more competitive for Republicans in an attempt to flip the seat in the 2026 midterm elections.
After two major ballot defeats, Missouri Republicans are confronting questions about their message and the political environment heading into the November general election.
It’s been three years since St. Liborius Church and the neighboring rectory burned. Neighbors have been concerned it’s been forgotten and have asked for demolition. The church’s owners contend that they have a plan to save it.
EDWARDSVILLE – An East Alton man with a prior theft conviction faces new theft charges after allegedly taking tip jars from a series of Edwardsville restaurants. Sheldon D. Williams, 31, of East Alton, was charged on Aug. 13, 2026 with three counts of theft (each Class 4 felonies) and one count of driving while license is suspended (a Class a misdemeanor). Williams allegedly stole tip jars containing cash from three different restaurants in Edwardsville on July 8, 2026. These included Pok
Warner Brothers CEO David Zaslav oversaw years of dysfunction during the last wave of pointless Warner Brothers AT&T and Discovery mergers, which included tens of thousands of brutal layoffs, consistent creative infighting, endlessly higher prices, cancelled programming, and endless chaos. Unlike most of us, who’d be shitcanned and ostracized, Zaslav is the kind of affluent […]
It was a chaotic night when what was meant to be a pool party for friends ended with two St. Louis County police officers shooting teenagers in a fast-food restaurant parking lot.
WOOD RIVER – Wood River officials are exploring ways to encourage development in a mostly vacant section of the city. City Council members approved two items related to the establishment of a new Tax Increment Finance (TIF) district on Aug. 17, 2026. These include a feasibility study for the proposed TIF 4 area and an agreement with PGAV planners to determine whether any or all of the area would be eligible under the TIF Act. The resolutions indicate Wood River city staff will conduct
EDWARDSVILLE — Police and fire crews responded about 8:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026, to Troy Road at Franklin Avenue after a motor vehicle crash in which a green SUV appeared to have been rear-ended by another vehicle that left the scene, City of Edwardsville spokesperson Cathy Hensley said. An adult female passenger in the SUV was taken to a local area hospital for evaluation and treatment of injuries that were not life-threatening, Hensley said. The crash report has not been completed,
EDWARDSVILLE — A woman was taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after a two-vehicle crash about 1:45 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026, at New Poag Road and North University Drive, according to Cathy Hensley, a spokesperson for the City of Edwardsville. The Edwardsville Police Department and Edwardsville Fire Department responded to the crash, which involved a black Acura SUV and a white Chevrolet passenger car, Hensley said. The woman was transported by an Edwardsville
A south St. Louis couple was disheartened after learning two young people yanked an electric sign from their yard and ran off with it. The sign was a well-known fixture in the area for its positive messages.
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