A woman was charged with unlawful use of a weapon, assault on a law enforcement animal, and resisting/interfering with arrest for a felony after she struck a K-9 officer and pinned him to the ground while swinging a baseball bat.
EAST ST. LOUIS — East St. Louis School District 189 has reached an important financial milestone that will directly benefit local taxpayers and support upcoming school improvements. Moody’s Ratings has upgraded the School District’s credit rating from Ba1 to Baa2. This two-level increase moves the East St. Louis School District from a below-investment category into “investment grade” status — similar to improving a credit score. Such a two-level upgrade
URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) -- An idea three years in the making is coming to fruition and taking a significant financial burden off of thousands of families in Illinois. Researchers estimate people in the U.S. owe around $220 billion in medical debt. Churches around Central Illinois say they're taking a dent out of it. Churches from [...]
GRAFTON - Several excited community members boarded the new Grafton Ferry to celebrate its inaugural crossing of the river. On Friday, April 10, 2026, Grafton Mayor Mike Morrow and members of the Grafton ferry taskforce led a ribbon-cutting ceremony on the ferry. Attendees then boarded the ferry and rode it across the river to Missouri and back. “This is going to be absolutely wonderful for the entire region,” Morrow said. The ferry opened at 5 a.m. on April 10. By 10 a.m.,
EAST ST. LOUIS - A 29-year-old Belleville man was shot and killed inside a vehicle in East St. Louis just after 5 a.m. Friday, and state and local police are investigating, authorities said. The shooting happened in the area of South 22nd Street and Market Avenue, according to the Illinois State Police. ISP said the East St. Louis Police Department initially responded to the call and discovered one person dead and another suffering from a gunshot wound. The gunshot wound victim was transported
Yes is back with new music.The band β currently made up of Steve Howe, Geoff Downes, Jon Davison, Billy Sherwood and Jay Schellen β will release the new album, Aurora,…
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - An investigation is underway after two men were killed in a shooting Thursday night in Country Club Hills. According to the St. Louis County Police Department, the shooting occurred shortly before 10:30 p.m. in the 5600 block of Gatesworth Avenue. When officers arrived on the scene, they found two men [...]
I’m not here to cut the Trump administration any slack or engage in both-sides bullshit, but this is something that has always been true: we treat anyone imprisoned or detained as less than human. The dehumanization begins with something we call “processing” — a word that separates a human from their humanity by making them […]