GLEN CARBON – Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois (GSofSI) is proud to announce that Sarah Grace Brenner of Shiloh, Illinois, has been awarded Girl Scouts’ Medal of Honor – a lifesaving award she received for demonstrating heroism while saving a life. October 27, 2025, started as a normal day in the Brenner household. The children went to school, and father Michael was working upstairs in his office, wearing noise canceling headphones as he always does. Mother Lindsay was completing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), author of the historic bipartisan Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Law, today sought to block $125 million in Republican cuts to lead service line replacement projects by redirecting a portion of Trump’s exorbitant $2 billion U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) slush fund that the agency has shown time and again it does not deserve and cannot be trusted with. “ICE isn’t making our communities
GRANITE CITY – QuestBridge has announced the results of the 2025 QuestBridge National College Match, recognizing senior Melody Hang of Granite City High School as one of this year’s Match Scholarship Recipients. Hang was selected from a competitive pool of high-achieving high school seniors from low-income backgrounds nationwide and earned a full four-year scholarship through QuestBridge’s partnership with 55 of the nation’s top colleges. Her selection reflects both he
Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has filed a lawsuit against 19 pharmacy benefit manager companies and drug manufacturers over an alleged "insulin pricing scheme" that prosecutors say have cost consumers millions of dollars.
WASHINGTON — A panel of appellate judges Wednesday heard a challenge from civil rights groups to the Trump administration’s decision to revoke an extension, as well as end, temporary protections for nearly 1 million immigrants from Haiti and Venezuela. The challenge comes from the National TPS Alliance, which represents immigrants with Temporary Protected Status because […]
A new book about legendary Beatles producer George Martin's work is being released in celebration of what would have been his 100th birthday.George Martin: The Scores is described as “the first-ever definitive…
ST. LOUIS – Make sure you have your favorite snacks on hand because St. Louis’s favorite movie critic, Kathy Kaiser, has this weekend’s new releases on the big and little screens: IN THEATERS Starting 1/16 DEAD MAN'S WIRE - Rated R - 1 hr 45 mins STARRING: Bill Skarsgard, Al Pacino, Cary Elwes, Colman Domingo, [...]
Julie A. Nappier, 54, of Valmeyer, was sentenced to serve a prison term concurrently with a previous sentence for theft from a Columbia, Illinois, district.
CASEYVILLE — A Caseyville police officer attempted to stop a vehicle for reckless driving on Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, but the driver fled at high speed into Collinsville before crashing and fleeing on foot, authorities said. The vehicle struck a curb in Collinsville and became disabled on the side of a hill. The driver, identified as Hunter A. L. Smith, 21, was apprehended a short distance from the crash site, according to a news release from the Caseyville Police Department. Smith was
JERSEY COUNTY - The Dr. Silas Hamilton Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution recently donated a braille American flag to the Jersey County Public Library for public display. The Braille American flag donation reflects the chapter’s ongoing commitment to education and accessibility in the community. The flag will be available for public viewing at the Jersey County Public Library. The donation, made by the local chapter of NSDAR, took place in Jerseyville,
ALTON - A local woman is calling attention to Alton through a one-woman protest outside of City Hall. Dorothy Moss began her daily protests outside of City Hall on Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. She took a break on Wednesday but was back at it on Thursday, Jan. 15, with neon green signs and a message for the mayor and anyone who might want to join her. “I love Alton, and I know Alton can do better,” Moss said. “I’ve got to at least try. I don’t know if it’s goin
From Construction Dive: Construction on a $168 million expansion of a water treatment plant in Mesa, Arizona, reached a major milestone to start the year, but not before McCarthy Building Cos. overcame a potential roadblock. The builder began work on phase one, which includes construction of a second reservoir onsite, in January 2024, according to […]
From Mid Rivers Newsmagazine: The Warrenton Planning & Zoning Commission (P&Z) voted to recommend a large-scale data center proposal at its Jan. 8 meeting. Under review were a conditional use permit (CUP) and site plan for a facility proposed for 337.17 acres of land north of N.W. Service Road and west of Hwy. W. The […]
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