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The Latest | Arrests top 2,000 as protests against Israel-Hamas war roil college campuses
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 2 months agoThe number of people arrested in connection with protests on college campuses against the...
2024 Voter Guide: Candidates for Madison County Board chair Republican primary
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo Canada News· 5 months agoKurt Prenzler Age as of March 19, 2024: 68 Campaign website or social media page:...
Metro-east congresswoman looks back on a challenging 1st year. What did she accomplish?
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo Canada News· 5 months agoU.S. Rep. Nikki Budzinski went into her freshman term representing Belleville, East St. Louis and...
With each belly rub or treat, O’Fallon police dog boosts officers’ mental wellness
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo Canada News· 6 months agoA 2-year-old Labradore Retriever living full time at the police station is just one way O’Fallon is looking after the well-being of its first responders.
On a cold MLK Day in East St. Louis, volunteers raised awareness of environmental racism
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo Canada News· 6 months agoDespite the bitter cold, local activists, students and residents gathered at the corner of Bond...
Why is teacher diversity important and how is it being addressed in metro-east schools?
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo Canada News· 7 months agoWhile over half of K-12 pupils in Illinois were students of color in the 2021-22 school year, a...
EPA program teaches metro-east residents how to improve local environmental issues
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo Canada News· 9 months ago“We want people to leave this feeling ready to work to go apply for grants and to have the tools and...
New $105 million health sciences building at SIUE is ‘an investment in the region’
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo Canada News· 10 months ago“With SIUE being the only school of pharmacy in Illinois south of Interstate 80, these new...
10% of felonies in Madison County come from Missouri residents. Is that a problem?
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo Canada News· 11 months agoTwo years after the Madison County state’s attorney created a task force to curb crime by Missouri...
2023 Voter Guide: Candidates running for school board elections in Madison County
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoThe News-Democrat has contacted candidates in school board races in the April 4 election in Madison...