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Johnny McCline, a Mason/Clark Middle School student, was killed in a drive-by shooting in the Washington Park neighborhood on November 19. Other District 189 pupils were also shot, but luckily survived.

MSD Project Clear (MSDPC) is moving forward with plans to address five major wastewater and stormwater issues, after securing nearly $22 million in federal infrastructure funding. The announcement was made November 18 by Governor Mike Parson and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. MSD Project Clear will get more than 5% of the $410 million […]

U.S. Representatives Cori Bush (D-St. Louis) and Emanuel Cleaver (D-Kansas City) urged Governor Mike Parson in a letter today to grant clemency to a death-row inmate slated to be executed next week. In their three-page letter, the congressional reps pleaded with Parson to take into account the “injustice” Kevin Johnson suffered before his incarceration. Johnson shot and killed a Sgt. William McEntee in Kirkwood when he was 19 years old, just two hours after witnessing the death of his 12-year-old brother.

Parson will make his fourth appointment to a statewide office on Wednesday.

Eric Schmitt has joined with his Republican colleague in Louisiana in alleging their is bias against conservatives in social media

The storied shoe company — formerly Buster Brown — expects a bright fourth quarter, too.

The holiday pop-ups are here! (Or on their way.) And there are lots.

Along the rivers, the Osage Orange, also known as hedge apple, bois d'arc, bodark, bodock, or bow-wood, flourishes.

EDWARDSVILLE - The Edwardsville Rotary Club has chosen to honor Edwardsville High School student Lauren Bruss with the Student of the Month Award for the month of November. Lauren Bruss was nominated by AP United States History teacher Mr. Keith Baker of Edwardsville High School. Lauren is the daughter of Mark and Brenda Bruss. Lauren has attended the All-District Choir Festival for 7 years and has been selected for the All-State Chorus and Honors All-State Chorus. She is 7th in her senior class and has been on High Honor Roll every semester. Lauren is also involved in multiple academic honor societies including NHS, English, Spanish, International Thespian, and Tri-M Music Honor Societies. Along with her academics, Lauren also finds time to volunteer and join in on extracurriculars. Lauren sings with the Chamber Singers and Bel Canto Acapella Choirs at EHS. She has been an actress in 11 Stage Productions for EHS Drama Club, and last year she served as Junior Representative by welcoming

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Van Morrison is ready to bring some Christmas cheer to his home city. The singer is set for two very special performances in Belfast, Ireland. The intimate “jazz club” shows, dubbed Life…

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ALTON - Duran Duran guitarist Andy Taylor recently revealed a stage four prostate cancer diagnosis. It's a reminder that the disease is manageable when caught early. Uwais Zaid, MD , a urologist at OSF HealthCare Saint Anthony's Health Center in Alton, Illinois , is reacting to the Taylor news by urging men to get screening appointments on their calendar at the right time. That’s critical, he says, because some people who develop prostate cancer will not show symptoms. “It is something we certainly do take seriously in urology,” Dr. Zaid says. What is the prostate? The prostate is a male gland about the size and shape of a walnut. It surrounds the upper part of the urethra, or the tube that carries urine from the bladder. The prostate makes some of the fluid that’s part of semen. Risk factors Dr. Zaid says the risk for prostate cancer increases with age. Other risks: “African American men are at a higher risk,” Dr. Zaid says. “Certain

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ALTON - The Alton Committee of the Whole held a very brief meeting on Monday night, during which they approved a partial abatement of the 2022 Tax Levy, a Mutual Aid Box Alarm System agreement, and awarded a bid for 1819 Woodland Avenue. Alderwoman Elizabeth Allen was the sole member absent from the meeting. According to the wording of the tax levy resolution, the director of Planning & Development recommended abating (or decreasing) the 2022 Tax Levy, which established the General Obligation Refunding Bond of $8,750,000. This resolution essentially lowers the maximum amount of property tax dollars that can be collected by the city, though the new amount was not specified. The resolution passed unanimously. A resolution authorizing an intergovernmental agreement for participation in the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (known as the “MABAS Master Agreement 2022”) also passed unanimously. This agreement essentially allows local units of government to collaborate and use

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St. Louis Blues games area always a good time. The hockey is fire, the food is on point and the vibe is high.

