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Police in Macoupin County, Illinois, are looking for a man who approached and tried to take a small child playing a park.

John Diehl, a Republican from west St. Louis County, spent $379,900 on three cars, mortgage payments and college tuition, prosecutors said.

The Franklin County and Jefferson County Sheriff’s Offices are raising concerns over a surge in wire thefts, with thieves targeting AT&T and Spectrum cables throughout the year. 

John Diehl, a former speaker of the Missouri House who was forced to resign in disgrace in 2015 when it was revealed he’d been sending sexually inappropriate text messages to an intern, pleaded guilty Thursday to a federal wire fraud charge.  Diehl, a Republican from Town and Country, was released on his own recognizance Thursday […]

Earlier this month, the teen driver responsible for a fatal DUI crash last September appeared in Monroe County Circuit Court for sentencing.

Legendary songwriter and producer Bert Berns has been posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, the organization revealed Thursday.Berns, who passed away in 1967 at age 38, was responsible for writing such…

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A vew Missouri law allowed brothers who had grown up in home, and thought they owned it, to be evicted without a hearing.

Remains were found in the 5600 block of Labadie Avenue.

CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul secured a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration’s attempt to gut essential health, education and social service programs for low-income families. In July, Raoul joined 20 other attorneys general in challenging the federal government’s reinterpretation of a decades-old law governing access to social services. On Wednesday, a federal court granted the coalition’s request for a preliminary injunction, blocking sweeping new rules that threatened to strip funding from programs like Head Start, Title X family planning clinics, food banks, domestic violence shelters, adult education and community health centers. “I am pleased with the court’s decision, which ensures Illinoisans will continue to have access to these vital programs and services,” Raoul said. “I will continue to oppose arbitrary and illegal actions by the Trump administration and will use all the tools at my disposal to

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I know it’s never great to blame the victim, but this all could have been avoided if ICE officers hadn’t decided they all needed to act like paramilitary death squad members while raiding Home Deport parking lots. If you’re in the sort of business you feel you can’t do safely with your entire face exposed, […]

MATLAB allows matrix manipulations, plotting of functions and data, implementation of algorithms, creating of user interfaces, and interfacing with programs written in other languages. That’s all well and good, but it means nothing if you don’t have a firm grasp of the data types used within MATLAB. In the Complete MATLAB Programming Master Class, you’ll […]

SWANSEA - Swansea Police Department welcomed a new officer this week as George Atanasov graduated from the Southwestern Illinois Police Academy in Belleville. Officer Atanasov is scheduled to begin the department’s field training program in the village shortly. The department expressed pride in Atanasov’s achievement and encouraged community members to offer a warm welcome when they see him on patrol. “We are proud of his hard work and excited to have him join our police family,” the Swansea Police Department said in a statement. Atanasov’s addition comes as the Swansea Police Department continues efforts to strengthen its presence and service within the community.

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OREM, Utah — Authorities released photos Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, of a person of interest in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University, where the conservative activist was killed Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, while speaking on campus. Law enforcement officials believe the sniper fired one shot with a high-powered, bolt-action Mauser .30-caliber rifle before jumping off a roof and fleeing into a nearby neighborhood. The rifle was later found concealed in a towel in wooded terrain near the university. Investigators are analyzing the weapon and ammunition at a federal lab to gather forensic evidence. The Utah Department of Public Safety described the suspect as appearing to be college-aged and blending in with the campus environment. The FBI released two images of the person of interest, showing someone wearing a hat, sunglasses and a long-sleeve black shirt, and asked the public to assist in identifying the individual. Tips can be submitted by calling 1-800-CALL-FBI

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WASHINGTON – In a speech on the Senate floor today, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, urged his Senate colleagues to pass his bipartisan STOP CSAM Act . The Committee advanced the bill unanimously in June. Durbin began by highlighting the grave concerns parents have about their kids online, saying: “Protecting our children is one of the most important duties of public service. When families send their kids to school, or let them play outside, or allow them to go online, they should be confident that their kids are safe. But today, too many parents have a sinking feeling every time their child logs onto a phone, tablet, or video game console. They know that the internet has become a dangerous opportunity for predators looking to exploit the young and vulnerable. This is not a problem of the future. It is the crisis now.” Durbin then expounded on the magnitude of the online child safety crisis, citing

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From St. Louis Public Radio: Work on improving safety along Route 100 in St. Louis has started. The six-mile stretch of road that runs between Broadway and the St. Louis city limits along Chouteau and Manchester avenues has seen over 1,500 crashes in the past five years. This rate is four times higher than other […]

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ALTON — This week, the Alton Police Department participated in “Chalk the Walk,” an initiative aimed at raising awareness for suicide prevention month by spreading messages of hope, encouragement, and support on local sidewalks. The chalk drawings outside the Alton Police Department serve as visual reminders that no one faces struggles alone and that help is always available. The effort reflects the department’s commitment to standing with individuals who are struggling, those who have lost loved ones, and everyone working to break the stigma surrounding mental health. The Alton Police Department encourages anyone in crisis, or those who know someone in need, to contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988. The department emphasized that assistance is accessible through this resource at any time.

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ST. LOUIS -- September is National Prostate Cancer Awareness month, and Mellve Shahid Sr., founder of The Empowerment Network, Inc., a St. Louis-based organization continues each year to raise awareness, education, and promote advocacy. Early detection is key -- that is why men age 40 and older are encouraged to get a PSA blood test. [...]

SPRINGFIELD – President Mark Guethle and the Illinois Democratic County Chairs Association (IDCCA) strongly condemned the assassination of Charlie Kirk in Utah earlier today. “Let me be perfectly clear: nothing justifies the horrific violence we saw today. While we may never have agreed with Charlie Kirk, there is never an excuse for violence. Full stop,” said President Guethle. “We are shocked and horrified by what seems to have been a politically motivated murder and we extend our deepest sympathy to Charlie’s wife and family as well as the students and community members who had to endure this tragic event.” He continued, “We are the party of democracy. That means we believe in the democratic process as the way to settle political differences and make change. We will never condone, excuse or tolerate violent tactics in the political arena.” McCombie Responds To Charlie Kirk Assassination CHICAGO – After Illinoisan and

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BETHALTO – Bethalto is the latest local municipality to approve the replacement of an expiring state-level sales tax on groceries with the village’s own 1% grocery tax, starting next year. Village Board members unanimously approved an ordinance at this week’s meeting which “implements a 1% grocery sales tax effective Jan. 1, 2026, to replace the same tax(es) that are to be discontinued by the State of Illinois on that date.” Since it was first imposed in 1990, the State of Illinois sent 100% of the proceeds collected from the 1% grocery tax directly back to local municipalities. In 2024, the Illinois General Assembly voted to eliminate the grocery tax and set it to expire in 2026, which also eliminated a major source of revenue for communities across Illinois. State legislators later passed a law allowing municipalities to implement their own locally collected grocery taxes to offset the loss in state revenue. This would not amount to a sales tax increase

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