The National Guard’s top general told Congress on Friday that it would follow the Constitution and the law when he was asked about the possibility President Donald Trump would order troops to polling places for the midterm elections. The remarks at a U.S. House Appropriations subcommittee hearing came as Democratic lawmakers also voiced unease over […]
Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Johnny Van Zant and Rickey Medlocke appear on a new song that pays tribute to original Skynyrd guitarist Gary Rossington.The song, “Prince Charming,” is from the Southern rock band Brother Cane,…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday said he will nominate Erica Schwartz, who served in the president’s first administration, to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a seat left vacant for months after his last director said she was ousted in a rift over childhood vaccines. Trump announced his new pick on his […]
Some of the Trump administration’s controversial new warehouse immigration detention centers are getting scaled back and postponed as states and cities fight back and new Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin reviews actions taken by his ousted predecessor, Kristi Noem. Some states and cities have seen more communication and compromise as Mullin takes over and the […]
ST. LOUIS - The tent encampment outside a condemned south St. Louis apartment complex was cleared Friday morning, leaving people who were staying there with questions about what next. This all unfolded on the 3600 block of Illinois Avenue, just off South Broadway in the Marine Villa neighborhood. Tents lined a stretch of the street [...]
EDWARDSVILLE/BELLEVILLE - Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has charged the former owner of Zapp Thai Restaurant Inc. in Edwardsville, alleging he defrauded the state of more than $100,000 in sales tax revenue, authorities said. The Attorney General’s office charged Saran Puribhat, 54, of Belleville, with two counts of theft of government property exceeding $100,000, Class X felonies punishable by up to 30 years in prison; one count of sales tax evasion exceeding $100,000, a Class
SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Illinois State Senate has joined the Illinois House of Representatives in adopting HJR 6 on Thursday to designate Illinois Route 140 as it travels through Meadowbrook as the ‘Cpl. Tommy N. Miller Memorial Highway’. The resolution was sponsored in the House by State Representative Amy Elik (R-Alton) and in the Senate by State Senator Erica Harriss (R-Glen Carbon). “We have been working to get this road-naming resolution passed for five years now,”
EDWARDSVILLE – The City of Edwardsville is inviting the community to attend as the Goshen Commons downtown park project takes a big step forward. Mayor Art Risavy and City officials will be joined by Rep. Katie Stuart and other guests at 9 a.m. Monday, April 20, 2026, for a groundbreaking at the site of the planned pedestrian plaza and park space in the heart of downtown Edwardsville. Goshen Commons will repurpose one block of St. Louis Street between North Main Street and Second Street
JERSEYVILLE – Short term rental properties across Jersey County will be subject to a new 5% tax after recent County Board approval of certain Hotel and Motel Tax changes. Jersey County Board members approved a recommendation from the county’s Legislative Committee to codify changes to the Hotel and Motel Tax Ordinance on April 16, 2026. County Board Member Jeremy Beasley cast the sole vote against codifying the changes. County Board Chairman Gary Krueger said Jersey County will
Just to be clear, when I refer to “Trump” in terms of his administration, I’m referring to the collective hive mind of dangerous enablers he employs. Trump, by himself, is incapable of closing an umbrella. It’s the people around him that are dangerous, since they’re able to convert his rants and brain stem impulses into […]
A bill aimed at preventing foreign and religious laws from being enforced in Missouri was debated Thursday by the state House Government Efficiency Committee. The “No Foreign Laws Act” was voted through the Senate unanimously earlier this month. The legislation prevents state courts and administrative agencies from applying foreign and religious laws that contradict federal […]
BETHALTO — Bethalto Police Chief Jason Lamb has been placed on paid administrative leave, according to the Bassett-Gabriel Law Office. The law firm confirmed Friday morning, April 17, 2026, that Lamb is on paid administrative leave. Bassett & Gabriel Law Office, PC is the Village Of Bethalto Attorney. The law office said it could not release any other information at this time about the investigation. Lamb was placed on administrative leave in early March 2026. Bethalto Mayor Gary Bost
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