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Fatal Motorcycle Crash Investigation Unfolds On Lemay Ferry Road

18 hours 50 minutes ago
SOUTH COUNTY ST. LOUIS - Officers from the South County Precinct responded at 7:17 a.m. Monday, July 13, 2026, to a call for service for a motor vehicle crash, according to the St. Louis County Police Department. When officers arrived, they found that an SUV and a motorcycle had been involved in the crash. Preliminary investigation indicates the motorcyclist was traveling northbound on Lemay Ferry Road when he was struck by a vehicle traveling south that was making a left turn into the parkin

New Belt law aims to ease licensing barriers for formerly incarcerated Illinoisans

19 hours 6 minutes ago
SPRINGFIELD – State Senator Christopher Belt led a bipartisan effort to provide formerly incarcerated individuals with a second chance to maintain a publicly clean licensing record. The new law allows these individuals to continue serving the people of Illinois as licensed professionals while still providing the state with the flexibility to decide when to issue a license for protection of the public. “This law will help people who, despite their past, want to get out there and

Medicaid meal deliveries reduce hospital visits and costs

19 hours 13 minutes ago
About a dozen states offer “medically tailored meals” to people with conditions such as diabetes and heart disease who get their insurance through Medicaid. Such programs significantly improve the health of the people in them, according to a new study. Medically tailored meals are fully prepared, home-delivered meals that are customized by a registered dietitian nutritionist […]
Anna Claire Vollers

After US Sen Lindsey Graham’s death, Trump recommends Graham’s sister to fill out term

19 hours 21 minutes ago
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Monday he would like the South Carolina governor to select the late U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham’s sister to fill the Republican’s seat for the remainder of his term. “I recommended, to Governor Henry McMaster, Lindsey Graham’s wonderful sister, Darline, to serve as interim Senator from the Great State of […]
Jennifer Shutt

Record Flooding Hits Huzzah Valley Resort in Steelville

19 hours 22 minutes ago
STEELVILLE, MO. - Around 3:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 11, 2026, staff at Huzzah Valley Resort in Steelville, Mo., evacuated more than 150 campground guests after a flash flood warning and record flooding that damaged parts of the property, including the resort store, according to updates posted by team lead Chase Cottrell and the resort. Cottrell said the flooding was unlike anything the resort had previously experienced. “We are seeing record flooding that we have never

Alton Police Charge Bethalto Man With Vehicle Burglaries, Stolen Car Possession

19 hours 24 minutes ago
ALTON – Seven same-day vehicle break-ins in Alton have yielded felony charges against a Bethalto man also accused of possessing a separate stolen vehicle. Steven C. Jason, 33, of Bethalto, faces seven counts of burglary, each Class 3 felonies, and a Class 2 felony count of unlawful possession of a stolen motor vehicle. The charges were filed on July 7, 2026 in Madison County court. Five days prior on July 2, Jason allegedly knowingly and without authority entered seven different motor

Missouri Gov. Kehoe signs controversial ‘born-alive’ abortion bill into law

19 hours 24 minutes ago
On Monday, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed into law the only significant anti-abortion bill Republicans were able to pass this session as they faced heated debates with Democrats and fractured opinions over what to include in the final pared-down version of the bill. Under the ‘Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act,’ any healthcare provider who “knowingly […]
Anna Spoerre

62-Year-Old Dies While Working On Granite City Transformer

19 hours 37 minutes ago
GRANITE CITY - A 62-year-old man from the Bridgeton, Mo. area died early Saturday, July 11, 2026, after he was electrocuted while working on a malfunctioning transformer during a storm at the U.S. Steel Mill Cold Plant in Granite City, according to Madison County Coroner Nicholas P. Novacich. The man was identified as Mitcheal N. Nelson, 62, of Bridgeton, Mo., 63044. Novacich said Nelson and two other employees were working on a transformer at the plant, 1900 State St., when it malfunctioned durin