The annual Spring Organ/Tissue Donation Awareness Run is gaining in reputation each and every year.

Last week we learned of the tragic story out of Belleville, Illinois, of two-year-old Amanda Lynn Runyon and the alleged abuse she suffered at the hands of her mother's boyfriend.

For the second time in less than a week, another case of severe child abuse makes headlines.

The Southwestern Illinois Chapter of the American Red Cross' Jersey County Service Center is once again partnering with the local elementary schools to raise funds to benefit the local Red Cross.

A 22-year-old man has been arrested, accused of breaking a 9-month-old baby's leg in two places by dropping the child to the floor.

Twenty-six people were arrested Friday during drug sweeps in Greene and Jersey counties.

Notice how the mugshot of Jamie Day dares not venture below her neck. a A former Alton bartender busted for exposing her bust to patrons has pled guilty to supplying the heroin that killed 23-year-old Kelby Willman last June.

A judge in East St. Louis has set a June sentencing date for a southwestern Illinois woman who admits playing a role in the heroin death of a 23-year-old man.

A Jerseyville woman who admitted providing heroin to an Elsah man faces a possible sentence of life in federal prison for her guilty plea Tuesday in his fatal overdose.

A Jerseyville, Illinois woman faces possible life in prison for giving a man a lethal dose of heroin following a party.

Nellie Thurm was honored at a big dinner to celebrate her 100th birthday Feb. 9. The Rosewood Care Center resident said her nephew came from California for the event.

Even though Alton native Jennifer Phillips hasn't lived in the River Bend since 1980, she still feels a sense of connection to the region and its history, prompting her to write "Elijah Lovejoy's Fight for Freedom." "When I first brought my husband home to Alton to meet my family, he was amazed by the history of the area," said Phillips, 47, who ...

Jim and Beverly Cummings of Jerseyville will be honored at a reception to be hosted by their children from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 28, in celebration of their 50th wedding anniversary, which was Feb.

Jerseyville Banking Center, Carrollton Bank's first venture outside the home area, has continued to grow since opening its new facility at 1101 S. State St.

Fun was the operative word Saturday morning at the second annual Kidz Dayz. Almost 300 children had passed through the doors of the Riverbend Arena on the campus of Lewis and Clark Community College within the first hour of the event's 10 a.m. opening.