3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (199+ words) Alton Telegraph Pinsky, an acclaimed poet and translator who served as U.S. laureate under the auspices of the Library of Congress from 1997-2000, won the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize. He has long enjoyed recognition beyond the poetry world, even making public appearances…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (182+ words) The Scarlet Knights program released a statement from the coach Wednesday, with Pikiell saying he had “great confidence” in associate head coach Brandin Knight, the rest of the staff and athletes as he manages his health. “I know they will…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (882+ words) A panel of federal judges is set to hear arguments Wednesday over whether prescribing rules should be tightened for a key drug used in the most common abortion method in the United States, one of several ongoing efforts to restrict…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (721+ words) A former missionary with an Ohio-based ministry pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal charges that he sexually abused two boys in Haiti, reaching an agreement with prosecutors that could lead to a prison sentence of at least 25 years. Jeriah Mast, 45, of…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (729+ words) The West End Service Station at 620 St. Louis St. in Edwardsville, a former gas station turned into a Route 66 visitor center. The 100th anniversary of Route 66, also known as the "Mother Road" is under way this year. ALTON – Tourism remains a…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (351+ words) Flaky, golden crust. Apple juices bubbling through its vents. The scent of cinnamon. Apple pie is my comfort food, and the only thing my family always cooks together: rolling the dough, fluting the crust’s edges, peeling and chopping the apples....

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (667+ words) Data centers are attracting a lot of attention. Almost none of it good. Actually, none of it is good. Like ICE, the IRS, liverwurst, castor oil, and the New York Mets, people really don’t like them very much. And like…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (301+ words) Rachael Gunn: From Olympic meme to Netflix spotlight in 'Untold Raygun: Breaking Badly' Alton Telegraph The Australian breaker at the center of it all, Rachael Gunn, has told how she had an inkling of how it might go when she…...

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1+ week, 5+ day ago   (681+ words) EAST ALTON — Retiring U.S. Senator Dick Durbin said he is “genuinely frightened” about the country’s future while giving the keynote address during the 62nd Annual John F. Kennedy Dinner, held Monday, Aug. 31, in East Alton. The annual event is a fundraiser…...