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Celebrate St. Louis’ jazz legacy and future, at the Wednesday Night Jazz Jam. Free and family-friendly, this weekly gathering brings jazz within reach for people

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Scott Hyden was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday after pleading guilty to first-degree murder in the killing of Officer Tyler Timmins.

A 31-year-old Highland, Illinois man admitted in court Wednesday to killing a Pontoon Beach police officer in October 2021 and was promptly sentenced to life in prison.

A year ago Twitter founder Jack Dorsey auctioned off an NFT of his very first tweet. It sold on March 22, 2021: After it spent just over two weeks on the market, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has sold his first tweet as an NFT for the weirdly specific figure of $2,915,835.47. The winning bidder was ...continue reading "Dorsey NFT declines 99.991% in 13 months"

One of the many symptoms of the many, deep-rooted, law enforcement sicknesses is how often officers decide to “help” people by harming them. That’s why some cities have chosen to redirect mental health issues to mental health professionals, rather than to armed officers who view anything they can’t immediately address with yelling and pointing of […]

ALTON - A pair of popular twins - Abby and Owen Williams - emerged as the queen and king of the Marquette Catholic High School Prom Saturday night at Edison’s in Edwardsville. Abby and Owen are both outstanding athletes, students and community citizens. Members of the Prom Court are shown above in this order: Gavin Roberts, Allison Geiger, Noah Spencer, Abby Williams, Dillon Menke, Tori Fox, Caleb Gardner, Ellanour Brass, Owen Williams and Hayley Porter. Marquette Catholic Principal Tim Harman said he thought the Student Council and other school volunteers and Beth DeCourcey did a wonderful job with the prom. “Beth DeCourcey spearheaded the entire effort,” he said. “The junior and senior parents also did a ton of work and organized some fantastic prizes for the kids. They made sure every kid received something.” Preston Stork, Marquette Student Council President, said the night started with a catered dinner, followed by dancing until 10:15 p.m. Saturday,

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Put your right foot forward, put your left foot out…do the Bunny hop at The Magic House!   Go on an outdoor egg hunt in

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A man with a gun robbed the U.S. Bank on North Lindbergh in Florissant on Wednesday afternoon, according to police.

ALTON - The YWCA Southwestern Illinois 31st Women of Distinction Celebration will be held on Thursday evening, April 28 at Julia’s Banquet Center, 101 Eastgate Plaza, East Alton, IL 62024. The deadline for reservations is Friday, April 22, 2022. Doors will open at 5:15 p.m., with the event starting promptly at 6 p.m. The community is strongly encouraged to attend the gala event and meet 2022 Women of Distinction Honorees and the Josephine Marley Beckwith Future Leaders scholars. Tickets are $65 per person, or $520 per table of eight. Reservations can be made online at www.altonywca.com , or at YWCA, 304 E 3 rd Street, Alton or by calling (618) 465-7774. Sponsorship opportunities are still available for the event as well. Each year, some of the region’s brightest, boldest, and most influential women are honored at YWCA’s Women of Distinction celebration. The women honored at this event represent a diversity of women’s interests, talents and achievements

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The contract covers 120 teachers at Bishop DuBourg, Cardinal Ritter, Rosati-Kain and St. Mary’s high schools in St. Louis and St. Pius X High School in Festus.

New data on opioid deaths among Black St. Louisans show fatal overdoses up by more than 500% since 2015. A physician and a researcher with the new CENTER Initiative discuss what they’re doing to reduce those deaths.

ALTON - Basketball and athletic talent seem to be in the blood of the Stotler family. A new Stotler talent, that of 12-year-old Bishop, emerged recently when he cracked one of the more significant marks in Riverbend Community Center games. Bishop recorded a record 135 on the NBA Hoops Game, a remarkable feat. Bishop's grandfather, originally of Bethalto, was a University of Missouri football defensive back/placekicker on the 1969 Missouri team. Nic Stotler, Bishop's dad, was a standout basketball player for Civic Memorial High School and then Illinois State University. Bishop's mom, Amanda, who she said was not a college athlete, but excels more in the artistic arena, is so proud of her son not only for his basketball shooting skills but what kind of young man he is already. "Bishop was really happy about breaking the Community Center NBA Hoops Game record," she said. "He broke it first one week, then went back and broke it again." Bishop said without a doubt, that he loves basketball

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ALTON - The YWCA Southwestern Illinois 31st Women of Distinction Celebration will be held on Thursday evening, April 28 at Julia’s Banquet Center, 101 Eastgate Plaza, East Alton, IL 62024. The deadline for reservations is Friday, April 22, 2022. Doors will open at 5:15 p.m., with the event starting promptly at 6 p.m. The community is strongly encouraged to attend the gala event and meet 2022 Women of Distinction Honorees and the Josephine Marley Beckwith Future Leaders scholars. Tickets are $65 per person or $520 per table of eight. Reservations can be made online at www.altonywca.com , at YWCA, 304 E 3 rd Street, Alton, or by calling (618) 465-7774. Sponsorship opportunities are still available for the event as well. Each year, some of the region’s brightest, boldest, and most influential women are honored at YWCA’s Women of Distinction celebration. The women honored at this event represent a diversity of women’s interests, talents, and achievements in support

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ALTON - Laura Greenwood had her day in the sun on Friday at Lewis and Clark Elementary in Alton when she was honored with a permanent "Buddy Bench" for the school playground in her honor. Laura retired last year after 34 years in the school district. Through donors and other contributors, the "Buddy Bench" was purchased. Laura said she wants the bench to be a place for students when they want to sit or a place where they can invite someone else to play or just talk. Laura's daughter, Cathryn Greenwood Zerkel followed her mother's footsteps in education and is a teacher assistant for seventh graders in the Annex Building at Alton Middle School. "It truly meant a lot to finally be able to honor my mom for her years of service to the Alton School District," Cathryn said. "My mom taught and had loyalty to not just the district but to Lewis and Clark Elementary. She spent her entire teaching career there. "I mentioned how long she taught there and asked students questions about having

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The press release from the sheriff's department said the remains appeared to have been there for several months.

It's the time of year when bad weather moves into the Gateway City and fills our four-legged friends with anxiety.

Attorneys for the three defendants have argued that the men were not aware of the severity of the storm and did not intentionally put their passengers in danger.

A jury found Jerome Tolliver guilty in February of domestic assault and armed criminal action in a 2018 shooting that left his girlfriend at the time paralyzed.

 As nurses, my husband and I witnessed truly awful and devastating things treating patients on the frontlines of this pandemic. Hundreds of thousands of Americans have died, while millions who …