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ALTON - The temps were cool, but there was plenty of Irish fun and entertainment Saturday in Alton businesses for the annual St. Pat’s Day Crawl. Jody and Stacy of Jerseyville said they had “a blast” at the Pub Crawl. “We love it,” the two said. “We are from Jerseyville and we don’t have to go far for a big St. Pat’s Day party. It has been great to go back to the bars and the scene.” Another said St. Patrick’s Day is their favorite holiday and said they thought Alton did it right on Saturday. “I think a lot of it has to do with our family heritage and the fact we like to drink and celebrate,” the person said. “I think Alton should also have a parade for St. Pat’s Day and make a day of it.” Mary Morrison of Morrison’s Irish Pub was all smiles Saturday. “It is nice to have everybody out to celebrate and come together,” she said. “This year will be a good year. Our

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Members of 23 police departments in north St. Louis County are making a public appeal to help raise $250,000 to buy 100 license plate reading cameras to help fight crime.

Beverly Logan was last seen Jan. 26 on Ross Lane in Belleville.

A shooting on Interstate 70 has drawn the attention of investigators with the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

William E. McKay, 36, of Fredericktown, Missouri, was indicted on Thursday by a Madison County grand jury on five counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, all enhanced Class X felonies.

The Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis is investigating after a man was found shot to death outside a popular nightclub in St. Clair County, Illinois.

Charges are pending as police investigate.

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A Brighton, Illinois man was found dead Saturday morning in a lake in Macoupin County.

A child’s body has been found in a southwestern Missouri waterway, and authorities are working to determine if it is a boy who went missing last month.

The oil leak started Friday in Edwardsville near Illinois 143 and entered Cahokia Creek, which runs parallel to the pipeline.

The driver was alone in the truck at the time of the accident.

ALTON - A man died after a crash in the 800 block of Brown Street in the early morning of March 13, 2022. The driver was later identified as Keith D. Brenner, 33, of Alton. This is the information from Alton Police Chief Marcos Pulido: "At 6:30 a.m. on March 13, 2022, Alton Police Officers and the Alton Fire Department were dispatched to the 800 block of Brown Street in reference to a traffic crash with probable injuries," the chief said. "Preliminary investigation revealed that the driver and sole occupant of a white Chevrolet S10 was traveling southeast on Brown Street from the area of Union Street. "The S10, for an unknown reason, crossed over the opposing travel lanes in the 800 block of Brown Street and partially overturned. The S10 collided with a wheelchair ramp which was attached to a residence in the 800 block of Brown Street as well as a tree. This S10 sustained extensive damage." Chief Pulido said life-saving measures were attempted on the driver, but unfortunately,

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