This news will come as no surprise to anyone. Those who have been following police misconduct revelations for years have seen this happen time and time and time and time again. Those who are in the business of engaging in police misconduct have known for years that it’s easy to do and it seldom gets […]
GRANITE CITY – A man from Granite City has been charged with various financial crimes stemming from an alleged fraudulent scooter purchase using an elderly victim’s personal information. Jeffrey F. Pointer Jr., 38, of Granite City, was charged on Aug. 11, 2026, with one count each of continuing a financial crimes enterprise (a Class 1 felony), aggravated identity theft, identity theft (both Class 2 felonies), financial institution fraud, and misappropriation of financial institution
ST. LOUIS — A federal watchdog agency said Friday it had reached an agreement with the St. Louis Sheriff's Office to resolve charges of race and age discrimination tied to ousted Sheriff Alfred Montgomery's firing of 13 employees during his…
BETHALTO - Community members can help Civic Memorial High School students by donating their unused calculators. Bethalto Community Unit School District #8 is hosting its first Calculator Drive. People who have calculators they no longer use can connect with Civic Memorial to donate these tools. The goal, explained Principal Justin Newell, is to ensure no student lacks the supplies they need to learn. “That’s one of the biggies that kids need,” he said. “Getting calculator
ST. LOUIS – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is joining Facing Fentanyl , to unite families, communities and organizations across the country in recognizing National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day, Friday, August 21. This year marks the fifth anniversary of the national observance which honors and remembers the lives lost to fentanyl poisoning. This year’s theme, “Power of the Parent,” recognizes the critical role parents and families play in shaping
The mind often gets louder just as life starts getting quieter. That shift helps explain why late summer so often sparks reflection. The calendar has not fully turned, yet something feels as if it is already changing. Long plans begin to wind down. Vacations end. School routines return. Gardens fade. The days still hold warmth, but there is a subtle sense of narrowing. In that in-between space, many people find themselves looking back as much as they look ahead. Reflection during late summer
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has not slowed his pursuit of central policy goals and personal passions, even after major setbacks at the U.S. Supreme Court and other federal courts. The high court in its 2026 term delivered blows to Trump’s core campaign promises to upend a constitutional provision governing who becomes a U.S. citizen […]
On August 21, one of the most important events in world history is the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485, where Henry Tudor defeated King Richard III and took the English crown as Henry VII. At the time, this battle ended the long and damaging Wars of the Roses, a struggle between rival royal houses that had weakened England for decades. It mattered immediately because it brought a new ruling dynasty, the Tudors, to power and restored a measure of political stability. It still matters today because
ALTON - Riverbend residents will have a chance to watch most of the moon slip into Earth's shadow next week as a partial lunar eclipse crosses the night sky. The eclipse will take place Thursday night, Aug. 27, into the early morning hours of Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, and will be visible across much of North and South America as well as portions of Europe and Africa. NASA lists the event as a partial lunar eclipse. For viewers in Alton and the surrounding Riverbend area, the eclipse will begin
This Day in Music History: Aug. 21 On Aug. 21, 1935, Benny Goodman and his orchestra opened at the Palomar Ballroom in Los Angeles, a date widely recognized as the start of the swing era. The engagement was a decisive reversal for a band that had spent months on a difficult cross-country tour after its coast-to-coast radio run on NBC’s “Let’s Dance.” At the Palomar, Goodman’s tightly arranged, hard-driving dance music found the young audience it had been seeking.
The Missouri Supreme Court set Sept. 2 for arguments in the appeals of two ballot measure cases, including a referendum on the state’s gerrymandered congressional map. Both measures were ruled unconstitutional Wednesday by a Cole County judge. The court took…
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