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ALTON - Alton Mayor David Goins said Tuesday he is excited to announce the Edwardsville Community Foundation (ECF) awarded nearly $100,000 to the City of Alton in annual grants. Alton Fire Chief Jesse Jemison and the Alton Fire Department said the Edwardsville Community Foundation (ECF) has awarded $36,922 toward the purchase of new rescue equipment. “Kuddos to Chief Jemison and Battalion Chief Tom House for leadership and diligence in securing the grant. It is so wonderful for the fire department to purchase disaster readiness equipment," Mayor Goins said. The Alton Fire Department requested new extrication equipment that can be used for auto extrication, structural collapse, breaching, and stabilization incidents. “We will now be able to purchase new battery-powered Genesis NEXGEN spreaders, cutters, and rams. This equipment will match our existing complement of tools which will streamline our response preparedness for future rescue incidents," said Chief Jemison.

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Roger Waters is currently in Europe on his This Is Not A Drill tour, and now fans around the world will be able to experience the concert. Trafalgar is set to…

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It's the first year with recreational marijuana in the Lou, and the excitement is high for April 20.

Fans of Lulu's Local Eatery: It's time to celebrate. The beloved South Grand vegan spot has reopened its dining room. Lulu's (3201 South Grand Boulevard, luluslocaleaterystl.com) held a grand re-opening brunch this past weekend and then followed up the event with an Instagram announcement of its new hours.

A bill that would prohibit any further foreign ownership of Missouri land was passed in the Senate on Monday.

Deputies in southern Iowa reported that they have found human skeletal remains and have identified them.

A man was struck and killed after helping get a goose out of traffic early Tuesday morning in unincorporated Elgin Township.

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson appointed three new members to the University of Missouri System Board of Curators on Monday.

Elon Musk went on Tucker Carlson this week and spewed some utter nonsense, claiming that one thing he discovered upon taking over Twitter was that federal agencies had full access to everything at Twitter, including DMs. “The degree to which various government agencies effectively had full access to everything that was going on at Twitter […]

St. Louis police's homicide division is investigating the double homicide.

The Belleville location that opened last month has both a regular drive-thru and "an enhanced mobile pickup window" for carryout orders.

The Missouri bill is one of hundreds drafted by Republican lawmakers across the U.S. this year to push back on LGBTQ+ freedoms, especially targeting transgender people’s everyday lives — including sports, health care, bathrooms, workplaces and schools.

BLS announced usual weekly earnings for full-time workers today. It's a quarterly series, and the latest reading is for the first three months of 2023. Compared to the previous quarter, men's earnings were down $7. Women were up $8. The combined total was up 81 cents. Since the first quarter of 2020, men's earnings are ...continue reading "Weekly earnings were flat in the first quarter"

Carl Palmer is once again hitting the road with his celebration of Emerson, Lake and Palmer.  Just like his late 2022 shows, The Return of Emerson, Lake & Palmer 2023 Summer Tour…

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ALTON - The most delightful cast of Alton Little Theater's final production of the 89th season is pleased to offer a personal invitation to come join the merriment, madness, sexy silliness, and MORE at the Showplace May 5th through the 14th. The set is HUGE and sits across the River Seine from the Eiffel Tower; the costumes are just too ooh la-la; the cast (pictured) Josh Sarver, Darla Hook, Gail Drillinger, Kathy Piercey, Joan Marie Wood, and Kevin Frakes are just waiting for an audience to entertain! The Champagne punch will be flowing, and the Director Lee Cox has planned some extra special treats and a signature drink for every performance - AND a beautiful basket of amenities and eight gift certificates to an Alton favorite, My Just Desserts, will be raffled off. The ALT Showplace has waited six years for DING DONG, a French Farce, to be translated into English -- and NOW, the fun can begin! Tickets are always available online: http://www.altonlittletheater.org OR by calling

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ALTON - YWCA is pleased to announce the 2023 Josephine Marley Beckwith Future Leader (JMBFL) Scholars: Isabella Hall, Alton, and Emma Smith, Bethalto. Isabella Hall attends Alton High School and intends to major in Data Analytics. Emma Smith attends Civic Memorial High School in Bethalto and intends to major in nursing. In addition, Guadalupe Calixto, Bethalto, Samantha Evanoff, Troy, Taryn Geiger, Bethalto, and Tristan Johnson, Hardin were approved for renewal scholarships. YWCA awards $1,000 renewable scholarships to deserving young women in honor of Mrs. Josephine Marley Beckwith, Woman of Distinction (WOD) Class of 2002. Erica Bratton, JMBFL Scholarship Committee Chair said “Year after year, YWCA of Southwestern Illinois continues to receive awesome career bound applicants for the JMBFL scholarship. Through their applications, these ladies share their desire for learning and volunteering in their communities... a promising path to GREAT leadership opportunities. Congratulations

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