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GODFREY – Drivers on Levis Lane in Godfrey recently reached speeds as high as 73 mph, according to the initial results of a speed study which is set to continue. At their April 21, 2026 meeting , Village Board members were presented with the results from a recent three-day speed study using a Speed Tracker Plus device to track speeds and traffic counts on Levis Lane over the course of three days. When Mayor Mike McCormick asked for the highest speed recorded over the three-day period,

Ray Hartmann, a journalist and former Missouri Congressional candidate, did in a car crash Thursday, a family friend has confirmed with FOX 2.

BETHALTO - The Bethalto Community Unit School District #8 honored employees during their eighth annual Golden Eagle Award Ceremony. On Thursday, April 23, 2026, employees and their families gathered at the Central Office for the award ceremony, where many teachers and staff members were recognized for their outstanding contributions to the district. Jen Weber, the district’s Special Education Coordinator, conceptualized the Golden Eagle Awards and expressed her excitement to honor thi

President Donald Trump’s executive order on mail voting would shatter decades of U.S. Postal Service independence intended to shield it from partisan politics, postal experts and attorneys say. Postal experts said Trump ordering the postmaster general to take any action — let alone on a matter as sensitive as elections — violates guardrails in federal […]

R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe debuted an unreleased song off his upcoming debut solo album Thursday night on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.The track is called "The Rest of Ever." Stipe…

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A man was convicted of several felony charges Thursday in connection with a fatal shooting at a St. Louis high school homecoming party in 2023.

EAST ALTON - East Alton Police and firefighters responded early Friday, April 24, 2026, to a rollover crash on Illinois Route 3 south of the red light intersection in front of Weiland, sending two drivers to Alton hospitals as investigators worked to determine what caused the wreck. The crash happened about 3 a.m. on Friday, according to the provided information. Officials said one driver was reported to be in serious condition after the accident. East Alton Police Chief Scott Golike said

ALTON - A local architect visited Alton schools to talk to kids during Architecture Week. Joel Hall is a professor at Lewis and Clark Community College and serves as a project manager for the Alton Community Unit School District #11 with FGM Architects. Last week, he stopped by Alton High School and West Elementary School to talk about the work architects do and the different educational pathways students can take to study architecture. “It’s one of my favorite things to do, t

He was a healthy, high school athlete who was use to taking hits on the field and pushing through tough workouts. But when the Rockwood Summit High School junior suddenly struggled just to breathe, his life changed quickly.

A person can be exhausted, broke, and still be described as “full of life.” That sounds backwards—shouldn’t a “full” life require comfort, energy, and everything going right? Yet the phrase keeps showing up in obituaries, birthday toasts, and everyday compliments, often aimed at people who faced real limits and still seemed to glow. “Full of life” is one of those expressions that feels simple until you try to explain it. Is it about being loud?

The most far-reaching event linked to April 24 is the start of the Armenian Genocide in 1915, when Ottoman authorities arrested hundreds of Armenian community leaders and intellectuals in Constantinople (today’s Istanbul). Those arrests were an opening move in a wider campaign of deportations, mass killings, and forced marches that led to the deaths of an estimated 1 to 1.5 million Armenians. At the time, it shattered a centuries-old community across Anatolia and the wider region, and i

WOOD RIVER – Midwest Members Credit Union is proud to sponsor the “Eagles of the Month” program at Civic Memorial High School. Senior students are selected each month by members of the Civic Memorial faculty to represent each department. All students are awarded a certificate and a Subway gift card. Two Seniors (1 female student and 1 male student) that were selected each month will have the opportunity to compete for a $500.00 “Eagles of the Year” scholarship eac

On This Day, April 24, 1976…Following rumors of a possible Beatles reunion, Saturday Night Live producer Lorne Michaels used a segment of the show to try and make that happen.Michaels…

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The 21-story building in downtown St. Louis is a largely unsecured spot for late-night visitors. It's even become a setting for social media posts.