HILLSBORO, Mo. – A road rage incident near Wildwood Lake in Jefferson County saw one man point a gun at another driver after he was chastised for speeding. According to a probable cause statement from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, the incident happened Thursday, Oct. 16, at Wild Lake Lane and Wegmann Road. The victim [...]
JERSEYVILLE - Joe’s Pizza and Pasta is officially open in Jerseyville. Owner Kayla McMahan has a long history with the Joe’s Pizza and Pasta business, and she is elated to bring a new restaurant to Jerseyville. She expressed her excitement to welcome the Jerseyville community and share the “Sicilian recipe” she loves. “I mean, who doesn’t like pizza?” she laughed. “We just love this area.” As an Italian restaurant, they serve “a little bit of everything,” including pizza, pasta, salads, subs and “really good desserts.” Their pizza is known for its sweeter sauce. Though McMahan loves the recipe, she assures customers that they can sub anything they want. The Jerseyville location also has a bar with wine and beer. McMahan met her husband at Joe’s Pizza and Pasta in Effingham. When they moved to Edwardsville to attend SIUE, they decided to open their own franchise. Joe’s Pizza has a special
EDWARDSVILLE - Tim Schilbe, a talented offensive and defensive lineman for the Metro-East Lutheran High football team, has high hopes as the squad nears the postseason. MELHS head football coach Tim Koch said Schilbe is such a pivotal person for his 6-2 overall squad. "Tim is our center and is a top defensive lineman," Coach Koch said. "He has been steady and has started since he was a freshman. He is a very dependable player; he has only missed two games in his entire high school career. He makes the line calls at the center position. He is an unsung hero of the team. I can't say enough positive things about Tim." In a previous interview, Schilbe said he felt good about the turnout numbers this year for the team and the playoff outlook. "We had good numbers coming out, and people have been energetic and they want to be here," he said. "We have great coaching, I feel like we're just building off last year, and have been ready to go." Schilbe is a BJ's Printables Male Athlete
WASHINGTON — The government shutdown became the second longest in U.S. history Wednesday, though the mounting repercussions for dozens of federal programs, including food aid for some of the country’s most vulnerable residents, failed to spur any momentum in Congress. The Senate was unable for the 12th time to advance a stopgap spending bill that […]
Washington University Chancellor Andrew D. Martin confirmed Wednesday that the university will not sign President Donald Trump’s proposed higher education compact, a plan that would tie access to federal funding to a series of policy changes on university campuses.
The confirmation comes after Martin’s Monday announcement that said the university had agreed to participate in discussions with White House officials to discuss the proposal.
Democrat and Republican U.S. senators voiced their outrage during a committee hearing Wednesday that Boeing cut off health care to 3,000 striking workers at its St. Louis-area facilities. And they accused the world’s largest aerospace company of failing to offer its workers a fair contract. “This is really unbelievable,” said Republican U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley […]
U2 was honored with the Woody Guthrie Prize Tuesday at a ceremony in Tulsa, Oklahoma, hosted by the Woody Guthrie Center.Bono and The Edge were on hand to accept the…
EDWARDSVILLE - EXO Lounge will host a Halloween party, similar to a pop-up experience. At 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, community members can stop by EXO in Edwardsville to enjoy their regular services in addition to a costume contest, specialty cocktails and food, and more fun. The med spa and nail bar will offer their usual services while the restaurant will have Halloween-themed cocktails and food. “We’re just going to have a lot of fun,” said EXO owner Gina Gamblin. Costumes are encouraged, and winners will receive trophies for the Best Couple costumes, Most Creative Costume, and Best Overall Costume. The lounge has a variety of cocktails and mocktails for all ages to enjoy, including a “Blood Bag” cocktail served on an IV pole. But Gamblin’s guilty pleasure is the mini apple pie, made with apples from Liberty Apple Orchard in Edwardsville. She highlighted the work done by Michelin-star chef Gianni Colucci ,
The National Weather Service has issued a frost advisory for Wednesday evening, covering several counties in Missouri and Illinois just north and east of St. Louis.
This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. When the Supreme Court recently allowed immigration agents in the Los Angeles area to take race into consideration during sweeps, Justice Brett Kavanaugh said that citizens shouldn’t be concerned. “If the officers learn that the individual they stopped is a U.S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in […]
EDWARDSVILLE - EXO Lounge is celebrating a year in Edwardsville, and owner Gina Gamblin says they have something for everyone to love. EXO, located at 2 157 Center in Edwardsville, operates as a nail bar and med spa , offering everything from manicures and pedicures to Botox and IV treatments. They also have a Michelin-star chef who curates a menu of specialty cocktails and food . Gamblin’s goal is to help everyone at EXO feel more confident, healthier, and happier. “EXO is definitely a passion project of mine,” she said. “I think sometimes the world can be a dark place. There’s a lot that we’re dealing with on an everyday basis that’s difficult. So when you walk in the door, you leave better than when you came in. Whether that’s just sitting at lunch with your friend or whether that’s having your nails done or whether that’s having your hormone replacement or your Botox, whatever that means for you
JEFFERSON CITY — Catherine L. Hanaway was ceremonially sworn in Tuesday as Missouri’s 45th attorney general, making history as the first woman to serve as the state’s top lawyer.
EAST ALTON — A male bicyclist was struck Tuesday evening, Oct. 21, 2025, near the Circle K in East Alton, according to East Alton Police Chief Scott Golike. The incident occurred around 6 p.m. on Oct. 21, when police received a call reporting the collision. The bicyclist sustained a suspected broken arm, Golike said. The injured man was transported from the scene to a nearby hospital for treatment. Authorities have not released further details about the circumstances surrounding the incident.
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