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Missouri court cases vanish from public view through ‘security level’ system

4 months 4 weeks ago
A Missouri House candidate’s history of domestic violence. A Highway Patrol trooper’s sexual abuse of a fellow officer at a work conference. A lawsuit between prominent St. Louis attorneys. All of these cases were removed from Missouri’s public court database. Searching for them online, it appeared as if they never existed. Cases assigned a high […]
Finnegan Belleau, Nathan Lee

Could this be the last year we commemorate MLK Day as a federal holiday?

4 months 4 weeks ago
If left up to the Trump administration, Martin Luther King Jr. Day would likely be nullified as a federal holiday. Trump used his executive powers to change the observance of MLK Day by cancelling it as a free-admission day for those who wish to visit our national parks during federal holidays. The order also applies […]
Janice Ellis

Maplewood History: A Hunk, A Hunk Of Burning…Hobby?

4 months 4 weeks ago
Perhaps it is because this is the very coldest time of the year for us that this previous post came to mind?  This is about my brief and single experience with a collector of matchbook covers.  A hot topic if ever there was one. Note there was a Part Two to this post.  The link […]
Doug Houser

Shooting Leaves One Woman Dead and Another Injured

4 months 4 weeks ago
BELLEVILLE - On the night of Saturday, January 17, 2026, police responded to multiple shots fired on the 1700 block of Jamestown Road in Belleville, Illinois, resulting in one woman’s death and injuries to another, authorities said. At approximately 11:19 p.m., officers from the Belleville and Swansea Police Departments arrived at the scene and found three female victims. One woman was deceased in the roadway, while two others were inside a nearby parked vehicle. One of the women in the

Michael Upton Charged With Multiple Felonies in Macoupin County

4 months 4 weeks ago
MACOUPIN COUNTY — Attorney General Kwame Raoul charged Michael Upton, 34, of Palmyra with multiple felony counts related to child sexual abuse material and drug possession following a search of his residence on East Oak Street in Palmyra. The charges, filed in Macoupin County Circuit Court, include two counts of dissemination of child pornography, each a Class X felony carrying a potential sentence of up to 30 years in prison. Upton also faces 10 counts of possession of child pornography,

Royal Lakes Man Faces Multiple Felony Charges in Domestic Attack

4 months 4 weeks ago
ROYAL LAKES - A man is facing multiple felony charges following an alleged domestic battery incident that occurred earlier this month. According to charging documents filed by the State’s Attorney’s Office, Eugene Arnold of Royal Lakes is accused of attacking the victim, on January 6, 2026. Charging documents allege Arnold struck her in the face, causing a fractured nose. The injury is listed as great bodily harm, resulting in a charge of aggravated battery causing great bodily