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Tashana Syas, the former personnel and finance chief for ousted Sheriff Alfred Montgomery, also reiterates her previous accusations of wrongful firing.

Paramount is now threatening California regulators that they’ll be taking their ball and going home (to Texas? Israel?) after California and 11 other states filed an antitrust lawsuit against the company’s unpopular $111 billion merger with Warner Brothers. Paramount leaked word of the nonexistent move to Semafor, which dutifully parroted the empty threat: “Ellison’s confidantes […]

Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014, the world's largest operating steam locomotive, is scheduled to make a public appearance at Union Station in St. Louis on July 19.

Members of a rescue task force from the St. Louis area share stories about what they faced over the weekend when called out to help with flash flooding rescues near Lesterville.

BETHALTO - Residents approaching retirement or already retired will have an opportunity Aug. 6, 2026, in Bethalto to hear from local professionals about how retirement income, Social Security, health care, taxes, investments and estate planning work together during a free workshop hosted by Bill Kinkel of Genesis Wealth Management Group. There is another event in Bethalto at the Bethalto Senior Citizen Center at 100 E. Central Ave., Bethalto, 62010, set for July 28, 2026. The event runs from

For the winter of 2026-2027, the City has increased its funding to support the unhoused and is seeking applicants who can provide shelter services.

Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs has awarded $195,000 in Charitable Trust grants to ten local nonprofit organizations to support housing and food programs in nine communities.

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed an anti-abortion bill known as the "Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act" into law on Monday.

ALTON — As Marquette Catholic High School prepares to begin its historic 100th school year this fall, school leaders are actively studying the possibility of launching a comprehensive capital campaign to strengthen the school's future for generations to come. Marquette Catholic is currently in the feasibility phase of the capital campaign planning process, meeting with longtime supporters, alumni, parents, and community leaders to gauge interest and gather feedback before determining whethe

A coalition of 23 state governors and the governor of Guam, all Democrats, submitted a joint comment to the U.S. Office of Management and Budget on Monday objecting to a proposed rule that would drastically change the federal grantmaking process, saying it threatens programs related to maternal health and reproductive care. The public comment period […]

Christopher Joel Cerro got past the first security checkpoint but was stopped at the second one on the morning of July 6, according to court documents.

President Donald Trump signed a pair of executive orders on Monday to again shrink Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in Utah — this time more dramatically, by about 3 million acres or 90% of their original size. Utah’s all-Republican congressional delegation, Gov. Spencer Cox and House Speaker Mike Schultz stood around Trump’s desk in […]

ALTON - OSF HealthCare Saint Anthony’s Health Center is being recognized by the American Heart Association for its ongoing dedication to providing outstanding cardiovascular and stroke care through the Get With The Guidelines® program. The recognition highlights the medical center’s sustained excellence, with two or more consecutive years of meeting rigorous national benchmarks for quality and patient outcomes in heart failure, stroke and resuscitation care. “For patients