Not the ideal conditions to fight fires but firefighters had no choice today at Gladys and Werner Streets in Sikeston ...

Jackson High School launches the IGNITE CAPS program, offering 30 students hands-on experiences in education and medical fields. Partnering with local institutions, the initiative aims to connect ...

Pope Francis is recovering well from pneumonia and that a “new stage” in his pontificate would open, two of his closest ...

The Madness has arrived. Tuesday night the 2025 men’s NCAA tournament kicks into gear, with two of the First Four games ...

Basketball stars Amarr Knox of Alabama State University and Dakiyah Sanders of Southern University got engaged last month on ...

St. Francis CARE animal shelter in Murphysboro has been selected by Purina to participate in its Shelter & Rescue Champion program.

Click below for more of the Herald-Leader’s and Kentucky.com’s coverage of Selection Sunday 2025 as brackets are revealed for the men’s and women’s NCAA basketball tournaments. The draw was revealed ...

Harrison-Morton Middle School students who were temporarily housed at the former St. Francis School must again move due to a ...

Some parents in St. Francis Area Schools (SFAS) want to turn the page on its book policy. They do not agree with relying on a singular website as the final say on what makes library shelves. Instead, ...

Khaled Hosseini, author of “The Kite Runner", is speaking out after his novel was banned under a new policy at St. Francis ...

Three-time cancer survivor Will Francis has officially signed an AHL deal. The University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) senior ...

Alabama State basketball's NCAA Tournament run ended against Auburn — but it hardly dims the history the Hornets achieved.