ALTON — Two individuals are recovering after being shot on Homer Adams Parkway in Alton on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. The Alton Police Department received a call at 8:55 p.m. Tuesday from a female driver who reported she was en route to an area hospital following the shooting, which occurred near the intersection with College Avenue. Shortly thereafter, the two gunshot wound victims arrived at a local hospital. One of the victims was subsequently flown to a hospital in St. Louis for additional treatment. Both victims are currently reported to be in stable condition. Authorities have indicated that the shooting was not random, stating that the vehicle carrying the victims was specifically targeted. As a result of the incident, all northbound traffic lanes on Homer Adams Parkway from East Broadway in Alton were closed while investigators searched for physical evidence. Those lanes have since been reopened. The Alton Police Department is leading the investigation, with assistance fro
Nearly every modern medical treatment can be traced to research funded by the National Institutes of Health: from over-the-counter and prescription medications that treat high cholesterol and pain to protection from infectious diseases such as polio and smallpox. The remarkable successes of the decades-old partnership between biomedical research institutions and the federal government are so intertwined with daily life that it’s easy […]
Nursing home industry officials are urging Illinois lawmakers to increase the rates they receive from the state’s Medicaid system, arguing the current rates are outdated and are forcing many facilities around the state out of business.
“We’ve expressed our concerns that closures will happen. We’ve been saying that for years, and it’s actually happening now, and it will continue to get worse,” Jonathan Aaron, co-president of the industry lobby group Health Care Council of Illinois, said…
Evenezer Cortez Martinez is back on U.S. soil, landing in Kansas City Tuesday afternoon after being deported. The DACA recipient and Kansas father of three feared that he wouldn’t be able to return from Mexico, a country he left at the age of 4. His Roeland Park family embraced in a tearful and joyful reunion […]
The top budget writer in the Missouri Senate says President Donald Trump’s sharp tariff hikes are causing jitters among some Republicans who control state government.
A bill allowing the Missouri Lottery to install video gambling machines at retail locations across the state faces a difficult path to final passage — even if the sponsor can find enough votes to get it out of the Missouri House.
Republican state Sen. Brad Hudson of Cape Fair, who also filed a bill allowing video lottery games, said in an interview Tuesday that he hasn’t pushed his proposal forward because it was assigned to a hostile committee.
Three Senate bills authorizing video lottery…
BANGKOK (AP) — China again vowed to “fight to the end" Wednesday in an escalating trade war with the U.S. as it announced it would raise tariffs on American goods to 84% from Thursday. Beijing also added an array of countermeasures after U.S. President Donald Trump raised the total tariff on imports from China to [...]
Mayor Tishaura Jones lost in a landslide to Cara Spencer. Long-time comptroller Darlene Green suffered her first election defeat ever. The president of the St. Louis Public Schools Board of Education was also ousted. We have a breakdown of the big races in the St. Louis area in Tuesday night's election.
An updated version of the Second Amendment Preservation Act, a bill that takes aim at federal gun laws, pits some St. Louis-area police chiefs against a pro-firearms activist.
A bill allowing the Missouri Lottery to install video gambling machines at retail locations across the state faces a difficult path to final passage — even if the sponsor can find enough votes to get it out of the Missouri House. Republican state Sen. Brad Hudson of Cape Fair, who also filed a bill allowing […]
National Crime Victims' Rights Week is being observed this week in St. Louis with a focus on 'kinship' to support survivors and victims of crime, and a hotline is available from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at 314-539-6855 for those seeking support.
ST. LOUIS - Ahead of a warm front, watch for spots of light rain Wednesday morning, especially along and north of I-70. Wednesday we will see warmer temperatures, with highs in the 60s. A weak cold front is expected to bring more spotty light showers in the evening and overnight, but these showers will be [...]
Talking Heads frontman David Byrne is bringing back his Amazing Humans Doing Amazing Things variety show for a second year.The one-night-only event will be held May 29 at New York’s…
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