Authorities are considering first-degree murder and other criminal charges in connection with an April 5 explosion and fire at a rural Troy home that killed three people under 20. That’s according to multiple documents filed in Madison...
Many metro-east taverns were still using iceboxes in 1947, when Robert G. Fritz founded his beer distributing company in Mascoutah, so he delivered big blocks of ice along with the kegs. His son, Robert L. Fritz, later took over the business,...
When touring schools across the state to choose their 2026 Excellence in Teaching Award winners, the Golden Apple team said one thing stood out about Joshua Veath, a fifthgrade teacher at Mascoutah Elementary. “He gives people the ‘why’ behind...
Nearly 1,500 acres of undeveloped land bordering neighborhoods and a state historic site has drawn scrutiny from metro-east residents who fear any part of it could become a sprawling data center complex. America’s Central Port District,...
