MOUNT VERNON — An early morning fire on South 18th Street in Mt. Vernon is under investigation after it was deemed suspicious. According to...

JEFFERSON COUNTY — Hundreds of Jefferson County First Responders received Christmas packages Monday for the Annual Christmas for Heroes Program, held this year at...

JEFFERSON COUNTY — Hundreds of Jefferson County First Responders received Christmas packages Monday for the Annual Christmas for Heroes Program, held this year at...

MOUNT VERNON — The Mt. Vernon City Council will meet tonight for its regularly scheduled meeting. City Manager Mary Ellen Bechtel will present the...

Bundle up before you leave home today, the National Weather Service has issued a weather statement that winds will increase this morning causing already...

JEFFERSON COUNTY — The US Geological Survey is reporting a small earthquake last night centered near Waltonville in Jefferson County. According to the U.S.G.S.,...

An official with the Food and Drug Administration said the lead contamination in recently recalled applesauce pouches may have been an “intentional act.” Jim...

CLAY COUNTY, Mo. — A 41-year-old former Vernon man accused of kidnapping and holding a woman as a sex slave in his Missouri basement...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Secretary of State and State Librarian Alexi Giannoulias (jə-NOO-lee-əs) is awarding more than $1.4 million to qualifying public school districts to...

CHICAGO — Electric rates will likely go up next year for customers of Commonwealth Edison and Ameren Illinois, but they won’t go as high...