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At least 26 people were charged with immigration-related felonies in the eastern part of Missouri since Feb. 1 compared with just two charges during the same period last year.

GRANITE CITY - Granite City Police arrested Donte T. Pryor Sr. on April 24, 2025, following a home invasion and kidnapping incident that led to a vehicle pursuit ending in a crash in St. Charles County, Mo. At approximately 6:39 p.m. on Thursday, officers were dispatched to the 2100 block of Edison Avenue in Granite City after receiving a report of a home invasion and kidnapping. Upon arrival, they observed Pryor driving a vehicle with an adult female and two juvenile victims inside. When officers attempted to stop the vehicle, Pryor refused and fled, prompting a pursuit that concluded with a traffic crash. Pryor and the adult female were transported to a medical facility for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. The two juvenile victims were also inside the vehicle but no injuries were reported. The following day, April 25, Granite City Police detectives presented the case to the Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office. Pryor was charged with seven felonies, including

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Tower Grove CDC hosted a free Landlord & Rehabber Training on Real Estate Investing 101, Wednesday, April 23, 11:30am to 1pm, a Brown Bag event at the MO Botanical Garden’s Commerce Bank Science Education Center.  

Realtor and Landlord Tina Siebert, of Circa Properties, shared her insights and experience in Residential Real Estate investing.  Tina provided the groundwork for those new to the venture and tips for seasoned investors; such as determining a target location, establishing a team, securing funds & creating a budget, short term & long term plans, all aspects of closing a deal, reviewing a property for immediate or long term improvements, inspections, zoning, insurance, surveys, and so much more!  Ella Gross, HomeScreen Manager, reviewed the tenant screening process and an overview of ARCH (At-risk Renters Connection to Housing), stressing the importance of screening tenants on the front end to reduce headaches long term.

2025 Landlord & Rehabber Training schedule

4/23 Real Estate Investing 101

5/28 Financing a Real Estate Investment project

6/25 Buying Property from Tax Sales and STL City’s Land Bank - LRA

7/23 Historic Preservation and Neighborhood Preservation Tax Credit Programs

8/27 Conflict Resolution Strategies for Landlords

9/24 Real Property Insurance, Coinsurance, & Risk Tolerance

The 2025 training sessions will take place at MO Botanical Garden’s Commerce Bank Science Education Center, 11:30 - 1pm, bring your lunch.  Advance registration is required as space is limited.

A vacant building downtown once targeted for apartments has been sold to an entity affiliated with the operator of an adjacent data center.

Keshaun Davison, 24, was charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action.

A trio of research firms who contend Missouri is a poster child for success in the cannabis industry hope to win a contract to study the state’s market closer. “As it relates to cannabis markets, Missouri is pretty famously the model to follow,” said Mackenzie Slade, CEO and owner of New York-based Cannabis Public Policy Consulting. “So I’m very interested in doing a super deep dive.” In March, the state issued a request for proposals looking for a vendor to conduct a cannabis market…

Here’s a puzzle: How do you write a law that’s so badly designed that (1) the people it’s meant to help oppose it, (2) the people who hate regulation support it, and (3) everyone involved admits it will be abused? The answer, it turns out, is the Take It Down Act. The bill started with […]

In a small tattoo shop in North Kansas City, a local tattoo artist is helping clients regain their strength and confidence one design at a time.

GRANITE CITY – Granite City Police have arrested a local man on multiple child pornography charges after someone found the disturbing material in an alleyway. Tyler J. Sheppard, 31, listed as homeless out of Granite City, was charged on April 23, 2025, with five counts of child pornography, each Class 2 felonies. On June 30, 2022, Sheppard allegedly possessed multiple photos of child pornography depicting children under the age of 13. According to a petition to deny Sheppard’s pretrial release, the investigation began on July 1, 2022, after the Granite City Police Department received a report of “excessive refuse and belongings in an alleyway.” "The complainant reported that she saw the refuse and looked at it closer,” the petition states. “Upon closer inspection, she noticed a computer, printer, and several printed photographs containing child pornography. “Officers seized the computer and printed images. The belongings were infested wit

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The distribution arm of a magazine publishing company is closing a South Dakota plant, resulting in nearly two-dozen remote workers in Missouri losing their jobs and hundreds cut across the company.

Thompson Coburn said the new chief business development and marketing officeris leading a team of business professional nationwide to “drive the firm’s marketing and business development strategies, working with partners and leadership to align client service and growth with the firm’s strategic plan.”

WASHINGTON — White House border czar Tom Homan on Monday blamed the parents of U.S. citizen children the Trump administration sent to Honduras over the weekend. At a Monday morning press conference, Homan defended the government’s actions to remove three young children from two different families alongside their mothers who were in the country without […]

ESCO Technologies Inc., the Ladue-based manufacturer, has completed its planned $550 million cash acquisition of the Signature Management & Power business of Ultra Maritime, part of U.K.-based defense and space manufacturer Ultra Electronics Group.

In the midst of the severe weather season, much of Missouri residents will see some type of severe weather Tuesday.

EAST ALTON - After an extensive investigation by the East Alton Police Department, Jessica A. Wyatt, 44, was charged with multiple counts of identity theft and deceptive practices, the Madison County State’s Attorney's Office announced. Wyatt faces four counts of aggravated identity theft for illegally obtaining personal information from victims over the age of 60, and 10 counts of identity theft involving victims under 60. Additionally, she was charged with one count of deceptive practices for possessing information with the intent to illegally obtain funds from a financial institution. The investigation, conducted by the patrol and investigations divisions of the East Alton Police Department, led to an arrest warrant. Wyatt was taken into custody on April 23, 2025, by the patrol division and subsequently released on pretrial conditions. The Madison County State’s Attorney's Office emphasized that all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court o

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Today on TAP: The strategy has been effective against one GOP legislator, David Valadao in CA-22, and it is going national.

The late Joe Cocker was one of the artists chosen for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this year, and his family is happy to see him finally recognized.Cocker,…

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