Alton’s 1913 Indian Motorcycle Became A National Curiosity

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St. Clair County Tax Preparer Sentenced to 37-Month Imprisonment and Ordered to Pay Over $700,000 in Restitution

BENTON – A federal district judge sentenced a St. Clair County tax preparer to 37 months’...

Tab’s Cafe Closes In Alton After Family Loss

ALTON — Tab’s Cafe, the restaurant Tabitha Craig-Robinson and her husband, Dan, opened...

Senator Harriss Secures State Dollars For Pontoon Beach Road Improvements

PONTOON BEACH – State Senator Erica Harriss (56th-Glen Carbon) announced $40,000 in state funding...

Granite City Armed Suspect Dies After Officer-Involved Shooting

GRANITE CITY — A man shot by law enforcement officers on Monday morning, Aug. 24, 2026,...

Rep. Kevin Schmidt Donates His August Pay Raise To Jeremiah's Food Pantry

EAST ST. LOUIS – State Representative Kevin Schmidt (R-Millstadt) continues to donate his legislative...

View From Holiday Shores: Blood Moon Eclipse Colors St. Louis Region's Skies Red

ST. LOUIS — A deep partial lunar eclipse turned much of the full moon red over St. Louis on...

Lewis And Clark To Add Clay Shooting In Fall 2027

GODFREY – Lewis and Clark Community College will add clay shooting to its athletics lineup beginning...

RiverBender Blog: I Volunteered with the National Alliance on Mental Illness

I spent my Saturday night at Jerseyville’s first annual Overdose Awareness Candlelight Vigil,...

Work to Begin on Edwardsville’s New Gerber Meadows Park

EDWARDSVILLE – The City of Edwardsville announced that work will begin Monday, August 31, 2026...

Mysterious Creatures debut along MCT Trails for Route 66 centennial

MADISON COUNTY – Something mysterious has arrived along the MCT Trails thanks to a partnership...

Edwardsville, Belleville, O'Fallon, Troy and Mascoutah Students Receive White Coats At SIU Ceremony

CARBONDALE — Southern Illinois University School of Medicine welcomed its newest class of medical...

Major Case Squad Investigates Fatal Cahokia Heights Bar Shooting

CAHOKIA HEIGHTS — The Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis was activated Monday, Aug. 31, 2026,...

What ‘End of an Era’ Really Means and Why the Phrase Resonates

Sometimes you do not realize an era has ended until a small habit suddenly feels out of place. The...

This Day in Music History: Aug. 31 Marks Michael Jackson’s ‘Bad’ and Other Defining Milestones

This Day in Music History: August 31 — Michael Jackson’s ‘Bad’ Set a New...

Diana’s Death and Other Defining August 31 Moments in History

On August 31, 1997, Diana, Princess of Wales, died after a car crash in Paris, in one of the most...

Worden Man Charged With Shooting Occupied Vehicle, Battering Deputy

WORDEN – A man from Worden has been denied pretrial release in Madison County after allegedly...

Heat Advisory in Effect as Hot, Sunny Weather Pushes Highs Near 99

Monday starts mostly sunny and quiet, with temperatures in the upper 60s around daybreak and only a...

St. Louis Man Fatally Shot After Vehicle Collision

ST. LOUIS — A 26-year-old man was fatally shot just before 6:30 p.m. Aug. 27 in the Wells Goodfello...

Melbourne's Founding, Mary Shelley and Mikhail Gorbachev Among August 30’s Key Historical Markers

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