GRANITE CITY – Two area sex offenders accused of failing to register with local authorities face felony charges in Madison County. Allen L. Kearnes, 20, listed as homeless with a previous address in the 2900 block of Myrtle Avenue in Granite City, faces a Class 3 felony count of unlawful failure to register as a sex offender and a Class A misdemeanor count of child sex offender present at a public park. The newest charges against Kearnes were filed on Sept. 8, 2026, and stem from offenses
Back to school season means youngsters spending time in locker rooms and college students doing the same in dormitory bathrooms. Despite everyone’s best efforts, the floors in those spaces have a reputation of not being the cleanest. Quickly doing your business while barefoot may seem like no problem. But lingering on the floor may be a virus that causes painful plantar warts. “Plantar warts are one of the most common skin lesions we’ll see in our office,” says Marc Leonard
ALTON - The community can bring their pets out for a fun day in Alton while supporting a pet food pantry initiative. From 2–4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026, The Episcopal Parish of Alton will host their third annual Dawgs 4 Paws at St. Paul’s in Alton. There will be vendors, a silent auction, live music, food, pet blessings, free rabies and distemper vaccines and more family- and pet-friendly fun. The goal is to raise money for the church’s pet food pantry, which supplies
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Licenses for funeral homes in Rolla, St. James and Salem had been revoked by the Missouri State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors. The board said it revoked licenses for James & Gahr Mortuary, located in Rolla and St. James; Dent County Memorial Chapel in Salem; and individual licenses for Donn [...]
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — "No formal systematic training programs for interpreters have yet been developed," a federal manual declared in 1965. But by then, a woman in Springfield had already spent nearly two decades teaching hearing students sign language and preparing them to interpret for Deaf people. Her name was Lottie Riekehof. Today, Riekehof is remembered [...]
GLEN CARBON — One occupant died in a four-vehicle rollover crash early Sept. 24, 2026, on westbound Interstate 270 in Glen Carbon, according to preliminary information from the Illinois State Police. Illinois State Police Troop 8 responded to a report of the crash at approximately 4:53 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, at milepost 9.5, just east of Illinois Route 157 in Madison County. Illinois State Police said one occupant was pronounced dead at the scene. All westbound lanes were blocked
Guantanamo Bay has always been shorthand for disappearing people. It’s a place where people cease to exist, along with any rights they may have been afforded if they’d been imprisoned inside the United States. Its name is synonymous with torture and indefinite detention. And the excuse has always been the same: it’s impossible to secure […]
Tens of thousands of Americans continue to lose access to food assistance each month, even as Congress debates slowing down major cuts to federal food stamps. New data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows more than 330,000 Americans lost access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, between May and June, the latest […]
A Glee reboot is officially in the works.Ryan Murphy gave an update on a revival of the musical series to Entertainment Tonight this week, saying a script has been written.“Well, funny you…
GODFREY — Three-month-old Kenna of Godfrey is in 10th place in her group in the Baby of the Year competition, and her family is seeking community support before voting for the top 10 closes Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. The competition features babies from across the country, with public voting determining who advances to the next stage. Jordan Croft shared Kenna’s entry and asked the Godfrey community to help her advance. Kenna is the youngest of four children. Her older siblings ar
Thirty-five years ago today, Nirvana released an album that helped change the direction of popular music. “Nevermind,” issued Sept. 24, 1991, brought the force of underground rock to a much larger audience, pairing abrasive guitars with memorable melodies. Its success helped move alternative rock from the margins toward the center of the music business. But this date belongs to more than one band or one sound: Its history also includes a career-changing arrival in London, an ambitious
The Psychology of Comfort Why can a television episode you have already seen five times feel more appealing than a brilliant new series? The familiar episode offers something novelty cannot: you know what happens next. There are no surprises to decode and no emotional risks to weigh. That small choice reveals something important about comfort. It is not simply about pleasure. It is often about finding a place where your mind can stop working quite so hard. Comfort shapes what we eat, where
The St. Louis Blues have introduced " Blue Note+" as the new, exclusive multimedia home of the team’s regional television broadcasts, starting this season.
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