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"He was very happy and had a tremendous work ethic," Steve Smith's pastor said. "This is a tragedy of the deepest sort."

Told she had just six months to live following a Stage 4 lung cancer diagnosis, Joy Amundson was running out of options. For nearly 12 years, the 53-year-old Peoria, Illinois native had endured cancer spreading throughout her body and six different treatment approaches, including surgery, chemotherapy and immunotherapy. A massive tumor in her liver had grown to more than 10 centimeters (roughly the size of a bar of soap), compressing her stomach and making it difficult to eat. Cancer had also

A St. Louis woman will spend the next 35 years in Illinois state prison for killing a man in Granite City in 2025.

An escaped inmate from Tennessee is now in custody after being captured near the Kansas City area.

A convicted murderer who spent more than a week on the run after he escaped from a Tennessee prison was captured Tuesday after officials say he stole a farm truck.

Nicole Taylor, one-third of the country music group Taylor Red, has died, according to a statement from her sisters shared on the group's official website. She was 35.According to the…

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A scare in a small town earlier Tuesday sent a large contingent of law enforcement to Marissa Elementary School as parents nervously waited for answers.

EAST ALTON – An East Alton resident faces major felony charges after allegedly sexually assaulting a minor for over four years. Nicky L. Patterson, 41, of East Alton, was charged with six counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, each enhanced Class X felonies. The charges against Patterson were filed on Oct. 23, 2026, but were sealed prior to his arrest to avoid the risk of flight from prosecution. The charges were unsealed after Patterson was arrested and booked into the

Alderman Michael Browning was out collecting signatures Tuesday to get on the March ballot.

A bill would require approval from all governors in Missouri River states to study or construct a project that moves water to non-Missouri River states.

EAST ALTON/GODFREY - Veterans and their loved ones can enjoy a free breakfast in honor of Veterans Day next week. From 8–10 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026, at Julia’s Banquet Center in East Alton, Embark Wealth Partners will host their annual “Breakfast For a Hero” event. Veterans and their family members are invited to enjoy a breakfast buffet, a performance by The Gibson Girls, and a speech by guest speaker Thomas Haine, an Army veteran and current Madison County

Jamie Reed's federal lawsuit says the university harassed her and forced her to resign after she reported to authorities that the clinic was providing unsafe treatment.

ALTON/GODFREY – ImpactLife is partnering with local blood donors and blood drive hosts in Alton and Godfrey during the week of Thanksgiving. It will be a busy week for everyone, and likely a challenging week for the blood supply. We appreciate the support of local volunteers who step forward as donors and the blood drive coordinators who help us build the blood supply in the days leading up to to the holiday! Faith Lutheran Church November 23, 2026 | 3 PM to 6 PM 6809 Godfrey Rd, Godfrey

So, it’s come to this. The good ship USS Revenge Prosecution is sinking. And the deserting rats are deciding which rats should desert first, apparently based on nothing more than the current state of the organizational chart. Two people figured heavily into the disastrous attempt to prosecute a handful of Chicago residents for engaging in […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation—today demanded answers from the Trump Administration on Donald Trump’s reckless, dangerously low White House flyover during last week’s Halloween festivities, which frightened local residents, jeopardized safety and likely cost taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars for no good reason. In her letter to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth,

The Luminar Web and Mobile Bundle provides new users with full browser-based access to Skylum’s complete editing toolkit, along with full access mobile app access for streamlined cross-application editing. The bundle also includes an instructional video teaching you a complete, practical photo editing workflow in Luminar for Mobile from photographer and filmmaker Nikolaj Green, in […]