JERSEYVILLE – Residents of Jerseyville and Jersey County may soon have recycling service options pending approval of a new trash and recycling contract, along with increased yearly dump fees. Jerseyville City Council members are set to consider a three-year contract with Republic Services for trash hauling and single-stream recycling at city sites and the city dump, as well as new fees for city dump permits, at their next meeting on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. Jerseyville officials clarify
The Illinois State Police have upgraded 911 services across the state to the new Next Generation 911 (NG911) system, which provides more efficient and reliable emergency services, including geospatial call routing and improved text-to-911 service.
ST. LOUIS - Quick wrap-up on northern lights potential for the St. Louis area over the next few days: Not likely for our area. Current conditions: Kp ~3 (no geomagnetic storm). Best near-term window: early Mar 30 (UTC) with forecast peak around Kp ~4.67 — roughly 7–10 PM CT Sunday, Mar 29 and 10 PM–1 AM CT late Sunday into Monday. Still generally not strong enough this far south. Mar 31–Apr 1: forecast eases back to ~3.67 then ~2.33 (less promising). If someone
Spire announced it reached an agreement to sell its gas marketing business to Boardwalk Pipelines, a deal that will help fund its acquisition of the biggest gas utility in Tennessee.
EAST ALTON - Community members can support United Way at an upcoming trapshoot and barbecue fundraiser. On Friday, April 17, 2026, United Way will host their 18th annual labor fundraiser at Winchester Shooting Facilities in East Alton. The shooting starts at 8 a.m. and goes until 11:30 a.m., and shooters must arrive by 10 a.m. to participate. It costs $85 for two rounds, which includes the barbecue immediately following the shoot at Machinists Bluff City Lodge 660 in East Alton. All proceeds
A 23-year-old woman from Rolla was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Phelps County early Saturday morning after being ejected from the vehicle while not wearing a seatbelt.
Led Zeppelin celebrated the 50th anniversary of their iconic album Physical Graffiti in 2025, and now guitarist Jimmy Page is giving fans some insight into how one of the songs…
Deep Sky takes audiences through the awe-inspiring images of the cosmic landscapes captured by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) in IMAX®. Deep Sky brings the awe-inspiring images captured by […]
Legislation is still moving the statehouse is renewing a broader conversation about how Illinoisans want to return their dead to the earth — and whether the state is finally ready to allow human composting.
Call me a sicko, but I’m almost always happy when a top-level government official’s communications get hacked. That’s because — in almost every case — either the official seems to be a bit shady, or holds a high-level position in an agency involved in some shady stuff. I mean, it’s not like hackers are targeting […]
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Police (ISP) is announcing all 169 Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) throughout Illinois, commonly called 911 call centers, have successfully transitioned to Next Generation 911 (NG911). NG911 upgrades the traditional 911 service from voice-centric networks to secure, IP-based infrastructure designed to support today’s communications. “This milestone reflects years of coordinated work by the ISP Division of Statewide 911, PSAPs, Emergency