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Missouri Supreme Court sets hearing date for referendum, initiative case appeals

20 hours 19 minutes ago
The Missouri Supreme Court set Sept. 2 for arguments in the appeals of two ballot measure cases, including a referendum on the stateโ€™s gerrymandered congressional map. Both measures were ruled unconstitutional Wednesday by a Cole County judge. The court took a case over a referendum on the redistricting on direct appeal. And it issued an […]
Rudi Keller

Grafton Launches Food Truck Regulatory Committee

20 hours 33 minutes ago
GRAFTON – A new committee in Grafton will soon look into ways to regulate food trucks within the city. Mayor Mike Morrow and several other appointees were recently named to a to a special committee to recommend legislation on food trucks in Grafton. The appointments were approved at the Aug. 18, 2026 Grafton City Council meeting with Alderman Richard Mosby absent. The committee also includes City Council members Richard Mosby, Mary Jo Cote, and Rus Roy, as well as former alderman David

Difference Makers: Alton High FCCLA Students Earn National Silver Medals

20 hours 57 minutes ago
ALTON - Three Alton High School FCCLA members were recognized during the Alton School District Board of Education’s August meeting for earning Silver Medals at the FCCLA National Leadership Conference. Carter Stahl, Lilly Burns and Trenton Wilson were invited to attend the meeting, where the board recognized their accomplishments at the national level in their competitive events. Stahl, Burns and Wilson are definite Difference Makers in their community. Stahl earned a Silver Medal in

ICE Says It Will Fit Every Officer With A Body Cam, Restrict Public Access To Recordings

21 hours 2 minutes ago
After immigration officers murdered two people in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the DHS made some noises about outfitting officers with body cameras. Six months later — and following even more killings — nearly every officer was still bereft of state-owned recording devices. The administration offered this excuse for its lack of compliance with its own promises: While talking […]
Tim Cushing

Madison County Seventh Grader Earns Full Illinois Music Scholarship

21 hours 9 minutes ago
ALTON/EDWARDSVILLE — Claire Delap, a Liberty Middle School in Edwardsville seventh-grader, attended the Illinois Summer Youth Music program this summer on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus after receiving a full scholarship last spring through her participation with the Alton Youth Symphony. Delap, the daughter of Amy and Kyle Delap, attended the weeklong band camp as part of the ISYM program. Claire plays multiple instruments and began learning piano under the direction

Illinois State Police Arrest Du Quoin Parents in Death of 1-Year-Old Daughter

21 hours 22 minutes ago
DU QUOIN – Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 7 Special Agents arrested 28-year-old Amanda Russell and 34-year-old Michael Russell of Du Quoin, IL for Involuntary Manslaughter among other charges after the death of their 1-year-old daughter. On August 17, 2026, the Du Quoin Police Department requested ISP’s assistance with a child death investigation in the 700 block of West Park Street in Du Quoin. The child suffered severe burns over a large

Chamber Announces Three Fall 2026 E-Cycle Collection Events in Troy, Maryville and St. Jacob

21 hours 28 minutes ago
TROY, IL — The Troy/Maryville/St. Jacob/Marine Chamber of Commerce is inviting residents to responsibly recycle unwanted electronics during three Fall 2026 E-Cycle collection events in Troy, Maryville, and St. Jacob. These events provide a safe, convenient way for residents to dispose of unwanted electronics while helping protect the environment by keeping electronic waste out of local landfills. In addition to E-Cycling, select events will offer document shredding and other specialty