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ALTON – Despite facing heavy skepticism from two aldermen, the Alton Committee of the Whole on Monday agreed to pay an SIUE graduate student with ARPA funds to collect and analyze data as part of the city’s effort to become a “Child Friendly City.” Committee members voted 5-2 to allocate $14,616 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to pay a Graduate Research Assistant (GRA) from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE). This GRA would be tasked with collecting and analyzing data about Alton’s safety, social services, living environments, and more as part of the city’s ongoing effort to be recognized by UNICEF as a Child Friendly City . This data would be used as guidance to ensure the city’s children and their needs are considered in any future policy decisions. Under the proposal from the Southern Illinois University System Office of Community Engagement, the GRA from SIUE would work for 20 hours per wee

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All four passengers were ejected from the vehicle, according to MSHP.

Gregory Heimann was charged with making false statements to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, part of a yearslong effort to convince doctors he could not walk.

It’s been just over 101 days since the destructive May 16 tornado struck parts of St. Louis. For some, it still feels like yesterday.

Just after 9 a.m. Monday, people miles away from a house explosion in north St. Louis County reported hearing a loud boom.

Residents nearby the incident told FOX 2 they felt the shock.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — One of the nation's leading operators of automated license-plate reading systems announced Monday it has paused its operations with federal agencies because of confusion and concern — including in Illinois — about the purpose of their investigations. Flock Safety, whose cameras are mounted in more than 4,000 communities nationwide, put a [...]

Construction is now underway along three stretches of Interstate 70 in Missouri as a $2.8 billion interstate improvement project continues.

Sixteen minors were arrested this past weekend during City Fest.

The relationship between St. Louis Public Schools and its teachers’ union has been strained for months, and now tensions are reaching a breaking point.

Not content to rewrite American history to better serve white people, the Trump administration is now rewriting world history on the fly by recasting terminal human rights violators as “not all that bad, actually” and adding stuff to other human rights reports just because some MAGA people had some bad experiences in a few select […]

ALTON - The Hayner Public Library District always has a lot of events, activities and resources available for patrons, but people often overlook their databases. Executive Director Mary Cordes noted that there are several databases available to Hayner patrons, accessible with their library cards. She highlighted LearningExpress, A to Z World Food, and Mango Languages as three examples of databases that are helpful for community members. “The databases, to me, are one of the best resources that we have at the library, and they’re the hardest ones to market,” Cordes said. “Everything on these databases has been vetted. It’s been edited. You can trust the information. It’s accurate. It’s timely because it’s updated every single day and new information is added. They’re just really, really helpful.” LearningExpress is great for anyone who is studying for a major exam like the SAT, ACT, U.S. Citizenship Exam, GED,

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O’FALLON, Ill. — At least nine fights and a shots-fired incident disrupted the City Fest in O'Fallon, IL., over the weekend, prompting multiple arrests and the temporary closure of nearby businesses, officials said Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. The disturbances occurred on Friday and Saturday at the annual festival held in O’Fallon, IL. The incidents included a series of fights involving juveniles near the rides and along the U.S. Highway 50 corridor, culminating in shots being fired behind Community Financial on Saturday evening, Aug. 23, 2025. O’Fallon Police, Fire and EMS personnel, with assistance from several regional law enforcement agencies, implemented crowd control measures including closing U.S. Highway 50 at Hilgard and Lincoln, shutting down rides and music, and directing unaccompanied juveniles to leave the festival area. “Due to the fights and disruptive behavior, multiple businesses in the surrounding area closed their doors until the crowd dispersed,&rdquo

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