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Investigators Renew Appeal for Photos in Madison Football Game Shooting

19 hours 4 minutes ago
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 election is over. What’s supposed to happen next for Congress?

19 hours 25 minutes ago
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 […]
Jennifer Shutt

Pritzker, Stratton React: Democrats Capture House and Senate in 2026 Election

19 hours 25 minutes ago
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

Who is Hakeem Jeffries? Meet the likely first Black speaker of the US House.

19 hours 26 minutes ago
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 […]
Shauneen Miranda

Tom Lane State Farm Insurance Female Athlete Of The Month: Kaitlyn Ogden Helps Fuel Civic Memorial's 23-Win Campaign

20 hours 12 minutes ago
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 win majority of governorships for the first time in 16 years

20 hours 22 minutes ago
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 […]
Kevin Hardy

Sentencing Hearings For Womack, Roberts Rescheduled Again In Jersey County

20 hours 22 minutes ago
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

Board of Police Commissioners Approves Aerial Response Unit, Ushering in New Era of Emergency Response in St. Louis

20 hours 54 minutes ago

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.

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Mitch McCoy