ST. LOUIS — A teenager who was driving a stolen vehicle has been charged in a fatal crash that occurred last summer. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 17-year-old Vincent Wallace of St. Louis County was charged last week with second-degree murder and several other charges in connection with the crash that killed 53-year-old Derrick [...]
ST. PETERS, Mo. – The St. Peters Police Department confirms about 40 vehicles on the Amazon parking lot were broken into overnight. A spokesperson for the police department says that around 3:55 a.m., video shows a dark colored sedan pulled into the lot with several people inside of it. There is no word on where [...]
MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. - The Maryland Heights Police Department confirms that at least 20 vehicles were broken into in the Ranken Jordan East Parking Lot overnight. The east parking lot is the closest lot to the building. Police say that most of the vehicles had windows smashed. There is no word on if there is [...]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Anti-abortion centers across the country are receiving tens of millions of tax dollars to talk women out of ending their pregnancies, a nearly fivefold increase from …
MADISON COUNTY - There's something for almost everyone in a fast-moving new book on Madison County history that is loaded with facts and anecdotes. Writer Tom Emery of Carlinville is releasing The Madison County History Reader, a collection of over sixty of his articles on a wide array of subjects relating to the history, people, and places of Madison County. The reader is different than any other book on county history, and looks at many fascinating aspects of the past in this area. Many leading towns in the county are covered in some fashion in the book, which is 170 pages long and fully illustrated. Topics include the origins of the county, pioneer experiences in Madison’s earliest days, as well as the Civil War era and some of the remarkable women the county has produced. Other topics include the world wars, education, natural disasters, sports, celebrities, and early holidays. Emery’s work is familiar to area readers, as his articles regularly appear across Madison
COLLINSVILLE - It's quite an accomplishment for any athlete in any sport in his or her first year to qualify for a sectional tournament in an IHSA state series, and in the case of Alton senior bowler Taylor Greco, it's a very big accomplishment indeed. Greco, in her first year of bowling for the Redbirds, qualified for the sectional tournament at Mt. Vernon with a six-game score of 785 at the regional tournament at Camelot Bowl in Collinsville Feb. 5. She is the only Alton bowler to qualify for the sectional, with teammate Regan Spinks going through as the first alternate. Greco is one of the Auto Butler Female Athletes Of The Month. In an interview conducted after the fourth game of her six-game series, Greco felt she was bowling very well despite some tough sledding along the way. "A few rough patches, but other than that, I'm doing pretty good," Greco said. "I think all of us are." At the time of the interview, both Greco and the Redbirds were in contention for both a top ten individua
Attorney general in a tweet says Jones ‘insults victims.’ A Jones aide said the mayor explained in the Facebook exchange last month that she had no role in the release of the man charged in the case.
ST. LOUIS - MoDOT has made closures ahead of the upcoming demolition of the southbound Broadway Bridge over I-44 in Downtown St. Louis. Crews closed the I-70 express lanes from Union to Broadway, and all southbound lanes of Broadway between Cass and the ramp from I-44 will close starting Monday, February 7, after 9 a.m. This [...]
JERSEY - Jerseyville FFA members recently competed at the Section 15 FFA Vet Tech CDE and the Section 15 FFA Job Interview competitions. The Jerseyville FFA always excels in competitions and is known statewide for its FFA prowess. "The Jerseyville FFA members competing in Vet Tech and Job Interview have been working very hard studying and preparing for these competitions for the last few weeks," Sarah Nichols, agriculture teacher and FFA advisor for Jersey Community High School said. "I was very happy with the results all individuals achieved." "In the Vet Tech CDE Jerseyville students complete a general knowledge test, a math portion, identification of equipment, parasites, and breeds of animals, and finally a practicum demonstrating basic Veterinary skills. For the Job Interview CDE, students are evaluated on their cover letter, resume, job application, phone interview, in-person interview, and a follow-up letter. Both of these contests give members an opportunity to use skills
ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- Washington University in St. Louis has made an app available that can notify Missourians if they have been exposed to COVID-19. The app is called MO/Notify and is available for Apple and Android users. Apple users can activate the exposure notifications if they have iOS 12.5 or later. Then Apple users [...]
Our Love Story: The Couple: Marisa and Thomas from Shipman Date Met/Started Dating: June 17, 2016 Briefly Describe First Date: Betsy Ann Picnic in Brighton Date Married: February 23, 2019 Name Something You Enjoy Doing Together: Staying in and watching our favorite TV shows. Share Advice For A Happy Relationship: No matter how mad you are at one another, always kiss each other goodnight.
Our Love Story: The Couple: Jeffrey & Katie Gibson from Alton Date Met/Started Dating: February 9, 2012 Briefly Describe First Date: Went to see “The Vow” and had dinner, and it was snowing really badly. Date Married: July 13, 2012 Name Something You Enjoy Doing Together: Watch movies, camping, anything with our kids. Share Advice For A Happy Relationship: Don’t go to bed mad at each other! Be there for each other no matter what!
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