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Letter To The Editor: I hope you will attend our monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, at Alton City Hall. Held the 3rd Wednesday of each month, our Ward 1 meetings are open to all. We will discuss activities in the City of Alton and Ward 1. It is a casual, unscripted meeting where everyone will have an opportunity to speak or observe. I will do my best to answer each of your questions. I welcome this dialogue which guides my actions as Ward 1 Alderman. I truly enjoy getting to know you and engaging on topics that are important to you. I will talk about two resolutions recently presented - the first is a request to update the 2003 Comprehensive Plan for the City of Alton; I am grateful the Alton Planning Commission voted positively last week to move it forward to the Alton City Council for approval. The second is administrative in nature with a goal of bring clarity to legislative actions taken by the Alton City Council. I welcome your feedback on both. Betsy

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The number of people living in the St. Louis metro area declined last year, but the foreign-born population in the region increased by 30,106, according to new estimates.

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump claimed without evidence Monday that President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris' comments that he is a threat to democracy had inspired the latest apparent attempt on his life, despite his own long history of inflammatory campaign rhetoric and advocacy for jailing or prosecuting his political enemies. With [...]

Some of you may have heard about this. It made all the papers (at least in the United States). Tyreek Hill, wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins, was pulled over about a block away from the stadium by Miami-Dade police officers. What started as a simple situation involving a speeding/seat belt ticket escalated quickly when […]

CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is urging the public to get educated about how to protect themselves from respiratory illnesses by listening to a new edition of the Department’s “This is Public Health” Podcast . The discussion features the state’s chief medical officer and the state epidemiologist discussing the outlook for the coming respiratory virus season, the efficacy of vaccines, and prevention measures. “As summer comes to an end, there is no better time than now to start preparing for the upcoming fall/winter respiratory viral season,” said IDPH Director Dr. Sameer Vohra . “RSV, COVID-19, and flu are all expected to increase, and Illinoisans should begin using all the available tools, including vaccines, to prevent illness for themselves and their loved ones. IDPH is already closely monitoring the situation and making educational resources available to our residents, including easy-to-listen-to

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It would mark the first location in the city of St. Louis for the pizza chain, which has seven restaurants in the metro.

Andy Frisella, founder of 1st Phorm, has come under fire for his controversial remarks about female police officers, leading to two St. Louis police departments cutting ties with the company.

EDWARDSVILLE - In her first semester as faculty, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s newest assistant professor in the Department of Theater and Dance, Adrianna Jones, MM, is also making another debut: starring in the latest production of The Saint Louis Black Repertory Theatre titled “Blues In The Night.” The show marks her first as a performer with the company and her new teaching role returns her to her roots in the St. Louis Metro Area. "I was able to hear about the auditions from my colleague, Geo , and one thing that was talked about before coming here is that I was wanting to reconnect with the art scene in St Louis,” said Jones. "You never know when your next opportunity is going to come up. When this opportunity came, I felt like I had to do it. This is going to be my big introduction.” For this particular production set in 1930s Chicago, Jones, who hails from Alton, plays the character known only as The Woman of the World.

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Schnucks Markets Inc. recalled fresh ground beef at one of its Belleville locations again since July.

EDWARDSVILLE — Madison County is now taking applications for the Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) starting next month. Madison County Community Development announced funding is available to assist income-eligible households with their natural gas, propane and/or electric bills and furnace assistance for inoperable heating systems. The program will begin taking applications Oct. 1 for Adults 60-year-old and older, Individuals with disabilities, Families with children under the age of six and Households that are disconnected from their utilities, have a disconnection notice or have less than 25% in their propane tank. All other income eligible households can start applying Nov. 1. Applications will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis through August 15, 2025, or until funding is exhausted. Households that receive a one-time benefit may return during the program year for a Reconnection Assistance or Furnace Assistance benefit(s), if needed. Households

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ELSAH - Bankside Repertory Theatre will host a production of “The Dumb Waiter” as their first in-person play since the COVID-19 pandemic. At 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 2–5, 2024, community members can enjoy the 90-minute one-act play at Bankside Repertory Theatre on the Principia College campus. The play, written in 1957 by Harold Pinter, tells the story of two hitmen waiting for an assignment. Actors John O’Hagan and Riley Capp look forward to sharing the story with the community. “Personally, I can’t wait to be on the stage with this particular play at this particular time with the local community seeing and engaging with this work,” O’Hagan said. “It’s really incredibly thought-provoking as well as entertaining, so I think anybody coming to see it is going to walk away with a lot to talk about, a lot to think about.” O’Hagan also works as a professor at Principia, and Capp was previously one of his students.

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GODFREY – Lewis and Clark Community College welcomed two new full-time faculty members this fall. Andrew Carrington is a new Web Design & Development instructor. Carrington, of Edwardsville, taught in the program for a semester before taking on the role full time. He attended high school in Barbados and earned his Bachelor of Science in Management from the University of the West Indies at the Cave Hill campus in Barbados. Later, he went on to earn a Master of Business Administration (Finance Specialization) and a Master of Science degree in Computer Science from Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville. Prior to joining Lewis and Clark, Carrington worked as a Software Engineer – and continues to work in that capacity. “I love all things related to technology, particularly those that are new and emerging,” he said. Carrington has a particular interest in AI (artificial intelligence), which is a current focus for Lewis and Clark as well.

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O’FALLON — HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital is proud to announce that it has achieved recertification as a Gold Cribs for Kids National Safe Sleep Hospital. This certification recognizes St. Elizabeth’s Women and Infants Center’s team’s commitment to best practices in infant safe sleep, ensuring the highest standards of care for their youngest patients. By earning this recertification, St. Elizabeth’s demonstrates adherence to rigorous guidelines established by the Cribs for Kids National Safe Sleep Hospital Certification Program. Cribs for Kids is a national safe sleep initiative dedicated to reducing infant mortality. “Sleep related deaths are the number one reason we lose our babies each year—3,400 infants annually,” said Michael H. Goodstein, MD, neonatologist and medical director at Cribs for Kids. “We know that parents do at home what they see done in the hospital so modeling safe sleep and providing education

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The cause of the fire was not immediately known.

The department did not release the boy's name because he was charged in juvenile court.

A St. Louis Circuit Court judge handed down two consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole to a man convicted for a 2022 double murder.

Ashleigh Selmon, 39, was killed as her son and an attempted robber exchanged gunfire outside her home, police said