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This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is Thad with a comment about Capital One’s stated reasons for shutting down Trump accounts: Would be nice to have some disclosure laws so that if a presidential candidate’s had his bank accounts closed for money laundering, we don’t learn about it years later in […]

2026 LPNA LAWN & GARDEN WINNERS! Front & Back Yard: 6557 Lindenwood – Grace & Doug Dick Front Yard: 6628 … More2026 Lindenwood Park Lawn and Garden Contest

Police responded to the intersection of Hall and Gimblin streets, on the border between the North Riverfront and Baden neighborhoods.

Warmer weather is expected to push heat index values to around 105 degrees across the region today, prompting an Extreme Heat Warning from Sunday afternoon, Aug. 9, 2026, through Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, according to the National Weather Service in St. Louis. High temperatures are forecast in the mid-90s today. The warning comes as heat index values are expected to remain at levels that meet excessive heat criteria, the weather service said. The National Weather Service in St. Louis says a

Businesses can ask their distributors for a break, but unless already agreed upon in a contract, distributors and suppliers are not obligated to pass down the money. And it’s unlikely consumers will get money back too.

CAHOKIA HEIGHTS — A Cahokia Heights Fire Department apparatus rolled over Saturday afternoon, Aug. 8, 2026, after it was struck in a three-vehicle crash on Illinois Route 3 while responding to another crash, injuring one firefighter and sending all parties involved to area hospitals, the department said. The crash occurred at 1:10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026, as the fire apparatus was traveling southbound on Illinois Route 3. Based on preliminary information, two vehicles traveling northbound

On August 9, one of the most consequential events in modern history took place in 1945, when the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan, during the final days of the Second World War. The bombing killed tens of thousands of people, many immediately and many more later from injuries and radiation exposure. At the time, it was part of a fast-moving effort to force Japan’s surrender and bring the war to an end. It still matters today because it shaped the close of World War