MADISON – A local woman faces felony charges after allegedly throwing a “Molotov cocktail” towards an occupied home in Madison. Kimberley A. Watson, 60, of Madison, Ill., was charged on Feb. 19, 2026 with one count each of attempted aggravated arson and possession of an explosive or incendiary device, both Class 1 felonies. Watson is accused of possessing a flammable liquid within a glass container which charging documents state is “commonly known as a Molotov cocktail,”
QUINCY/ALTON - 89 years ago, on Feb. 25, 1937, Paul Warfield Tibbets Jr. of Quincy, Illinois, enlisted as a cadet in the Army Air Corps, a step that preceded his later role as the pilot of the Enola Gay. He is shown in front of the famed aircraft above. This aircraft dropped the first atomic bomb in history on Hiroshima during World War II. Tibbets, who later became a brigadier general in the United States Air Force, attended Western Military Academy in Upper Alton, Illinois, in the late 1920s
Peruvian sculptor Blas Isasi creates sculptures in a wide range of materials and colors informed by ancient Andean cosmology and the landscape of the Peruvian desert. This free exhibition at […]
Iron Maiden has announced the final shows of the band's Run for Your Lives world tour.The two-year trek will come to a close with two performances in Yokohama, Japan, taking…
A Metro East man has been charged with multiple felonies after he allegedly held a Cahokia Heights woman and her son hostage in their apartment and beat them for three days.
This free exhibition at the Saint Louis Art Museum presents exceptional weavings by Aymara artists alongside related works from the Central Andes. Dating primarily to the 18th and 19th centuries, […]
Glass and metal artists Teri Walker and Chad Ridgeway are bringing the magic of New Orleans to Third Degree Glass for a two-month exhibition titled, The Many Faces of Mardi […]
Now open at the World Chess Hall of Fame & Galleries, Charles Houska: Master of Play is a retrospective of the St. Louis artist’s work over his impressive 25-plus-year career, […]
For more than 150 years, St. Louisans have entrusted the Missouri Historical Society with countless objects: photographs, diaries, home movies, clothing, books – items that future generations can turn in […]
The 1904 World’s Fair was a fascinating yet complex event that continues to evoke a range of emotions. It was grand and shameful. It was full of fun and full […]
The request to table the data center project triggered a minutes-long burst of shouts, protests and heckles from the hundreds of people who had filled the Pacific High School auditorium.
EAST ALTON - Chris Carpenter, a 20-year-old from East Alton, is undergoing multiple surgeries for severe second- and third-degree burns after a fire destroyed his family’s home, and relatives have launched a GoFundMe to help cover medical costs and the family’s homeowners' insurance deductible as they begin rebuilding. The fundraiser was organized by Nathan-Janae Hausman and Marissa Carpenter. In the GoFundMe description, the organizers wrote that Steve Carpenter and his wife,
ST. LOUIS – Today, Mayor Cara Spencer warned that St. Louis residents should expect significant service cuts and mass layoffs for City staff if the budget certified by the state-controlled Board of Police Commissioners for the Police Department is finalized at its current amounts. The budget certified today by the Board would balloon the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department budget to over $250 million. This $250 million figure does not include the required retirement costs, like FICA
MILWAUKEE, WISC. - Saputo Cheese USA Inc. (SUSA or Saputo) is voluntarily recalling select cottage cheese products produced by SUSA due to the possibility of liquid dairy ingredients used in the items not being fully pasteurized according to state regulatory standards. While no illnesses or hospitalizations associated with the recalled products have been reported to date, consuming products that are not fully pasteurized can pose a significant health risk, especially to the young and elderly
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