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The American Heart Association and 10 other leading health organizations say it’s time to start checking cholesterol sooner and treating it more aggressively. New, lower low density lipoprotein LDL cholesterol targets are aimed at preventing heart attacks and strokes before symptoms ever appear. Jason Trager, DO, a cardiologist with OSF HealthCare, says people at risk of heart disease should start trying to lower their cholesterol as early as age 30 and continue into old age. They

ALTON – A felony charge has been filed in the latest reported case of theft from Alton Materials. Steven C. Parrish, 42, listed as homeless out of Alton, was charged on March 30, 2026 with a Class 4 felony count of theft. Parrish allegedly knowingly obtained unauthorized control over various pieces of scrap metal which were property of Alton Materials on Jan. 8, 2026. Charging documents note Parrish had previously been convicted of burglary in a prior Madison County case from 2023.

       The Tony Award nominees Richard Kind and Taylor Louderman and Tony Award winners Beth Leavel and Paulo Szot will star in productions this summer as part of The Muny’s 108th season in Forest Park. Kind, who makes his Muny debut, will play Edna Turnblad in the season-opening production of Hairspray (June 15-21). […]

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A woman faces felony charges after firing shots at two people Tuesday in the parking lot of a gas station in Breckenridge Hills.

BELLEVILLE/EDWARDSVILLE - CASA of Southwestern Illinois needs volunteers who are willing to be “a voice” for children in the foster care system. On Saturday, April 25, 2026, CASA will host an annual dinner and fundraiser at The Leclaire Room in Edwardsville. Community members are invited to come out and support the work of CASA, or Court-Appointed Special Advocates. These volunteers advocate for kids in court and help judges make decisions in the best interest of the child.

Forgive me for this digression. I know it’s usually left to Mike Masnick to lift us up from our collective doldrums when things seem even more hopeless than they did last year. His New Year’s posts are never wrong. There are always silver linings, even if the filigree is more difficult to detect with each […]

A tractor-trailer hit the truss after the driver failed to lower a dump bed in a construction zone, authorities said. Westbound traffic was being rerouted onto Highway 157.

Volunteers will plant 350 trees in one of St. Louis’ most impacted parks.

In a liminal phase, we transition from one status to another, a condition of uncertainty and possibility. What was familiar passes away; what is to come has not yet arrived. […]

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Washington, D.C., April 9, 2026 — Courtney Williams, a former Army employee, has been charged under the Espionage Act for blowing the whistle to journalist Seth Harp on sexual harassment and discrimination she experienced and witnessed during her military tenure. Harp cited Williams as a source in his 2025 book, “The Fort Bragg Cartel,” and an article in Politico Magazine.

The government’s complaint is vague about what classified information Williams disclosed and what, if any, risk it contends the information posed to national security, as well as on the tactics used to obtain information about Williams, Harp, and their communications.

The following can be attributed to Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) Chief of Advocacy Seth Stern.

“Ask anybody who has read ‘The Fort Bragg Cartel’ which they think is the real threat to national security: Seth Harp’s sources, or the rampant corruption and criminality they enabled him to document. The administration knows the answer to that question, and that’s why it wants to punish whistleblowers and chill investigative reporting by bringing cases like this one.

“The charges also underscore why the Pentagon’s unconstitutional efforts to limit journalists’ access to everything except ‘authorized’ information are so outrageous. Does anyone think Pete Hegseth or his authorized PR flacks would have voluntarily disclosed these abuses to their briefing room of stenographers? Of course not. This is very clearly a retaliatory, anti-transparency prosecution and nothing more. The notion that an administration that casually posts genocide threats during its illegal wars is worried about national security risks from whistleblowers who expose sexual harassment is absurd.”

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On This Day, April 9, 2018 …Fleetwood Mac announced that Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell and Crowded House’s Neil Finn would be joining them on tour, replacing…

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The man was found in a yard in the 3200 block of North Taylor Avenue.

ALTON – Alton officials voted 6-1 on Wednesday, April 9, 2026, to further delay proposed cuts to Alton’s share of Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau funding until 2027. On April 8, 2026, City Council members approved an amendment to a previously postponed resolution which would have slashed the amount Alton contributes to the Bureau’s funding by approximately 68% via ordinance. The approved amendment shifts the date of the vote from May 15, 2026 to April 12, 2027. Alderwoman

SWANSEA — Federal authorities alerted Swansea Police to a social media post containing terrorist threats targeting Swansea Police Department officers, prompting an investigation that led to the arrest of a 28-year-old man and a felony charge, police said. The FBI notified the Swansea Police Department about the threats, and the department’s Criminal Investigations Division began investigating and identified a suspect, according to information released by police. Detectives developed

Home builders also have raised concerns about the effect of a big price increase for quartz, a popular building material

Fed Ex is planning to close three St. Louis-area shipping centers this fall.

ALTON/GODFREY - Oasis Women’s Center will host a trivia night fundraiser to build up essential services in the Riverbend community. On Saturday, April 25, 2026, community members can join Oasis at the Alton Wood River Sportsman’s Club in Godfrey for an evening of trivia, a 50/50 raffle, a silent auction and more. Oasis Executive Director Jenna Giess explained that proceeds go toward helping domestic violence survivors, and these services are as needed as ever. “The amount