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EAST ALTON — The East Alton Fire Department responded to a structure fire in the 100 block of Irwin Street Sunday afternoon. When firefighters arrived on scene, they found heavy smoke and flames showing throughout the home. A box alarm was initially requested and later upgraded to a first alarm as additional manpower was needed. Mutual aid departments from Wood River, Alton, Godfrey, Rosewood Heights, Roxana, and Bethalto responded to assist at the scene. Firefighters

A prehistoric discovery in northwest Missouri may be one of the rarest finds in the Midwest; a local paleontologist uncovered a mammoth bone, taking us back to the ice age when giants roamed the Show Me State.A prehistoric discovery in northwest Missouri may be one of the rarest finds in the Midwest; a local paleontologist uncovered a mammoth bone, taking us back to the ice age when giants roamed the Show Me State.

A Ferguson woman is charged with the shooting deaths of a former Berkeley fire chief and a juvenile girl over the weekend.

This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is MrWilson (who racked up a lot of wins this week) with a comment about the Twitter Files crew staying quiet when there are real attacks on free speech: “Free speech absolutists”: “You’re absolutely free to shut up and listen to my speech. Also, your […]