The fire destroyed family photos, drawings from grandchildren, and memorabilia from World War I and II that belonged to Scott Surgener's grandfather and dad.
ALTON – Ward 4 Alderwoman Rosie Brown is asking community members to offer their support following the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old from Alton who died on July 4, 2025. Brown called on members of the Alton community to pray for the victim’s family at Monday’s Committee of the Whole meeting. “Keep the Reed family in your prayers,” Brown said. “We just had another senseless killing of a teenager, innocent bystander in a home. A bullet went through the house and it was fatal.” Brown’s use of the word “another” in this case likely refers to the fatal shooting of Ra’niya Steward , a 13-year-old from Alton who died from injuries sustained in a shooting in February of 2024. Brown was among several community members who helped organize a candlelight vigil in support of Steward and her family, with more details available in this story on Riverbender.com . Brown also recently commended the Alton Police Department
WASHINGTON โ U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem ended temporary protections Monday for nationals from Nicaragua and Honduras, opening up roughly 76,000 people to deportations by early September. The move is the latest effort by President Donald Trumpโs administration to wind down legal statuses, such as Temporary Protected Status, amid an immigration crackdown and pledge […]
Days after President Donald Trump signed a massive budget bill, attorneys for Planned Parenthood Federation of America and its state members in Massachusetts and Utah filed a lawsuit Monday challenging a provision they say will affect more than 1 million patients who use their clinics across the U.S. Planned Parenthood says if the defund provision […]
President Donald Trump on Monday threatened tariffs from 25% to 40% on all goods from seven countries, including major U.S. trade partners Japan and South Korea. The tariffs would go into effect Aug. 1, rather than Wednesday, which was the deadline Trump already extended once from an initial April date, Trump wrote in a series […]