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ALTON — This week, the Alton Police Department participated in “Chalk the Walk,” an initiative aimed at raising awareness for suicide prevention month by spreading messages of hope, encouragement, and support on local sidewalks. The chalk drawings outside the Alton Police Department serve as visual reminders that no one faces struggles alone and that help is always available. The effort reflects the department’s commitment to standing with individuals who are struggling, those who have lost loved ones, and everyone working to break the stigma surrounding mental health. The Alton Police Department encourages anyone in crisis, or those who know someone in need, to contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988. The department emphasized that assistance is accessible through this resource at any time.

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ST. LOUIS -- September is National Prostate Cancer Awareness month, and Mellve Shahid Sr., founder of The Empowerment Network, Inc., a St. Louis-based organization continues each year to raise awareness, education, and promote advocacy. Early detection is key -- that is why men age 40 and older are encouraged to get a PSA blood test. [...]

SPRINGFIELD – President Mark Guethle and the Illinois Democratic County Chairs Association (IDCCA) strongly condemned the assassination of Charlie Kirk in Utah earlier today. “Let me be perfectly clear: nothing justifies the horrific violence we saw today. While we may never have agreed with Charlie Kirk, there is never an excuse for violence. Full stop,” said President Guethle. “We are shocked and horrified by what seems to have been a politically motivated murder and we extend our deepest sympathy to Charlie’s wife and family as well as the students and community members who had to endure this tragic event.” He continued, “We are the party of democracy. That means we believe in the democratic process as the way to settle political differences and make change. We will never condone, excuse or tolerate violent tactics in the political arena.” McCombie Responds To Charlie Kirk Assassination CHICAGO – After Illinoisan and

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BETHALTO – Bethalto is the latest local municipality to approve the replacement of an expiring state-level sales tax on groceries with the village’s own 1% grocery tax, starting next year. Village Board members unanimously approved an ordinance at this week’s meeting which “implements a 1% grocery sales tax effective Jan. 1, 2026, to replace the same tax(es) that are to be discontinued by the State of Illinois on that date.” Since it was first imposed in 1990, the State of Illinois sent 100% of the proceeds collected from the 1% grocery tax directly back to local municipalities. In 2024, the Illinois General Assembly voted to eliminate the grocery tax and set it to expire in 2026, which also eliminated a major source of revenue for communities across Illinois. State legislators later passed a law allowing municipalities to implement their own locally collected grocery taxes to offset the loss in state revenue. This would not amount to a sales tax increase

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EAST ST. LOUIS — Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (D-Ill.) will host a Community Day focused on water infrastructure in the Metro East on Friday, Sept. 12, at the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) East St. Louis Center. The event, scheduled from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. CT, aims to provide residents with updates on flood mitigation, stormwater management, and wastewater backup prevention. Budzinski will be joined by U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) and Major General Jason Kelly, deputy commanding general for civil and emergency operations with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). State agencies and community organizations, including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Emergency Management Agency, Illinois Department of Insurance, Illinois Department of Public Health, Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

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From St. Louis Public Radio: Demolition equipment started appearing in St. Louis neighborhoods just days after a tornado ripped through parts of the city on May 16. Since then, houses and commercial properties determined to be beyond salvation have been coming down across the worst-hit neighborhoods, mostly in wards north of Delmar, the city’s historical […]

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Years before he debuted with the St. Louis Cardinals, Adam Wainwright had a bizarre experience and perhaps a life-saving twist of fate around the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.

From ABC: When a professional football career was no longer on the horizon for 19-year-old Simon Tyler, he turned to construction work. “A lot of my mates were doing it … and the industry had that kind of camaraderie, team mateship, that I really enjoyed at the footy club,” explains Dr Tyler, now 37. While […]

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St. Louis police arrested a man Thursday suspected of a fatal drive-by shooting last month in the city's North Hampton neighborhood.

MADISON COUNTY, Ill. - A man was left injured Thursday morning after stealing an ambulance and crashing it in South Roxana. According to the Illinois State Police Department (ISP), the crash incident happened shortly after 9 a.m. on Illinois Route 111 near Kearby Lane. The man stole the ambulance while he was getting unloaded out [...]

SOUTH ROXANA - A stolen Gateway Med Star ambulance crashed Thursday morning, Sept. 11, 2025, on Route 111 near South Roxana after police deployed stop sticks to halt the vehicle, authorities said. The incident began around 9 a.m. Sept. 11, when a patient being unloaded at the emergency room at Gateway Regional Medical Center at 2010 Madison Avenue in Granite City reportedly stole the ambulance and fled the scene, according to Madison County Sheriff Jeff Connor. “During the unloading process, the patient stole a Med Star ambulance and fled the emergency room,” Sheriff Connor said. “A call was made to Granite City police, and they put out the alert.” A deputy from the Madison County Sheriff’s Office intercepted the ambulance on Route 111 north of Poag Road, prompting a pursuit involving multiple agencies. A South Roxana officer deployed stop sticks in an attempt to stop the vehicle. The driver made an evasive maneuver, lost control, and rolled the ambulance

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Items from David Bowie’s archives will be on display at the new David Bowie Centre in London, and one of those pieces gives fans insight into the legendary singer’s musical tastes.According…

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A police investigation is underway after a student injured a teacher Thursday morning during an "incident" at Northview High School, prompting a brief lockdown.

I didn’t like Charlie Kirk. His morals and principles, as expressed through his rhetoric and actions, disgusted me. I’ve no reason to mourn his death—and no plans to celebrate it. Kirk was killed in what is most likely an act of politically inspired violence. He was shot during one of his usual speaking events; at […]

From West Newsmagazine: An agreement has been approved for the next phase of the Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail – an 11-mile trail that encompasses the majority of commercial, industrial and recreational land uses in Chesterfield Valley. The Monarch-Chesterfield Levee District will facilitate construction of phase 6 of the levee trail and restoration associated with the project. […]

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St. Louis County Executive Sam Page will likely face trial on his election-related indictment in southwest Missouri.

A new article by Dr. John S. Gaal, published in the International Journal of Vocational Education and Training (Summer 2025 edition), examines how peer support models can address the construction industry’s mental health crisis. With deaths from overdoses and suicides far outpacing on-the-job fatalities, Gaal highlights how unions and contractors are adopting innovative approaches to […]

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From Virginia Tech: A group of Virginia Tech researchers just got a boost toward bulldozing the construction industry’s biggest challenges. The Coalition for Smart Construction recently announced the recipients of its first seed grants. Created to build on the university’s transdisciplinary strengths and collaborative culture, the coalition helps faculty make connections with each other, industry, […]

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Four current or former St. Louis residents are among the 400 richest Americans.