GRANITE CITY — Officials delayed dismissal at Frohardt Elementary School on Friday afternoon, Dec. 5, 2025, due to a large police presence in the area, the Granite City School District said. Chris Mitchell, spokesperson for the district, said the school on Johnson Road is holding students and staff inside “out of an abundance of caution” until authorities give an official all-clear. Mitchell confirmed that all students and staff are safe. The police presence was reported around
GLEN CARBON - You can help spread Christmas joy with a toy and food drive this weekend. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, you can drop off toys and nonperishable food items at Kellerman Investigations in Glen Carbon. Attendees can enjoy cookies, cocoa, photo opportunities and raffles while donating to Toys for Tots and St. Cecilia Food Pantry. “Anything that somebody can do, whether it's canned goods or a couple of toys, that collectiveness is community,” said
UPDATE: The male injured by gunfire, 39-year-old Jamell Harlan, died from his injuries on December 5. The man’s family has been notified. The man originally detained at the scene has been released pending further investigation. Homicide and District 5 detectives are investigating a shooting that left a critically injured. Around 1:30 p.m. on December 2, […]
ST. LOUIS - The City of St. Louis is seeking public input on its plans to replace the Loughborough Bridge spanning over the Union Pacific Railroad to just west of Interstate 55. The Loughborough Bridge, constructed in the 1950s, requires updates to meet current traffic and safety standards. St. Louis residents are encouraged to participate [...]
Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Gene Simmons is headed to Washington.The KISS founding member is set to testify on Tuesday before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee’s Intellectual Property Subcommittee…
A cofounder of a Bay Area “Stop AI” activist group abandoned its commitment to nonviolence, assaulted another member, and made statements that left the group worried he might obtain a weapon to use against AI researchers. The threats prompted OpenAI to lock down its San Francisco offices a few weeks ago. In researching this movement, I […]
Squeeze has shared another track from their upcoming album, Trixies, which features some of the first songs the band's Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook ever wrote together.After previously releasing the first song, "Trixies Pt.…
John Davis, 45, of Nashville, Ill., suffered life-threatening injuries when he fell from a ladder at a property in Coulterville on Nov. 16, 2025, and landed on a steel pole.
GRAFTON - The annual Grafton Winter Lights Parade promises a gorgeous view on the Mississippi River. At 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, the parade will start at Hawg Pit BBQ and travel down Water Street towards The Loading Dock. Community members are invited to line up or park their cars along Water Street to enjoy the fun. “It’s a highlight of the community,” said organizer Paula Jameson. “I love bringing people to Grafton in what other people think is th
The Trump administration is so sure it can get away with anything that it’s willing to try anything. That misapprehension of the situation has resulted in at least 200 rulings against the administration’s anti-immigrant efforts. Still, the regime persists with its attempts to brute force constitutional rights out of existence. Like it or not, MAGA […]
At campaign event this week, St. Louis Jewish Voice for Peace and Progressive Jews of St. Louis endorsed Bush attempt to regain U.S. House seat from Wesley Bell
State figures show 80 abortions took place in Missouri clinics through October. Most Missourians seeking abortions are still traveling to other states.
Beginning January 1st, 2026, undocumented students living in Illinois will become eligible for state and local financial aid under a new law signed by Gov. JB Pritzker in August.
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