GRANITE CITY – State Senator Erica Harriss and State Representative Amy Elik are offering ...
SHILOH - A construction worker who was struck by a vehicle Friday morning, June 19,...
Monday starts cloudy and a little damp-looking, with temperatures around 61 degrees early and a light...
A longer day can change your brain before you even notice it. That burst of motivation people often...
ALTON - On June 21, 2026, at approximately 8:52 p.m., officers with the Alton Police Department...
A table full of food can turn strangers into a group in less than an hour. That change happens al...
On June 22, 1941, Nazi Germany launched Operation Barbarossa, the massive invasion of the Soviet...
ALTON — The Alton Fire Department responded Sunday night to a motorcycle crash at the intersection...
ALTON - Auto Butler, a full-service car wash in Alton, closed permanently this week after 20 years...
GRANITE CITY - From the moment he could say the word helicopter, Ryan Fretz knew that he wanted...
Midwesterners out on their porch during a storm isn’t normally front-page news, but it was...
GLEN CARBON - Glen Carbon Fire Protection District members, along with the Edwardsville Fire Department,...
COTTAGE HILLS — The Madison County Sheriff’s Office was conducting a death investigation...
ST. LOUIS COUNTY - A man was killed and several other people, including three children, were injured...
This Father’s Day, I got to thinking about my own pops. The man, the myth, the legend i...
On June 21, 1791, King Louis XVI of France was captured at Varennes while trying to flee Paris during...
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS — Fairview Heights Police Chief Steve Johnson this week officially welcomed...
The longest day of the year is not the hottest. That surprise sits at the heart of the summer solstice,...
On June 20, 1837, Queen Victoria became queen of the United Kingdom, beginning a reign that would...
EDWARDSVILLE – The City of Edwardsville and the Edwardsville YMCA are teaming up this summer...
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