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Although severe storms aren't in the forecast, rising river levels continue to threaten St. Louis communities.

Flash flooding made a polling place in Eureka inaccessible. Here's where voters are being asked to vote instead.

Missouri’s senior GOP U.S. senator says FICO, which handles 90% of the credit-score market, “has exploited working Americans with its monopoly power for too long.”

Less than a week ago, the Trump Administration and its assorted haters undermined one of their own lies. Among the many smears leveled against immigrants, the one that claims they’re lazy freeloaders who take more than they give back to the US is one of the stupidest. Immigrants pay taxes, even if they’re not here […]

District 2 is investigating a robbery that occurred on April 6, 2025 in Forest Park.

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On April 6, district 1 officers responded to a Robbery, in the 4300 block of Nebraska, at 12:00 p.m.  A 74-year-old man told officers he was walking in the north alley of the above location when two men approached him and demanded money. The 74-year-old told them he had no money. The two men then […]

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O'FALLON — A routine traffic stop turned into a significant arrest when O'Fallon police apprehended a driver for reckless driving and speeding at 87 mph in a 30 mph zone on Frontage Road near Venita Drive. The incident occurred recently when officers pulled over 29-year-old Detray D. Westbrook, a resident of Cahokia Heights. Upon further investigation, police discovered that Westbrook was a non-compliant violent offender, leading to his arrest. While impounding the vehicle, officers recovered a loaded firearm. The findings prompted the St. Clair County State's Attorney's Office to file charges against Westbrook, including one count of Unlawful Possession of Firearm by a Felon and one count of Failure to Register as a Murderer & Violent Offender Against Youth. Westbrook was taken into custody at the St. Clair County Sheriff's Department. Required by the Illinois Supreme Court: All persons charged with a crime are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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JERSEYVILLE – A man from Godfrey remains in custody after breaking into a Jersey County home and swinging a knife at one of the occupants. Juwan A. Wallace, 32, of Godfrey, was charged on March 31, 2025 with Attempted First Degree Murder and Home Invasion, both Class X felonies. On March 28, 2025, Wallace allegedly entered the victim’s residence without authority while armed with a knife. Wallace reportedly swung the knife at the victim “multiple times, coming within approximately three inches” of their face after threatening to kill the victim and their mother. A petition was filed to deny Wallace’s pretrial release from custody. The petition notes Wallace “has a criminal history dating back to at least 2012,” and has a history of other violent arrests and convictions – including his most recent conviction of Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse from a 2021 Jersey County case. A Pretrial Detention Order was filed upholding the petition

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Missourians vote in local elections on April 8. Our voter guide has everything you need to know—from key races and early voting to what to bring to the polls.

District 6 officers with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department say an 18-year-old was wounded in a shootout Sunday afternoon in north city.

A new lawsuit says that grants given under a St. Louis program seeking to boost North City were "entirely unjustified," as it seeks an order preventing more disbursements.

District 4 is investigating a shooting that left a 17-year-old female injured on March 7, 2025 in Hyde Park.

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District 6 is investigating a robbery that happened on March 7, 2025 in the 2100 block of Adelaide.

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Anna Pesek saw a federal program supporting local food purchases as much more than a boost to her Iowa pork and poultry farm. The U.S. Department of Agriculture grant program that allowed schools and food banks to buy fresh products from small farms helped her forge new business relationships. It allowed her to spend more […]

As ecological concerns become increasingly urgent, this new exhibition at the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum brings into dialogue work by ten contemporary artists whose research-based practices are defined by […]

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TROY – South Main Street has reopened to traffic following a fuel spill at the 4-0 Quick Shop that prompted rerouting over the weekend. The incident occurred on April 7, 2025, when the Quick Shop reported the spill, leading to temporary closures in the area. The 4-0 Quick Shop also announced it was back in business on Monday morning. The gasoline portion of the shop remains closed, with no specific timeline provided for when it might reopen for fuel sales. Multiple agencies were dispatched to the scene to manage the containment of the spill and conduct environmental monitoring and cleanup efforts. The City of Troy confirmed that there were no water wells in the vicinity of the spill, alleviating concerns about potential contamination. During the cleanup, businesses located one block north, east, and west of the Quick Shop also faced temporary closures. The Troy Police Department expressed gratitude to the community for their patience during the response efforts.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator and co-founder of the Senate’s first-ever Environmental Justice Caucus Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) last week met with members of the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) and the Illinois Environmental Council (IEC) to discuss President Trump’s recent attacks on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), cuts to dozens of EPA regulations that protect our nation’s public health and threats to dismantle Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) tax credits that promote clean jobs and support a green energy economy. Duckworth also reiterated that she will not let up in her work to promote and defend environmental justice. Photos of the meeting can be found on the Senator’s website. “The Trump Administration seems determined to undermine protections aimed at helping every American—no matter their zip code—breathe safe air, drink clean water and live, work and play on uncontaminated land,” Duckworth said. “In order

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