ALTON - Leon Smallwood-Bey, president of the Alton Branch of the NAACP, on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, called on Alton residents, faith leaders, elected officials, business owners and community organizations to unite in a renewed commitment to ending violence in the city following the latest shooting death of 21-year-old Terrance Johnson in Alton. In the appeal issued July 29, 2026, Smallwood-Bey urged the community to take specific steps to address violence, including mentoring young people,
Peter Gabriel has released yet another track from his upcoming album, o/i.The latest is the song “One by One,” which Gabriel says is part of a side project he's talked…
The St. Louis Employee Ownership Initiative is assisting over 17,000 businesses in St. Louis City and County with succession planning as many owners aged 55 and older approach retirement.
JERSEYVILLE – The Jerseyville DMV reopened on Monday after two weeks of transformation into the region’s first “One-Stop-Shop” facility. The facility closed for renovations on July 10, 2026 before reopening on July 27, 2026. The recent renovation makes Jerseyville home to the Metro East region’s first-ever “One-Stop-Shop” DMV, a new model designed to increase efficiency and reduce wait times. It also marks the 26th “One-Stop-Shop” DMV in
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwestern Illinois received $230,000 in new funding to expand school-based mentoring programs in Belleville and O'Fallon.
ALTON - The Alton Branch of the NAACP on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, offered condolences to the family of Terrance R. Johnson, a 21-year-old Alton man who died after a Friday night shooting in the 200 block of West Delmar Avenue, as Alton police continue to investigate the killing. In a statement dated Wednesday, July 29, 2026, Leon Smallwood-Bey, president of the Alton Branch of the NAACP, said the organization was extending its “deepest and heartfelt condolences to the family, friends and
There are several layers of bullshit in operation here, so we’ll walk through it all. But keep in mind the only reason this is all being exposed is because Trump administration officials feel they’re more obligated to “own the libs” than actually do their damn jobs. Last October, “conservative influencer” Nick Sortor was arrested by […]
ST. LOUIS - A motorcyclist was killed Tuesday night, July 28, 2026, in a crash on Interstate 44 at South 7th Street in St. Louis, and authorities are investigating what led up to the collision. According to preliminary information from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, the crash happened shortly before 9:30 p.m. July 28, 2026, when an unidentified male motorcyclist was traveling westbound on I-44, and the motorcycle suddenly swerved across the lanes, possibly to exit onto 7th Street.
ALTON - Community members can learn more about estate planning and taxes at a free educational dinner. At 6 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, Stephens Planning will host the dinner at The Wedge in Alton. Curtis Stephens, in collaboration with Elizabeth Heller of Goldenberg Heller & Antognoli, P.C., will go over estate planning mistakes, the effects of estate taxes, strategies to protect your assets, and more. “In a world where we have so much information at our fingertips and a lot
Suspect vehicle has been seized. Anyone with information about the vehicle, or the possible occupants of the vehicle, should contact police. ST. LOUIS, MO. — St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department District 6 officers and federal agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were fired on just after 9 p.m. Tuesday, July 28, 2026, during a traffic stop near Thekla Avenue and Riverview Boulevard, police said, in what detectives believe may have been an attempted
New estimates put the U.S. undocumented immigrant population in mid-2024 at 14.6 million to 15.8 million, a sharp increase from around 11 million in the 2010s. Since then the non-citizen population has likely dropped, but the number is unclear since immigrants facing hostility are reluctant to cooperate with government surveys. The spike in the number […]
GLEN CARBON – The Riverbend region’s latest child solicitation sting has yielded felony charges against a Glen Carbon man now in Madison County custody. Michael W. Beland, 55, of Glen Carbon, was charged on July 28, 2026, with one count each of indecent solicitation of a minor, traveling to meet a minor (both Class 3 felonies), solicitation to meet a child, and grooming (both Class 4 felonies). The day prior, on July 27, 2026, Beland allegedly knowingly solicited an individual he
COLLINSVILLE - The Collinsville Community Unit School District #10 is inviting the public to a first look at the Marching Kahoks’ 2026-2027 show during a free community preview at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, at Kahok Stadium. The annual event, called the Marching Kahoks Community Preview Night, is open to the public, according to information released on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, by the district. District information said the students have been preparing throughout the summer for the
Noah Kahan is the latest musician to express his displeasure over the White House's use of his music in a social media post.The administration posted video and photos on Instagram…
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