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EDWARDSVILLE — Annika Jenkins, a senior on the Metro-East Lutheran High School girls volleyball team, is looking for the Knights to turn three years of experience together into success during the 2026 season in Edwardsville. “Our team has been together for three years, and we really are clicking together, and it’s showing a promising season,” Jenkins said. Metro-East Lutheran has a 6-8 overall mark at this point in the volleyball season. Jenkins said the Knights have face

BELLEVILLE — People interested in volunteering at the new Emergency Weather Overnight Center in Belleville can tour the McCormick Center and learn about the program during a Volunteer Recruitment Fair from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at 301 S. First St. The center will provide shelter for people who do not have a place to stay when the temperature falls to 20 degrees or below. Volunteers will learn what will be expected of them when people in need arrive after being screened and transported

Police in Santa Monica, California, say they are investigating model Presley Gerber's death as a suspected overdose.Gerber, the son of supermodel Cindy Crawford and businessman Rande Gerber, died Sunday at…

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GODFREY - The Great Godfrey Maze will celebrate its 25th annual Fall Festival this weekend. From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026, the Great Godfrey Maze and all of its attractions at Glazebrook Park will be open along with additional activities, live music, food trucks, Highland cows and more. Godfrey Parks and Recreation Director Chris Logan encourages all families to come by this weekend and join the fun. “It’s a nice thing,” he said. “Families

Norfolk Southern is still investigating after 22 train cars derailed in Ferguson Sunday evening and left behind debris and downed power lines along with damaging a railroad bridge.

ALTON — Senior Charity Price said Alton High’s first-year girls flag football team is focused on improving, staying prepared and supporting one another as the Redbirds adjust to a new sport this season. Price, who plays quarterback, wide receiver and linebacker, spoke after Alton’s game against Edwardsville. The Redbirds continued to play through the end of the game despite a defeat to the Tigers, and Price said the team is trying to build around persistence and accountability.

JERSEYVILLE – A Jerseyville resident faces 11 criminal charges after stealing a wide variety of fishing equipment and several other items from boats and trailers on opposite ends of the city. Jeffrey D. Flynn, 74, of Jerseyville, faces seven counts of theft, including three Class 3 felonies and four Class A misdemeanors, as well as four counts of burglary, each Class 2 felonies. The charges against Flynn were filed Sept. 17, 2026 in Jersey County court and stem from an alleged series of

EDWARDSVILLE - As the school year starts, kindergarteners at Leclaire Elementary School in Edwardsville Community Unit School District #7 are learning basic skills to be successful students. Interim Principal Cari Wencewicz is always impressed by the teachers and K–2 students at Leclaire, and this year has driven home the work that teachers do to ensure their students have a good year. Especially as the kindergartners learn how to interact in a school setting, Wencewicz is thankful

The official trailer for The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth has arrived.Netflix released the new trailer for the upcoming film from director David Fincher. The movie stars Brad Pitt back…

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Dylan Hembrough majors in pharmacy at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville. In the four years since he started taking classes there, he has learned much more than chemistry and medicative therapy.

Satire is dead. But it’s been dead since the first Trump administration, back when people were “owning the libs” with a combination of horse dewormers and willfully contracting COVID. Bleach consumption was discussed. It was a whole thing. Not enough of those people died, apparently. We somehow got a second season of Trump and at […]

For Mark Segobiano, the hardest part of his prostate cancer journey came before treatment ever began. It was hearing the word “cancer” again. Mark had already battled acute promyelocytic leukemia years earlier, so when blood work and prostate testing revealed an elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level, the news brought back familiar fears. He and his wife, Cindy, had learned firsthand how quickly a health concern could become something much more serious. The Bloomington,

A Ste. Genevieve man pleaded not guilty Thursday to a felony charge accusing him of making threats against the Archdiocese of St. Louis in TikTok videos.

COLLINSVILLE – As harvest season gets underway across Illinois and Missouri, Ameren is encouraging farmers and agricultural workers to make safety a top priority when working around overhead power lines and operating large farm equipment. National Farm Safety and Health Week, observed Sept. 21-25, serves as an important reminder that modern farming technologies can improve efficiency, but vigilance remains essential when working near electrical infrastructure. Large combines, tractors,

WASHINGTON — Diesel prices hit a record average of $6.51 a gallon Monday, and some in President Donald Trump’s own party are breaking their support for the ongoing war in Iran that has driven fuel prices to staggering levels in the United States and across the globe. Already House Republicans locked in tight races as […]

ALTON - Alton High School students have the opportunity to engage with local professionals and learn more about their career paths. The high school’s Guest Speaker Series invites people to come in and speak with juniors and seniors about their post-high school careers. The hope, explained Director of Student Services Angela Kuchnicki, is to help students think about their own paths and how they can achieve their goals. “It’s been very eye-opening for our students to hear

EDWARDSVILLE/GLEN CARBON - The Daughters of Isabella O’Reilly Circle No. 218 in Edwardsville presented a $2,000 scholarship check on Sept. 9, 2026, to Father McGivney Catholic High School to support Catholic young women who show academic promise, parish involvement and a commitment to service. The scholarships were awarded to Veronica Noronha and Ella Roundcount for the 2026/2027 academic year. The organization described Noronha and Roundcount as examples of faith, service and leadership.