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Three Victims Identified In Tragic Troy House Fire Explosion

19 hours 11 minutes ago
TROY, IL. - The Madison County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday, April 9, 2026, released the names of three victims killed in a house fire that followed multiple explosions in rural Troy, Illinois, on April 5. The victims were identified as Madeleine I. Maxeiner, 18, of Troy; Ayden R. Hendrickson, 19, of Collinsville; and Paisley Nishwitz, 12, of Troy, the sheriff’s office said. Maxeiner was positively identified through dental examination. She was pronounced dead at the scene at

Dump truck hits sign, shuts down I-64 for hours

19 hours 27 minutes ago
Traffic on Interstate 64 was disrupted for more than 12 hours after a dump truck struck an overhead highway sign late Wednesday night, causing a large truss holding the sign to collapse and block lanes.
Chad Mira

Tom Lane State Farm Insurance Male Athletes Of The Month: CM Boys Break Long-Standing 4x200 Relay School Record

19 hours 29 minutes ago
BETHALTO - Civic Memorial’s boys 4x200 relay team of Parker Walters, Ty Books, Reed Wallace and Grady Farrell set a new school record last week at the O'Fallon Relays, recording a time of 1:33.22 to break a mark that had stood since 1979. “The 4 x 200 relay record has been longstanding,” Civic Memorial head track and field coach Jacob Peal said. “It was awesome to see this group of guys break it last week, we think we can go faster and would love to be able to ru

What's fueling Jordan Walker's hot start?

20 hours 3 minutes ago
After three largely inconsistent seasons to begin his big-league career, Jordan Walker has found a groove and emerged as one of baseball's best hitters early in the 2026 campaign.
Joey Schneider

Debate over US war crimes, illegal military orders returns with Trump threats against Iran

20 hours 17 minutes ago
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s threats to destroy power plants and bridges in Iran before saying he was prepared for a “whole civilization” to die have renewed questions about what constitutes an illegal order and what, if any, repercussions officials could face for committing war crimes.   The issue originally surged to the forefront last year […]
Jennifer Shutt

Alton Elementary Students Share Stories of Courage in Essay Contest

20 hours 50 minutes ago
ALTON - Students at Eunice Smith Elementary School in Alton learned what it means to be courageous this month. The students learn about a different character trait every month, but most recently, they were asked to write about “courage” and a time they were brave. Principal Christina Coy emphasized that activities like this aim to empower the students while building up their characters. “They’re still learning who they are, and they’re learning these skills

Central West End's Former "Liberty Hospital" Under Redevelopment

21 hours 21 minutes ago
At Taylor and Washington is the former Liberty Hospital Building. The building's address is 4500 Washington Boulevard. The structure has been vacant for some time and is one of the few remaining vacant buildings in the Central West End neighborhood. A post on LinkedIn from MBG (Midas Building Group)  reveals what the future holds for this modest brick strucutre. Planned for the building are: 31 apartments Community room dedicated to veterans A Recreated Citizens for Community Improvement...
Chris Stritzel

Vitality Women's Clinic Outlines Ways to Support Their Mission

21 hours 23 minutes ago
GODFREY - Vitality Women’s Clinic will host its annual fundraiser this weekend, but there are other ways to support the pregnancy center. Vitality will welcome nearly 400 community members to Lewis and Clark Community College on Friday, April 10, 2026, for their dinner fundraiser. While all the seats are full, Executive Director Jackie Duty outlined several additional opportunities for people to donate toward the clinic in the coming weeks. She believes this is a great way to support

Difference Makers: Police Rescue Individual From Eads Bridge

21 hours 27 minutes ago
EAST ST. LOUIS - The East St. Louis Police Department responded to an incident involving a suicidal individual on the Eads Bridge in East St. Louis on Thursday, April 9, 2026, where officers found a person who had climbed over the railing on the westbound side of the bridge and threatened to jump. As a safety precaution, westbound traffic was temporarily shut down, the East St. Louis Police Department said. The department requested assistance from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department t

CDC’s 2025 data shows birth rates continuing to slide

21 hours 40 minutes ago
New data from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows fertility and birth rates continue to fall across the U.S., while cesarean section procedures increased and preterm birth rates remained flat. The 2025 provisional number of births fell 1% from the previous year to about 3.6 million births, and the general fertility rate […]
Kelcie Moseley-Morris