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St. Louis Public Schools announced Monday its final three candidates for superintendent. The school district's three finalists are Jermaine Dawson, chief academic and accountability officer at Birmingham City Schools; Keisha Scarlett, chief academic officer and assistant superintendent of academics at Seattle Public Schools; and Nicole Williams, interim superintendent at St. Louis Public Schools. Williams, who currently leads the district, took the place of former superintendent Kelvin Adams when…

Today is astronomy week. First up is our newest comet, C/2022 E3, aka "The Green Comet." Comet photography is tricky. Normal subjects, like galaxies or a nebulas, don't move across the field of stars, so you can tell your scope to guide based on star positions and everything will be fine. But if you do ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"

There is one week left to submit your nomination for the St. Louis Business Journal's 2023 Innovation in Philanthropy Awards, a program that celebrates innovative partnerships between nonprofit organizations and local companies.

EDWARDSVILLE — A judge has handed a 32-year prison term to a Granite City man for the murder of a Madison teen in 2020, Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine announced Monday. Nicholas Rickman III, 18, received the sentence in connection with the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Sean D. Williams. In October, prosecutors won a jury conviction against Rickman on charges of first-degree murder and armed robbery. At a sentencing hearing Thursday, prosecutors asked the judge to impose the maximum sentence. The maximum sentence available in this case was 40 years in prison, due to Rickman being 16 at the time of the offense. “Understandably, for the family and loved ones of Sean, no sentence could possibly feel adequate. Their loss is immeasurable,” Haine said. “Yet I hope that this conviction and sentence will help them begin to heal.” A codefendant, 19-year-old Deandre Richardson, previously pleaded guilty to first-degree murder. The jury found that

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A St. Louis-based provider of physical therapy services has opened its third local clinic and plans further expansion.

JERSEYVILLE - A Jerseyville man has been charged with nine felony counts of credit/debit card and theft-related offenses. Brandon K. Ervin, 36, of Jerseyville, was charged with the following: Counts 1, 4, and 7: Unlawful Use of Credit Card (Class 3 Felony) Counts 2, 5, and 8: Unlawful Possession of the Credit/Debit Card of Another (Class 4 Felony) Counts 3, 6, and 9: Theft (Class 4 Felony) Counts 1-6 were issued relating to offenses committed on Dec. 30, 2022, while Counts 7-9 were issued regarding additional offenses committed on Jan. 2, 2023. Ervin stole $269 in cash and a debit card that did not belong to him, then defrauded Jersey State Bank by using that debit card to steal over $300 in additional cash on Dec. 30, 2022. Ervin had previously been convicted of retail theft in Jersey County on September 7, 2022. On Jan. 2, 2023, Ervin stole an additional $86 from the same victim and was still in possession of their stolen debit card, which he again used to defraud

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An 18-year-old from Granite City, Illinois, was sentenced Monday for the 2020 murder of a Madison teenager.

Kramer's body was recovered from the debris by a K-9 team Saturday afternoon.

The nation is no longer secure. I’m sorry I’m being so blunt here. But there’s no way the union can survive, not with the omnipresent threat of airborne terrorism that justifies the existence of the absolutely horrendous TSA. The “no fly” list is one of America’s many post-9/11 travesties. It’s the place we put people […]

Pink Floyd’s classic album The Dark Side of the Moon has always featured a rainbow on its cover, but the recently announced 50th anniversary box set is causing a stir from folks on…

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Gov. Mike Parson also wants $20 million for school safety grants

Police said the 21-year-old victim was taken to an area hospital. He was listed in critical condition.

I don't remember who pointed me to this, but here's a short excerpt from a 2022 survey done by Populace, an education think tank, about what people expect of K-12 education: Only a third of Americans have college degrees, so I suppose it shouldn't be a surprise that "prepare a meal" ranks higher than "prepare ...continue reading "What do we want from our school systems?"

JERSEYVILLE - A Jerseyville woman was charged with attempting to flee from a police officer in her vehicle after speeding “at least 21 miles per hour over the legal speed limit” on Highway 16, according to recent court filings. Dawn M. Phillips, 43, of Jerseyville, was charged with aggravated fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer on Jan. 13, when she drove her 2017 Nissan Rogue over 21 miles per hour above the legal speed limit on Highway 16 at Range Line Road in Jersey County. “After having been given a visual or audible signal by a peace officer, the defendant failed to bring her vehicle to a stop and drove at a rate of speed at least 21 miles per hour over the legal speed limit, in an attempt to elude a peace officer,” Assistant State’s Attorney Kevin Tellor said of the charge. Phillips was charged with a Class 4 felony. A warrant was issued for her arrest on Jan. 17 and her bail was set at $15,000. She posted a $1,500 bond the next

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A boy band described by Billboard as a "K-Pop Act To Watch" is coming to town tomorrow night. ONEUS will be playing The Factory (17105 N Outer 40 Road, Chesterfield; 314-423-8500, thefactorystl.com) in Chesterfield Tuesday night as part of its Reach for Us world tour. The five-member band has been prolific over the past two years, putting out a studio album and two EPs in both 2021 and 2022.

Construction and maintenance work on parts of the MetroLink system will require transfers for some passengers on evenings through Friday and all day next Saturday and Sunday.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - More than 54,000 Illinoisans requested vanity or personalized license plates in 2022, and nearly all were approved. Fewer than 1% were rejected by the Secretary of State's Vehicle Services Department. That means you won't see PEEPEE or BITEU on the roadways this coming year. "We love the creativity and pride Illinoisans take [...]