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PLEASANT HILL — A burglary investigation in Pike County led to the arrest of a man connected to a multi-county crime spree spanning Calhoun, Jersey, Macoupin, and Pike counties, authorities said. On June 9, 2025, at approximately 3:55 a.m., the Pike County Sheriff’s Department responded to an alarm activation at the Jiffi Stop convenience store in Pleasant Hill, where deputies found the glass entry door shattered and merchandise stolen. Chief Deputy Zack Orr and Sergeant Matt Frazier launched an immediate investigation. Through analysis of extensive surveillance footage and coordination with surrounding law enforcement agencies, investigators identified two additional burglaries at businesses in Calhoun County. Evidence recovered by the Jersey County Sheriff’s Office linked the crimes to a location in Jersey County. Detective Sally Arbuthnot of the Jersey County Sheriff’s Office identified the owner of the suspect vehicle involved in the burglaries. With assistance

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CBL Properties is in early talks to transform the shuttered Macy’s at South County Center into a mixed-use area.

While deep dish pizza might scream "Chicago," there's one St. Louis deep dish eatery making a name for itself and turning heads across state lines.

As Mike Masnick noted late last week while covering yet another extremely disturbing development in the ongoing horror show that is our current government, the Trump Administration isn’t fucking around. It wants to destroy America so it can have the only kind of America it’s willing to put up with: one it can rule, rather […]

Before heading out on tour with Brad Paisley this summer, Alexandra Kay opened a coffee shop in her hometown of Waterloo.

Mötley Crüe has released a new take on their classic track "Home Sweet Home" featuring legendary singer Dolly Parton.The release, celebrating the 40th anniversary of the tune, is the first track the…

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O’FALLON, IL. — Detective Benjamin Callahan was promoted to sergeant during a joint promotional ceremony with O’Fallon-Shiloh EMS on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. The O’Fallon Police Department recognized Callahan for his service since joining the department in 2016. Sergeant Callahan currently serves in the Criminal Investigations Division and is a member of the Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis. He also participates on the SWAT Team as part of the Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System’s Weapons of Mass Destruction Special Response Team. In addition, Callahan advises the O’Fallon Police Explorer Post and is a member of the department’s Honor Guard. Prior to his assignment in Criminal Investigations, he served as a Field Training Officer and Senior Officer. Before his law enforcement career, Callahan served more than eight years in the United States Marine Corps. The department expressed confidence in Callahan’s leadership as he assumes

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Each month we feature a member of our community that is working to push Trailnet’s vision of Streets for All. Naresh Kumar is our champion for June! When Naresh Kumar …

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ALTON — Despite being cut short by weather on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, the Alton River Dragons game became a memorable community event that celebrated local first responders. Before the rain interrupted play at Gordon Moore Park, Officer Allen Averbeck, Illinois State Senator Erica Harriss and State Representative Amy Elik took the mound together for a ceremonial first pitch. The event was followed by a tribute honoring Officer Averbeck’s K-9 partner, Odin, who was presented with a retirement jersey by Steve Marso and the River Dragons organization. The shootout involving the K-9 Odin occurred on Aug. 22, 2024. In a gesture of respect, the team announced that Odin’s number 19 would be retired and never issued again. The tribute underscored the strong partnership between the Alton community and its first responders. Organizers thanked attendees for their support of the Alton Police K-9 Division and the Alton Fire Department during the event.

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A year into her first term in office, New Jersey Assemblywoman Sadaf Jaffer decided not to run for reelection. The political world saw her as a rising star in 2023; Jaffer, a Democrat, previously served as the nation’s first female Muslim mayor. But rampant harassment from online commenters and other politicians about her religion, as […]

A Missouri man recently confessed to killing a mountain lion last year, an act the state considers illegal in most cases.

On This Day, Jun 20, 1978…Foreigner released their second studio album, Double Vision, which peaked at #3 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart.The album featured such future Foreigner classics as the…

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