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A strong digital business and lower borrowing costs helped Lee Enterprises post improved second-quarter results Thursday.

The NCAA announced Thursday that it will expand its two March Madness tournaments by eight teams each next season, a long-expected move that will drop more games into the first week of the highly popular and lucrative showcase without substantially changing its overall form. The new, 76-team brackets will jam eight extra games — for [...]

PONTOON BEACH/ALTON - A family in the Metro East is mourning the death of 17-year-old Janecia Gardner after a fatal crash in Pontoon Beach, and is raising money to help cover funeral and medical costs, as her sister, Quinessa Gardner, was also hospitalized after the accident. The crash happened at about 11:27 p.m. on May 2, 2026, north of 2188 Illinois State Route 111 in Pontoon Beach. Janecia Gardner, of Alton, was killed, and Quinessa Gardner, 32, of Pontoon Beach, was hospitalized. Joy Wilkerso

EDWARDSVILLE - Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has created a new Theater and Dance Hall of Fame as part of the program’s 50th anniversary celebration, and Edwardsville High School theater director Ashley Melton is among the inaugural honorees, Edwardsville High School Orchestra Director and Fine Arts Department Chair Victoria Voumard announced this week. The Theater and Dance Hall of Fame was established “to recognize individuals whose contributions, achievements,

ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Joshua M. Divine on Thursday sentenced a St. Louis felon caught twice with guns, including after a police chase, to a total of 27 years in prison. After a two-day bench trial in October, Judge Divine found Roosevelt Easley, 40, guilty of two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm. On Thursday, Judge Divine sentenced Easley to 25 years for that case and two more years for violating his supervised release in a 2018 case in which he pleaded guilty

A new proposal from Mayor Cara Spencer’s office calls for the bulk of Rams settlement money to be allocated across three big priorities: tornado recovery, infrastructure repair, and downtown revitalization.

JERSEYVILLE – This Teacher Appreciation Week, Jamie Lumma recalled the student “firsts” and milestones that have made her 32-year career with Jersey 100 especially meaningful as she prepares for retirement this year. After teaching first grade at Dow Elementary School for 17 years, Lumma transitioned to first grade at Grafton Elementary School when Dow closed in 2011. She was also a proud recipient of the Meritorious Service Award from the Illinois State Board of Education in

Billy Joel’s concert documentary The Last Play at Shea is getting a special outdoor screening as part of the 25th anniversary celebration of the Tribeca Festival.The documentary, which debuted at the Tribeca Festival in…

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"What idea do you have for combining or improving services between St. Louis city and St. Louis County?" the informal St. Louis County survey asked.

Harris-Stowe State University will close its early childhood center on June 30, after university leaders determined the childcare and pre-kindergarten operation was "not sustainable."

A couple in St. Charles County became the latest Missourians to purchase a winning scratchers ticket worth over $50,000.

An Arnold, Missouri, man, already out on bond for embezzlement, is facing new charges for stealing money from another employer.

ST. LOUIS - Several members from the cast of the world-renowned dance competition show, "Dancing With The Stars," had a quick detour from Stifel Theatre before their performance Wednesday evening. Eight members joined the field at the St. Louis Cardinals game Wednesday afternoon against the Milwaukee Brewers, including Pasha Pashkov, Keaton Kermode, Onye Stevenson, Elaine [...]