ALTON — The Alton Branch NAACP will host a community event to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. from 3 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026, at the Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church, 2621 Amelia St. in Alton. The event, themed “The Fierce Urgency of Now,” invites community members, faith leaders, organizations, and 2026 election candidates to reflect on Dr. King’s message of courage, compassion, and collective responsibility. Illinois State Sen. Christopher Belt will
Stan Kroenke, the Los Angeles Rams owner still viewed by many in St. Louis as a villain for the team's relocation, is now the largest private landowner in the United States, according to a new report.
(The Center Square) – In a bipartisan vote Wednesday, the U.S. House passed a minibus containing two more full-year federal funding bills, sending the package to the Senate for final approval.
The Rolling Stones’ Ronnie Wood is the subject of a new career-spanning book.Fearless: The Anthology, from Genesis Publications, has Wood opening up his personal archive in a book for the…
ALTON — The International House of Pancakes (IHOP) restaurant located at 181 Homer M. Adams Parkway in Alton will close permanently after Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. The announcement was posted on the restaurant’s front door on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, informing customers of the upcoming closure. The notice expressed gratitude to patrons, stating, “We are very sad to announce that Alton IHOP’s last day would be Jan. 25, 2026. Thank you for your support so far!” Leading
A milestone moment for the Missouri state budget passed unmentioned Wednesday in a House committee — for the first time since Medicaid expansion was passed by voters in 2020, the general revenue fund is being tapped to pay for it. In the four years that the voter-mandated program has been set aside in a separate […]
One night more than five years ago at an Applebee's in St. John, a man got up from dinner with his girlfriend and young son, got a gun from his car and starting firing.
Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann has shared his thoughts on his late bandmate Bob Weir, whose death was announced Saturday.In a lengthy post on Instagram, Kreutzmann recounts their first meeting and all the…
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has a new budget under the current administration, and they are going on a surveillance tech shopping spree. Standing at $28.7 billion dollars for the year 2025 (nearly triple their 2024 budget) and at least another $56.25 billion over the next three years, ICE’s budget would be the envy of many […]
A woman who helped scammers posing as law enforcement officers has been sentenced in connection with a multi-state spoofing scheme, though which one victim in Jefferson County lost $12,000.
Nexus PAC received a $10,000 contribution on January 12, 2026, from developer Paric Holdings. The PAC is the legal money laundry for lobbyists at Nexus Group. Some redevelopments in St. Louis City involving Paric include The Victor (Butler Brothers Building), One Cardinal Way luxury apartments, Alexander Lofts luxury lofts, all in Downtown, and Robert Place Lofts … Continue reading More Developer Money to Nexus PAC →
WASHINGTON — The State Department announced Wednesday it would suspend all visa processing for immigrants hailing from 75 countries because they are deemed likely to need governmental assistance in the United States, known as a “public charge.” The State Department did not answer States Newsroom’s inquiry as to when the policy would take effect or […]
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