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ALTON – On December 28, 1923, five Sisters arrived in St. Louis, MO, from Germany with the intention to open a hospital. It is said those early Sisters, the Sisters of St. Francis of the Martyr St. George, brought only themselves, a bag of oranges and a lot of determination — determination to make Christ’s merciful love more visible. They would succeed in their goal. The next year negotiations began for the Sisters to purchase Nazareth Home, a residence for the elderly, in Alton, IL. On April 1, 1925, the Sisters moved to Alton, thus establishing the first Thuiner Franciscan house in the United States, renamed Saint Anthony’s Infirmary - an early iteration of what is now OSF HealthCare Saint Anthony’s Health Center. OSF Saint Anthony’s is celebrating 100 years in 2025, and despite the hospital’s growth over a century’s worth of technological and societal advances, Sister M. Beata Ziegler, F.S.G.M., Vice President of Operations

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Track the latest severe storm with the 5 On Your Side Weather Impact live interactive radar.

Jones said the homicide rate through March was the lowest it has been since 2005.

A tornado near Potosi was confirmed on weather radar. Residents caught numerous videos and photos of the twister soon after.

ALTON — A continued spiritual wellness series will be held at River Bend Yoga at 1 p.m. on Thursday, April 3, 2025. The session, titled "Your Dream World’s Revealed," will focus on techniques to help participants remember and interpret their dreams, providing insights that can assist in daily life. Flora and Sheila, organizers of the series, emphasized the importance of dream work in enhancing one's spiritual journey. "The biggest thing is to help in your daily life," the two said in an interview on Our Daily Show! with C.J. Nasello . "Part of raising your spiritual IQ is knowing more about your spiritual journey." The Thursday session aims to guide attendees on how to access their inner dream worlds, which many may not fully remember upon waking. "We all dream, but many people say they don’t dream," the two explained. They noted that common interruptions, like alarm clocks, often prevent individuals from recalling their dreams. The session will explore methods

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His projection of a U.S. manufacturing boom behind tariff walls leaves out retaliation by other countries and a trade war.

ALTON - Swapping is the new shopping! Clean out your closet and join Alton Main Street on Sunday, April 6th from 12:00-4:00 p.m. for a Pop-Up Clothing Swap in Downtown Alton. The event will be held in the ballroom at Mineral Springs Mall, located at 301 E. Broadway, and attendees should enter through the side door to the lower level which faces Alton Street. To participate, you simply bring gently used clothing, accessories and shoes that you no longer wear and trade them for as many new-to-you items as you can carry out. An option to bring your items in advance is available; early drop off is on Saturday, April 5th from 4:00-6:00 p.m. at the same location. The event is open to the public, and the entrance fee is $5.00 when you bring clothes to swap or $10.00 when you just bring yourself. Leftover clothing will be donated to local charities. Attendees may also bring fabric in any condition (such as worn-out clothing, pillows, blankets, etc.) which will be recycled with Remains Inc.

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On Wednesday, Gov. Mike Kehoe requested President Donald J. Trump approve a major disaster declaration for 28 Missouri counties devastated by storms and tornadoes that struck on March 14-15.

Thunderstorms are expected Thursday through Saturday, bringing the potential for flooding and more.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)— a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (CST) and Ranking Member of the CST Aviation Subcommittee—pressed Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg four times whether he would commit to neither seeking nor accepting delegation of airworthiness inspection authority—an authority that would allow the company to self-inspect its own aircraft—from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) until FAA fixed its own oversight lapses. Again and again, Mr. Ortberg dodged the question and refused to make a firm commitment. During her questioning, Duckworth highlighted how inappropriate it would be for Boeing to accept this delegation authority as the FAA continues working to implement all 16 of the Department of Transportation (DOT) Inspector General’s recommendations from an October report that found FAA’s oversight of Boeing production was “not

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EDWARDSVILLE – With no other contests on the ballot in Edwardsville, here’s a closer look at the unofficial results from the April 1, 2025 races for Edwardsville Community Unit School District #7. The most crowded race saw seven candidates compete for three open seats on the District 7 School Board. Incumbent Scott Ahart secured re-election as the board prepares to welcome two new members, Alma Carver and Sara Bauer. Ahart took the overall lead, tallying 4,155 votes or 24.1% of the total vote. Coming in second was Carver with 3,844 votes, amounting to 22.3% of the total. Bauer secured her school board seat with 2,801 votes, accounting for 16.3% of the vote. The race also resulted in the board’s incumbent Vice President, Terri Dalla Riva, losing her re-election bid. Riva was first elected to the board in 2015 and previously secured re-election in 2021. In addition to Riva, Patricia Lowe, William Duffy, and Joshua Arnold also lost their bids for school board. Riva

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According to the lawsuit, Khadijah Bounds and Erion Johnson allegedly staged the accident and claimed they did not know each other despite later acknowledging they were in a relationship.

As dangerous storms lash the state, Governor Mike Kehoe activated the Missouri National Guard on Wednesday afternoon.

The Doors drummer John Densmore has paid tribute to actor Val Kilmer, who passed away Tuesday at the age of 65.Kilmer starred as The Doors frontman Jim Morrison in Oliver…

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