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MEXICO, Mo. - Criminal charges are expected to be filed after a fire at a self-storage building. The Mexico, Missouri Department of Safety says that it was started by someone and damaged every other storage unit. Firefighters were called to the Corner Storage location in the 500 block of South Clark Street at around 4:00 [...]

ALTON – Salvation Army Madison County Corps Advisory Council Chairman Kevin Botterbush announced today that Dr. John and Barb Hoelscher will chair this year’s Tree of Lights. The kettle campaign will kick off at the Alton Rotary Tree Lighting at 6 p.m. on November 18 at Lincoln Douglas Square in Alton. The Salvation Army will serve cookies and hot chocolate during this festive event. “The Salvation Army has been a steady, loving presence in our community for so very long, we are honored to help further their mission with this campaign,” Barb Hoelscher said. “They work so hard to give a hand up to folks experiencing rough times in their lives, while reminding all of us that God is always there to help, too. I can't think of a more worthy cause than helping your neighbor through a time of great need.” The campaign begins November 25 and runs thru December 24. Hours of ringing are from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. There will be no bell ringing on Sundays.

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ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Light snow is expected to fall all over the area starting very late tonight and going on until just before dawn on Tuesday. This snow will be light, but the timing of the most robust snow, in the hours between midnight and the morning rush, will lead to some challenges for [...]

Seven spectacular stage shows, including three premieres and two long-awaited returns, are on the books for The Muny's 105th summer season.

Singer Roberta Flack is no longer able to sing following a diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, otherwise known as ALS. Her management team announced Monday the singer's ALS symptoms have "made it impossible to…

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The appliance company cannot make its quarterly earnings report on time for the second quarter in a row.

About 18 months after he lost the 2020 election, Election Conspiracist in Chief Donald Trump sued Hillary Clinton and dozens of other Democrats over the election he had won nearly six years earlier. That lawsuit went nowhere. But going nowhere meant tying up a lot of the court’s time, what with Trump’s lawyers dumping 193-page […]

A week before the Black Friday sales rush, St. Louis Cardinals fans can experience Red Friday without having to put on their coats and leave their homes.

The all-new 2022 Ninja Dragon Blade X PRO 4K Dual Camera Quadcopter Drone, with built-in 3-side intelligent obstacle avoidance, can be operated just by touch through your mobile phone or tablet. You don’t need any instruction manual for the operation, simply take off and stay in the air by pressing one button. It has a […]

Kevin's Three Laws of Politics: Politics is always and everywhere the business of persuading the public. Winning power is fine. But in the long run, politics is marketing. You're doomed unless you can steadily draw the public in your direction. This law is #1 for a reason. The Median Voter Theorem is holy writ. Yes, ...continue reading "Seeing the political forest, not just the trees"

The St. Louis community will get its chance to say good-bye to one of its most iconic figures this week in the great Martin Mathews, who passed away last week at the age of 97.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — President Joe Biden's plan to forgive student loan debt for millions of borrowers was handed another legal loss Monday when a federal appeals court panel agreed to a preliminary injunction halting the program while an appeal plays out. The ruling by the three-judge panel from the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of [...]

Everyone’s favorite classically trained flautist is headed back to St. Louis on April 25, 2023. That’s right, Lizzo is coming to town and she’s bringing her jubilant stage show with her. She was here for a pre-pandemic show at the Pageant in 2019 (about 400 years ago or so) that was a sold-out, sweaty good time.

The city also wants the EPA to require Ameren to pay to move wells supplying drinking water away from contamination linked to an Ameren substation and to upgrade the city water treatment plant.

Even when armed with decent research and good will, small business owners tend to make mistakes when choosing health insurance plans to support their employees. Settling for the cheapest plan or forgoing a partnership with a broker can result in costly hiccups. So before you embark on your health insurance search, learn the most common pitfalls and how to avoid them. Sticking with a plan or carrier year after year The number of health insurance plans available to small business owners can be overwhelming.…