Dan Brannan is Content Director of RiverBender and EdGlenToday.com. Dan started at Riverbender.com/Edglentoday.com in December 2014. He is a graduate of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, IL with degrees in Journalism and Psychology. Having previously served as the Executive Editor of The Telegraph in Alton, his 17-year tenure led the paper to over 350 awards including several General Excellence awards in the Illinois Press Association, Illinois Associated Press, Freedom Communications, Southern Illinois Editorial Association and Journal Register Company contests. Brannan was chosen to lead Freedom Communications' national pilot on social media.
He is the author of eight nonfiction books including: "The Courage to Live," a biography about Donna Gustavel, a young woman with multiple disabilities; "Everyday Angels," an inspirational book of moving human interest stories; "Live Life to the Fullest: Stories of People Coping With Diabetes" which is endorsed by the American Diabetes Association; "Boy Giant: The Story of Robert Wadlow The World's Tallest Man;" "Damn Cold and Starving" written with Sgt. Marion Ray; "You Can't Kill the Dream" co-written with fellow journalist Ande Yakstis; and "A Life in Parts," the story of Loretta Goebel and endorsed by Beatle Paul McCartney.
Dan, an avid exercise enthusiast, is a member of the American Diabetes Association and lives in Maryville. Dan has two children in college - Savannah and Sierra.
CRAWFORD COUNTY, MO. - The Crawford County Sheriff’s Office said that flood-related search efforts in Crawford County, Missouri, ended after volunteer searchers found Faith Gregory dead in Huzzah Creek, about 1.8 miles downstream from her residence. At about 11:30 a.m. Saturday, July 11, 2026,...
GODFREY — A 31-year-old Alton man was pronounced dead after a single-vehicle crash early Saturday, July 11, 2026, in the 7400 block of Montclair Avenue in Godfrey, where Madison County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a phone crash-detection alert, authorities said. Deputies were...
ST. LOUIS - Homicide detectives are investigating a shooting that left a 28-year-old man dead Sunday night, July 12, 2026, in the College Hill neighborhood of St. Louis, authorities said. Officers were called at about 10 p.m. July 12, 2026, to a shooting in the 2000 block of Obear. When...
ST. LOUIS - An East St. Louis woman believed to be 43 years old was shot and killed early Sunday, July 12, 2026, in the Greater Ville neighborhood of St. Louis, where officers found her inside a vehicle that had struck a streetlight, according to St. Louis Metropolitan Police. District 6 officers...
EAST ST. LOUIS — Illinois State Police are investigating shootings in East St. Louis that left five people dead, authorities said at a 5 p.m. press conference on Sunday, July 12, 2026, with two juvenile suspects in custody and charges being sought. ISP said at a press conference that a family...
JERSEYVILLE - Jersey Community Unit School District No. 100 is recognizing maintenance worker Vince Wittman on his retirement after years of service, the district announced this week. Jersey Community School District 100 officials thanked Wittman for his dedicated service and invited the...
EAST ST. LOUIS - Illinois State Police and the East St. Louis Police Department are investigating what authorities described as a targeted mass shooting against a family in East St. Louis that left five people dead and at least two others shot, officials said Sunday, July 12, 2026. The five victims,...
ST. LOUIS - The National Weather Service in St. Louis issued a flood warning Saturday morning, July 11, 2026, for the Meramec River at Pacific in Franklin and Jefferson counties, forecasting minor flooding from Sunday evening, July 12, 2026, to Wednesday afternoon, July 15, 2026, as Southern...
BRIGHTON - Brighton Police said officers arrested a 20-year-old man on DUI-related and weapons charges late Saturday, July 4, 2026, after stopping a recklessly driven vehicle near the Prairie Center and finding a firearm inside. The Brighton Police Department said the stop happened...
JERSEYVILLE — Jerseyville Police said officers were dispatched at about 11:22 a.m. Friday, July 10, 2026, to the area of Blue Bird Lane after a report of a deceased individual found in a field, and authorities said there is currently no indication of foul play and no known danger to the public....
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