A powerful show of support is stretching across the town of New Baden as residents prepare to honor longtime police officer Dave Jordan, who was killed May 20 after being struck by a vehicle in rural Clinton County.
Missouri Senate President Pro Tem Cindy O’Laughlin looks back at historic tenure and opposition to gaming machines or something with GOP leader and something more succinct my eyes are spent.
On the latest episode of Politically Speaking, STLPR's Jason Rosenbaum and Will Bauer talk with Christian Mitchell – who Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker selected to be his lieutenant governor running mate last year. Mitchell is a former state legislator and deputy governor.
A gathering of family and friends at Ramona-Mathison Lake Park ended in gunfire late Thursday afternoon, leaving one person dead and three others injured.
BELLEVILLE – A Belleville resident accused of fleeing from Madison County deputies at over 100 mph while on pretrial release from custody faces a new set of felony charges. Michael C. Ault, 41, of Belleville, was charged on May 21, 2026 with a Class 3 felony count of unlawful possession of methamphetamine and two Class 4 felony counts of aggravated fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer. Ault allegedly knowingly attempted to flee from a Madison County Sheriff’s Deputy
EDWARDSVILLE - Metro East Lutheran’s Jack Shank delivered one of the top performances in the IHSA Class 1A Boys state track and field preliminaries Thursday, May 28, 2026, in Charleston, running a personal-record 4 minutes, 26.41 seconds in the 1,600 meters to advance to the finals in fourth place. Shank, who entered with a previous best of 4:36.81 from the IHSA Gillespie Sectional, cut more than 10 seconds from that mark in the state prelims. Shank was excited about his time and said,
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. The United States is experiencing one of the steepest declines in violent crime in modern history, including a murder rate at its lowest point in more than a century. Homicides across 35 major American cities fell 21% in 2025, amounting to 922 fewer people killed. Robberies […]
ATLON - Rosetta Brown and Tammy Perry will launch their Youth Summer Road Trip program on Friday, May 29, 2026, in Alton with a trip to see the St. Louis football Battlehawks play the Dallas Renegades at the Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis. The annual program is intended to provide safe, engaging, and memorable summer experiences for local youth. Organizers selected the UFL game as the opening event, with participants set to experience the Battlehawks’ home crowd atmosphere
EAST ST. LOUIS - East St. Louis School District 189 says a state grant aimed at easing Illinois’ teacher shortage has helped the district sharply reduce vacancies, improve retention, and recruit 23 international teachers to fill hard-to-staff classrooms. East St. Louis School District 189 Superintendent Arthur R. Culver said the Illinois State Board of Education’s Teacher Vacancy Grant has been “transformational” for the district, where shortages in areas including
Troy-Maryville-St. Jacob-Marine Chamber Of Commerce Upcoming Events June & July June 2nd - Creating Business Connections at Tri-Township Park, Pavilion 10, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Join us for our summer kick-off featuring yard games & attendance prizes! Register yourself and a guest (or two!) — each invited guest who attends earns you an extra chance to win a prize! Menu: Wing Zone $15 Preregister or $18 At the Door Click Here to Register! June 10th - Culinary
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