JERSEY COUNTY — The Illinois Conservation Police asked for the public’s help on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, in locating Terry Hanson, 46, of Farmington, Mo., who was last seen nearly a week earlier at Pere Marquette Campground. Hanson was last seen around noon Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, walking in the general area of the campground, the Illinois Conservation Police said. A missing-person report has been filed, and investigators have been unable to locate him. His family remains concerned
EDWARDSVILLE — State Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, released the following statement in response to proposed cuts from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services aimed at “Reducing Federal Burden for Head Start Programs,” but will effectively reduce the quality of care and support for Head Start programs nationwide: “Head Start provides multi-generational support, giving every child the opportunity to begin school on a footing equal to their peers who are fortunate
Let’s start this off by clearing the air: Stephen Miller looks exactly like the sort of person who wants to elevate white people above everyone else. Sure, he doesn’t have the Hitler ‘stache or a blond pompadour, but he’s the same bit of unspectacular “whiteness” Hitler was. Miller is bald, mostly chinless, and looks like […]
ABC News' correspondent Will Reeve is opening up for the first time about receiving a cancer diagnosis just months after getting married.Reeve, a New York-based correspondent, reporting for ABC News…
A deputy fired a Taser in a St. Louis courtroom Monday as tensions escalated and a victim's family member rushed toward a convicted killer during his sentencing hearing, officials say.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 PLAY IT AGAIN SPORTS SCOREBOARD BOYS SOCCER East Alton-Wood River 2, Greenville 1 Trenton Wesclin 10, Valmeyer 1 Mascoutah 7, Lebanon 1 Granite City 5, Civic Memorial 2 Highland 0, Columbia 0 GIRLS FLAG FOOTBALL SATURDAY'S RESULT Peoria Central 6, Belleville West 2 MONDAY'S RESULTS Edwardsville 19, Mascoutah 0 East St. Louis 42, Belleville East 7 GIRLS FIELD HOCKEY Oakville 1, Edwardsville 0 GIRLS TENNIS Granite City 6, Metro-East
ST. LOUIS - A 42-year-old man was arrested after a stabbing at the Civic Center MetroLink station in the 400 block of South 14th Street in St. Louis left a 49-year-old man hospitalized in stable condition, according to St. Louis Metropolitan Police. On September 28, 2026, St. Louis Metropolitan Police said the man was arrested. The police department said the motive remains unknown. Officers arriving at the station found the 49-year-old man suffering from stab wounds. He was taken to a hospital.
ALTON — Sam Stemm, a longtime broadcaster and community leader, will lead the 109th Alton Halloween Parade in 2026 as parade marshal, the Alton Halloween Parade committee announced on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. The committee selected Stemm for his lifetime of leadership and entrepreneurship in the Alton community. The parade will begin at 7 p.m.on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026, at Broadway and Washington Avenue and follow the same route as in past years. Stemm is a past president of the Alton/Godfrey
ST. LOUIS - A 42-year-old man was arrested after a stabbing at the Civic Center Metrolink station in the 400 block of South 14th Street in St. Louis left a 49-year-old man hospitalized in stable condition, according to St. Louis Metropolitan Police. On September 28, 2026, St. Louis Metropolitan Police said the man was arrested. The police department said the motive remains unknown. Officers arriving at the station found the 49-year-old man suffering from stab wounds. He was taken to a hospital.
Five weeks before Election Day, President Donald Trump’s sprawling effort to identify and remove noncitizen voters hasn’t produced the kind of large purges that could meaningfully affect the midterm elections. Even a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision giving states access to a supercharged Department of Homeland Security computer program to verify voters’ citizenship will have […]
Dylan Sprouse and Barbara Palvin have entered their parent era.The couple announced in an Instagram post on Monday that they welcomed their first baby together on Labor Day."We took Labor…
ALTON — Flock Food Truck Park & Bar is heading into fall with a packed calendar of food, cocktails, live music, community events, and holiday traditions, giving guests plenty of reasons to gather at 210 Ridge Street throughout the final months of 2026. The season will carry Flock from October live music and special events through Halloween and the return of FLOCK*D, its annual holiday pop-up, before concluding Dec. 20. It will also mark Flock’s fifth and final season in Downtown Alton.
BETHALTO - Bethalto Community Unit School District #8 families with young kids have new opportunities to build support systems. Kaitlyn Cupi, MSW, LMSW, PEL, is a social worker at Bethalto East Primary School. She and coworker Sammi Roettgers recently started PreKindergarten Playgroups and Parent Support Socials, two programs that aim to connect caregivers of young children. The goal is to support these children and parents through early childhood and set them up for success as they transition
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