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ALTON - On two recent episodes of “According to Jama and Nikki,” the hosts welcomed Isaac Sandidge to talk about mental health. “According to Jama and Nikki” is a weekly podcast on RiverBender.com where Jama Fabry and Nikki Fiedler have candid conversations about life and community. They were joined by Sandidge, a Mental Health First Aid trainer and founder of Mental Health First Aid Illinois , to discuss the value of mental health conversations and interventions.

EDWARDSVILLE — Edwardsville Police Chief Michael Fillback will retire Oct. 2, 2026, after 30 years with the department, and he expressed his sincere gratitude to the city staff, elected officials, and everyone who believed in him and supported him throughout his career. “This decision has not come easily, as I have spent most of my life serving the Edwardsville community," Fillback said. "My wife and I raised our children here, and we are proud to continue calling Edwardsville our

GODFREY - OSF OnCall and Vitality Women’s Clinic have teamed up to provide free support to community members in need. OSF OnCall regularly brings resources to Vitality in Godfrey. As a faith-based, pro-life pregnancy center, Vitality supports new parents and individuals experiencing unplanned pregnancies with free pregnancy and STI tests, free ultrasounds, parenting classes and more. Executive Director Jackie Dutie noted the importance of teaming up with groups like OSF OnCall to expand

ALTON - The first of the Fall 2026 Piasa Palisades Group Speaker’s Series will be held on September 8 at 6:30 p.m. at the Old Bakery Beer Co. in Alton, IL. The public is invited for an in-depth discussion on the benefits and challenges to local communities of adding utility-scale solar to the state’s energy mix. Speakers will discuss the impressive grid support offered by Battery Energy Storage Systems and innovative projects from around the state. Three speakers will lead an engaging

EDWARDSVILLE - SIUE, the College of Arts and Sciences and the University Museum proudly announce that the University Museum has been awarded a federal grant for $200,427 from the Institute for Museum and Library Services to work on Stage IV of the Museum Collections Inventory Project! Executive Curator for SIUE's University Museum, Erin Vigneau-Dimick, served as the sole grant writer for the University Museum. The federal Institute for Museum and Library Services offers multiple annual grant

The annual Japanese Festival is one of the largest and longest running festivals of its kind in the United States, presenting taiko drumming, bon odori festival dancing, martial arts, candlelight […]

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Flash flooding in the Arizona tourist destination was probably triggered by compounding climate factors, such as drought and warming in Pacific Ocean.

ST. LOUIS - Another very hot day is ahead, with heat index values climbing above 105 and pushing 110 in some spots. We’ll have plenty of sunshine early, but clouds will increase for some this afternoon as a few isolated showers and storms develop. A weak cold front will dip into the region this evening [...]

Columnist Bill McClellan writes: As in the movie “Who Framed Roger Rabbit?", I’m in Toon Country without a bulldozer. I have no idea who or what is real.

Begin Again: 50 Years and Counting marks Laumeier’s 50th anniversary by celebrating five decades of artist commissions and exhibitions. Featuring hundreds of artists and rarely seen works from Laumeier’s collection, […]

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How long has it been since we've had five straight days of 99-plus, like St. Louis did this week? When was it last this hot in September?

Headlines from the Sept. 5, 1926, front page include: Brilliant spectacle as Greater St. Louis Exposition is opened