EAST ALTON - As Veterans Day comes on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026, William Roe is remembered for his service in the U.S. Navy. Roe, an Alton native, served in the U.S. Navy from 1976 to 1980 with assignments aboard the USS Tripoli (LPH-10) and USS Sperry (AS-12). Roe held the rank of HT 2, with a pay grade of E-5. His awards included the Good Conduct Medal, Meritorious Unit Commendation and Navy “E” Award. Roe’s four years in the U.S. Navy took him overseas and put his welding
WASHINGTON, D.C.– U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today led twelve of her Senate colleagues in introducing new legislation that would ensure Iran Veterans are covered under the PACT Act , cutting unnecessary red tape and making it easier for our warfighters who are being exposed to toxic substances to access the unique treatment they need when they return home. In 2022, the PACT Act helped generations of Veterans—from Vietnam to Iraq—more easily receive care from the
Police departments across the country are racing into the drone business. Getting in is easier than ever, and cities from Kirkwood to O'Fallon are jumping.
Logan Williams and an accomplice were caught on surveillance cameras stealing at least five Flock cameras, charges say. He faces five counts each of felony stealing and property damage.
Arrests for low-level offenses, including vagrancy and drug possession, increased nationwide in 2025, even as violent crime continued to decline, according to a new analysis of federal data. The analysis, which was released in late October by the criminal justice advocacy organization FWD.us, found that arrests for vagrancy, an offense often associated with homelessness, rose […]
Fans of Rachel Reid's Game Changers series are getting an exclusive first look at what's next for Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov.Good Morning America on Tuesday exclusively revealed never-before-seen illustrations and…
MADISON, Ill. — Three people were charged Nov. 9, 2026, in connection with gunfire that killed a 64-year-old grandfather and wounded three others during a youth football championship game at Madison Senior High School. A press conference was held Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026, at the Madison Police Station about the tragic shooting recently at a 12-13-year-old football game at Madison. Carl A. Tucker, 18, of O’Fallon, Missouri, faces two counts of first-degree murder and three counts
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth struck a defiant tone Tuesday as he faces potential impeachment by the U.S. House of Representatives this week, casting the effort as an attack on American service members. Hegseth during a rare news conference at the Pentagon called the impeachment effort a “farce” and flatly rejected the notion that he had […]
Texas governor Greg “Piss Baby” Abbott lost his office during the mid-terms. What a shame. The guy who spent years engaging in attacks on free speech when not trying to turn all of Texas into a thin blue line finally got kicked to the curb by residents who were sick of both his shit and […]
The five-year fund is providing $50 billion in grants meant to address rural healthcare access and health improvement, with $10 billion available each year until 2030.
GODFREY – Godfrey officials last week delayed voting on a proposed $20,000 subscription to a platform offering detailed location data, analytics and more. Members of the Godfrey Finance Committee laid over the consideration and approval of a one-year $20,000 subscription to Placer.ai at their Nov. 4, 2026 meeting . The subscription was first pitched to trustees at their Sept. 15, 2026 Village Board meeting. Placer.ai , a company with operations in the U.S. and Israel, offers location
Robbie Myers has stepped down from his position on the Missouri State Board of Education, telling The Independent on Tuesday that the time commitment was too much since he also serves as emergency management director in Butler County. “The work of the board is too important to receive anything less than full commitment, so I […]
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