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WOOD RIVER – A Wood River resident faces his second charge of domestic battery against the same victim while still on probation from the previous incident. Christopher J. Huch, 29, of Wood River, was charged on April 21, 2025 with his second or subsequent offense of domestic battery, a Class 2 felony. Huch is accused of striking a household or family member in the face with his fist and knee on April 19, 2025. According to a petition to deny Huch’s pretrial release, Madison County Sheriff’s Deputies observed injuries on the victim including “dried blood near victim's nose and mouth as well as defensive wound marks on her hands.” The petition adds that at the time of this incident, Huch was already on probation for domestic battery against the same victim from a 2024 case in which Huch pled guilty and was sentenced to 24 months of probation. Huch’s latest domestic battery case was presented by the Madison County Sheriff’s Department, and

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TROY - The City of Troy and the Troy/Maryville/St. Jacob/Marine Chamber of Commerce will host their inaugural First Friday event this weekend. From 5–8 p.m. on the first Friday of the month from May until September, community members are invited to the corner of East Market and South Main Streets for an evening of vendors, live music, food, drinks and more. Dawn Mushill, president of the Chamber of Commerce, looks forward to welcoming people from across the region to Troy on Friday, May 2, 2025. “We decided that we want people in our beautiful downtown Troy,” Mushill said. “How do we get them there? We get them there with food, entertainment and beer.” Mushill encourages people to come downtown to check out the restaurants and shops that are in Troy, many of which will have discounts and deals on the First Fridays. There will also be street vendors and food trucks. On May 2, Mike Sonderegger will provide live music. There will be a few vendors

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GRANITE CITY - Granite City High School junior Brayden Cook has been honored by St. Louis Public Radio with the Best in Show and Best Sports Feature awards as part of the 2025 Teen Photojournalist Prize, the radio station announced Wednesday, April 30, 2025. Cook received the Best in Show award for his photo titled "Ashes and Rainbows," which captures Granite City firefighter Coady Sutton controlling a hose above an abandoned auto body shop ablaze on East 23rd Street on May 27, 2024. His Best Sports Feature-winning image, "Red in the Rain," shows GCHS boys soccer center back Joey Morales picking up cones after a game against Fort Zumwalt West was canceled due to a lightning threat on Sept. 23, 2024, in Granite City. The recognition includes an $800 Visa gift card for Best in Show and a $200 Visa gift card for the first-place category. In addition, Cook will participate in a master class with STLPR visuals editor Brian Munoz, have his work published on stlpr.org and STLPR social media

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The jury, along with five other counts, found Arthur K. Richardson, 36, guilty for the death of Anthony Kent, 23.

A proposed constitutional amendment that would again ban abortion in Missouri passed out of a state Senate committee on Wednesday, meaning it is one step away from heading to a statewide ballot. The legislation approved on a 4-2 party line vote would repeal the reproductive rights amendment known as Amendment 3 but allow exceptions for […]

SPRINGFIELD — State Senator Christopher Belt advanced a measure that would strengthen prevailing wage rules to help workers receive higher pay. “This important safeguard will help workers get a fair deal for their labor,” said Belt (D-Swansea). “We’re closing a loophole that left many workers getting the short end of the stick because that’s not what we’re about here in Illinois.” Currently, Illinois’ prevailing wage law does not apply to federal construction projects that require a prevailing wage determination by the United States Secretary of Labor. House Bill 1189 would clarify that workers must receive the highest prevailing wage – whether federal or state – in local public works projects that include federal funding. The measure intends to eliminate potential confusion when rates differ and specifically impacts projects under state or local control. The measure would codify the existing federal practice of

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Ranken Technical College hosted its annual Architecture Student Showcase, featuring 38 students' class projects aimed at re-envisioning north St. Louis, with a theme of "Building Community in St. Louis Place" and designs for key infrastructure elements such as a justice center, grocery store, and senior living center.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today introduced a bipartisan bill, the Comprehensive Health and Integrity in Licensing and Documentation (CHILD) Act , to amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 (NCPA) to ensure that individuals with unsupervised access to children, such as those under contract with a school, are, once again, authorized to have a national background check. U.S. Representative Russell Fry (R-SC-07) and U.S. Representative Jared Moskowitz (D-FL-23) are introducing companion legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives today. Since 1993, the National Child Protection Act/Volunteers for Children Act (NCPA/VCA) has made nationwide background checks available for individuals who have access to children through qualified entities. However, the Child Protection Improvements Act of 2018 (CPIA)

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) in a coalition of over 100 Congressional Democrats in writing to Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA) Leland Dudek to demand that he keep Social Security field offices open. This letter comes after multiple reports revealed that Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) directed SSA to close field offices across the country—only to reverse course after public backlash and deny the plans altogether. Given the lack of transparency surrounding the status of field offices nationwide, the lawmakers pressed Dudek to ensure that DOGE does not close the offices that so many Social Security beneficiaries rely on for services and assistance. “eneficiaries need the opportunity to seek assistance from SSA in person…Closing

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Some tornado warnings and watches emerged in the St. Louis region Wednesday afternoon and into the early evening.

ALTON – Two men from Alton are accused of attacking someone in public at a local grocery store. Reginald D. Hodges Jr., 28, and Devan C. Luster, 23, both of Alton, were charged on April 25, 2025 with one count each of mob action, both Class 4 felonies. Hodges and Luster allegedly acted together in striking the same victim about the head and body on March 14, 2025. By knowingly engaging in the use of force, the two are accused of disturbing the public peace, as the incident unfolded in a public place – the Save-A-Lot grocery store at 2980 Homer Adams Parkway in Alton. The Alton Police Department presented the cases against Hodges and Luster, who were both granted pretrial release from custody. All individuals charged are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of la w.

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Volunteers and businesses in Chatham, Illinois, came together to show their support for the victims of the YNOT school camp tragedy.

Suelmann previously served as director of streets under four different mayors from 1985 until his retirement in 2006.

The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is asking for the public's help with identifying four suspects accused of slashing tires of St. Louis police vehicles last week.

The party official agreed to anger management classes and $498 in fines and costs as part of the deal.