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Some of the 11 skydivers killed in Missouri plane crash were experienced jumpers

4 months 3 weeks ago
Several of the skydivers killed when their plane crashed moments after taking off from a Missouri airfield were experienced jumpers, including a leader at one of the sport's biggest organizations. Federal investigators were at the crash site, about an hour south of Kansas City, on Monday, a day after the plane carrying a pilot and [...]
JOHN SEEWER and JOSH FUNK, Associated Press

St. Louis police foil 'teen takeover,' arresting three

4 months 3 weeks ago
St. Louis police swiftly intervened in a social media-organized "Teen Takeover" in downtown St. Louis on Saturday night, preventing the gathering from escalating. The quick action led to the detention of around 12 teens and the arrest of three individuals for resisting arrest.
Kelley Hoskins

Judge Says Trump’s Attempt To Rewrite History At National Parks Is Illegal

4 months 3 weeks ago
What’s most disturbing about Trump’s “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History” executive order isn’t its fully-blinkered, jingoistic take on American history where America does no wrong and is almost always white right. I mean, that’s pretty awful on its own, but it’s the flip side of pretending whites do no wrong: pretending any victims […]
Tim Cushing

Ameren Illinois Partners With East St. Louis on EV Charging

4 months 3 weeks ago
EAST ST. LOUIS - The City of East St. Louis and Ameren Illinois unveiled two new public DC fast-charging electric vehicle stations Monday morning, June 15, 2026, at City Hall. The city and utility officials said the project is aimed at expanding access to cleaner transportation, plus supporting equity in the clean energy transition. The stations, installed on municipal property at 301 River Park Drive, can charge four vehicles at the same time, according to Ameren Illinois. Ameren Illinois said

Kennedy Center facade blocked from public view by tarp after Trump’s name removed

4 months 3 weeks ago
Days after President Donald Trump’s name was removed from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, a large tarp and scaffolding was still blocking the building’s facade from public view Monday afternoon.  Construction crews took Trump’s name off the center early Saturday morning after a federal appeals court upheld a Friday deadline for its […]
Sam Gauntt