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Last week, U.S. District Court Judge John Ross deemed Wildwood-based Torch Electronics' gas station slot machines as illegal.

Jeremy Lorenz is an alleged serial burglar with active cases now in St. Charles County, Missouri, and Monroe County, Illinois.

Authorities said eight children, including a 1-year-old, were living inside a home filled with rotting food, feces, trash and insects. Some of the children were naked, covered in filth and ill when they were found.

South County Precinct officers from the St. Louis County Police Department (SLCPD) are investigating a motorcycle accident that claimed the life of one person earlier this week on Lemay Ferry Road.

EDWARDSVILLE/COLLINSVILLE - Madison County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a St. Louis man on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, after a pursuit that followed an investigation into a report of shots fired at a home in unincorporated Collinsville this past Saturday, Feb. 14, authorities said. The Madison County Sheriff’s Office said it responded around 11 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 14, to the 3200 block of VFW Lane in unincorporated Collinsville for a report of shots fired at a residence.

O'Fallon native Joy Dunne and the United State's Women's Hockey Team have secured a gold medal in the 2026 Winter Olympics. USA defeated Canada, 2-1 in overtime, to take home the gold.

Joni Mitchell is getting the Lifetime Achievement Award at Canada’s 2026 Juno Awards, and the artists who will help celebrate her have just been announced.Fellow Canadian singers Sarah McLachlan and…

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A Missouri bill calls for a major overhaul of the state's solid-waste laws, ending local waste management districts, imposing stricter landfill laws and shifting more oversight to the state.

WASHINGTON — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear’s faith calls him to address hunger, health access and community care, he said during an event Thursday at the progressive Center for American Progress that previewed a potential campaign in the 2028 cycle. The Trump administration has “hijacked” faith, the Democrat said, leading to harm instead of helping people. […]

COLLINSVILLE – Today, Governor JB Pritzker, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO), and Teklab celebrated the company’s new environmental testing laboratory in Collinsville. Teklab constructed a 36,500-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility to meet the growing demand for its environmental analytical services, creating 40 new full-time jobs for the region while retaining nearly 100 positions. The company’s commitment to invest $10 million further solidifie

Original AC/DC frontman Bon Scott would have turned 80 this year, and the Bon Scott estate, along with its exclusive licensing/merchandising partner Perryscope Productions, has announced lots of plans to…

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An Endangered Person Advisory has been issued for a 23-year-old man reported missing in North County.

Missouri Republicans voted Thursday to advance a plan to add Medicaid work requirements to the state Constitution, hoping to put the issue before voters in November. Democrats insist the proposal, which passed the Missouri House 99-48 on a party-line vote, would open the door for state lawmakers to defund the voter-approved expansion of Missouri’s Medicaid […]

From Construction Dive: Sean Kilcrease is moving up the depth chart at Nissan Stadium. But he’s not a member of the home team Tennessee Titans — he’s a quality control inspector. Kilcrease, 24, is a Nashville native and an employee of Baker Construction, a Monroe, Ohio, firm that bills itself as the nation’s largest concrete […]

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ALTON - Community members can enjoy a day of fun while supporting a local man undergoing cancer treatments. Scott and Melanie Richardson have organized Scott’s Freedom from Cancer Benefit on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026, at the Alton VFW Post #1308. From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., you can stop by the VFW to enjoy a vendor fair. Then, at 5 p.m., it costs $30 to enjoy a 50/50 drawing, a silent auction, a taco bar from Taqueria Maya, and live music from Borderline Band. All proceeds go toward the Richardson

ST. LOUIS COUNTY - St. Louis County police are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash that killed a 67-year-old man Tuesday night, Feb. 17, 2026, on Lemay Ferry Road in south St. Louis County. Officers from the St. Louis County Police Department’s South County Precinct responded at 7:19 p.m. Feb. 18, 2026, to a call for service for a single-vehicle crash involving a motorcycle in the 5200 block of Lemay Ferry Road. Police found an adult male with life-threatening injuries, and he was taken