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EDWARDSVILLE - The City of Edwardsville has a major celebration planned for America’s 250th anniversary. An entire week of activities will mark the anniversary this year, starting with an event titled “Celebrating the Spirit of 1776” on Sunday, June 28, 2026, in City Park. This will be followed by a “1776” movie showing at the Wildey Theatre on Tuesday, June 30, and a “Musical Ode to America” Edwardsville Municipal Band concert on Thursday, July 2

A petition group gathered enough signatures to force a recall vote for the 1st Ward councilman.

A man was charged with shooting at a passing vehicle and injuring a woman with a stray bullet in Jennings.

ST. LOUIS - A 6-year-old boy identified by police as Antone Little III died May 29, 2026, days after suffering a gunshot injury in what St. Louis County police said was an accidental shooting at a home on Midlothian Road in north St. Louis County. Police said the shooting happened at about 2:25 a.m. on Tuesday, May 26, 2026. Officers responding to the home found the child with a gunshot wound to the face. He was taken to an area hospital in critical condition and later died fro

A St. Louis-area teacher and two former Mississippi school superintendents have been sentenced to federal prison in a $400,000 embezzlement scheme that targeted Mississippi school districts.

VENICE - Illinois State Police special agents have arrested an 18-year-old Missouri man on two counts of first-degree murder after a fatal shooting in Venice, Illinois, authorities said on Wednesday, June 3, 2026. Jason A. McCallum of Florissant, Mo., was charged in connection with the death of 38-year-old Travion Sherrod of Madison, IL., who was found with gunshot wounds inside a vehicle in the 1200 block of Selb Street of Venice. After what state police described as a thorough investigation,

Ahead of the November midterm elections, President Donald Trump and his Republican allies have demanded Congress pass sweeping voting restrictions, including showing proof of citizenship to register — all in the name of election security. At the same time, the only federal agency dedicated solely to helping states and localities run smooth and secure elections […]

Taylor Swift has met Paul McCartney several times, and she attended his concert in LA in March. Now, she's promoting his new album on her Instagram Story.Sharing one of Paul's posts about…

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) grilled U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Donald Trump’s Congressional budget request that once again proposes deep cuts to the State Department that would gut our diplomatic capacity and ultimately make Americans less safe. At today’s U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) hearing, Duckworth warned against wasting taxpayer dollars on a war of choice while further promoting the

GRANITE CITY – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that intermittent lane closures will be in place on Illinois 203 between Branding Drive and the Interstate 270 ramps in Madison County beginning Monday, June 8, 2026, weather permitting. One lane will remain open in each direction. The closures are necessary for pavement patching. The project is expected to be completed by mid-August. For IDOT District 8 updates, follow us on the social media platform X at @IDOTDistrict8

GRAFTON - The National Memorial of Military Ascent will be officially dedicated this weekend. On Saturday, June 6, 2026, community members are invited to the NMMA site at the Grafton Visitors Center to celebrate the completion of the project’s first phase. The dedication ceremony begins at 9:30 a.m. on June 6. Grafton Mayor Mike Morrow, who has spearheaded the project, expressed his excitement to see it coming to fruition, adding that the statues have already been installed and loo

JERSEYVILLE — Jersey sophomore Colby Goetten capped his pole vault season with a personal best of 13 feet, 5.75 inches on May 1, 2026, at the Jokisch-Grandone Invite and later placed 22nd at the Illinois High School Association 2A Boys Track and Field Meet this past weekend, where he cleared 12-11.5. Colby Goetten is a Sparklight Male Athlete Of The Month for the Panthers. Goetten, who also competed on Jersey’s 4x200 and 4x400 relays during the season, finished fifth at the Triad

Lawmakers in Jefferson City adjourned last month without adopting new rules that would have forced the State Senate to live-stream all of its proceedings.

A St. Louis man turned himself in to police for Monday’s fatal shooting at Loretta Hall Park.

The Supreme Court’s conservatives have spent years systematically dismantling the Voting Rights Act, but the last seven months have been something else — a rapid-fire series of emergency docket rulings, procedural maneuvers, and carefully worded opinions that, taken together, make it effectively impossible to challenge racial gerrymandering. Not difficult. Impossible. And Justice Alito, in particular, […]