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University of Illinois Extension fall Four Seasons Gardening

Illinois

Fall gardening is your time to plan for beautiful spring

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 popular Four Seasons Gardening horticulture workshops.  Each online workshop is free. Registration is required at the website listed. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate, contact Gemini Bhalsod at [email protected]. Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time for meeting access needs. Using Fresh Produce will be held on Oct. 18 at 1:30 […]

todaySeptember 29, 2022

road bridge construction Alton Illinois

Illinois

Work on Interstate 255 begins Monday

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 Horseshoe Lake Road, will begin Monday, Aug. 1. The project is expected to complete on Friday, Aug. 5. The right two lanes and the deceleration lane to Horseshoe Lake Road will be closed all week from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. After 4 p.m., the far right lane and deceleration […]

todayAugust 1, 2022

road bridge construction Alton Illinois

Illinois

Road repairs near Alton’s Ardent Mills starts Monday

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 effect beginning Monday, Aug. 1 between the hours of 2 p.m. and 9 p.m. daily. The closures will run through Friday, Aug. 19. The closures in effect will allow for necessary repair work in Alton from near Centimark to the catwalk structure over Illinois 100 at Ardent Mills. Motorists may […]

todayJuly 31, 2022

heat advisory

Capital Area Region

Bi-state region again under heat advisory

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 a Heat Advisory Sunday afternoon. It will officially be in effect as of noon Monday, July 4. High temperatures and high humidity create hazardous conditions with heat index values between 100 and 105 degrees on Monday. In addition, the heat indexes increase from 105 to 110 on Tuesday and Wednesday. […]

todayJuly 4, 2022 1

heat advisory

Capital Area Region

Bi-state region under heat advisory

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 regions are in south central, southwest, and west central Illinois. Portions of northeastern Missouri, including the St. Louis metro area, are also impacted. The heat advisory will go into effect beginning at 11 a.m. Monday, June 13. It will remain in effect until 8 p.m. on Wednesday, June 15. The […]

todayJune 12, 2022

Highland

Illinois

Limited business in brief Highland council meeting

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 on Monday night, Apr. 4. Three special event application submissions went before the council. The first was from Traci Riechmann, a representative of Friends of L.O.L. The application is for a racing fundraiser, the 24-hour Laps for Love event held by the Leaps of Love organization. The venue for the […]

todayApril 5, 2022

East Central Illinois Region

Two women dead in Collinsville area disturbance

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 the Madison County Sheriff’s Department report that at 10:26 a.m., deputies and officers from the Collinsville Police Department responded to the 1000 block of McDonough Lake Road following a 911 call “where it sounded like a possible disturbance.” Upon arrival, officers found the bodies of two women outside the residence, […]

todayApril 4, 2022

Tornadoes Missouri Illinois

Illinois

Tornadoes confirmed in Missouri’s Lead Belt, southwestern Illinois

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 around 8:30 p.m. Sunday reported confirmation of a tornado touching down in Farmington inside Missouri's Lead Belt region. 40 minutes later, NWS confirmed other tornadoes touching down near Fredericktown and St. Mary. Farmington fire officials report significant damage on the south side of town. Reports of "significant damage" also came from […]

todayOctober 25, 2021

Bible Lutheran pastor

Illinois

Godfrey pastor sentenced in child pornography case

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 Tibbetts admitted to collecting illicit images and videos of children over a three-decade period. Tibbetts was once the head of the Resurrection Lutheran Church. He would later face charges, following a June 2020 arrest, of knowingly distributing child pornography. The charge is in relation to a December 2019 incident. Court […]

todaySeptember 30, 2021

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