FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS — The Fairview Heights Police Department welcomed two new K9 teams, adding K9 Coppo with Officer Lauren Reid and K9 Goose with Officer Shayne Korte to its ranks. K9 Coppo brings several years of experience to the department, while K9 Goose, who arrived from Belgium, is nearing the completion of training alongside Officer Korte. The addition of these teams aims to enhance the department’s capabilities in law enforcement and community safety. Officer Korte and Goose
Peter Gabriel is out with a new song.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer released the track “Put the Bucket Down” on Sunday to coincide with the latest full moon. The…
There have been reports throughout the country, including within the Eastern District of Missouri, of scams targeting people by phone call, email, and text messaging, threatening them with prosecution for failing to comply with jury service.
On This Day, Feb. 2, 2025…The Beatles won the Grammy for best rock performance for "Now and Then." Neither Paul McCartney or Ringo Starr, the two surviving members of the band, were on…
Now open at the World Chess Hall of Fame & Galleries, Charles Houska: Master of Play is a retrospective of the St. Louis artist’s work over his impressive 25-plus-year career, […]
ALTON — The Alton Police Department has released its 2025 Annual Report, detailing the department’s activities, accomplishments, and staffing changes over the past year. The report aims to increase transparency and keep the community informed about police operations and partnerships. In 2025, the department responded to 28,555 incidents, including 3,820 traffic stops and 691 felony charges. Officers filed 1,006 misdemeanor charges and 109 juvenile petitions, with 77 juveniles charged.
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) has filed a complaint in Cook County Circuit Court against That’s Gino and Marty’s, LLC, its management company White Glove Service and Management, LLC, and several individual owners and managers, alleging violations of the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act and the Illinois Minimum Wage Law . The complaint alleges that from December 2023 through August 2025, employees at the restaurant located in Chicago’s
ALTON – Challenge Unlimited is pleased to announce the newest addition to the Board of Directors, Reginald L. Harris. Reginald officially stepped into his new role January 20, 2026, bringing 17 years of experience as a federal prosecutor to the table. Harris’s connection to individuals with disabilities, both within his family and broader community, deepens his commitment to Challenge Unlimited’s mission and vision. “I believe strongly in the power of inclusion and opportunity,”
The St. Louis County municipality is in the middle of a five-year plan to trim the population by paying specialists to bait and shoot hundreds of deer each winter.
If every month were built on a clean, simple pattern, February wouldn’t exist the way it does. A year has about 365.24 days, which is an awkward number for a calendar that wants neat blocks of weeks and months. February is the “flex month” that makes the math work—most years it’s 28 days, and sometimes it grows to 29 to keep our dates from drifting out of sync with the sky. The basic problem: a year doesn’t fit neatly into months A calendar is a compromise
On display at the ever-popular orchid show, the Missouri Botanical Garden’s vast orchid collection includes more than 6,000 individual plants representing almost 700 unique species, and approximately one in 10 […]
If a groundhog’s shadow can “predict” anything, it’s this: a small-town American festival can carry a surprisingly old European passport. Groundhog Day looks like pure North American folklore—top hats, cameras, cheering crowds, and one famous animal in Pennsylvania. But the basic idea behind it did not begin with groundhogs at all. It started as a religious calendar date, then picked up folk beliefs about animals and sunlight, and finally got translated into a ne
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