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Bethalto Woman Sentenced to 40 Years for Child Sexual Assault

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EDWARDSVILLE - Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine announced Tuesday, March 31, 2026, in Edwardsville, Illinois, that a 34-year-old Bethalto woman has been sentenced to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to predatory criminal sexual assault of a child and permitting sexual abuse of a child. Ashley L. Rusk received the sentence after pleading guilty on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, to one count of Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault of a Child and one count of Permitting Sexual Abuse

Haine Announces 17-Year Sentence For Home Invasion, Aggravated Battery For Edwardsville Man

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EDWARDSVILLE - Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine announced on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, that an Edwardsville man has been sentenced to 17 years in prison after a jury found him guilty of home invasion and aggravated battery in an attack at a Glen Carbon residence. Circuit Judge Kyle Napp issued the sentence Monday to Timothy P. Rodgers, 40, of Edwardsville, according to Haine’s office. A jury in October found Rodgers guilty of entering the Glen Carbon home of his former father-in-law

Edwardsville High School Student Wins Second Place for Sculpture in SIUE Art Show

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EDWARDSVILLE - An Edwardsville High School student received second place out of nearly 200 entries at the SIUE 2026 Annual High School Art Exhibition. Maya Hatch, a senior at EHS, fell in love with ceramics earlier this year in Cassie Flynn’s art class. She then took an independent study art class, which allowed her to finish work on her award-winning piece “The Scavenger and What Remains of Us.” Hatch shared she is proud of the accomplishment and eager to learn more ceramics

Missouri attorney general sues American Shaman to stop sale of kratom, 7-OH products

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Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Kansas City-based CBD American Shaman and several affiliated companies, demanding an immediate halt to the company’s advertising and sale of kratom products.  She takes particular aim at the more potent 7-OH products, which she argues are “hazardous opioids” banned by state and federal law. “We […]
Rebecca Rivas

Suit: Produce companies not paying OT to H-2A workers

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ST. LOUIS — A Missouri farm and produce operation, along with its owner, is facing a federal collective and class action lawsuit alleging it failed to pay required overtime wages to more than 100 temporary foreign workers.
By Kyla Asbury | Legal Newsline