SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) representatives from the Office of Environmental Education recently judged and selected four Illinois students to receive Environmental Excellence Awards at the annual Illinois Junior Academy of Sciences State Exposition. The competition is hosted by the Illinois Junior Academy of Science and was held at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale April 24-25, 2026. Almost 900 Illinois student projects were selected to advance
BELLEFONTAINE NEIGHBORS, MO. — A man accused of fleeing a crash that killed three people, including a Ritenour High School prom queen , on Friday, May 1, 2026, was charged Monday, May 4, 2026, in St. Louis County. The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office charged Devin Daugherty with three counts of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death and one count of driving with a suspended or revoked license. Daugherty remains jailed on a $250,000 cash-only bond, and
KANE – A man from Kane accused of driving on a revoked license while possessing an “open title” and other vehicle-related offenses faces criminal charges in Jersey County. Jacob C. Esparza, 30, of Kane, was charged on April 30, 2026 with one count each of unlawful misrepresentation of the identity of a vehicle (a Class 2 felony), unlawful possession of a certificate of title without complete assignment (a Class 4 felony), driving on a suspended license (a Class A misdemeanor)
For its most recent quarter, ending March 31, the Belgium-based brewer reported a 0.8% growth in volumes, surprising analysts who had forecast declines.
Community groups in The Hill neighborhood of St. Louis are proposing the use of drones to patrol streets and public areas at night in a new public safety push.
St. Louisans are encouraged to attend a public hearing later this month as city leaders discuss an updated proposal for data center zoning regulations.
Foo Fighters stopped by CBS' The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Monday to perform songs off their new album, Your Favorite Toy.Dave Grohl and company rocked the track "Caught in the Echo" on the…
EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville High School students will perform at The Fabulous Fox Theatre in recognition of their impressive spring musical production. EHS received several Ken Page Awards nominations, which recognize high school musical theater programs across the Greater St. Louis region, for their production of “9 to 5: The Musical.” Director Ashley Melton noted that the nominations are prestigious and she looks forward to the award ceremony on May 28, 2026, and her students’
Former St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery is now asking a judge to dismiss federal charges against him, arguing he was targeted for political reasons after he refused to step down at the request of former Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey.
After weeks of teasing fans, The Rolling Stones have finally spilled the beans about their new music.The band has revealed that their next album, Foreign Tongues, will be released July…
ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department released the identity of the victim who was killed in a stabbing in St. Louis Monday morning. Police announced Tuesday that Arrin Jones, of Riverview, was pronounced dead at the scene after being stabbed just outside Busch Stadium in the 700 block of Clark Ave. He [...]
A key takeaway of the Trump II admin is that they came in declaring a whole bunch of things to be stupid and worth ripping apart, only to later realize how important and structurally necessary those things were, and then rush to recreate them in a much sloppier, worse version. Now they’re doing it with […]
GRANITE CITY – Senior Megan Sykes was named the 2025-26 Granite City High School Scholar-Athlete of the Year, as announced by GCHS. Sykes will be recognized at Busch Stadium on May 5 as part of the 60th Annual St. Louis Post-Dispatch Scholar Athlete Team. Megan is also once again a Stillwater Senior Living Female Athlete Of The Month for the Warriors for her academic and athletic achievements over the school year as a four-sport athlete. She is concluding her Granite City career on
EDWARDSVILLE – Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 has appointed Katie Bevis-O'Neal as director of human resources. Bevis-O'Neal's appointment was approved May 4 by the District 7 Board of Education. She will assume her new role July 1, 2026, after serving as principal at Albert Cassens Elementary since 2022. With Bevis-O'Neal's move to Central Office, Laura Rogers , who is in her second year as principal at Glen Carbon Elementary, will move to the principal role at Albert
ST. LOUIS - The Board of Estimate and Apportionment has approved sending the proposed fiscal year 2027 budget to the Board of Aldermen for review and approval. The $1.41 billion budget reflects a modest 0.2% increase over the previous fiscal year, prioritizing strategic investments in all City employees, public safety infrastructure and neighborhood stabilization. “This is a responsible budget that ensures our City’s fiscal stability while investing in our hard-working staff, better
The Who has dropped another performance from their upcoming album, Live at Eden Project. It's a recording of their July 2023 concert at Cornwall’s Eden Project, the home of a sustainable network of…
GODFREY – Vice President of Finance and Operations Mary Schulte, of Jerseyville, retired April 30 after nearly 30 years of service to Lewis and Clark Community College. Schulte had served as Vice President of Finance since 2012 but had been with the college since November 1997. Over the course of her LC career, she served in various positions within the finance area, including Associate Vice President of Finance (2005). “Mary is a top-notch CFO and legend at LC for her grit,
WASHINGTON — The State Department must spend the $600 million Congress approved for an international vaccine program, according to a letter sent Monday by a bipartisan group of U.S. senators. The six senior members of the Appropriations Committee, three Republicans and three Democrats, called on Secretary of State Marco Rubio to fulfill the government’s “pledge” […]
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