WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Food and Drug Administration will face challenges securing Senate confirmation after the committee chairman in charge of that process expressed doubts. That, however, hasn’t deterred White House officials from pressing for Dr. Heidi Overton, arguing she has the experience needed and that her policy goals align […]
GRANITE CITY — Firefighters rescued a trapped person from a burning private residence in the 2200 block of Johnson Road in Granite City early Thursday morning, Aug. 20, 2026, after a nearby crew saw the fire while responding to assist EMS, Granite City Fire Chief Todd Richey said. The Madison County Coroner's Office said the woman later died at Gateway Medical Center. Chief Richey said one person was found with entrapment, removed from the residence and transported to a hospital. He said
Def Leppard’s Vivian Campbell has revealed that his cancer has returned.The rocker announced in 2013 that he’d been diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma. In 2025 he revealed that he was in remission after…
GRANITE CITY - A quick response to an equipment fire at Precoat Metals kept damage to the building and machinery minimal, Granite City Firefighters Local 253 said after crews responded on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, to the facility at 25 Northgate Industrial in Granite City. Firefighters said crews achieved a quick knockdown of the fire. Staff evacuated the facility quickly, according to the Firefighters Local 253 group. Precoat Metals provides coil-coated metal solutions, including options
SPRINGFIELD – The annual Governor's Sale of Champions at the Illinois State Fair brought together Illinois' top youth livestock exhibitors, their families and industry supporters to celebrate excellence in livestock exhibition and invest in the next generation of Illinois agriculture. For the seventh year in a row, Governor JB Pritzker and First Lady MK Pritzker purchased the Grand Champion Steer. Their $105,000 contribution secured the top prize-winning animal, which will be donated t
EDWARSDVILLE – Edwardsville officials are seeking state funding assistance for a new shared use path along Illinois 157 and upgrades at Joe Glik Park. City Council members unanimously approved submitting two grant applications at their Aug. 18, 2026 meeting with Alderman William Krause absent. These include applications for an Illinois Transportation Enhancement (ITEP) grant for the shared use path and an Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development (OSLAD) grant for the park improvements,
MADISON COUNTY - A driver was killed and others were injured on Thursday morning, Aug. 20, 2026, in separate crashes on Illinois 255 at New Poag Road in Madison County, where Illinois State Police Troop 8 responded to reports of a two-unit fatal crash and a jackknifed truck tractor semi-trailer. State Police spokesperson Jayme Bufford said a preliminary investigation indicates Troop 8 responded at approximately 5:27 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026, to northbound Illinois 255 at New Poag
Missouri received nearly 900 applications for its final round of marijuana microbusiness licenses, with the Missouri Lottery scheduled to draw applicants on Sept. 9 for 77 available licenses.
In between dates on their own stadium tour, Foo Fighters are taking a detour on the "Highway to Hell."Dave Grohl and company will be opening for AC/DC during the "Back…
ST. LOUIS - Police are investigating after a pedestrian was struck and injured in a suspected hit-and-run crash early Thursday in north St. Louis. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, officers responded to the 3900 block of Olive Street Thursday morning after reports of a woman lying in the street after sustaining a [...]
On August 20, one of the most significant events in modern world history took place in 1940, when Leon Trotsky, a leading figure in the Russian Revolution, was fatally attacked in exile in Mexico. The assault, carried out by a Soviet agent, reflected the bitter internal struggle that followed the rise of Joseph Stalin in the Soviet Union. At the time, Trotsky’s death marked the end of the last major revolutionary rival to Stalin. It still matters because it showed how political conflict i
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