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BETHALTO — At Monday night’s Bethalto City Council meeting, Ryan Dugger was officially sworn in as the new Bethalto Police Chief. Dugger, a 2003 graduate of Civic Memorial High School, was unanimously approved by the council for the position. He replaces former Chief Jason Lamb, who was previously placed on administrative leave for undisclosed reasons. Dugger brings prior leadership experience to the role, having served as police chief in Mount Olive before joining the Bethalto

ALTON – Plans to relax residency requirements for certain Alton city employees are now on hold for the next three years. Committee of the Whole members voted 4-3 on May 11, 2026 to postpone a resolution to consider amending a section of the City Code regarding residency requirements for city employees until April 11, 2029. Under the current City Code, Alton’s non-union employees are required to primarily reside within Alton School District 11, while union employees are allowed

It's the Longest Running Blues Jam Session in the Nation and it happens every Monday night at the Broadway Oyster Bar.

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With special guests Hotline TNT.

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NewDad released their debut single ‘How’ in 2020 and steadily built an ever-burgeoning fanbase around their spellbinding dream-pop. They’ve released a critically-acclaimed debut album in 2024’s ‘Madra’, gained a fan […]

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A Dupo, Illinois, man is charged with fatally striking a woman with his vehicle in Byrnes Mill last fall and then leaving the scene.

East St. Louis has been without a community pool for more than a decade. A new complex, nearly completed last year, was supposed to change things until the contractor stopped getting paid – and they were forced to walk off the job. The property has remained mostly empty and silent for the last 12 months.

The Advocates Professional Golf Association (APGA) arrives in St. Louis this week at Glen Echo Country Club, drawing professional golfers from across the country looking to win the Daugherty Championship.

A new state-level task force on nuclear energy held its first meeting Monday.

GRAFTON - According to Mayor Mike Morrow, Grafton’s soldiers have arrived home. On Monday, May 11, 2026, a small crowd gathered at the site of the National Memorial of Military Ascent (NMMA) in Grafton to welcome a truck carrying several life-sized statues. These 500-pound statues will be installed on the face of the bluff over the next few days. “Today, the National Memorial of Military Ascent soldiers are deploying to Grafton, Illinois, for duty,” Morrow said. “What

Bring Me The Horizon comes to Enterprise Center with Motionless In White, The Plot In You, and Amira Elfeky on May 11!

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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday extended a highly anticipated stay blocking an appellate court’s pause on telehealth abortion access until May 14. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approved medication-abortion regimen remains available via telehealth until then, following a week of uncertainty among abortion patients and providers. “With this critical temporary administrative stay extended, […]

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday nominated Cameron Hamilton to run the Federal Emergency Management Agency, a former acting chief who was fired in 2025 shortly after he told a congressional panel FEMA should continue to exist. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee will likely schedule a hearing in the coming weeks […]