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GRANITE CITY – Local authorities have charged two individuals in felony cases of fraud, including a Granite City man accused of wire and mail fraud and a St. Louis woman charged with identity theft and more. Cody L. Vivod, 30, of Granite City, was charged on Oct. 27, 2025 with one count each of wire fraud, mail fraud, and use of account number or code with intent to defraud, each Class 3 felonies. From June 2-23, 2025, Vivod allegedly knowingly devised a scheme to defraud Carpet City

To See This Place is inspired by and responds to the late Pope Francis’s 2015 encyclical Laudato Si’. Francis proposed an “integral ecology” that links our care for creation with our care for […]

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For this exhibition, the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum spotlights more than 50 works from the Shah Garg Collection, which is committed to amplifying the voices and visions of women […]

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ALTON - Community members are invited to downtown Alton for the First Friday shopping experience. From 5–8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, downtown shops will stay open later and a shuttle will be available to transport participants to stores and restaurants throughout the downtown district. Alton Main Street organizes the First Friday events. Executive Director Sara McGibany encouraged people to shop local as the holidays approach, highlighting opportunities on First Friday and Small

Even if he's seen and subsequently rocked a million faces, Jon Bon Jovi still seeks the advice of other musicians.The "Livin' on a Prayer" rocker tells the U.K.'s Planet Rock…

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COLLINSVILLE - Collinsville's Jenni Smith is seeking financial assistance for her husband’s medical care and family expenses following a severe staph infection that led to emergency surgery and partial amputation of his foot. Smith explained that her husband’s condition deteriorated rapidly, necessitating surgery and resulting in an expected recovery period of six to eight months during which he will be unable to walk. The family faces mounting hospital bills, medication costs, and

WOOD RIVER - A local organization is seeking donations to support sexual violence survivors. Metro East Every Survivor Counts provides resources, counseling, advocacy and more support to survivors. Executive Director Ella Barrett noted that they need donations to continue their work in Madison and St. Clair Counties, and they have started a GoFundMe to facilitate donations amidst the federal government shutdown. “It’s always so beautiful to see when our community gives bac

GRAFTON - Scott Isringhausen, a park ranger at Pere Marquette in Grafton, expressed surprise at the vibrant fall colors persisting into November, noting it is likely the latest in the season he has seen such a display. However, he emphasized that those who want to see fall colors at their best should visit the region this weekend. “It is getting so late in the year, into November, and the fall colors are pretty now,” he said. He attributed the prolonged foliage to an unusually mild

A man was convicted of four felony charges in a shooting involving two St. Louis County pizza store workers nearly two years ago.