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St. Louis Cardinals rising star Jordan Walker will compete in the 2026 Home Run Derby during Major League Baseball's All-Star week festivities.

GRANITE CITY – Granite City Community Unit School District No. 9 is partnering with the Madison County Health Department to host a pair of Back to School Physical and Immunization Clinics on Thursday, July 30 and Thursday, August 6 from 1-4:30 p.m. at the Granite City High School Annex Gym. This event will be held to help protect students and others by meeting school and sports physical requirements. All incoming kindergarteners, 6th graders and high school freshmen are required to hav

ALTON - The Alton Woman’s Home Association (AWHA) has been helping women and children in Madison County since the organization was founded in 1897. Their commitment to the community remains ardent; in 2025, more than $213,000 was distributed to 20 area agencies. AWHA was founded to provide women in need with a home where they could live out their final years. The first residence was the former Dolbee Mansion, located on the bluffs where Riverview Park stands today. In 1909, residents move

EDWARDSVILLE — State Senator Jason Plummer (R-Edwardsville) has earned a 100% voting record from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), Illinois' leading small business advocacy organization, for his consistent support of policies that help small businesses grow and succeed. “Small businesses don’t need more red tape, higher costs, and mandates from Springfield. They need government to get out of the way so they can create jobs and keep our local economies

Miranda Randazzo, the boy's mother, said in an exclusive interview Thursday that police officials told her about the discovery of the remains and are awaiting confirmation from a coroner's office.

The Missouri Department of Transportation plans a public meeting on potential safety improvements for U.S. Highway 61-67 in Jefferson County from Route 231 to Route Z.

The Chemical Building at 8th and Olive is a Downtown landmark. Pictured here on July 23rd 2025. Note: Due to the number of photos in this post, load times may be slower than usual. Multiple failed redevelopment attempts over the years have plagued Downtown's Chemical Building. The red, bay-window, architecturally rich building at 8th and Olive has held its place since it was completed in 1896 and has seen the surrounding neighborhood grow, die off and be reimagined. Its immediate neighbors...

John Mellencamp gave fans a sneak peek at what to expect from his upcoming Dancing Words Tour.The rocker invited fans to an open rehearsal at the Ford Center in Evansville,…

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EDWARDSVILLE - The Madison County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, announced the addition of Deputy Jadden Smith, who was sworn in Tuesday, July 7, 2026, and will begin field training immediately. The sheriff’s office said Smith is its newest deputy and comes to the agency with experience from the Madison Police Department. “The Madison County Sheriff’s Office is excited to welcome our newest member, Deputy Jadden Smith, to the team,” Madison

ALTON – Alton officials have been asked to schedule a public forum before entering a trash hauling contract with Republic Services. Alton is already in the process of negotiating a new city-wide trash hauling contract with Republic Services. But before any final agreement is reached or approved, Denise Sparks of Sparks Junk Removal & Hauling asked city leaders to schedule a public hearing, much like Jerseyville did months ago . “This decision will affect every household in

Charter Communications plans to discontinue operations at its network operations center in Town and Country, resulting in 107 layoffs, according to a Missouri WARN Notice.

WASHINGTON — The former U.S Olympian charged with damaging a section of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool pleaded not guilty during a brief court hearing Thursday and was released on his own recognizance.  D.C. Superior Court Associate Judge Carmen Guerricagoitia McLean, who is presiding over the felony case against David C. Hearn, scheduled a status […]

Green Door Art Gallery in Presents “Bee” Intrigued July 8 - August 19! The exhibit features Patrice Aitch - Glass Alison Bozarth - Mixed Media 2D Marilyn Callahan - Pastels […]

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America’s best urban park turns 150 years young in 2026. Over the course of the last century and a half, Forest Park has hosted pivotal moments in St. Louis history: […]

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From its origin at the turn of the 20th century to its destruction in 1959 in the name of urban renewal, Mill Creek Valley was a center for Black life […]

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