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On Tuesday, the second day of school, 938 students showed up to their temporary buildings for a loss of 44% of enrollment since last year.

COLLINSVILLE — The Collinsville Community Unit School District #10 Board of Education approved Griffin Crask-Weeks, a Collinsville High School senior, to serve as the student representative on the school board during its most recent meeting. Crask-Weeks previously participated as a student member of the district’s strategic planning committee earlier this year. The Collinsville School Board selected Crask-Weeks to represent the student body and provide input on school district decisions. Collinsville School District officials highlighted Crask-Weeks’s experience and readiness to contribute to the board’s work. The appointment reflects the district’s commitment to including student perspectives in governance. Collinsville Community Unit School District #10 serves the city of Collinsville and surrounding areas, focusing on initiatives under the themes of envisioning, empowering, and achieving.

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Boeing’s air and space museum, the James S. McDonnell Prologue Room, will be open to the public this summer! From biplanes to space capsules, the Prologue Room displays artifacts and […]

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The Beatles have finally shared the big news they've been teasing on social media. The legendary group is revisiting their multimedia Anthology project with reissues of the Anthology documentary series, music and book.The original…

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Today's Weather: High 79°F, low 62°F. Mostly sunny and beautiful with a gentle breeze from the north-northeast at 7 mph, gusting up to 17 mph. The day feels very warm with plenty of sunshine and low chances of rain. Overnight is expected to be partly cloudy, with lows around 62°F and light winds from the northeast. Allergy indexes are low for grass, mold, ragweed, and tree pollen. The air quality is good, and the UV index is very high, so be sure to protect yourself if you’re spending time outdoors. Tomorrow’s Outlook: High 82°F, low 63°F. The day will be partly sunny and humid with light northerly winds at 6 mph. Overnight will be mostly clear with lows near 63°F and calm conditions. For more weather details, visit riverbender.com/weather .

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A St. Louis mother has filed a lawsuit against Roblox, alleging that her 13-year-old daughter was groomed and sexually exploited by a man she met while playing the online game, and that Roblox lacks sufficient safeguards to protect children.

Election officials turned over at the highest rate in at least a quarter century during the last presidential election, according to new research from the Bipartisan Policy Center. An analysis of shifts in election officials published Tuesday found nearly 41% of election officials administering the 2024 election were different than those in 2020. Turnover has […]

Session Taco in the Central West End is celebrating its reopening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday morning, featuring an expanded dining room and outdoor patio.

I don’t mean to harp on this, but a central promise of the Trump administration during the last election season was that a second Trump term would “take aim at big tech,” protect the little guy, rein in corporate power, and even “continue the legacy of antitrust enforcers like Lina Khan.” The press was filled […]

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - An Endangered Person Advisory was issued Wednesday night after reports of a missing 41-year-old man in St. Louis County. According to the St. Louis County Police Department, Steven Reed, 41, was reported missing after family members said they haven't heard from him since Monday evening. Reed's vehicle was found abandoned [...]

For years, Missouri Department of Corrections officials kept a Black transgender woman in solitary confinement. She sued the department claiming officers kept her isolated based on a policy that singles out people with HIV. The suit was settled yesterday.

A 33-year-old woman was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Belleville, Ill. early Thursday morning, and police are searching for the driver who fled the scene.

Missouri “is IN” for redrawing the state’s congressional districts in a special legislative session, President Donald Trump proclaimed Thursday on his social media platform. With Texas moving quickly toward a mid-decade revision of its congressional map to tilt five districts toward the Republican Party, Missouri would now be expected to follow suit to help the […]

The Nexstar-Tegna merger "represents arguably the largest move toward corporate consolidation of local media in the modern era,” State Rep. Doug Clemens, D-St. Ann, said.

"The design of its app makes children easy prey for pedophiles," the suit says. Roblox "had no appropriate safeguards to ensure that children were in fact safe."

Palestinians strive to practice “sumud,” Arabic for steadfastness in reference to their dignified, nonviolent resistance to Israel’s occupation of their ancestral lands over the past many decades.  Their resolve to remain is being tested as never before as Israeli military forces slaughter and starve the people of Gaza. Their perseverance and humanity merit expanded global […]