“Words matter. Attitudes matter. Tone matters,” one alderman said. “Those principles are things that the vast majority of 10-year-olds recognize, and they apply to us.”
The St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office on Friday said it will not charge a police officer who shot a 17-year-old in the back of the head as the teen was running away.
The St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office says it will not pursue criminal charges against a police officer who fatally shot a teenager in possession of a gun two years ago.
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Alamo Drafthouse workers, including cooks, dishwashers, food runners, ticket desk workers, bar staff and greeters, publicly announced their effort to organize in August.
ALTON — A 23-year-old father was charged with endangering the life or health of a child after police said he left his 6-month-old infant locked inside a vehicle while he went into Argosy Casino to gamble on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. The Alton Police Department was notified at approximately 5:47 p.m. Wednesday of an infant locked inside a vehicle in the casino parking lot at 1 Piasa St. Officers arrived and met with casino personnel, who had immediately contacted police upon learning the
"Any use of deadly force is serious and has lasting consequences for everyone involved and our community. No officer begins a shift expecting to face a situation where deadly force may be used.
The U.S. Department of Education’s suspension this year of a comprehensive monitoring process puts billions of K-12 dollars at heightened risk of undetected waste, fraud and abuse, according to a new report by the nonpartisan U.S. Government Accountability Office. The congressional watchdog’s report also raised concerns about the reliability of federal absenteeism data, noting that […]
After the expected close of the Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery merger, the company will take on a brand-new name.CEO David Ellison has revealed that the company will be known…
JERSEYVILLE – The Jersey County Sheriff’s Office congratulated Deputy Marshall Lewis on his recent retirement after serving for 10 years with the department. A retired Marine Corps veteran of 20 years, Lewis also briefly served as Chief of the Grafton Police Department before joining the JCSO, where he has served as a correctional officer, deputy, and detective. “He handled countless calls for service, investigated scores of cases, and helped / rendered aid to an untold amount
As frustrations mount over the return of train horns in St. Louis, Mayor Cara Spencer says the city is "doing everything we can" in an effort to restore its quiet zones.
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