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Home is a mixed media project of past and present images, paying homage to artist Phillip Hamer’s loved ones.   Hamer dedicates this project to his family, the humans who

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Two candidates will run unopposed: Dutchtown Alderman Shane Cohn in the new 3rd Ward, and Aldermanic President Megan Green.

Rosati-Kain supporters finalized the terms of a lease with the archdiocese just before Christmas in what they call the “miracle on Lindell Boulevard.”

In April 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a ruling that made things clear to the two states (Oregon and Louisiana) still inexplicably allowing people to be convicted by non-unanimous juries: to continue to do so violated the Sixth Amendment rights of the accused. The only two states affected applied the ruling, […]

A beloved bakery on Cherokee Street has closed retail operations and let go of most of its staff. Kaylen Wissinger says she’s made the difficult decision to “reorient” Whisk: A Sustainable Bakeshop (2201 Cherokee Street, 314-932-5166) after months of hardship. The shop’s storefront has closed for retail sales as Wissinger transitions the business to focus solely on wholesale and its ice-pop brand, Poptimism.

The menu at the Arnold location will include Sugarfire's familiar barbecue main plates with brisket, baby back ribs, turkey, salmon and pulled pork, with sides that change daily.

Santa’s Magical Kingdom is unlike any other place on earth, and this year, it’s bigger, brighter and merrier!   More than four million shimmering lights, electrifying special effects and whimsical

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A well-known St. Louis Catholic school facing a possible shutdown gets new life and a new name.

An employee at a staffing agency was shot dead by a former employee outside of the building on Friday, police said.

Garden Glow at the Missouri Botanical Garden dazzles visitors with its exquisite light displays year after year.   Celebrate the season with more than one million twinkling lights, beautiful projections,

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There’s nothing like a live Metallica show, and now fans will get to relive some of their classic performances. The band just announced they are bringing back their Wherever We May Roam archival streaming…

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Statehouse reporter Sarah Kellogg discusses the first week of the 2023 Missouri legislative session and what lawmakers are hoping to focus on in the months ahead.

Just before the start of the new year, the Supreme Court of Illinois halted the implementation of a law that would eliminate the practice of cash bail statewide — hours before the bill was set to take effect. Sarah Staudt of the Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts and Alexa Van Brunt of the MacArthur Justice Center discuss the future of the law and how the justice-impacted and their families will be affected in the meantime.

On November 20, just a little over two months after announcing the loss of his eldest brother, Don, 94, Rod Stewart shared that his other brother, Bob, 87, had died. On…

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JERSEYVILLE - A new Jersey County Board member and owner of a prominent heating and cooling company died this week. Alan Womack, 56, of Jerseyville, died on Jan. 3, 2023. Alan is survived by his wife, Dawn of Jerseyville, and two daughters Samantha (Robert) Merkle and Abigail Womack of Jerseyville, and granddaughters, Isabella and Everleigh Merkle, and siblings, Edward and Nancy. Alan's visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023, at Alexander Funeral Home and the funeral will be from 1-2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023, at the funeral home. Alan was recently elected to the county board. Gary Krueger, a fellow county board member, said he was looking forward to having Alan on the board and he and other board members were shocked at his sudden passing. "It was very unexpected," Krueger said. "Alan was appointed as chairman of the building and grounds committee because of his knowledge of heating and cooling. He was my personal heating and cooling person. I was looking

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A man killed his estranged wife before taking his own life Friday in southern Illinois.

For those who want some basic data for the national debate that's likely to unfold once we finally have a Speaker of the House, here is federal spending over the past few years, both before and after the pandemic. As usual, the trendline is for spending prior to the pandemic, extended to the current day ...continue reading "Raw data: Federal spending"

James Taylor is dipping into his archives to share a very special performance with fans. The singer just shared what he says is a “rarely seen” performance of his classic “You’ve…

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