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EAST ST. LOUIS - Cynthia Roller, a seventh and eighth-grade English language arts teacher at Wyvetter Younge School of Excellence in East St. Louis School District 189, has been named an honoree for Emerson’s 2025 Excellence in Teaching Awards. The recognition highlights her dedication and commitment to student learning. The announcement was made by the East St. Louis School District, which praised Roller for her passion and educational excellence. “Ms. Roller is a shining exampl

ALTON - Riverbend residents might notice activity at the Grand Theatre over the next few days as construction crews work to stabilize the building after spring storms. On Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, crews were busy at the theater fixing the roof following storms earlier this year. Located at 230 Market Street in Downtown Alton, the Grand Theatre is owned by AltonWorks and is known for its impressive history. The Grand Theatre opened on Dec. 4, 1920, and at one time was the largest theatre in

Carlos Santana has teamed up with Mexican musician Carín León for a new song called "Velas.""This song is about something that both God and humans love; it's called romance," Santana says. "Romance…

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On data centers and Medicaid cuts, Missouri's senior senator talks a good game. Where's the action?

MADISON COUNTY — A Madison County jury has awarded $27.5 million to a 21-year-old motorcycle accident victim injured in a July 4, 2023, collision in Highland. The jury returned a unanimous verdict this week after a four-day trial before Judge Patrick King, finding the pickup truck driver 100 percent at fault for the crash at the intersection of Route 160 and Broadway in Highland. Attorneys Mary Simon and Tim Cronin of Simon Law represented the plaintiff. According to the trial, the pickup

KISS has announced a reissue of their famed 1975 Alive! live album in honor of its 50th anniversary.The super-deluxe edition boasts eight vinyl LPs featuring the original record remastered, rehearsal tracks,…

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GODFREY – A $10,000 gift from the Village of Godfrey will support the ongoing upkeep of the Monticello Sculpture Gardens at Lewis and Clark Community College. Trustees unanimously voted during Tuesday’s Finance Committee meeting to approve a $10,000 donation to the Lewis and Clark Community College Foundation for continued maintenance at the gardens – a task Development Director Debby Edelman with Lewis and Clark said is more intensive than most might expect. “Maintaining

Put Missouri First, created last week to counter the referendum campaign seeking to put the state’s congressional map on the 2026 ballot, reported two $50,000 contributions this week.

A Davenport woman is in the Henry County Jail after Geneseo police found her between the interior walls of a business, according to a news release.

Three people have been cited for poaching after Missouri conservation agents say they illegally harvested hundreds of fish from a small stream in Camden County.

Content by Soldiers Memorial Military Museum. On Nov. 11, the museum opens its special exhibition, “Two Minutes to Midnight and the Architecture of Armageddon.”

A motorcyclist seriously injured in a Madison County crash two years ago has won $27.5 million in a lawsuit.

ALTON — A vehicle crashed into a building under renovation on the 2500 block of College Avenue late Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, causing structural damage but no injuries, authorities said. At 9:56 p.m. Nov. 6, emergency crews from the Alton Fire Department and Alton Police Department responded to the scene after a car jumped the curb and struck the building, Alton Battalion Chief Derrick Richardson said. The driver of the vehicle was taken into custody by Alton Police. The building, located