A group of St.Louis-based military re-enactors will soon be playing an important role in the creation of a one-of-a-kind memorial to be built in Grafton Illinois. The city of Grafton established a commission a little more than a year ago to oversee the design and construction of a national veteran’s memorial featuring 12 life size…
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan jury in a groundbreaking trial has found a school shooter’s mother guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of four students in 2021. The verdict against Jennifer Crumbley was returned Tuesday. Prosecutors said Crumbley was grossly negligent. She failed to tell Oxford High School officials that the family had…
Black History Month kicked off on Thursday, there are all kinds of activities planned.Through the end of February there are talks, presentations, exhibits, and other events designed to highlight the story of black society in America. In St.Louis, the celebration began with the Mayor and Aldermen holding a flag raising ceremony Thursday at City Hall. That…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The first of back-to-back atmospheric rivers is drenching California. Heavy rain and gusty winds began hitting the state’s north on Wednesday before moving south along the coast and snarling the Thursday morning commute in Los Angeles. It has flooded roads, toppled trees and caused traffic accidents, but also dumped welcome snow…
A popular annual fundraising event sponsored by several local Police Departments is scheduled for this weekend. Saturdays 21st Annual Polar Plunge is hosted by the Police Departments of Lake St.Louis, where the event is held, and by the Wentzville, O’Fallon, and St.Charles County Departments. Anyone 10 years old or older is eligible to take part…
JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — President Joe Biden called Donald Trump a “loser” as he raised money for his reelection campaign on his predecessor’s home turf in Florida. The first fundraiser was held in the wealthy town of Jupiter, less than an hour drive from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort. When Air Force One landed at the Palm…
A Metro-East lawmaker says Thursday’s kick-off of the $3.5 Million Illinois Grocery Initiative will help communities in the state that need it the most. State Sen. Chris Belt of East St.Louis says the Initiative is designed to combat food deserts and will have a tremendous impact on families by keeping local stores in business. The…
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has testified for a total of only three minutes at a New York trial where an advice columnist seeks over $10 million in defamation damages against him. He took the stand in his own defense Thursday in Manhattan federal court. The writer, E. Jean Carroll, says Trump…
Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft is defending himself against the state auditor’s claim that Ashcroft violated state law. Ashcroft is accused of failing to turn over cybersecurity reviews of Missouri’s 116 local election authorities. Ashcroft on Tuesday refuted what he called “false accusations” made by Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick’s audit of the secretary of state’s…
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley says she has no intention of dropping out after the New Hampshire primary. However, Donald Trump is aiming for a commanding victory, which would secure a sweep of the first two GOP primary races and make a November rematch with President Joe Biden likelier than ever.…