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RBGA Honors King Air Conditioning & Heating Sith May Small Business Excellence Award

4 months 3 weeks ago
GODFREY –As it continues its every-other-month cycle of recognizing excellence proven by its member small businesses, the RiverBend Growth Association has chosen its May shoutout. King Air Conditioning and Heating Inc. of Godfrey has been chosen for Small Business Excellence recognition this month by the RBGA. Owned by Mike and Karen Edwards for the past 35 years, the company itself has been in business for 52 years now. The Edwardses purchased it in September 1991, when two of their

Congress Approves $1.6 Billion for St. Louis VA Hospital Modernization, Bost Says

4 months 3 weeks ago
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Bost (IL-12) today announced that Congress has approved a Department of Veterans Affairs budget request of $1.6 billion to modernize the John Cochran Veterans Hospital in St. Louis. The VA funding bill, which is expected to be signed into law by President Trump, provides for the construction of a new bed tower, a mental health and substance abuse clinic, administrative facilities, parking garages, and a central utility plant. "Our veterans deserve

Edwardsville City Council Grants Liquor License For Foundry Public House Under New Ownership

4 months 3 weeks ago
EDWARDSVILLE – A restaurant and bar in downtown Edwardsville is allowed to continue selling alcohol under its new ownership. Edwardsville City Council members on May 19, 2026 unanimously approved a Class C liquor license for Suhas Mandavalli, the current owner of the Foundry Public House at 126 N. Main St. in Edwardsville. Alderwoman Elizabeth Grant asked if Mandavalli is the Foundry Public House’s new owner, which Mayor Art Risavy confirmed. Risavy also said the establishment’s

Western Illinois Woman Claims $1 Million Powerball Prize

4 months 3 weeks ago
CHICAGO — A western Illinois woman is celebrating a life-changing win after claiming a $1 million prize on Powerball ® . Diana of Carman matched all five white ball numbers — 3, 19, 35, 51 and 67 — in the April 29 Powerball drawing to win the $1 million prize. “I couldn’t believe it — I picked these numbers randomly,” said Diana. “I’ve won smaller prizes before, but this is the first time I’ve won a million dollars.”

US House GOP attacks proposals to expand Supreme Court and counter conservative majority

4 months 3 weeks ago
U.S. House Republicans on Thursday denounced expanding the Supreme Court, an idea some Democrats support to dilute the court’s conservative majority after years of decisions that have angered liberals. Republican and Democratic lawmakers at a hearing clashed over the future of the high court following Louisiana v. Callais, a landmark decision gutting the federal Voting […]
Jonathan Shorman

Minivan Overturns After Hitting IDOT Mowing Tractor In Godfrey

4 months 3 weeks ago
GODFREY - Madison County Sheriff’s deputies responded at 9:40 a.m. Thursday, May 21, 2026, to a traffic collision on West Delmar Avenue just east of High Meadow Drive in Godfrey involving a passenger vehicle and an Illinois Department of Transportation mowing tractor, authorities said. When deputies arrived, they found a black minivan overturned on its side, Madison County Chief Sheriff’s Deputy Marcos Pulido said today. Pulido added that the driver, an adult woman, removed herself

Crews responding to hazmat incident in Bridgeton

4 months 3 weeks ago
BRIDGETON, Mo. - Several emergency crews are responding to a possible incident involving a HAZMAT team in St. Louis County Thursday afternoon. First responders are at 70 Corporate Woods Dr. in Bridgeton, which is where the St. Louis Area Food Bank is. Sources tell FOX 2 that there is an ammonia leak. Further details are [...]
Megan Mueller