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Federal $50 Million Boost Revitalizes Calhoun Wetlands

20 hours 25 minutes ago
CALHOUN COUNTY - A $50 million federal investment is reshaping wetlands and recreation access along the rugged western side of Calhoun County, Illinois, where the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ St. Louis District is overseeing a multi-phase restoration effort around Red’s Landing and Gilead Slough as part of the Upper Mississippi River Restoration program. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials said work is scheduled as part of a broader cycle of projects planned through 2036, with

Woman Charged with First-Degree Murder in Downtown Shooting

20 hours 47 minutes ago
ST. LOUIS — St. Louis Metropolitan Police continued investigating the fatal shooting of William Palmer after officers found him shot in Downtown St. Louis early Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, and prosecutors charged Brittany Rivoire with first-degree murder and other offenses. Officers were called to the 300 block of North 9th Street at about 2:30 a.m., according to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. Police said officers discovered Palmer shot and contacted EMS, but he died at the scene.

Police: Man Killed After Offering Ride In Downtown St. Louis

20 hours 51 minutes ago
ST. LOUIS - Riyen Jones is seeking support after her fiancé, William Palmer, was killed Feb. 1, 2026, after she said he stopped to help a woman who asked for a ride to a warming shelter. Palmer, a Troy, Mo., man, was found shot early Sunday and was pronounced dead at the scene, the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department said. Brittany Rivoire, 36, is accused of fatally shooting Palmer and then stealing and abandoning his truck after he stopped to offer her a ride. “My fiancé

Election Judges Confirm Only One Voting Machine Functioning Early Thursday

21 hours 46 minutes ago
EDWARDSVILLE - Early voting opened on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, at the Madison County Administration Building in Edwardsville at 8:30 a.m., but by 9:15 a.m. only seven ballots had been cast in the party primaries — not because of voter apathy, but because the clerk’s office had only one voting machine operating. Voters were forced into a single-file process, waiting for the person ahead of them to complete voting before receiving a ballot. The result was a near standstill during the