MADISON, Ill. — Investigators are renewing their call for photographs and videos from a youth football league championship game at Madison Senior High School to help determine the circumstances surrounding a Nov. 1, 2026, shooting. The Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis is asking anyone who attended the game that evening to submit digital media recorded before, during or immediately after the shooting. Investigators say images captured in the background could provide valuable information,
The family of a student injured in a school van crash, which killed one student and hurt seven others, is suing the Belleville Township High School District, alleging multiple safety violations.
WASHINGTON — Voting ended Tuesday in this year’s midterm elections, leaving officials and volunteers counting tens of millions of ballots to determine which U.S. House and Senate candidates will take the oath of office in January. The post-election process includes numerous steps and varying deadlines for when ballots have to be certified, since each state […]
CHICAGO — Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress on Tuesday night, Nov. 3, 2026, prompting Gov. JB Pritzker and Sen.-elect Juliana Stratton to pledge support for the new majorities as they prepare to challenge the Trump administration. In statements released in Chicago, Pritzker and Stratton portrayed the results as a rejection of Republican leadership and called for Democrats to focus on working families and lowering costs. “One year ago, political pundits said there
WASHINGTON — U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries got one step closer to becoming the next speaker after Democrats delivered a sweeping victory in the midterm elections. If elected by a majority of House members, Jeffries would make history as the first Black person to hold the gavel. The 56-year-old Brooklynite would lead Democrats’ charge against President […]
The blue wave reached the steps of the Missouri Governor’s Mansion Tuesday when Democrats won the state House seat representing downtown Jefferson City on their way to flipping 16 seats from Republicans across the state. Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe’s official…
Last week, Ofcom, the UK regulator in charge of all this stuff, released its “rapid assessment of highly effective age assurance at 16.” That came right on the heels of its quietly released (only because the law required it) report showing that the Online Safety Act’s duty of care wasn’t actually having any noticeable impact […]
We now know when the new series Trinity will arrive on Netflix.The streaming service has revealed that the upcoming drama series starring Richard Madden and Gugu Mbatha-Raw will debut on…
Mayor Cara Spencer raised nearly a dozen concerns with the drone policy, including a lack of public input, the potential for constitutional violations and concerns about pilot training.
BETHALTO — Kaitlyn Ogden gave Civic Memorial’s girls volleyball team an aggressive option at outside hitter this fall, recording 205 kills and setting the program’s single-season aces record during her senior season. She is a Tom Lane State Farm Insurance Female Athlete of the Month. Ogden, a 5-foot-6 senior, averaged had 205 kills and 76 service points in the 2026 season. She finished with a .222 hitting percentage, totaling 513 attacks. Her kill percentage was 40%. A varsity
Democrats have won the majority of governor’s offices for the first time in 16 years after the GOP racked up major losses across the country. Democrats flipped governorships in Georgia, Iowa, Nevada, Ohio and Texas and defended competitive races in Maine, Michigan and Wisconsin, according to unofficial results from The Associated Press and Decision Desk […]
JERSEYVILLE – Sentencing hearings have been delayed once again for two adults who pleaded guilty to felony charges stemming from a video-recorded public battery and mob action incident in Jerseyville. 18-year-olds Hayden Womack and Lucas Roberts are still awaiting sentencing after entering their guilty pleas in Jersey County court in August of 2026. Roberts was originally scheduled to be sentenced on Oct. 5, 2026 after pleading guilty on Aug. 31, 2026 to each of the charges against
St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer says the city's first-time police drone program isn't ready for takeoff, calling for additional safeguards before it launches, potentially as soon as Friday.
"(G'Mauri's) life changed forever—for reasons that were entirely preventable," the suit says. "What unfolded was a tragedy of errors for which the school board is responsible."
Residents could begin seeing SLMPD drones conducting test flights and responding to select 911 calls as early as Wednesday afternoon, as the Department begins the initial stages of implementation.