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Alton Building Under Renovation Is Struck By Vehicle

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ALTON — A vehicle crashed into a building under renovation on the 2500 block of College Avenue late Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, causing structural damage but no injuries, authorities said. At 9:56 p.m. Nov. 6, emergency crews from the Alton Fire Department and Alton Police Department responded to the scene after a car jumped the curb and struck the building, Alton Battalion Chief Derrick Richardson said. The driver of the vehicle was taken into custody by Alton Police. The building, located

Marquette Catholic High School Opens "Alice in Wonderland" Play

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ALTON - Marquette Catholic High School invites the community to come out to their fall play. At 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 7 and Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, you can catch “Alice in Wonderland” at Marquette in Alton. Madison Foreman, music and theater teacher, expressed her excitement to share the show with the community and her pride in her students for their hard work. “I wanted to do a more classic story that everyone would know. But it has a modern twist with it,”

Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski Meets with Local Nonprofits to Talk SNAP and Food Insecurity

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EDWARDSVILLE - Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski stopped by the Glen-Ed Pantry in Edwardsville to hear from local leaders about food insecurity amid cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). On Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, Budzinski met with Jane Ahasay, Executive Director of Glen-Ed Pantry ; Michelle Babb with the Overnight Warming Locations ; Rachael Craddick, Fund Development Director of Riverbend Family Ministries ; Ann Crane, Executive Director of Community Hope

Missouri anti-LGBTQ+ laws linked to population loss and decline in tax revenue, studies find

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When Rob Connoley shut down his award-winning St. Louis restaurant last year, business was thriving. Tourists and locals alike lauded Bulrush as a destination for Ozark cuisine, making its way into local and national publications as a top restaurant. Profit margins were beyond national averages, and Connoley was a newly awarded James Beard Award finalist. […]
Annelise Hanshaw