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St. Louis Alderman Joe Vaccaro claims that Police Chief John Hayden offered to fix tickets from a February 10. Traffic stop. Hayden says Vaccaro's actions in the stop should merit an apology to the officer.

PONTOON BEACH/ALTON/GODFREY - Ameren Illinois customers in and around Madison County will see energy at work firsthand throughout the spring and well into the fall as crews replace vintage steel pipeline and natural gas services with modern, corrosion-resistant polyethylene material. Crews working on behalf of Ameren Illinois will replace more than five miles of natural gas pipeline and nearly 375 individual customers' natural gas services. The total investment for these projects is $8.2 million and all should be completed by the end of the year, weather pending. Communities include: Pontoon Beach – Crews will start working in July at the Gateway Tradeport to upgrade a high-pressured natural gas pipeline to provide additional capacity to the natural gas system to meet current and future development for the Pontoon Beach area. Total project investment is $3.1 million. Alton – In March, crews will begin work in two neighborhoods starting on State Street. They will

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COLLINSVILLE – The Collinsville Police Department (CPD) requested the Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) Zone 6 to investigate an officer-involved shooting (OIS) in the 100 block of Arnold Street in Collinsville. Illinois State Police said on Thursday that at approximately 8:36 p.m. on Wednesday, March 2, 2022, Collinsville Police Department responded to a residence in the 100 block of Arnold Street location for a reported home invasion. When officers arrived, they observed Kevin C. Steinhauer, a 45-year-old male from East Carondelet, Illinois, inside the residence with a firearm. "Reportedly, after repeated orders from the officers to drop the weapon, Steinhauer opened the door and fired at the officers," ISP said. "Officers returned fire and struck Steinhauer. Officers attempted to render aid, however, Steinhauer succumbed to his injuries at the scene. No officers were injured in the incident. ISP said the investigation is still ongoing and

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According to a release from the Illinois State Police, officers shot and killed 45-year-old Kevin Steinhauer while responding to a report of a home invasion.

Ald. Joe Vaccaro says the officer was a "jerk" and violated policies

“We were just trying to do something we thought was cool and not be too precious about it,” East says. “But we did say that there had to be a flute on every song.”

ST. CLAIR COUNTY - Illinois State Police District 11 has released information about a single-vehicle fatal traffic crash in St. Clair County involving an Ava, IL., man. The incident occurred at 7:35 p.m. on Wednesday, March 2, 2022. Jason C. Mayes, 47, died from injuries suffered in the crash. The Following Preliminary Information is Being Released by the Illinois State Police District 11: WHAT: Single-Vehicle Fatal Traffic Crash WHERE: I-55 northbound milepost 20, near Collinsville, St. Clair County WHEN: 7:35 p.m. Wednesday, March 2, 2022. DRIVER: Unit 1 – Jason C. Mayes, a 47-year-old-male of Ava, IL – Fatally Injured VEHICLE: Unit 1 – Red 2005 GMC Truck pulling a trailer PRELIMINARY: Preliminary investigative details indicate the following occurred: Unit 1 was traveling northbound on I-55 at milepost 20, near Collinsville. Unit 1 left the roadway to the right for unknown reasons, struck a light pole, and rolled multiple times. The driver

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Holder was on probation at the time of the killing. Police found him hiding under a porch after the shooting.

Jon Bon Jovi celebrated his 60th birthday on Wednesday, and the New Jersey rocker had a message of thanks to share with all of his fans who wished him well…

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Jose Martinez was charged with DWI-death of another in a crash Aug. 9, 2020, that killed his passenger David Lopez.

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Tickets are now on sale for the event at The Sun Theatre on April 25.

It’s not often you see a cop face criminal charges for injuring or killing someone they’re attempting to arrest. It’s even rarer still to see a cop convicted. Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is a unicorn. He knelt on George Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes, choking the life out of the unarmed black man, […]

Neville, who co-founded Sauce magazine in 1999 and started Feast in 2010, will be the chief spokesperson for the convention/tourism marketing group.

After nearly 15 years at KSDK, Casey Nolen is leaving St. Louis for WUSA. He discusses his work as a “backpack journalist,” his journey from Missouri’s Bootheel to Mizzou and how he fell in love with coworker Abby Llorico.

Gov. Mike Parson on Thursday once again refused to accept the conclusions of an investigation by the highway patrol and Cole County prosecutor surrounding a reporter who uncovered a security flaw in a state website.  Speaking to a gathering of reporters and editors in the governor’s mansion for Missouri Press Association Day, Parson restated his […]

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Jason C. Mayes, of Ava, Illinois, was driving north on Interstate 55 Wednesday at mile marker 20 when he left the road and hit a pole, police said.