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Ballots become battlegrounds for voting rules, redistricting, election power

4 months 2 weeks ago
More than a third of state ballot measures that voters will be asked to consider this year relate to democracy, with questions on voting rights, election processes, redistricting and similar issues. “It’s the redistricting fights that are really getting heated after the Trump administration began pressuring Republican-led states to shore up the GOP majority in […]
Anna Claire Vollers

Pam Hupp murder trial gets postponed, new judge

4 months 2 weeks ago
Hupp was going to stand trial in August on charges that she killed Betsy Faria, whose murder sparked local news investigations, podcasts, episodes on “Dateline” and a scripted NBC show.
By Dana Rieck and Ethan Colbert St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Jersey County Board Approves Recycling Partnership At Jerseyville Dump

4 months 2 weeks ago
JERSEYVILLE – Residents across Jersey County will soon have access to the Jerseyville city dump site with newly added recycling services under a recently approved partnership between the city and county. Jersey County Board members unanimously approved an intergovernmental agreement with the City of Jerseyville regarding recycling at their April 16, 2026 meeting. Vice Chairman Mark Wagner said the county will be responsible for the hauling of recyclables to the dump and associated costs,

Trump says he’s going after Medicaid fraud, but is mostly focusing on blue states

4 months 2 weeks ago
The Trump administration is taking aim at what it calls rampant fraud in state Medicaid programs. But by focusing almost exclusively on Democratic-led states, it has handed ammunition to critics who say it mainly wants to embarrass its political enemies, not save taxpayer dollars. In announcing earlier this month that Vice President JD Vance would […]
Shalina Chatlani

UPDATE: Charges Issued in Soulard Shooting that Left 1 Dead, 2 Others Injured

4 months 2 weeks ago

UPDATE: On April 15, 2026, officers arrested a 24-year-old man in connection to this incident. The Circuit Attorney’s Office reviewed the case and elected to issue charges against the 24-year-old man for Murder 1st Degree and Armed Criminal Action. No bond allowed. The deceased 21-year-old man has been identified as Lamarr Box, Jr. of East […]

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Mitch McCoy