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A new statewide program has been launched in Illinois to improve communication between police officers and drivers on the autism spectrum.

ALTON - Associated Physicians Group has introduced new care options for patients who are managing chronic conditions. Remote Patient Monitoring allows patients to take their own blood pressure every day. This number is electronically submitted to the Alton office, where a staff member reviews it. Chronic Care Management organizes a monthly phone call between a patient and a staff member so they can go over the patient’s medications and concerns. Dr. Christopher Green noted that both

The U.S. Department of Education has launched an investigation into the Saint Louis University School of Medicine over "alleged racial discrimination in admissions," according to a department news release.

A rendering of 2125 Locust. Construction has commenced on a portion of AHM's long-planned Downtown West development north of Energizer Park. The first building to begin construction is located on what was a gravel lot at 22nd and Locust. The building will rise 6-stories and feature 74 apartment units and 3250sf of ground floor commercial space. A bump out will be added to the Locust Street sidewalk to help calm traffic and create more space for a patio for a potential restaurant/bar tenant....

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MEADOWBROOK - State Rep. Amy Elik and state Sen. Erica Harriss will host a road naming dedication ceremony July 25, 2026, in Bethalto to honor Cpl. Tommy N. Miller, the Vietnam War Marine for whom a stretch of Illinois Route 140 through Meadowbrook has been designated the “Cpl. Tommy N. Miller Memorial Highway.” The free public ceremony is scheduled for 10 a.m. at Zion Lutheran Church, 625 Church Drive, Bethalto. Organizers said the event will highlight Miller’s actions durin

Intense emotions filled day one of the trial of Elijah Gantt, the man accused of critically injuring a Ferguson police officer during a protest.

ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, sentenced a felon to life in prison for arranging the 2011 murder of a St. Louis County man to get a share of an insurance payout. Judge Fleissig ordered the sentence to run consecutive to the 226-month federal prison sentence Michael Grady is already serving for aiding a large-scale, violent drug conspiracy by trying to determine who was cooperating with investigators and prosecutors. Grady, now 71,

A task force of area education and civic leaders will focus primarily on north St. Louis County districts in an assessment of the future of public education in the area.

A Springfield, Missouri man drowned Wednesday morning at the Lake of the Ozarks, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

Bruce Springsteen, Ringo Starr and Dave Grohl are among the musicians featured in a new film about Los Angeles' iconic Sunset Marquee Hotel.If These Walls Could Rock, directed by Tyler Measom and…

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Advocates argued in federal court Wednesday that the U.S. Forest Service failed to protect an endangered bat species during an ongoing logging project in southern Illinois.

An East Alton, Illinois, man remains jailed for allegedly threatening violence against the Bethalto School District and, subsequently, threatening to “start a war” with the Bethalto Police Department.

Hours of hard work Usher started in Chesterfield at a state-of-the-art rehearsal studio known as Gateway Studios and Production Services.

The first day of early voting in Missouri indicates a strong primary turnout, comparable to or possibly exceeding past primaries where hotly contested ballot measures drew more votes than candidate races. Four times as many voters cast ballots in St. Charles County on Tuesday than on the first day of early voting before the 2024 […]

HARDIN - Calhoun County Sheriff Zach Hardin said a mutual intergovernmental agreement signed July 1, 2026, will add a full-time deputy sheriff in exchange for 40 hours of weekly scheduled police protection and extra patrols in the Village of Hardin. Sheriff Hardin said he helped arrange the deal at the Calhoun County Government Building in Hardin, Ill. He said the additional deputy will be paid for by the Village of Hardin and that the agreement had the support of the village mayor, board, an