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UPDATE: Person Found Dead After Fiery Alton Pickup Crash

4 months 1 week ago
ALTON, Ill. — A person was found dead inside a burning pickup truck after a crash late Sunday in Alton, authorities said. Officers with the Alton Police Department were dispatched at about 11:22 p.m. Sunday, June 14, 2026, to the 2200 block of State Street for a traffic crash involving a vehicle on fire. When officers arrived, they found a pickup truck fully engulfed in flames in the front yard of a residence. A preliminary investigation indicates the vehicle was traveling northbound

June 15 in History: Magna Carta, Washington's Command, and Other Defining Moments

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On June 15, 1215, King John of England agreed to the Magna Carta at Runnymede, a meadow beside the River Thames. At the time, it was meant to settle a crisis between the king and a group of rebel barons who were angry about heavy taxes, failed wars, and what they saw as arbitrary rule. The agreement did not create democracy in the modern sense, and it did not immediately bring peace. Even so, it mattered because it put into writing the idea that a ruler’s power could be limited by law.

Firearms drive majority of veteran suicides, federal data shows

4 months 1 week ago
Editor’s note: If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the U.S. is available by calling or texting 988. For the Veterans Crisis Line, dial 988, then press 1. There is also an online chat at 988lifeline.org. Veterans in the United States die by suicide at higher rates […]
Amanda Watford

Man critically injured in shooting in north St. Louis

4 months 1 week ago
ST. LOUIS - A man was injured after a shooting early Monday in north St. Louis. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, the shooting occurred around 12 a.m. in the 5300 block of Conde Street, near College Avenue, in the city's College Hill neighborhood. The man was left in critical condition after the [...]
Nick Gladney

Nearly half of adults struggled to afford healthcare last year, survey finds

4 months 1 week ago
Forty-six percent of U.S. adults — regardless of insurance type — reported struggling to afford healthcare last year, according to a report released Wednesday by the Urban Institute, a nonprofit research think tank. The report analyzed findings from a December 2025 survey of 10,000 working-age adults across the nation. Funded by the Robert Wood Johnson […]
Nada Hassanein