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BLOOMINGTON — Roxana’s Chloe Skiles emerged as the area’s lone state champion wrestler over the weekend, winning the 110-pound title at Grossinger Motors Arena as the Shells placed fourth as a team in the state tournament. Skiles went 4-0 in the 110-pound bracket. She won her semifinal match over Valeria Pesantes of Elk Grove by fall at 3 minutes, 23 seconds, then captured the championship by fall in 41 seconds over Zoey Dodgers of Franklin Park-North Lake Leyden. Roxana

Officials in a small Missouri city awarded themselves improper bonuses using federal pandemic relief funds, according to a report from the Missouri State Auditor.

GRANITE CITY – The Rotary Club of Granite City recognized juniors Lily Booker and Shelby Morgan as Students of the Month for March. Students were nominated by teachers, and were chosen on the basis of academics, as well as scholastic, extracurricular and civic honors and awards, and organization membership and leadership. Each honoree will receive a framed certificate and a gift card, and will be recognized at the Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast on March 24, 2026. LILY

WOOD RIVER - Five Lewis & Clark Junior High School student athletes were recognized by the LCJH District 15 school board on Feb. 24, 2026, in Wood River, Illinois, for earning spots on the Boys Basketball All Academic Team, an honor created this year by Coach Overton and Kraig Daniels. The board recognized Malik Turner, an eighth-grader, and seventh-graders Lincoln Brame, Harrison Hawkins, Gabriel Daniels and Hudson Gonzales during the recent board meeting at Lewis & Clark Junior High School.

"I'm sorry for it," Michael Grady's co-conspirator Victoria Williams testified in court. "But I didn't do it alone."

Police commanders say too many officers still aren't using body cameras.

GLEN CARBON – A 1,500-acre piece of mostly vacant farmland in Glen Carbon is set to become the site of several future developments within the village. Trustees unanimously approved the establishment of a STAR Bond District in Glen Carbon at their Feb. 24, 2026, Village Board meeting. The district’s purpose is to finance the development of future entertainment, retail, and tourism projects through Sales Tax And Revenue (STAR) bonds, according to the village’s STAR Bond District

Metallica is adding six more shows to the band's upcoming Life Burns Faster residency at the high-tech Sphere venue in Las Vegas.The exact dates for the added shows have yet to…

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THE INTERNATIONAL PERCUSSION SENSATION RETURNS TO THE FABULOUS FOX FROM MARCH 6-8    STOMP, the international percussion sensation, returns to The Fabulous Fox for four performances only March 6-8. From its beginnings as a street performance in the UK, STOMP has grown into an international sensation for more than 30 years, having performed in more […]

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Julius Massey, 43, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the death of 48-year-old Payton Winston.

EDWARDSVILLE - Tucker Lindstedt is one of the five seniors on this year's Edwardsville High School boys basketball team, and has been very supportive of his teammates as well as being a talented forward in the 2025-2026 season. The Tigers move to the sectional semifinals for a contest against Alton at Mascoutah on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. Lindstedt, as one of the club's seniors, is optimistic and confident that Edwardsville can continue on in postseason play with the Alton game ahead next.

ALTON - The Alton-Godfrey Rotary Club is expected to welcome hundreds of people to their 40th annual Chili Chowdown event. On Monday, March 2, 2026, community members could stop by Main Street United Methodist Church in Alton from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. or 4:30–7 p.m. for a chili meal. A $10 ticket gets you all-you-can-eat chili, a beverage and a dessert. Brad King, this year’s event chair, noted that the “legacy” of the Chili Chowdown and the Rotary Club is all about supportin

The Missouri Department of Transportation will begin a bridge rehabilitation project on the Highway 370 bridge over the Missouri River (the Discovery Bridge) starting this week. All work is weather permitting.

EDWARDSVILLE - Gabby Cook is a senior forward for the girls basketball team at Edwardsville High, and provided senior, veteran leadership for the Tigers during the 2025-2026 campaign. In a game against O'Fallon Feb. 6, 2026, at Lucco-Jackson Gym, Cook was one of three players who scored 11 points in Edwardsville's 53-42 loss to the Panthers. Cook averaged over 8 points and 7 rebounds a game for the Tigers and was consistently one of the team's leading scorers game in and game out. Cook is