John Badman is a 1982 graduate of SIU-Carbondale, with a major in cinema and photography and a minor in law enforcement administration of justice. He has worked at The Telegraph in Alton full-time for ...

ALTON — Add "drone rescue" to the list of services offered by Aaron Hodge of Riverbend Tree Service in Godfrey. When a tactical drone from the Alton Police became lodged in a tree this month, they ...