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Swink said she was toppled out of her chair and dragged across the floor.

EAST ST. LOUIS – Illinois State Police (ISP) conducted a violent crime suppression detail on April 16-18, 2025, in St. Clair and Madison counties, focusing its efforts on East St. Louis and neighboring Metro East communities. The operation utilized intelligence and technology to target known high crime areas, violent offenders, and structured criminal groups in the communities of the Metro East. Detail Results Arrests 34 Felony Charges 37 Criminal Charges 60 Firearm Related Charges 31 Firearms Seized 18 Controlled Substance Seized 9.7 grams Stolen Vehicles Recovered 2 There were several notable events and arrests during the detail. On April 16, 2025, troopers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for Illinois Vehicle Code (IVC) violations. A probable cause search of the vehicle resulted in the seizure of a loaded firearm and a large amount of illegal cannabis. One subject was taken into custody.

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EDWARDSVILLE - SIUE’s Lovejoy Library will host a special event to commemorate Asian, Pacific Islander, and Desi American (APIDA) Heritage Month. At 4 p.m. on Thursday, May 1, 2025, community members are invited to Lovejoy Library on the SIUE campus for “An Afternoon of Traditional Chinese Music.” Four artists with the Nanjing Music Ensemble will perform traditional Chinese music and share history about Chinese musical traditions. “I would just encourage people to show up,” said Simone Williams, Diversity and Engagement Librarian at SIUE. “ It’s a way to have community with other people, to learn other people’s cultures.” Williams explained that she didn’t originally plan to bring the Nanjing Music Ensemble to campus. But after a successful Lunar New Year celebration at Lovejoy Library, a few students and faculty members asked if she would consider collaborating with the ensemble for APIDA Heritage Month. Not onl

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Bill McClellan writes: Spring cleaning takes on a certain urgency as a person gets older. If you don’t start throwing stuff away, who is going to want it?

The federal government is reversing the termination of legal status for international students around the U.S. after many filed court challenges against the Trump administration crackdown, government lawyers said Friday.

Rob Eckman and Steve Mathews wanted to be closer to family, so the opportunity to open a bookstore motivated them to sell their Utah home and make the jump.

Climate progress is actually good business.

ST. LOUIS – The Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum is hosting Holocaust Remembrance Day at Congregation Temple Israel. Survivors, their families, and area leaders will honor the victims and reflect on the lessons of the holocaust. The event will begin at 3 p.m. and will take place at Temple Israel on Rabbi Alvan D. Rubin Drive. [...]

MADISON COUNTY, Ill. - Illinois State Police have arrested six men in an anti-human trafficking operation in Madison County. The two-day sting focused on identifying people trying to engage in sex acts with minors in the Troy, Illinois area. The suspects range in age from 30 to 43. They face multiple felony charges including indecent [...]

A Jefferson County is charged with murder after deputies say he shot and killed his wife inside their home late Friday morning.

Accident Reconstruction is investigating a fatal crash that happened at approximately 11:20 p.m. on April 26. A preliminary investigation revealed that a Cadillac Escalade was stopped at a red light on the corner of Chouteau and South Compton. The Escalde made a left turn and an 18-year-old woman who was dancing on the roof, fell […]

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Plant of the Week: Native Coral Honeysuckle, a hummingbird magnet. Native from Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kentucky, and Virginia south to all states bordering the Gulf. Considered escaped in Missouri and Illinois. Wednesday, April 30th Deadline for Powder Valley Urban Nature Photo Contest Saturday, May 3rd, Deadline for submissions to Soulard Art Gallery juried Exhibit: The Art … Continue reading This Week in Gardening & Nature →

A woman is dead after falling from a vehicle and being struck by a firetruck in south St. Louis Saturday night.

The company already has slashed costs, including a move of its offices from its Creve Coeur headquarters and reducing employee numbers.