For many parents, Christmas Eve once came with noise, motion, and barely contained excitement. It was the sound of running feet in the hallway, whispered questions through bedroom doors, and laughter spilling out during late-night movie marathons. But for parents of grown children, Christmas sounds different now. The tree still goes up each year. The lights still glow in the corner of the room. Ornaments are carefully placed, often the same ones used for decades. The traditions remain - but the
Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has cast news that she is being sued by the Chinese government as a badge of honor, pointing to the lawsuit as proof that her aggressive push to collect on a roughly $25 billion court judgment tied to the COVID-19 pandemic is having an impact. But experts in international law […]
When Jan. 1 rolls around, Missouri’s minimum wage will increase from $13.75 to $15 an hour, putting the state ahead of many others. The Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations announced that the minimum wage is set to increase by $1.25 beginning in 2026. The minimum wage rate will be in effect for all […]
Economists estimate that it takes six months for college graduates to get a job offer, but with slowing job creation now, that search takes longer. The Midwest Newsroom’s Daniel Wheaton checked in with twelve traditional 2025 graduates to understand what the job search looks like for first-timers.
It was another big year for Bruce Springsteen, which culminated in the New Jersey rocker’s life being depicted on the big screen.Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere premiered at the New York…
Headlines from the Dec. 24, 1925, front page include: Pope Pius XI ceremonially closed the Holy Door of the basilica of St. Peter, officially bringing to a close the year.
Klostermann, Paul, 86, December 21, 2025. Funeral Mass at Ascension Catholic Church, Chesterfield, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025, 1 pm. Visitation at Schrader Funeral Home, Ballwin, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025, from 1-4 pm. For more info see Schrader.com.
Speidel, FSM, Sister Mary Jeanice, 93, Baptized into the Hope of Christ Resurrection on Tues. Dec. 9, 2025. Beloved sister of Wilma (Jim) Daniel, of New Carlisle, Ohio, and Victor Speidel of Kirkwood, Mo. Our dear relative, friend and Sister…
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