The Missouri Arts Council will recognize Stray Dog Theatre, Artists First, Kenneth Calvert, and Mary Strauss at a ceremony in Jefferson City on February 9.

Marquette High School have identified a student tied to a social media threat Friday afternoon. According to the district, the student might face criminal charges.

The American Heart Association is helping local organizations improve the health in the St. Louis metro area. Applications are now open for Community Impact Grants to local organizations working to promote sustainable health improvement changes where we live, work, learn,…

Every year I like to take a look at the Washington Post's Fatal Force database to see if we're continuing to make progress on police shootings of unarmed suspects. We are: This is adjusted for population shares. Black suspects are still killed at the highest rate, but only slightly. Hispanics are killed at the lowest ...continue reading "Raw data: police shootings of unarmed suspects are way down"

Freedom of the Press Foundation is proud to announce our newest president of our board of directors, digital rights activist Rainey Reitman. Rainey was a co-founder of Freedom of the Press Foundation and has served on our board for 10 years. Her deep knowledge of online advocacy, coalition building and civil liberties has helped make Freedom of the Press Foundation a stronger organization.

Rainey worked for the Electronic Frontier Foundation for 11 years, first as its activism director and then as its chief program officer. Rainey also co-founded and served for six years as a steering committee member of the Chelsea Manning Support Network. She currently serves as a board member for the Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web.

FPF board of directors unanimously voted on Rainey as its next president last week, after she was nominated for the role by FPF’s prior president Edward Snowden, who continues to serve on the board.

“Journalists today face unjust prosecutions, public attacks and government surveillance for doing their jobs. Freedom of the Press Foundation’s vital mission to defend the rights of journalists is as necessary today as the day we founded it ten years ago,” Rainey Reitman said. “Edward Snowden has been a wonderful leader for our board and a personal inspiration. I’m honored to follow in his footsteps as president and continue his work of creating a fearless, impactful organization.”

Edward joined the board of FPF in 2014 and has served as president since 2016. During his tenure as president, Edward has acted as a tireless advocate for press freedom and worked to raise awareness of the organization’s important work. He has also helped highlight the dangers of using the Espionage Act to silence whistleblowers and journalists, as he himself is under the ongoing threat of prosecution for documents he leaked showing surveillance abuses by the NSA. Edward has offered guidance and advice to FPF’s technical projects, including our ongoing development of SecureDrop, which helps sources securely and anonymously transfer documents to journalists. FPF has more than doubled in size during his time as our board president.

“I’m incredibly proud of the work we’ve accomplished during my time as FPF board president and am looking forward to the heights we’ll reach under Rainey Reitman’s leadership,” Edward Snowden said. “There’s no one better to succeed me than Rainey. I’ve worked with her for a long time, and she is one of the most principled and tireless advocates for free speech and privacy online that I know.”

In addition to Edward and Rainey, FPF’s board of directors includes whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg, Academy Award-winning filmmaker Laura Poitras, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Wesley Lowery, renowned actor and activist John Cusack and executive director Trevor Timm.

FPF protects and defends public interest journalism in the 21st century. We build SecureDrop, the world’s leading whistleblower submission system, used by over 80 news outlets worldwide. We have trained thousands of journalists to better protect their sources using digital security. And we run the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker, the news website and database that documents every press freedom violation in the United States. You can help us fund all this work by joining our membership program here.

Who doesn’t squirrel away aging holiday lights or old patched extension cords, electrical blankets and space heaters better suited for museums pieces? Americans are pack rats. But when it comes to outdated electrical devices pulled out of storage for use during the winter, whatever value there is in saving yesteryear can be a danger. This […]