Missouri's attorney general has asked the State Department to notify China that the state is attempting to seize Chinese-owned properties to collect on a nearly $25 billion court judgment. The move comes after a federal judge ruled earlier this year that China hoarded personal protective equipment during the pandemic, harming Missouri. China called the lawsuit "very absurd" and did not participate in the trial. Some legal experts doubt Missouri can collect the judgment. But Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway said Wednesday that she is prepared for a long process.
ALTON - On Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, Alton Main Street will host an event that’s sure to get you into the holiday spirit. The 32nd annual Community Tree Lighting at Lincoln-Douglas Square will begin with the arrival of Santa Claus on the trolley at 6 p.m. The free festivities, including caroling, cookies, and hot cocoa, will continue until 6:45 p.m. when Alton Mayor David Goins flips the lights on the beautiful tree, which is provided by the Alton-Godfrey Rotary Club. Families are encouraged
ZZ Top is headed overseas in 2026. The Texas rockers have announced dates for The Big One! tour, their first European trek in two years.The 23-show tour will have them hitting 13…
EDWARDSVILLE — Renovation work on the Madison County Board Room starts Thursday as part of a more than $320,000 project to modernize the space and improve accessibility. The County Board approved the renovation contract in July, and reconstruction is expected to continue through January. During the overhaul, all committee meetings will be held in Conference Room 309, located inside the county board room, and full county board meetings will take place in the Atrium on the first floor of
UPDATE: The victim has been identified as 33-year-old Robert Brown of St. Louis. The victim’s family has been notified. Just before 5 a.m. on November 15, 2025, St. Louis 911 was notified of an assault when the 911 evaluator heard shots being fired. District 4 officers responded to the area of North 10th Street and […]
Missouri will try to seize assets owned by China to collect a $24 billion default judgment in its case accusing the Asian nation of lying to the world about the COVID-19 pandemic that began in Wuhan, Attorney General Catherine Hanaway said. U.S. District Judge Stephen Limbaugh entered the verdict in March after China did not […]
ALTON - The Enhanced Wellness Care program at Associated Physicians Group in Alton guarantees personalized, comprehensive care. Dr. Christopher Green, an internal medicine physician at Associated Physicians Group, explained that the office’s Enhanced Wellness Care program invites patients to pay an annual membership fee and receive longer appointments, after-hours access to Green via his personal cell phone, and same-day or next-day appointments. Green believes the program is a grea
When books were rare and extremely expensive, they were often chained to the bookcase to prevent people walking off with them, in what were known as “chained libraries”. Copyright serves a similar purpose today, even though, thanks to the miracle of perfect, zero-cost digital copies, it is possible simultaneously to take an ebook home and […]
ST. LOUIS COUNTY — Three 16-year-old males have been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a 14-year-old boy in St. Louis County last month, authorities said. On Oct. 31, 2025, a 16-year-old male suspect was taken into custody and charged with second-degree murder and unlawful use of a weapon. Two additional 16-year-old male suspects were arrested on Nov. 12, 2025, and charged with second-degree murder, unlawful use of a weapon, and first-degree assault. All three suspects wer
"I didn't know you had arresting powers," Ross recalled telling Sheriff Alfred Montgomery. "It's a lot you don't know about me," Montgomery replied, she said.
JERSEYVILLE — Roger E. Page, 63, was charged Nov. 5, 2025, with Unlawful Possession with Intent to Deliver 15 to 100 grams of Methamphetamine, a Class X felony, Jersey County State’s Attorney Ben Goetten has announced. If convicted, Page faces six to 30 years in prison. The charges stem from an incident on Nov. 4, 2025, when Jersey County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Marshall Lewis was investigating a reckless driver on Illinois State Highway 16 near Casey’s General Store
“Les Miserables” is an Epic Masterpiece, On Stage at the Fabulous Fox ‘til Nov. 23 by Pat Lindsey “Les Miserables” is one of the greatest musicals of all time. It is brilliant storytelling with a magnificent score. The current production at The Fabulous Fox Theatre, presented locally by STAGES St. Louis, is a […]
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