BETHALTO - The Bethalto Police Department has received over 20 reports of vehicle burglaries/stolen vehicles in the last week, Bethalto Police Chief Jason Lamb said. "We are reminding people to please lock your vehicle and either remove or hide any valuable items inside of your vehicle," Chief Lamb said. "We have taken reports of expensive valuables being taken. "Most of our reports have documented that their vehicles were unlocked, however, we have had some reports where force was used to enter the vehicle. Some of these encounters have been captured on video. "We are asking everyone to review your surveillance cameras (should you have any) for any evidence of these perpetrators near your or your neighbor's vehicle. If you have a video of these subjects, please contact us so one of our officers can obtain that video from you." Even if nothing was taken, the department would like to hear about it so they can further gather information about where these people have been,
ALTON - Madison County Coroner’s Office Chief Of Investigations Shane P. Liley has identified a Godfrey area male who died as a result of being involved in a two-vehicle traffic crash early Sunday morning, Oct. 29, 2023. The man is identified as Anthony M. Geisen, 20, of Godfrey. Geisen was the driver and sole occupant of a white 2015 Ford Focus Hatchback. He was traveling northbound on Henry Street and through the intersection of Landmarks Boulevard when he was struck on the passenger side by a 2024 Freightliner tractor-trailer. The crash occurred at 5:54 a.m. on Oct. 29, 2023. Geisen was treated at the scene by paramedics with the Alton Fire Department and taken to OSF Saint Anthony’s Heath Center in Alton, where he was pronounced deceased at 6:23 a.m. after resuscitative efforts were unsuccessful. The victim was wearing his seatbelt at the time of the crash and his airbags did deploy, Liley said. The driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured during the
ALTON - The City of Alton unveiled its plans to become a child-friendly city through the UNICEF U.S.A Child Friendly Cities Initiative (CFCI). Alton will be one of eight cities in the country to achieve this designation. “Sometimes you look in eyes and you see hope. Other times, you see despair. Other times, you see trauma. Through this Child Friendly City Initiative, what we want to do is be able to see the hope in their eyes and not despair,” Mayor David Goins said. “What I’d like to do is continue to work with the City Council and my administration as we strive to seek legislation, decisions that will positively impact children’s lives and health and wellbeing.” The City Council has allocated $1 million from the American Rescue Plan Act to “invest in our youth,” Goins said. The Council specifically approved $50,000 from the American Rescue Plan Act to go toward CFCI in Alton. CFCI focuses on promoting child rights, fighting
Google is an internet powerhouse. It’s home to the most-used search engine in the world. It has its own operating system and its own line of cell phones. It also has its own cell phone service. It has ad services, a suite of web-based productivity apps that are (somewhat compatible) with a bunch of Microsoft […]
The ChatGPT Artificial Intelligence Open AI Training Bundle has four courses to help you get up to speed. In the first two courses, you will learn the fundamentals of working with ChatGPT, a state-of-the-art language model developed by OpenAI. You will gain hands-on experience using ChatGPT to generate text that is coherent and natural, and […]
Lynyrd Skynyrd and ZZ Top are teaming up once again for a second round of The Sharp Dressed Simple Man Tour. The bands have announced 36 new dates in 2024, with the first…
ALTON - If anyone ever epitomized a life of service of Alton it would be retired Alderman Charlie Brake. Brake was a Ward 5 in Alton Alderman for 26 years and was first elected in 1997. He retired a few months before his 92nd birthday in June 2023. On Tuesday night, Oct. 31, 2023, Charlie Brake will have one of the most special moments of his life when he rides through the Alton Halloween Parade as Parade Marshal. Steve Schwartz, a spokesperson for the Alton Halloween Parade, said he thought the East End Improvement Association, the sponsors for the parade, made a great choice in Brake’s selection. Brake always stood up for what he believed in during his time as Ward 5 alderman. He said when he retired he was going to relieve some stress and relax more. “I worked all those years, too, and then had that alderman seat for 26 years,” he said. “I was involved a lot in the construction projects. We did new fire houses and a new police station and I managed to be
Joe Nocera and Bethany McLean argue in New York today that lockdowns were probably a miserable failure in the fight against COVID-19.¹ But they also say this in passing: As the United States gains more and more distance from the COVID pandemic, the perspective on what worked, and what did not, becomes not only more ...continue reading "Just how remarkable was Operation Warp Speed?"
ST. LOUIS -- A woman was carjacked in The Grove late Sunday night. The suspects appear to be still on the run. On the night of October 29, 2023, at around 10:30 p.m. a carjacking took place in the 4100 block of Manchester Street. The victim, a 29-year-old woman, was sitting in her parked vehicle [...]
ST. LOUIS -- Police were called to the 7800 block of Rio Silva Place on October 29, 2023, at 10:40 a.m. to investigate a shooting. The victim, a 42-year-old man, was found in the kitchen of a vacant apartment with gunshot wounds. The victim was pronounced deceased at the scene. The police have not yet [...]
Mötley Crüe will be among the headliners for Milwaukee's 2024 Summerfest. The "Kickstart My Heart" rockers will take the Summerfest stage on June 21. Tickets go on sale Friday, November…
JERSEYVILLE - One individual is facing charges of domestic battery and criminal damage to property while another has been charged with possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia, according to recent Jersey County court filings. Ashley D. Combs, 36, of Jerseyville, was charged with one count of domestic battery and one count of criminal damage to property following an alleged incident on or about Oct. 24, 2023. Court documents indicate Combs shoved the victim “against a wall and grabbed her arm while at their shared residence.” Combs had previously been convicted of domestic battery on Jan. 29, 2018, also in Jersey County. Combs is facing a Class 4 felony charge for the domestic battery offense. Court documents indicate she is being held in the custody of the Jersey County Sheriff until her initial court appearance. Ashley N. Hillman, 35, of Jerseyville, was charged with unlawful possession of less than five grams of methamphetamine, possession of a hypodermic
State Sen. Karla May wrote a letter to the Missouri Division of Cannabis Regulation, following a report by The Independent last week about a company that recruited social equity license applicants on Craigslist.
A 20-year-old Godfrey man was killed Sunday morning when his car was hit by a tractor-trailer at the intersection of Henry Street and Landmarks Boulevard.
While Wisconsin kids could find themselves trudging through snow to trick or treat on Halloween this year, kids in Florida may need to slather on the sunscreen first.
These metro area schools are matching student interests with relevant extracurriculars and electives, such as programs on AI, social change, global awareness, mental health, and more.
These metro area schools are matching student interests with relevant extracurriculars and electives, such as programs on AI, social change, global awareness, mental health, and more.
These metro area schools are matching student interests with relevant extracurriculars and electives, such as programs on AI, social change, global awareness, mental health, and more.
Libraries are expanding their reach with new programs offering help. In the case of Potty Training 101, it's how to conquer a universal parenting task.
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