Independence Day is just a week away, but not all firework shows happen on July 4, and the time and date varies from town to town. Fireworks shows in the area will all begin once the sun sets. If a show is set to begin at dusk, then it’s likely to be between 8:15 p.m. […]
For Terrance Taylor, Juneteenth is a day to celebrate the freedom gained by Black slaves and also to raise awareness of reparations for descendants of those slaves. The Juneteenth holiday commemorates what happened on June 19, 1865, which was the day slaves in Galveston, Texas, heard from Union troops that the Civil War was over […]
Severe thunderstorms swept through southwestern Illinois on Sunday evening, bringing high winds, rain and hail to parts of the region. As of 8:30 p.m., at least 36,000 customers were without power in Illinois, including over 1,600 in the Belleville area, according to the Ameren Illinois power outage site. High winds brought down trees and limbs […]
There’s a new millionaire in the metro-east. According to a release from the Illinois Lottery, a person who purchased a $50 scratch-off ticket at an Alton convenience store is the first to win the game’s top prize of $10 million. The ticket was purchased at Casey’s at 3499 Fosterburg Road. “Something about the $10 Million […]
A southwestern Illinois town was one of three Land of Lincoln localities recently named one of the “15 Cheapest, Safest Places To Live in the U.S.” by finance website Go Banking Rates. Edwardsville made the list for its grocery prices, crime rate and cost of living. The metro-east city had the highest crime rate of […]
A man found guilty in March of the ambush-style murder and attempted armed robbery of a Madison man, was sentenced Wednesday to 75 years with the Illinois Department of Corrections. Larry D. Lovett shot and killed Andre Hutson, 38, outside a home in the 1700 block of Wayne Lanter Avenue in Madison on Dec. 7, […]
As Farm Bill negotiations hit full force in Washington, D.C., in the next few weeks, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said he’s not on board with making cuts to a food assistance program for lower-income Americans. Vilsack praised Sen. Debbie Stabenow’s proposal, which outlined Democrats’ priorities for massive omnibus legislation, which is passed roughly every […]
The owner of a metro-east strip club was shot to death Thursday morning, police have confirmed. A Washington Park police report shows officers were dispatched to Dollies Playhouse at 6210 Forest Blvd. Thursday at 12:21 A.M. in reference to a man shot. Illinois State Police are handling the homicide investigation at the request of Washington […]
Firefighters found a lifeless body inside a burned home in the 400 block of N. 29th Street in East St. Louis late Friday night. The man has not been identified, pending family notification, according to St. Clair County Coroner Calvin Dye Sr. Dye said the man was pronounced dead at 12:38 a.m. Saturday. East St. […]
The Alton Chapter of the NAACP said a police dashboard shows the South Roxana police chief putting his foot on the neck of a man who is lying on the ground and the organization wants the chief to resign for using excessive force, according to media reports. South Roxana Police Chief Bob Coles said his […]
The former chair of the East St. Louis Housing Authority’s Board of Commissioners says the city fired her in November for refusing to resign after she reported contracting issues, including shoddy remodeling and repair work on some apartments. Shonte Mueller, the former board chair, said the city also retaliated by forcing her husband to retire, […]
Many metro-east schools are closing or having e-learning days Monday. The National Weather Service in St. Louis is forecasting that sub-freezing temperatures and light rain will result in a period of freezing rain Sunday night into Monday afternoon, impacting morning commutes. It’s the second time in nearly a week that inclement weather is causing changes […]