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ALTON — Prosecutors in Madison County have filed a felony theft charge against a Chicago man after Alton police investigated what they described as a theft by deception that took nearly $64,000 from a local business earlier this year. The Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office, led by State’s Attorney Tom Haine, on Thursday, May 7, 2026, charged Anthony J. Arias Tria, a 23-year-old man from Chicago, with theft, a Class 2 felony, for an amount exceeding $10,000 but les

The hacking of the Canvas platform caused its parent company, Instructure, to shut the system down on Thursday.

Heart’s Ann Wilson has released a new song, “Nothing But Love,” a track she co-wrote with the late songwriting legend Burt Bacharach, who passed away in 2023.”I wrote ‘Nothing But…

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The Missouri Real Estate Commission says STL CityWide removed a website at the center of the state's lawsuit accusing the landlords' company of operating without a license.

The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a double shooting that left a man and woman injured Thursday night.

CHICAGO — Two friends from Cook County are celebrating after claiming a $750,000 Lucky Day Lotto ® jackpot. The winners, who are remaining anonymous under the name ‘Pirate Gals,’ purchased the winning ticket at Squire Liquor & Tobacco, located at 1929 Plum Grove Rd. in Palatine. “I was still in the store when I realized we had won—I was so excited,” said the ‘Pirate Gal' who bought the ticket. She immediately called her friend who double-checked

Back in early 2025, DOGE bros Justin Fox and Nate Cavanaugh were handed multiple government roles with a simple mandate: go find the woke stuff and kill it. Fox and Cavanaugh had zero relevant experience for any of it — at one point Cavanaugh, a twenty-something college dropout whose main prior credential was a patent […]

Laura Ritchie of Chesterfield, MO, was crowned Ms. Missouri Senior America 2026   For Laura Ritchie, dance has been the center of her life, beginning at age five. She has performed at the Muny Opera, Stages St. Louis, and with the Cardinals and Soccer Stars Dance Teams. She earned her BS in Nursing. At SSM […]

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The Psychedelic Furs have canceled their upcoming spring and summer tour dates due to a "serious medical issue in the band," according to an update on their website."Please accept our…

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It's the latest boost for this tiny historic Black community, where revitalization is gaining steam after decades of disinvestment and illegal dumping.

A lawsuit says eight complaints were made about the faulty stoplight at Bates Street and Morganford Road before the deadly 2023 crash.

EDWARDSVILLE - The City of Edwardsville, home to the campus of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has again been ranked nationally as one of the safest college towns in America. In an article “50 Safest College Towns in America for 2026,” Research.com ranked Edwardsville as No.14, noting low violent crime rates, community safety and the vibrant atmosphere surrounding SIUE. Edwardsville recorded 0.30 violent crimes and 5.77 property crimes per 1,000 residents. Rankings

On This Day, May 8, 2022…U2’s Bono and The Edge showed their support for Ukraine with a surprise acoustic performance in a subway station in Kyiv. The station was being…

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GRANITE CITY – A local man accused of firing a weapon in a Granite City neighborhood faces felony charges after allegedly endangering nearby residents. Cleandres T. Dixon, 42, of Granite City, was charged with one count each of reckless discharge of a firearm and aggravated unlawful possession of weapons (both Class 4 felonies) on April 27, 2026. The day prior on April 26, 2026, Dixon allegedly knowingly discharged a firearm in a reckless manner while in the vicinity of another individual,

TOPEKA — Evergy and one of its contractors agreed to pay $2.6 million to employees to settle  a class-action lawsuit filed over how company retirement funds were managed. Evergy will pay $1.7 million and SageView Advisory Group, which contracted with Evergy to manage its 401(k) retirement plans, will pay $900,000, according to a preliminary settlement […]