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The mother of Jameyah Ramsey said she received a call from the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office in June 2024 that second-degree murder charges were dropped and that the suspect had been released.

GRANITE CITY - Granite City Community School District #9's Preston Brown is a School Resource Officer at the district’s elementary schools and a S.A.B.R.E. instructor serving eight schools in the Granite City community. Brown, a graduate of Madison High School and Southwestern Illinois College, where he earned an associate degree, began his career by serving in the U.S. Navy. His daily responsibilities as a school resource officer include ensuring building safety, conducting perimeter checks,

DeKALB - Northern Illinois University announces its fall 2025 Dean's List students. To earn this distinction, students must meet a minimum semester grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale in the College of Engineering and Engineering Technology or a minimum of 3.75 on a 4.0 scale in the colleges of Business, Education, Health and Human Sciences, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Visual and Performing Arts. HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME, MAJOR(S), HIGH SCHOOL (if listed) Edwardsville, IL Drew Bagby,

Missouri is launching a new approach to address substance abuse among young people.

ALTON – The Metro East Auto Theft Task Force has charged five local residents with felony possession of stolen vehicles and other offenses. Shawn R. Murphey, 43, and Trina G. Skelton, 45, both of Alton, were each charged on Jan. 14, 2026 with Class 2 felony counts of offenses related to motor vehicles and Class 4 felony counts of possession of a controlled substance. The two are accused of knowingly possessing a stolen 2017 Chevrolet Trax bearing an Illinois registration number on Nov.

A severe geomagnetic storm (G4) on January 18 may result in a southern shift in the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) for tonight, January 19, with a chance of glimpses being seen in parts of Central and Northern Missouri.

BELLEVILLE — Woodland Elementary School in Edwarsville Assistant Principal Ali Hiller has been named the Illinois Principals Association Southwest Region Assistant Principal of the Year. The recognition was presented Thursday evening, Jan. 15, 2026, at the IPA Southwestern Region Awards held at Cooper Fire in Belleville. Hiller, who is in her second year at Woodland Elementary, expressed both surprise and gratitude upon receiving the award. “I

SPRINGFIELD – In celebration of the founding of the United States 250 years ago, Governor JB Pritzker is inviting Illinoisans to unite in service by volunteering with organizations of their choice to foster community connection and build a legacy of giving back throughout 2026. “Illinoisans throughout history have always come together to help their neighbors, and it’s this deep sense of community that makes our state the best in the nation,” said Governor JB Pritzker.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – One year after Donald Trump fired 17 Inspectors General (IGs) just days into his second term, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) introduced legislation to help restore public trust in IGs as Trump has worked to replace them with loyalists tied to his Administration. The Inspectors General Independence Act would prevent Donald Trump and future Presidents from appointing their own political allies to serve in the Administration’s “independent” watchdog

EDWARDSVILLE/GRANITE CITY – Madison County authorities have charged residents of Edwardsville, Granite City, and Litchfield, Ill. for their roles in two separate mob action incidents. 22-year-olds Desintee E. Herzing and Madison M. Tartt, both of Granite City, were charged with one count each of mob action, both Class 4 felonies, on Jan. 15, 2026. The two are accused of knowingly acting together without legal authority to physically attack the same victim and disturb the public peace

Phil Collins has sat down for an interview that will be part of a new podcast for the BBC.BBC Eras: Phil Collins, hosted by Zoe Ball, is a five-part podcast on…

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SOUTHERN ILLINOIS - A local nonprofit is doing everything they can to keep pets in their homes. The Infinity Project is based out of Marion but serves all of Southern Illinois. As a new nonprofit, they offer low-cost microchipping, a pet food bank, emergency veterinary support and more so people can keep their pets in situations where they might otherwise have to surrender the animals. Founder Ashley DeBoer shared that the path to The Infinity Project was not always clear, but supporters