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EDWARDSVILLE – Silas Curtis, a senior at Metro-East Lutheran High School, has earned the distinction of being named a semifinalist in the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program. Semifinalists are selected based on their scores on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. The students with the highest scores in each state qualify to become semifinalists, a distinction earned by less than 1 percent of U.S. high school seniors. “I’m honored to receive this award, and I’m looking forward to college and beyond,” said Curtis, who is the son of Heath and Rebekah Curtis of Worden, Ill. Curtis now can compete to become a National Merit Finalist. This award is based on factors such as the semifinalist’s academic record, participation in school and community activities, demonstrated leadership abilities and honors and awards received. Curtis must submit an essay and earn SAT or ACT scores that confirm his earlier performance on the

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A man appeared in federal court Tuesday on a carjacking charge connected with a fatal shooting in St. Louis earlier this month.

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Tuesday promised that if Democrats keep control of the U.S. House and gain a few more Democratic seats in the Senate, then “the first bill that I will send to Congress will be to codify Roe v. Wade.” He also told supporters at a Democratic National Committee event that […]

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Amidst all the conversation around regulating social media, algorithmic amplification, and disinformation, one idea that tends to get a lot of broad support is mandating editorial transparency. After all, it sounds nice, since transparency is usually a good thing. But in fact, there are huge legal and conceptual problems with mandated transparency. Santa Clara Law’s […]

The Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council (MACRC) announced a major victory in the fight against wage theft and tax fraud in the building trades. Acting on information provided by the MACRC, the Illinois Department of Labor is requiring a bulk storage contractor to pay nearly $500,000 back to its workers for failing to meet state-certified prevailing […]

A rural oasis located 40 miles west of Downtown St. Louis offers enough countryside and opportunity for farm living that would make the case of “Green Acres” do a double take.

A St. Louis teenager has been praised as the top young entrepreneur of 2022 in a national competition. 

The victim is a 44-year-old who was shot in the mouth, police say.

Leonard Taylor, 58, was convicted of murdering his girlfriend and her three children at their home in Jennings in 2004.

The State of Missouri has ordered an execution date for a man convicted in a 2004 quadruple murder case in St. Louis County.

The local gift is part of an $84.5 million national donation by the billionaire philanthropist.

The American Subcontractors Association (ASA)-Midwest Council recently elected its officers and board of directors for the 2022-23 fiscal year. Mr. Dan Tucker, MC Mechanical Services, was elected as the 2022-23 chapter president. Tucker succeeds Mr. Chris Sauer, T.J. Wies Contracting. Tucker will serve a one-year term as president, which began July 1 and will expire […]

Yesterday was Palomar Day, the day when the setting sun lines up perfectly with the runway at McClellan-Palomar Airport. I set out in the late afternoon to get the picture, and after a picturesque drive down Interstate 5 I headed for a spot I had been to before that offered a perfect view of the ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"

J. F. Ahern Co. has been ranked as one of ENR’s Top 600 Specialty Contractors for 2022. Each year, Engineering News-Record (ENR) chooses the top specialty contractors across the United States based on annual results provided by each participating company and revenue generated during the preceding calendar year. Out of this year’s top 600 firms, […]

CHICAGO - College-bound seniors have a big day quickly approaching. The first college application Early Action and Early Decision Day traditionally happen on Nov. 1. Early Action is non-binding and means an admitted student can still choose not to attend that university or college, but Early Decision is binding and students who apply under it [...]

Turkey continues to fall back in the freedom field. Or maybe it’s surging ahead in the oppression field! Maybe that’s the list it wants to top. Whatever the case, Turkey’s government has followed the lead of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, converting critics to criminals and seizing control of a large percentage of the press apparatus so […]

ST. LOUIS - 14 Missouri colleges made it on WalletHub's newly released 2023's Best College & University list. According to WalletHub, the average costs for tuition and room and board at a four-year college is between $23,000 and $52,000 a year. Researchers note the figure also depends on variables like whether the school is in-state or [...]