Metro-East Region

GLEN CARBON -- The Illinois Department of Transportation is planning daily lane closures starting Monday, Oct. 3 along Illinois Route 159. Illinois 159 will have lane closures along Plum Street...

Seasons come and go, but home gardening, environmental stewardship, and backyard food production take year-round effort. The University of Illinois Extension provides timely tips in its fall edition of the...

COLLINSVILLE — The Illinois Department of Transportation is planning lane restrictions on Interstate 255 this week in Collinsville. The restrictions, which are on the northbound lanes of Interstate 255 over...

ALTON — The Illinois Department of Transportation is planning for lane closures on Illinois Route 100, west of William Street, in the city of Alton. The closures will be in...

Expect the remainder of your Independence Day holiday and most of this week to be hot and unbearable in the bi-state region. The National Weather Service in St. Louis has activated...

The bi-state region will be under a heat advisory beginning mid-morning on Monday. Temperatures are to be in the 90s to 100s, with heat indexes in the 110s. The affected...

HIGHLAND -- The Highland City Council will be holding a public hearing on April 17 to discuss the Fiscal Year 2023 budget. The announcement was among business during the meeting...

COLLINSVILLE/PANA -- A suspect was in custody by Illinois State Police Saturday afternoon, Apr. 2 a few hours after two women were found dead in the Collinsville area. Information from...

ST. MARY, FREDERICKTOWN and FARMINGTON, Mo./CHESTER, Ill. -- The National Weather Service (NWS) in St. Louis confirms that tornadoes touched down Sunday evening throughout the bi-state region. NWS alerts at...

GODFREY – A former Lutheran pastor at a Godfrey church will spend more than seven years in federal prison following a conviction on child pornography charges. Federal investigators said Steven...