CHICAGO – Join the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), Prevent Child Abuse Illinois, Hospital Sisters Health System, the Poshard Foundation for Abused Children, elected officials, child welfare stakeholders and more for a month-long observance to share child abuse and neglect prevention awareness messages and promote prevention efforts during Child Abuse Prevention Month in April. This year’s theme, Pinwheels of Possibility, celebrates the limitless potential
A lot of people assume April Fools’ Day began as a simple mistake on a calendar. The story goes: France changed the date of the new year, a few stubborn holdouts kept celebrating in April, and everyone else mocked them. It’s a great tale—clean, funny, and easy to remember. It’s also only part of the picture. The real origins of April Fools’ Day are messier, older, and more interesting. What we call “April Fools’” is less like a single invention
On April 1, 1976, two young engineers, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, founded Apple Computer Company in California. At the time, personal computers were still a niche hobby, often sold as kits to enthusiasts who were willing to tinker. Apple’s early work helped push computers out of garages and labs and into everyday life by treating the computer as a consumer product—something meant to be usable, attractive, and widely available. That shift mattered immediately because it widened
Missouri lawmakers are considering a bill that would require stricter proof of U.S. citizenship to receive food stamps and healthcare benefits in the state.
A construction filed suit last year in St. Charles County against Goodwood Brewing and Alter Development seeking $737,000 for unpaid construction bills and associated legal fees.
Join one of the Horticulturists for a stroll in Missouri’s first ArbNet Level III Accredited Arboretum. This tour will focus on what is currently blooming amongst Bellefontaine’s collection of about […]
The National Museum of Transportation is proud to announce a special exhibition celebrating the 100th anniversary of historic Route 66. Titled “Roads, River, Rooms, and Reels,” the exhibit will open […]
Cheers erupted Wednesday at Kennedy Space Center in Florida after NASA's long-awaited Artemis II launched into the sky, embarking on its historic mission to the moon.
Police were called shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday to the 5100 block of Cote Brilliante Avenue for a shooting. There, they found a 55-year-old woman lying next to a vehicle.
GRAFTON – A piece of Riverbend history may soon be making a comeback — at speeds no one saw coming. Local tourism officials confirmed this week that discussions are underway to revive a modern version of the historic “Dinky,” the small railbus that once carried passengers between Alton and Grafton before the Great River Road was built. But unlike the original, this version wouldn’t be slow. Early planning documents describe a high-speed railbus system designed
The High Low Gallery presents a new exhibition, Night Comfort, featuring works by St. Louis artist Jeremy Rabus, opening Friday, March 27 and running through Sunday, June 14. Night Comfort explores nostalgia through […]
Right wing broadcasters are having a very good time under Brendan Carr, who has looked to destroy all remaining media consolidation limits to let them merge. Such companies, like Sinclair, Nexstar, and Tegna, don’t do journalism so much as they do soggy, right wing propaganda and infotainment, usually with endless fear mongering about drugs, homelessness, […]
The 114th Greater St. Louis Honor Flight departed from St. Louis Lambert International Airport for Washington, carrying a group of veterans from World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War for a day of recognition at the nation's capital, including a celebration of World War II veteran Bob Schultz's 104th birthday.
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