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ALTON — Corbin Radford Barnard, a senior at Marquette Catholic High School, is being recognized for his achievements in bowling. Barnard has averaged a 223 score throughout the 2025-2026 season and was part of the first Marquette bowling team to qualify for the state competition last year. Barnard is a Tucker's Automotive Male Athlete of the Month for the Explorers. Barnard has played bowling for all four years of high school and credits his success to the strong bond he shares with his

Hayden K. Stover, 17, and Tashika Stover, 40, both died of smoke inhalation due to a fire at 1205 Eastholme Avenue in Bloomington on November 26, and the circumstances surrounding the incident remain under investigation.

Now that congressional members on both sides of the aisle have decided it might be worth taking a look at the Defense Department’s “murder people in boats” program, we’re finally learning more than the Trump administration has been willing to share about these extrajudicial killings. The administration’s lawyers have cobbled together justifications for these actions […]

Charges have been filed after a man was caught with a stolen wallet at a Little Caesar's over the weekend.

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ALTON – State Representative Amy Elik (R-Alton) is hosting a Holiday Food Drive at her district office in Alton. The food drive will run from December 8th through December 19th. “I’m happy to host my fifth annual holiday food drive this holiday season,” said Elik. “If you are able, please join me in helping provide food that will be delivered to local food pantries. Anything you can provide will help local families have a happy Christmas season.” Non-perishable

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Fair is excited to announce that country music sensation Ella Langley will take the Grandstand Stage as part of the 2026 Illinois State Fair lineup on Friday, August 21, 2026. Langley, one of country music’s most dynamic and fastest-rising new voices, has rapidly become a force in the genre. Her debut album, hungover, earned widespread critical acclaim from Rolling Stone, The New York Times, Billboard and more, while her 3x Platinum-certified

A St. Louis man appeared in court Monday afternoon for committing an armed robbery the same day he pleaded guilty to a different robbery.

Bob Dylan has set his first Rough and Rowdy Ways tour dates for 2026.The rocker has announced plans for a 27-date tour launching March 21 in Omaha, Nebraska. The trek will take…

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JERSEYVILLE – A Jerseyville man is the latest Riverbend resident to be charged with grooming, child solicitation, and more after authorities uncovered Grindr messages between himself and an adult posing as a 14-year-old child. Matthew H. Edens, 31, of Jerseyville, was charged on Nov. 24, 2025 with one count each of indecent solicitation of a child, traveling to meet a minor (both Class 3 felonies), solicitation to meet a child, and grooming (both Class 4 felonies). From Nov. 21-22,

ALTON - Mac’s Downtown Alton is partnering with Olga’s Kitchen to bring the restaurant’s fan-favorite dishes to the local community in the coming weeks. The collaboration was announced recently, with plans to launch the new offerings by late December when Olga's closes its location at Alton Square Mall. Rob Lenhardt, one of the owners of Mac’s, shared details about the partnership and the history of Olga’s Kitchen. He noted that Olga’s has been a staple for

David Hogan, the president of Hogan Tansports, and Hogan Truck Leasing president Brian Hogan will continue to serve in their leadership roles, along with the current senior leadership team.

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Spire Missouri is launching a new program to waive its $22 monthly customer charge for qualified low-income customers starting next year

KISS was celebrated Sunday in Washington, D.C., with the Kennedy Center Honors, with surviving members Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley and Peter Criss in attendance.The band posted a photo from the evening…

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