On Aug. 16, volunteers from Helping Strays of Monroe County and Gateway Pet Guardians responded to a scene with 16 cats that were found crammed into crates and abandoned outside on an unused farm road close to East Carondelet, Illinois.
A firearm was discovered inside an employee's bag at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School last Thursday as St. Louis Public Schools prepared to start the new school year.
If Sony thought that the outrage over its decision to make the next PlayStation entirely disc-less was going to dissipate quickly, it was wrong. There are actually multiple organic campaigns to protest Sony’s decision to ditch physical media now. We already talked about the plans for a purchase and usage blackout of all things PlayStation […]
The St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office, along with investigators from the ATF, is investigating a firebombing that took place in Lenzburg. Investigators say the attack involved a dispute between individuals who knew each other.
The historic neon-lit eagle sign that for decades stood atop the company's former brewery in Newark, New Jersey, has arrived in St. Louis and has been restored and relit above the Anheuser-Busch brewery, bringing the landmark back to the company's hometown.
ALTON – Alton is considering new rules that would allow pop up shops to operate on city sidewalks while protecting current businesses. Committee of the Whole members voted unanimously on Aug. 24, 2026 to approve a resolution allowing “sidewalk pop up shops” in the City of Alton. The city would require sidewalk pop up shops to obtain special event permits before operating under the proposed resolution. These permits would be valid for up to 15 days within a calendar year.
A Dairy Queen in Freeburg, Ill., turned a recent theft into a community fundraising event after a tip jar collecting donations for veterans was stolen twice from the counter.
A federal prosecutor sought to have Blu Zeke Daly placed in a detention facility while her trial is pending, suggesting she be placed in rural southern Illinois.
Two people were grazed by bullets and multiple homes and vehicles were also hit after people inside a red Infiniti Q50 fired multiple shots as an Airbnb party was letting out early Friday morning.
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. Political action committees are responsible for nearly two-thirds of all federal election funding, with about US$6.3 billion raised and $4.8 billion spent since January 2025. But their outsized political influence does not just come from their wallets. It’s also generated from their names. […]
GODFREY/ALTON - Vitality Women’s Clinic and CALC have partnered to support students and community members. Vitaliy Women’s Clinic offers free pregnancy and STI tests and ultrasounds to individuals experiencing unplanned pregnancies, as well as resources like support groups, parenting classes and more. As a faith-based, pro-life clinic, they do not provide or refer for abortions. CALC Institute of Technology has several career paths and educational tracts for students to pursue.
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