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The local forecast office of the National Weather Service said St. Louis could experience severe thunderstorms after midnight Sunday and again Monday into Tuesday as a cold front moves in.

COLLINSVILLE - The Collinsville Police Department announced it has added a new K-9 to its ranks, introducing K9 Cyna and her handler, Officer Connor Diecker. The department said K9 Cyna is the newest member of the “Collinsville Police Department family,” and noted that her name is pronounced, “just like John Cena (actor/professional wrestler).” “Cyna and her handler, Officer Connor Diecker, have already completed training and are ready to bring their

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court slapped down an appeal from Virginia Democrats Friday to uphold their redrawn map of congressional districts, preserving what appears to be a Republican advantage heading into midterm elections.

EDWARDSVILLE - The Madison County Sheriff’s Office announced the graduation of three recruits from the Southwestern Illinois College Correctional Officer Academy, Session 136, marking their transition from classroom instruction to field training in jail operations. The sheriff’s office said Zachary Haas, Jackson McRae, and Tanner Miles graduated from the academy and will now begin field training as they move into hands-on work. “The Madison County Sheriff’s

For 101 years, the Grandview Arcade has proudly stood at Grand and Miami in the Gravois Park neighborhood. It's been a symbol of the area's decline and, now, rebirth. See what's going on inside.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) today reintroduced the bipartisan, bicameral Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act, which renames a competitive grant program run by the Department of State to the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program. The grant encourages institutions of higher education to sustainably expand study abroad opportunities to nontraditional locations for underserved American undergraduate students.

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Education Association (IEA) is working to pass Senate Bill 2914 this session, a bill that would put an end to a long-time practice of school administrators keeping accusations that have been proven false in an educator’s employment record. IEA seeks safe public schools for every student and every school employee and supports accountability for misconduct. This bill includes a right to challenge issuance of the warning, or allegations in the warning, to

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias’ legislation aimed at combating unfair auto insurance practices passed the Illinois Senate. Senate Bill 714 builds on the Secretary of State’s statewide Driving Change initiative, which was launched to address rising and increasingly unaffordable insurance costs and spotlight unfair and discriminatory ratemaking practices impacting Illinois drivers. Meanwhile, Illinois remains one of only two states without a process

CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. - The Missouri State Highway Patrol issued a Blue Alert for Zachary Rance Walker, a 42-year-old white male considered armed and dangerous, on May 17, 2026. Walker is accused of firing shots at Caruthersville police officers during a traffic stop in Caruthersville, Mo., and then fleeing the scene. Troopers say he ran from [...]

EAST ALTON – Felony charges have been filed against an East Alton man accused of stealing thousands of dollars from victims who hired him to build various pool projects at their homes across the Riverbend. Chad A. Phillips, 30, of East Alton, was charged on May 11, 2026 with three Class 4 felony counts of home repair fraud, two Class 2 felony counts of theft over, and a Class 3 felony count of theft over $500. From July 23, 2022 to Oct. 1, 2024, Phillips allegedly entered into an agreement