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BELLEVILLE - For patients traveling to medical appointments, visitors supporting loved ones and hospital employees commuting to work, the experience of getting to and from Memorial Hospital extends beyond its doors. Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT), the St. Clair County Transit District (SCCTD), Memorial Foundation, Inc. and AARP in St. Louis are working together to make that experience brighter and welcoming through a planned transformation of the MetroBus stop at 4500 Memorial Drive, across

BELLEVILLE - A 42-year-old woman from Alton, Illinois, was fatally injured when she was struck by a vehicle Wednesday morning, Oct. 21, 2026, in the 9800 block of West Main Street in Belleville, according to Belleville Police. The driver fled the scene. Belleville Police Department officers responded to the crash at approximately 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the collision. The woman's name is Tameka L. Glaspie, 42, of Alton, the St. Clai

State and local government employees report high levels of job satisfaction across the country, but face significant rates of burnout and on-the-job harassment. That’s according to a new national survey of nearly 5,000 public servants across all 50 states released today by The People Lab at Harvard University’s Kennedy School. Researchers say the survey, which […]

EDWARDSVILLE — State Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, releases the following statement regarding patients at Barnes Jewish Hospital (BJH) receiving notice that their health insurance provider, Aetna, will no longer be accepted at BJH or WashU Medicine on Jan. 1, 2027: “For retired state workers in the Metro East and beyond, Aetna is the only insurance plan available. Countless people in our area count on Aetna to provide Medicare and standard healthcare coverage for everything from

ALTON — Nine years ago, at his grandmother's funeral, Zak Dahlheimer made a promise: On October 26, 2026, the day she would have turned 100, their family would come together again to celebrate her life. Next Monday, Oct. 26, he'll keep that promise in the very building where she once owned and operated her longtime Alton beauty shop. At 11:30 a.m. Monday, October 26, Alton Mayor David A. Goins will present to the Dahlheimer Family an official proclamation declaring October 26, 2026, a

Officers responded around 2:10 a.m. to the 1200 block of Hampton Avenue to a call for a shooting. There, they found a man dead, police said.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Backup goalkeeper Ben Lundt made a key save in the penalty shootout of a 120-minute 0-0 tie with the Columbus Crew to help St. Louis City win the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on Wednesday night. Timo Baumgartl gave St. Louis a 1-0 lead on the first penalty kick and then [...]

All of it has come to this: the official trailer for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 3. The Prime Video fantasy series, inspired by JRR…

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MARYVILLE, Ill. — The Maryville Fire Department is offering free smoke alarms and installation in homes throughout the community through Nov. 13, 2026, to help ensure residents have working alarms. The department received the alarms through the Illinois Fire Safety Alliance as part of the statewide Be Alarmed! Smoke Alarm Blitz Program. The program aims to help keep residents and their families safe. Residents who need smoke alarms installed can call the Maryville Fire Department station

The difficult conversation is over. The big presentation is behind you. But hours later, you’re still replaying what you said, wondering what others thought and worrying about what might happen next. Stress is a normal part of life, but when the mind and body struggle to switch off, it can be harder to move forward. Understanding the difference between stress and anxiety — and learning how to manage both — can make a difference to your overall wellbeing according to behavioral

Brendan Carr is a silly, hypocritical fascist who splits his time between destroying U.S. consumer protection standards and media consolidation limits, and abusing his position as FCC boss to threaten broadcast networks for airing stuff like comedy. Or journalism. Or politicians that the increasingly-unpopular President is clearly afraid of. Lately Trump has been complaining about […]

A federal judge on Wednesday night blocked the Department of Homeland Security from conducting election-related field operations that could sweep up U.S. citizens in nine states. Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín, an appointee of President Joe Biden in U.S. District Court in the Northern District of California, issued a preliminary injunction after voting rights advocates alleged that Homeland […]

By late afternoon on Sept. 25, Missouri’s Children’s Division was struggling to find enough workers to respond to reports of suspected child abuse and neglect. According to an email obtained by The Independent, every available worker had been assigned at least three reports, yet 29 reports across 20 counties remained unassigned.  Fifteen of those reports […]