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Woman Found Dead During Person Down Call, Death Ruled Homicide

15 hours 35 minutes ago

A death investigation has officially been ruled a homicide after an adult woman was found dead on January 19th, 2026. District 4 officers were called to a Person Down in the 3800 block of Cook Avenue just after 12:00pm. When officers arrived on scene, they found the woman, believed to be 40-years-old not conscious and […]

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Mitch McCoy

Alton Man, Woman Charged In Separate Domestic Battery Cases

15 hours 46 minutes ago
ALTON – Two individuals from Alton face felony charges in separate cases of domestic battery. Shane M. Vanetten, 41, of Alton, was charged with a Class 3 felony count of aggravated battery and a Class A misdemeanor count of domestic battery on Jan. 6, 2026. On Dec. 25, 2025, Vanetten allegedly knowingly and without legal justification caused bodily harm to a household or family member who was 60 years of age or older at the time of the offense. The East Alton Police Department presented

Local Chiropractic Clinic Settles Agreement for $249,258 with Office of Inspector General

16 hours 5 minutes ago
GLEN CARBON - A local chiropractic clinic recently settled an agreement following allegations that the clinic committed fraud. Ryan Cleland and Infinite Wellness Integrative Medical Center in Glen Carbon entered into a $249,258.24 settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General. This agreement resolves allegations that the clinic presented false and fraudulent claims for treatments that were not medically reasonable or necessary.

Mississippi River Water Trail Org Hosts Annual Speaker Series for River Paddlers

16 hours 15 minutes ago
ALTON - The Mississippi River Water Trail organization will host their tenth annual Mississippi Meanderings speaker series this weekend. From 12–5 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, river paddlers are invited to the National Great Rivers Museum in Alton for a day of community and education. Three speakers will discuss the history and culture along the Mississippi, as well as the work it takes to paddle on the river. “We are a community of paddlers in the St. Louis region fo

State Department: Detaining People For Social Media Activity Is ‘Paranoid’ And Sign Of An ‘Illegitimate Regime’ (Unless We Do It)

16 hours 26 minutes ago
You really can’t make this stuff up. On Friday, the State Department’s Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs posted to Twitter/X condemning Nicaragua’s government for—and I quote—”detaining Nicaraguans for liking posts online,” calling it evidence of “how paranoid the illegitimate Murillo and Ortega regime is.” The Bureau demanded “the unconditional release of all political prisoners” and […]
Mike Masnick

The 5 biggest legal fights in the first year of Trump’s mass deportation push

16 hours 31 minutes ago
WASHINGTON — The first year of President Donald Trump’s return to the White House was defined by clashes with the judiciary branch, as the president and his administration pushed forward with an aggressive immigration agenda. In the past year, the Trump administration has aimed to drastically change immigration policy in the United States, including by stripping […]
Ariana Figueroa

PERSPECTIVE: Remembering Stacey Fowler; The Importance of Persisting, Sticking Together

16 hours 32 minutes ago

by Tom Finan, Executive Director, Construction Forum “In all of our actions we must stick together. Unity is the great need of the hour, and if we are united we can get many of the things that we not only desire but which we justly deserve.” —  Dr. Martin Luther King on December 5, 1955, […]

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Tom Finan

Worker Wellness Blog

16 hours 40 minutes ago

This edition of our Worker Wellness blog looks at how the negative impact of sports gambling is damaging the image of college basketball; to the “DC Whiplash” sustained by many of our agencies providing much-needed mental health and substance misuse services within a recent 48-hour period; to how government policies have caused generational damage to […]

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Dede Hance

Oculus Inc. Welcomes Four New Team Members Across Multiple Departments

16 hours 49 minutes ago

St. Louis-based Oculus Inc. has expanded its architecture, interior design, and marketing department teams with the addition of four new team members: Aaron Grimes, Ann Seibert, Marlie Woods, and Natalie Bell. “We are excited to kick off the new year with the addition of Aaron, Ann, Marlie, and Natalie to our team,” said Lisa Bell-Reim, […]

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Dede Hance