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ALTON — The Alton Police Department responded to a report of battery and criminal damage Monday night, Sept. 29, 2025, in the 1900 block of Gross Street, where a male suspect battered two known individuals and damaged a vehicle before firing gunshots into the air, authorities said. At 9:58 p.m. on Sept. 29, Alton officers were dispatched to the scene after receiving calls of a battery and property damage. While en route, additional reports indicated that two gunshots had been heard. "According to a preliminary investigation, the male suspect assaulted two people he knew, causing non-life-threatening injuries. He then used a landscaping brick to break the windshield of one victim’s vehicle. As the suspect fled, he reportedly fired two gunshots into the air," said Alton Police Chief Jarrett Ford. Law enforcement, including Alton officers, the Madison County Sheriff’s Office, and the Wood River Police Department, established a perimeter and conducted an extensive search

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COLLINSVILLE – Madison County authorities have charged two men from Belleville and Collinsville with mob action after allegedly attacking the same victim in public and damaging their cell phone. Carson M. Jones, 33, of Belleville, and Juan Manuel, 21, of Collinsville, were both charged in two related cases with one count each of mob action and criminal damage to property (each Class 4 felonies). Jones and Manuel are accused of striking the same victim about the head and body while at the ZX gas station at 8407 Collinsville Road in Collinsville on Sept. 15, 2025. Both were additionally charged with causing over $500 worth of damage to the same victim’s cell phone. The Madison County Sheriff’s Office presented both cases against Jones and Manuel, both of whom were granted pretrial release from custody with additional conditions. Under the conditions of their pretrial release, Jones and Manuel have been ordered to have no contact with and remain at least 500 feet

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Key takeaways: OSF HealthCare Saint Anthony's Health Center in Alton, Illinois, has achieved Magnet with Distinction status from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. The designation means patients can be certain they are getting the best nursing care. Fewer than 8% of hospitals nationwide have achieved this honor. OSF HealthCare Saint Anthony’s Health Center has received its first-ever Magnet® Recognition for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Most importantly, this recognition comes "with distinction," making OSF Saint Anthony’s the 46th hospital in the United States to be recognized with this award. Magnet with Distinction™ recognizes hospitals based on quality patient care and nursing excellence. Fewer than 8% of hospitals in the U.S. have earned Magnet with Distinction status. Additionally, the Magnet with Distinction™ program was created as a special designation to "celebrate hospitals and

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The BBC has shared a new trailer for its Ozzy Osbourne documentary, Coming Home.The clip features footage of Ozzy's home life with his wife, Sharon Osbourne, as they prepare to move…

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Prepare to be wowed by the giants of the garden! Celebrate with us as we showcase this year’s Missouri State Fair largest pumpkin winners—and get an up-close look at a […]

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Get ready for a swashbuckling adventure at the St. Louis Aquarium at Union Station! We’re thrilled to announce the return of Pirates and Pumpkins—a fun-filled event where buccaneers of all […]

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Get ready for a warm day with a high of 90 degrees and a low dipping to 54 degrees tonight. The sky will be mostly sunny with a few clouds here and there. There's no rain in sight, so enjoy the dry weather as persistent dry conditions may continue to worsen drought through the weekend. Allergy alert: Mold levels are moderate, ragweed is low, and grass pollen is also low. Air quality is moderate with particle pollution present, so if you're sensitive, you might want to take precautions. Tonight will be partly cloudy with lows around 54 degrees, feeling cool. Looking ahead to tomorrow, expect a high of 85°F and a low of 57°F. The day will have intermittent clouds with plenty of sunshine making it very warm. Night will turn partly cloudy again with comfortable temperatures. For more details, visit https://riverbender.com/weather .

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After years of inaction, a federal trial could lead to a court decision on whether Torch Electronics' unregulated slot machines, now common in gas stations, are legal.

A once clandestine industry is now a billion-dollar cash crop in Missouri -- and this is harvest season. We visited one of the state's largest marijuana farms, and saw how they bring the crop to market.

The new call letters, KLJT, are similar to 99.1 JOY's KLJY. Joy is buying the frequency.

From the City of St. Louis: Last Friday (Sept. 26th) at the request of St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer, the Bi-State Development Board of Commissioners voted to approve a contract with the planning and engineering firm HNTB to begin a detailed exploration of potential Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in the Green Line Transit Corridor. After […]

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A man was injured after a shooting in Ferguson on Monday night, after a group of people got into an argument with a person in a car and someone from the group fired shots.

After years of hyperventilation about TikTok’s impact on privacy, propaganda, and national security, TikTok is likely being sold to a bunch of Trump’s billionaire technofascist buddies who don’t believe in privacy and want to use TikTok to spread right wing propaganda. Bang up job all around, especially to all the befuddled Democrats whose hysteria about […]

Shanika Barbee, 38, was found dead in her home in East St. Louis, Illinois, and police are investigating the cause of death.

by Tom Finan, Executive Director, Construction Forum The passage of a Board of Aldermen bill paving the way for Accessory Dwelling Units in the City of St. Louis was framed Monday as just one step in the streamlining of creation of affordable housing. A signing ceremony was held in front of a converted carriage house […]

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