A judge has dismissed a lawsuit seeking to force a recall election targeting Festus city leaders over their support for controversial data center plans.
BETHALTO - Foster’s Light in the Dark will host their second annual Suicide Awareness Candlelight Vigil to honor those lost to suicide. From 4–8 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, at Bethalto Park in Bethalto, the vigil will feature mental health resources, speakers and more. The goal, said organizer Christina Foster-Beegle, is to support those who have lost a loved one and others who are struggling. “We lose a lot of people to suicide in our area,” she said. “We
JERSEYVILLE – A 71-year-old man from Jerseyville accused of sexually abusing two children has been released from custody. Robert E. Ehlers, 71, of Jerseyville, was charged on Aug. 28, 2026 with two Class 2 felony counts of criminal sexual abuse of a victim under 13 years of age. Ehlers is accused of committing acts of sexual conduct with two different victims during the summer of 2024. Charging documents state both victims were under the age of 13 at the time of the offenses. The Jersey
Dogs roaming the streets have been a problem for years in Washington Park, according to a former mayor and residents of the neighborhood where dogs killed a man last week.
As the Trump administration continues to chase away actual talent in order to staff federal agencies with loyalists and/or people who don’t know any better, it has had to lower hiring standards to keep the federal cupboards stocked. ICE went on a hiring surge following the imposition of impossible arrest quotas and a few billion […]
The judges' panel is set for season 35 of Dancing with the Stars, with Carrie Ann Inaba, Derek Hough and Bruno Tonioli ready to face a new cast of celebrity…
The Missouri Supreme Court wrestled Tuesday with whether three opponents of the stateโs sweeping stadium tax incentive law have the legal right to challenge it. State Sen. Mike Moon, an Ash Grove Republican, state Rep. Bryant Wolfin, a Ste. Genevieve Republican, and conservative activist Ron Calzone sued last year seeking to overturn the law, which […]
JERSEYVILLE – The second 18-year-old charged for his role in a video-recorded Jerseyville mob attack recently pleaded guilty. Lucas C. Roberts , 18, of Jerseyville, entered the guilty plea in Jersey County Court on the morning of Aug. 31, 2026. Roberts pleaded guilty to each of the charges against him, including a Class 3 felony count of aggravated battery/video/audio recording, a Class 4 felony count of mob action and a Class C misdemeanor count of assault. Roberts was released from
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MO. — St. Louis County detectives are investigating an officer-involved shooting Tuesday morning, Sept. 1, 2026, in the 300 block of Weidman Road that left an adult male with non-life-threatening gunshot injuries after police said he pointed a weapon at officers. Officers from the St. Louis County Police West County Precinct responded at about 5:40 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, to a call for service for a subject flourishing a weapon at vehicles in the 14000 block of Mancheste
GRANITE CITY — Illinois State Police said on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, it continues to investigate an officer-involved shooting in Granite City that left a 40-year-old man dead after officers responded Aug. 24, 2026, to a report of an armed suspect in the 2000 block of Edison Avenue. The investigation is being conducted at the request of the Granite City Police Department and the Madison County Sheriff’s Office, state police said in an update today. According to Illinois State Police,
The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District will hold a public meeting to discuss planned improvements at the Bissell Point, Grand Glaize, Lemay, and Missouri River wastewater treatment facilities. The project includes upgrades necessary to meet future regulatory requirements.