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Few apartments are open for low-income renters, but cost drops in some cities

17 hours 37 minutes ago
Fewer than 1 in 20 rental listings across the largest U.S. cities are flagged as reserved for renters under an income limit, according to new data from Apartments.com. But average income-restricted rent fell year over year in 13 of the 50 markets, compared with three for market-rate rent. Just 4.6% of listings across the 50 […]
Robbie Sequeira

Alton, Jerseyville Suspects Charged In Connected Robbery, Battery Cases

17 hours 59 minutes ago
ALTON – An Alton man and Jerseyville woman face felony charges in two recently unsealed cases of armed robbery and aggravated battery. Ray A. Holman, 27, of Alton, and Nevaeha L. Haun, 18, of Jerseyville, were both charged on Oct. 29, 2026 in two connected felony cases in Madison County court. Holman and Haun face one count each of armed robbery (both Class X felonies) and aggravated battery (both Class 3 felonies). Holman also faces a Class 2 felony count of felon in possession of a weapon.

Godfrey Road Project Enters Final Phase With Access Closure

18 hours 12 minutes ago
GODFREY — Access to North Alby Street at Humbert Road will temporarily close beginning Nov. 16, 2026, as crews complete the final portion of the village’s North Alby road repair and resurfacing project, officials said. Stutz Excavating, a subcontractor for the village, will close the access north of the railroad crossing at 7 a.m. Monday, Nov. 16, 2026. It is scheduled to reopen around 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 25. Godfrey Public Safety Administrator and Emergency Services Coordinator

Missouri childcare subsidy waitlist grows as providers struggle to fill classrooms

19 hours 11 minutes ago
Missouri childcare providers have classrooms sitting empty and parents eager to fill them. But with funding stretched thin, the state isn’t approving most new applications for subsidies that would make those openings affordable. There were 11,618 children on the waiting list for Missouri’s childcare subsidy program on Oct. 5 — more than a third of […]
Steph Quinn

Early Thursday I-270 Crash Kills One, Critically Injures Two

19 hours 15 minutes ago
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — A crash involving two commercial vehicles killed one person and critically injured two others early Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, on Interstate 270 in south St. Louis County, closing all northbound lanes. The crash occurred shortly before 4 a.m. on northbound I-270 past Tesson Ferry Road, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation. The cause of the accident was not yet provided by the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Northbound lanes are expected to remain

Bullet Travels Upstairs In Alton Home, Wounding Resident

19 hours 35 minutes ago
ALTON — A 19-year-old Alton man faces a felony firearms charge after a shot fired through a floor wounded another man Monday afternoon, Nov. 2, 2026, at their Alby Street residence, according to information from the investigation and charging documents. Cletious R. Robinson is charged with one count of unlawful possession of firearms, a Class 4 felony, in connection with the Nov. 2, 2026, shooting in Alton. Prosecutors allege Robinson was prohibited from possessing the weapon because he

Belleville Honors Korean War Soldier After More Than 75 Years

20 hours 2 minutes ago
BELLEVILLE — An Illinois soldier who went missing during the Korean War more than 75 years ago has returned home for burial, with Illinois State Police escorting his remains before the Oct. 29, 2026, funeral with full military honors in Belleville. Army Pfc. John Robert Stovall, of East St. Louis, was 19 when he went missing in July 1950. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency identified his remains on June 10, 2025, providing answers after decades in which he was listed among the missing.

Why Fall Can Make Everyday Routines Harder to Maintain

20 hours 5 minutes ago
Why Routines Slow Down in Fall The alarm rings at the same hour. Your workload has not changed. Yet getting out of bed feels harder, the evening walk keeps getting postponed, and cooking dinner seems to require more effort than it did a few weeks ago. What looks like fading discipline may actually be a mismatch between your daily routine and the signals your body receives. Fall can make familiar habits harder to maintain. Shorter days, changing schedules, and fewer comfortable hours outdoors