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EDWARDSVILLE - Mia Semith played her final regular-season home game on Feb. 12, 2026, and went out with a flourish, as the Edwardsville girls basketball senior guard scored 19 points to lead the Tigers to a 56-33 win over a vastly improved Granite City side at Lucco-Jackson Gym. It's been a banner year for Semith, who led the team in scoring with 10.6 points-per-game, and in rebounding with a 4.9 rebounds-per game average. She also contributed 39 assists and 77 steals to the Tigers, who finished

EDWARDSVILLE - Illinois State Police investigators are reviewing a Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Police pursuit that ended with a driver’s death after a crash into a business building late Sunday night, Feb. 15, 2026, in Edwardsville. The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Police Department requested the Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 6 to investigate the pursuit, which ended in a fatal crash, according to information issued on Monday, Feb.

LOUISVILLE, IL. – Illinois gubernatorial candidate and former State Senator Darren Bailey and his running mate Aaron Del Mar are launching a second statewide tour beginning on Monday, Feb. 16 th and running through Saturday, Feb. 21. “One of the things I enjoy most about campaigning is traveling this state and meeting the great men and women who make Illinois a special place to live and raise a family,” Bailey said. “I look forward to seeing old friends and meeting

A St. Louis woman was charged last week for two separate shootings that happened in the city’ Baden neighborhood in 2024.

ALTON - Community members have the chance to experience a powerful musical performance to start the Lenten season at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. At 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 14, 2026, St. Paul’s will host a performance of Pergolesi’s “Stabat Mater,” a musical rendition of the Passion of Christ through Mary’s eyes. The performance by Baroque Orchestra from Early Music Missouri promises to be an emotional reflection on the Lenten season. “Lent i

GRANITE CITY - Granite City High School’s speech team has qualified for the Illinois High School Association State Tournament, scheduled for Feb. 20-21, 2026, in Peoria, according to the Granite City School District #9. The district congratulated the team on its state qualification and highlighted individual and group results from the qualifying round. Bug Wise was listed as a state qualifier in extemporaneous speaking, placing second, and in impromptu speaking, placing third.

As spring camp begins, it’s a good time to look ahead at what 2026 might have in store for the St. Louis Cardinals.

ALTON - Heaven Everage, a senior at Alton High School, has been named one of two Alton–Godfrey Rotary Club’s February Students of the Month, an honor recognizing her academic work, leadership, and community service in the Alton area. Everage and Jessica Eales, a Marquette Catholic senior, are the February Alton-Godfrey students who were selected. Everage said she is “truly honored and grateful” for the recognition. First and foremost, she gives thanks to "God, who is

ALTON – A sex offender from Alton faces new felony charges after allegedly fleeing from police in a high-speed vehicle chase and on foot among other offenses. Dallas M. Cook, 47, of the 3000 block of Glenwood Avenue in Alton, was charged on Feb. 9, 2026 with his second subsequent offense of unlawful failure to register as a sex offender, a Class 2 felony. Cook was also charged with two counts of aggravated fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer (both Class 4 felonies), unlawful

Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway is sending an urgent reminder to residents to remain wary of scams as tax season is underway.

ALTON — Marquette Catholic High School senior Jessica Eales was recognized as an Alton-Godfrey Rotary Club February Student of the Month during a recent event at Gentelin’s on Broadway Restaurant, honored for her academic, athletic, and extracurricular achievements. Eales was one of two students recognized, alongside Heaven Everage of Alton High School, as a Rotary Club of Alton-Godfrey Student of the Month. Eales, the daughter of Christopher and Christina Eales, has a 4.8 GPA

A Class II recall "may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences," according to the FDA.

by Tom Finan A recent post by Matt Shumer titled “Something Big Is Happening” has drawn more than 83 million views. That kind of reach tells you this is not a niche technology discussion. It’s a broader moment of reckoning. You can read his full post here:https://shumer.dev/something-big-is-happening Shumer’s central point is not that today’s AI […]

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In letter to Noem and Lyons, Senate Democrats cite 30+ deaths since the start of the Trump Administration with concern over continued expansion of immigration detention WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, led 22 Senate Democrats in sounding the alarm on the dramatic increase in deaths in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention, with over 30 deaths since the start of the Trump Administration.

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - A portion of Weidman Road is set to close indefinitely. According to officials, Weidman Road Bridge, located just south of Manchester Road, will be limited to southbound traffic due to the ongoing deterioration of the bridge's supporting beams. Northbound drivers on Weidman are advised to use Carman Road at Route [...]

The attorney said he didn't know how much refunds could cost the county; the suit says thousands of customers may have paid the now-illegal sales tax.

Emergency crews are responding after a body was discovered near South 18th Street and Clark Avenue on Monday.

Less than two weeks after being released from jail for exposing himself at a school, a St. Louis man is again charged with public exposure at a downtown apartment complex.

LaunchCode is rolling out a new AI-powered training pipeline—Hire Human—and the early response from students, employers, and donors suggests St. Louis is ready for it.