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EDWARDSVILLE - Community members are invited to mingle and talk history at the Madison County Historical Society’s upcoming winter wine and cheese reception. From 4:30–7 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, at 715 N. Main Street in Edwardsville, Madison County Historical Society (MCHS) encourages members of the public to enjoy an evening of snacks, sips and live jazz. Attendees can chat about local history and get to know the society. “You’ll just have a lovely evening,&rdquo

A convention of the members from the local district of the Illinois Ice Cream Manufacturers’ Association met at 1:30 p.m. on January 21, 1926, in the Rose Room of the Mineral Springs Hotel. The meeting concluded with a banquet, also at the Mineral Springs Hotel. Representatives from surrounding towns, among them Litchfield and Jerseyville, “and a number of ice cream men from St. Louis.” One of the main purposes of the meeting was to hold a reception for the president of

SPRINGFIELD, IL. - Krista Phillips of Effingham County was selected from a field of 75 contestants Sunday evening as the 68th Miss Illinois County Fair Queen and will reign over the 2026 Illinois State Fair and DuQuoin State Fair. Phillips was chosen during the final day of the 115th Annual Illinois Association of Agricultural Fairs (IAAF) convention at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Springfield. Krista, 21, of Effingham, will graduate from the University of Illinois-Champaign in May 2026 with a bachelor’s

BELLEVILLE — The Belleville Police Department and the City of Belleville officially welcomed two new officers on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. Officers Hardin and Winegarner were sworn in as lateral hires, joining the department in their new roles. The department extended congratulations to both officers and expressed appreciation for their decision to serve the Belleville community. The ceremony marks the latest step in the department’s efforts to strengthen its ranks

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Lashana Webb of Jerseyville was recently named to the Dean's List of Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri, for the fall 2025 semester. The Lincoln University of Missouri Dean's List comprises full-time undergraduate students earning a minimum term GPA of 3.00, excluding grades in courses that do not carry credit toward graduation. Lincoln University of Missouri is a historically Black, 1890 land-grant, public university that provides excellent educational opportunities

A winter storm system sweeping through a large portion of the country has brought bitterly cold temperatures and heavy snowfall to the St. Louis area this weekend.

Herman Shaw was a trailblazer at Edwardsville High School as a Black athlete in the early 1950s. He passed away this month at 91.

New Mexico’s lawsuit accuses three Texas executives of pocketing revenue from oil and gas wells and offloading cleanup costs to the public. An investigation in 2024 by ProPublica and Capital & Main uncovered some of these business dealings.

Keiner Asprilla was charged with raping a woman in a hotel room paid for by Mizzou while he visited as a basketball recruiting target.

As the St. Louis region braces for snowfall Saturday into Sunday, here's where to check traffic and weather conditions.

One person was killed and another was seriously injured following a crash in Warren County early Saturday morning.

Snow is expected to continue falling across the St. Louis region early Sunday, with several more inches of snow expected before the system moves out, followed by dangerous cold and wind chills expected to reach 15 to 25 degrees below zero.

An extreme cold warning has been issued for parts of Missouri and Illinois, with wind chills expected to drop to as low as 25 degrees below zero and exposed skin potentially developing frostbite in 30 minutes.

Heavy Snow Continues: Winter Storm Warning Until 6 PM CST

Headlines from the Jan. 25, 1926, front page include: A "sure thing" bet on a wrestling match turned out disastrously for those who posted $57,600 in cash wagers that vanished.