ALTON – A legal fight between the City of Alton and its mayor is now on hold. A hearing in the case of Mayor David Goins vs. City of Alton originally scheduled for 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026 before Judge Sarah Smith has been postponed indefinitely. A representative of the mayor's office confirmed the hearing has been postponed and that a new date has not yet been set. Madison County court records show the case has been reassigned to a new judge following a motion from Patrick
MASCOUTAH — During the America 250 celebration, a Sunday school class at Zion Lutheran Church in Mascoutah looked to colonial history as Margaret Truitt of the Looking Glass Prairie Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, portrayed Abigail Adams to share the story of Founding Father and President John Adams’ wife. The presentation was part of the country’s 250th birthday celebration, which provides opportunities to reflect on people, places and things during colonial
The current president continues to self-destruct. Fortunately for us, he insists on doing this publicly. After handing a donor and an unproven company the massive job of redoing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in “American flag blue” in hopes of being able to use it to celebrate himself during America’s 250th birthday, everything went tits […]
As a new school year begins, some classrooms may use artificial intelligence tools to flag a student struggling with classwork, track attendance or try to raise reading scores. But as school districts make decisions on which tools are safe and worth spending thousands or millions of dollars on, some officials feel overwhelmed by the array […]
Ritchie Blackmore is set to reunite with Deep Purple for the first time in over 30 years.The rocker revealed the news in an Instagram Live stream Tuesday, sharing that he plans to…
Following public opposition to Culver’s’ original plan to route traffic onto Oakland Avenue as well as Manchester Road, representatives returned to the Maplewood City Council meeting on Tuesday with a revised plan, with the two entrance points on Manchester and none on Oakland. They also said the revision would save four oak trees along Oakland […]
SAUGET - A hazardous materials fire prompted officials to order residents and businesses to shelter in place Wednesday morning, Aug. 12, 2026, in parts of Sauget, Cahokia Heights and East St. Louis, south of Missouri Avenue between South 50th Street and South 19th Street, before the order was lifted at 8:56 a.m., the St. Clair County Emergency Management Agency said. The agency said the fire involved trichloroisocyanuric acid, which it described as an irritant to the eyes, skin
ALTON - Community members gathered for the quarterly “What’s Up Downtown” meeting to hear updates from local entrepreneurs and business owners about their work. On Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026, Alton Main Street hosted the quarterly gathering at The Wedge in Alton. Downtown professionals shared information about their businesses and their goals for the future. Julia Steele with Alton Pride encouraged people to join the fifth annual Pride Festival on Sept. 12, 2026, on Belle Street
Queen’s Roger Taylor is offering up another preview of his upcoming solo album, Violence Insane in a Beautiful World, which will be released Sept. 18.The rocker has just released the…
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS - Fairview Heights Police are investigating a shooting that wounded a female victim Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 11, 2026, at the Trailway Motel in Fairview Heights. The Fairview Heights Police Department said the shooting occurred at approximately 12:15 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. Police said the victim sustained a gunshot wound and was transported to a local hospital for treatment, police said. Investigators have identified a suspect in connection with the shooting
WOOD RIVER — Wood River residents will receive a notice within the next few days after recent testing detected PFAS, in the city’s drinking water at 6.7 parts per trillion, above the Illinois standard of 4 parts per trillion, City Manager Steve Palen said in a message to residents. PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are synthetic "forever chemicals" used since the 1940s to make products resist water, grease, and heat. The notification is required because the result exceeds
ALTON – OSF HealthCare is expanding its use of an artificial intelligence platform to its hospitals across its Illinois and Michigan health system. OSF announced the expansion with RapidAI, a technology company that provides artificial intelligence tools for medical imaging and patient care. The Rapid Enterprise Platform is designed to help doctors analyze medical images, identify potential strokes and other conditions, and coordinate care more quickly. OSF says its initial use of the technolog
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