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Stuart McMillian

Stuart McMillian is a staff writer for Heartlander News based in St. Louis, Missouri.

Culture
World’s largest steam locomotive is rolling back through the Midwest in celebration of America 250 

The world’s largest operating steam locomotive is chugging its way back through the heartland this month, drawing massive crowds. Union Pacific’s legendary Big Boy No. 4014 is… Read More

July 15, 2026
Image credit: Missouri State Highway Patrol
Culture
Black Hawk choppers rescue 200 campers as historic Missouri flooding leaves 1 dead

First responders have rescued more than 350 people following catastrophic weekend flooding in southeast Missouri that left one person dead. Faith Gregory, 23, was reportedly swept away from… Read More

July 13, 2026
Illinois State Police
Culture
‘It will not keep this city down’: 2 teens arrested after 5 killed in East St. Louis ‘targeted mass shooting’ 

Five people are dead and two others are hospitalized after what authorities are calling a “targeted mass shooting” in East St. Louis on Sunday. Illinois State Police… Read More

July 13, 2026
Government
New law gives Missouri schools elite option for campus safety with ‘Rangers’ program

A new law in the Show-Me State aims to protect students from mass shootings by creating a specialized, elite school safety force called the Missouri Rangers. Gov. Mike Kehoe signed it into law Thursday as… Read More

July 10, 2026
Culture
3 Midwestern cities rank in the top 5 for improved credit card use

Credit card delinquency is dropping rapidly in at least three Midwestern cities. A new financial analysis compared proprietary user data from the first… Read More

July 9, 2026