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Macoupin County man arrested for possessing, sharing child pornography

1 day 10 hours ago
MACOUPIN COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) -- A Macoupin County man was arrested earlier this month and is now facing charges for possessing and sharing child sexual abuse materials. Illinois State Police searched 48-year-old James Barnard's home on April 1. He was taken into custody on-scene, in the 200 block of North Harrison Street in Girard. Special [...]
Molly Sweeney

Election results: Missouri's April 7th Municipal Election

1 day 11 hours ago
ST. LOUIS -- Polls are now closed in Missouri’s April 2026 municipal elections. Voters across the St. Louis region weighed in on mayoral races, city council and school board seats, and multiple tax and funding measures. This page will be updated with results by municipality and county as they are reported and confirmed by local [...]
Joe Millitzer

Key witness defies alleged pressure in $5M hospital assault case

1 day 12 hours ago
A judge this month denied a new trial after a recent multi-million-dollar jury verdict involving a 2019 hospital assault. A former housekeeper reported being attacked by a mental health patient inside the behavioral health unit of SSM DePaul Hospital. It wasn’t just the one worker who claimed it.
Chris Hayes

Trump suspends attacks on Iran for 2 weeks amid negotiations

1 day 12 hours ago
President Trump said Tuesday that he would “suspend” an escalation of attacks on Iran for two weeks as long as Iran agrees to open the Strait of Hormuz. In a Truth Social post less than two hours before his 8 p.m. EDT deadline for Iran to make a deal to open the strait, the president [...]
Mallory Wilson

The Best Seats to the Worst Game

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This weekend was… how do I put this… highly uneventful.I had every intention—every intention—of going out to the Miners Theater to see Lern and Mark Klose do their thing.I was…

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A.D. Rowntree

Business opposition growing to plan to replace Missouri income tax with sales tax 

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A top business lobbying group is stepping up its opposition to a proposed constitutional amendment to replace the Missouri income tax with sales taxes, arguing Missouri is already an attractive place to do business. The legislation that would enact one of Gov. Mike Kehoe’s top priorities has already passed the House and on Tuesday, won […]
Rudi Keller