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Confidence has grown that we’ll see a significant storm threat Sunday evening and overnight into Monday morning.

This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is Thad with a comment about Palantir’s general creepiness: I mean, yeah, the name of their company is basically “I read Lord of the Rings and wanted to be Sauron.” In second place, it’s MrWilson with a comment about Arkansas’s latest failed attempt to pass […]

EAST ALTON – Multiple cases of property damage across Madison County have resulted in felony charges filed against residents from around the Riverbend. Ian M. Lindsay, 44, with no listed address, was charged on April 20, 2026 with a Class 4 felony count of criminal damage to property. Lindsay allegedly knowingly caused over $500 worth of damage to a gaming machine on Feb. 27, 2026. The machine, which is listed as property of J&J Gaming, was located at 13 S. Stanley Road in East Alton.

MARINE, Ill. – Felony charges have been filed against an Alton woman accused of invading a residence in Marine while armed with a BB gun before kicking and spitting on a responding officer and EMT. Kelsey L. Graham, 35, of Alton, was charged on April 20, 2026 with a Class X felony count of home invasion, two Class 2 felony counts of aggravated battery, and a Class 4 felony count of criminal trespass to a residence. Graham allegedly knowingly entered an occupied Madison residence without

ST. CLAIR COUNTY - Motorists in St. Clair County should expect weekend lane closures on eastbound Interstate 64 between Illinois 157 and Illinois 159 as the Illinois Department of Transportation conducts pavement work. IDOT said eastbound traffic will be reduced to one lane starting at 9 p.m. Friday, April 24, with two lanes reopening by 7 a.m. Monday, April 27. A second weekend closure is scheduled to begin at 9 p.m. Friday, May 1, with two lanes reopening by 7 a.m. Monday, May 4. The

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