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NEW ORLEANS — The man who sped down Bourbon Street early New Year’s Day in a pickup truck, killing at least 14 people and injuring 37 more, is believed to have acted alone in the terror attack, an FBI official said. Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old military veteran from Texas, was killed in a shootout with […]

COLLINSVILLE — The Madison County Coroner Nick Novacich identified a 26-year-old man from St. Louis, who died early Thursday after being struck by a tractor-trailer on Interstate 55 in Collinsville. The Madison County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as Devin C. Smart. The coroner said the incident occurred shortly before midnight on Jan. 1, 2025, when Smart exited his vehicle and entered the southbound lanes of the interstate. He was hit by an oncoming tractor-trailer. Madison County Coroner’s Office Investigator Kelsey Jones pronounced Smart dead at the scene at 12:14 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. Emergency services received a report of the crash at 11:11 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. The accident took place near the 8.2-mile marker of Interstate 55. Coroner Novacich said preliminary findings indicate that Smart died from blunt neck trauma, though a final cause of death will be determined following routine toxicology tests. The Illinois State Police and

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The brick-and-mortar iteration of the nomadic concept opened in the Cortex Innovation Community in April 2024.

Former Motörhead and current Scorpions drummer Mikkey Dee had a not so jolly holiday season, which he spent in the hospital with sepsis.In a Facebook post Thursday, Dee writes, "I was…

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Officers arrived to find neighbors attempting to extinguish the flames with a garden hose, but an elderly man lost his life in the fire.

Between 11pm on December 31 and 1am on January 1, we received 167 shots fired calls and ShotSpotter Activations.

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From Leader Publications:  Jefferson County Public Works will hold an open house to present information about the upcoming Flucom Road Safety Project. The open house will be from 3:30-6 PM on Tuesday, Jan. 7, at the De Soto Rural Fire Protection District Administrative Office, 3200 Flucom Road, southeast of De Soto. The construction project is […]

The Wall Street Journal explains why Donald Trump is going to have trouble carrying out his immigration agenda and then tells us what he plans to do about it: Trump’s advisers have said that he hopes to test the limits of the law by issuing policies he knows to be unlawful, or even unconstitutional, in ...continue reading "Trump already planning to break the law"

From Mid Rivers Newsmagazine:  City infrastructure upgrades along Main Street will continue in 2025. At its meeting on Dec. 19, the O’Fallon City Council passed a bill approving plans for the Main Street Phase 3 improvement project and authorizing the acquisition of property and other associated actions. The vote was 10-0. Improvement work will extend […]

ALTON - President Leon Smallwood-Bey, the 2025 Dr. King Committee, and the Executive Committee of the Alton Branch National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) announce their 46th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration will be Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. The event will be held at Alton’s Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church, 2621 Amelia St., and is set to begin at 3 p.m. The 2025 theme is “Don’t Give Up on the Dream!” People will gather to honor Dr. King’s faith, love, and courage through song, community recognition, and the keynote address. The Riverbend Choir will offer musical selections. Alton’s NAACP Youth Council will attend, and the NAACP will present the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service Award to a Pastor of one of the oldest churches in Alton. Leah Becoat and members of Three Purple Coats Theater Company will do an “I Have Dream” Presentation. East St. Louis Monitor Newspaper Journalist Reginald

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In addition to being an EGOT winner, Elton John has won two Golden Globe awards in his storied career. That's why he's been tapped as a presenter at this year's…

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