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GRANITE CITY – Two individuals have been charged in separate cases of child battery filed recently in Madison County. Gordon S. Williams, 40, of Granite City, was charged on Feb. 21, 2025 with a Class 3 felony count of aggravated battery. On Aug. 13, 2024, Williams allegedly struck a 6-year-old child on the legs with a belt, “leaving bruising and red marks,” according to court documents. The Granite City Police Department presented the case against Williams, who was granted pretrial release from custody. In a separate but similar case, Sierra A. Lawson, 25, of Highland, was charged with a Class 3 felony count of aggravated battery on Feb. 18, 2025. Lawson allegedly “struck buttocks multiple times causing extensive bruising.” The victim in this case was 2 years old at the time of the incident on Jan. 3, 2025. Lawson’s case was presented by the Highland Police Department, and she has also been granted pretrial release from custody. All individuals

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Update: A 44-year-old man was arrested for this incident and charged with Murder 1st and Armed Criminal Action by the Circuit Attorney’s Office. Update: The 45-year-old man who was pronounced dead has been identified as Frank Bell Jr of the 4400 block of Floriss Place. Original Post November 23, 9:12 am: District 4 officers responded […]

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CHICAGO - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today led a coalition of 23 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to act to protect a key provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that guarantees access to critical preventive care for millions of Americans. Raoul and the coalition urge the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a lower court’s decision stating that the structure of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is unconstitutional – a decision that will impair access to lifesaving medical care. Before the ACA’s enactment, many Americans struggled to afford preventive services, such as cancer screenings, which can be lifesaving but were often not covered by insurance. Congress enacted the ACA’s preventive services provision to eliminate this financial barrier by requiring most private insurance plans to cover preventive services recommended by the task force without charging out-of-pocket costs, including copayments or deductibles.

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The Midwest Manufacturing Leaders organization is hosting an event  Focusing on Capabilities to Build a Resilient Sales Engine for Your Manufacturing Company. Friday March 14th, 2025 7:30 am – 9:00 am at the Lodge at Des Peres.  Click here to register. The event is free to attend, but registrants must meet registration criteria.  Registration is […]

SPRINGFIELD - Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs returned $22 million to nearly 19,000 people in January through I-CASH, the state’s missing money program. “Returning this money to the rightful owners is better than keeping it in our bank vaults,” Frerichs said. “It helps our state’s economy when people have a little more money in their pockets to spend at local businesses.” Companies and banks turn over uncashed rebate checks, unpaid life insurance claims, forgotten checking accounts and the contents of overlooked safe deposit boxes to the Illinois Treasurer’s Office after a few years. The state treasurer is legally required to return unclaimed property to its owners or their heirs, no matter how long it takes. One way the office tries to return missing money is by highlighting National Unclaimed Property Day (Feb. 1) to encourage people to check the I-CASH website . Media coverage helped set a record this year. For the week ending

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GRANITE CITY - Amber Porter is spearheading a fundraiser to support her brother, Matt, who was severely injured in a dog attack at his home on Feb. 19, 2025. The incident involved Karma, a pit bull that Matt had rescued eight months prior from an abusive environment. According to Porter, Matt, 35, had taken extensive measures to care for Karma, ensuring she was up to date on her vaccinations and providing a loving home. However, on the day of the attack, Porter described the situation as shocking and unprovoked, stating that “Karma just switched and started attacking him.” Matt, who is currently recovering at SLU Hospital, described the encounter as a “fight for his life.” He emphasized the unexpected nature of the attack, saying it caught him off-guard. The emergency crew reported that he had lost a significant amount of blood, attributing his survival to the adrenaline coursing through his body during the ordeal. At present, Matt is undergoing multiple surgeries,

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ALTON — In a move to invigorate the bi-state region’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, the popular startup workshop series, Velocity, makes its return in a reimagined format and at a new location on March 10th. The TechSTL application-only program will now be led by Vikram Lakhwara and Danielle Deavens of Stakehouse Fund and be housed at the Wedge - a 55,000 square-foot social impact, research lab, think tank, and workspace in downtown Alton, Illinois set for its own grand opening in April. The six-week Velocity series, sponsored by Fidelity Private Shares, will provide a comprehensive startup education at no cost to participants. The curriculum covers essential entrepreneurial fundamentals, including customer discovery, value proposition development, market sizing and competitive analysis, and fundraising strategies. As a special incentive, participating startups will receive exhibition space at STL TechWeek 2025's startup alley. "Access to workshops like these - where founders

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The 'Taste of St. Louis' festival organizers are considering moving the event from downtown St. Louis to Clayton, in an effort to create more space for the festival and to appeal to more residents.

CHICAGO - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today co-led a bipartisan coalition of 38 states and territories sending a letter urging Congress to take action to address the rise in organized retail crime across the country. “I am urging Congress to reintroduce a bill to combat organized retail crime because the complex nature of these crimes frequently involves multiple jurisdictions at the local, state and federal levels. Organized retail crime can take many forms and is often a mechanism used to support other types of crime. It is imperative that Congress pass national legislation to streamline the sharing of resources and information between law enforcement agencies and states,” Raoul said. “I created an Organized Retail Crime Task Force in Illinois to facilitate collaboration between local, state and federal law enforcement. Our bipartisan collaboration is calling for Congress to take action that will allow states to better collaborate and hold accountable the organizations

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St. Louis garbage truck drivers recently received a letter from the city's Department of Streets letting them know their pay will be docked 10% for the next three pay periods. KSDK obtained a copy of the letter, which said the docked pay was due to trash pickup delays the city faced after January's snowstorm. "You refused a direct order from supervision to report to your assigned route," the letter said. "Due to the fact that we did not work the previous two days because of weather conditions,…

The first bill passed by the Missouri House that is headed to the Senate floor for debate would exempt long-term capital gains from the state income tax. On a 3-2 party-line vote, the Senate General Laws committee approved the bill to create the new tax deduction. The bill passed the House on Feb. 13, also on a party-line vote, with Republicans supporting the measure and Democrats opposed. If passed into law, the proposal sponsored by House Speaker Pro Tem Chad Perkins, a Republican from Bowling…

The in-home caretaker was accused in early October of stealing more than $150,000 worth of valuable items from three patient homes last year.

A man from Miami Beach, Florida is being charged after allegedly pretending to work for Bank of America's fraud department and stole $8,500 from a victim's bank account.

CHICAGO - Today, Governor JB Pritzker joined a virtual leadership meeting of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) District 7 to offer guidance and support to leaders as they navigate new protocols from the White House. The leaders on-call represented over 43,000 federal workers of Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin. “Federal workers are on the frontlines every single day keeping our country running – protecting our national security, cleaning up our environment, securing the financial future of our seniors, taking care of our veterans. This is some of the most important work in our society and it too often goes unseen,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “I have been downright disgusted by the attempts from those in Washington to demonize these jobs – hard, essential work being done by ordinary Americans, for ordinary Americans. This isn’t really about efficiency or saving taxpayer dollars. If it was, we’d be hiring more employees

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Billy Joel is booked and busy this year, with solo concerts and co-headlining dates with Stevie Nicks, Rod Stewart and Sting booked all over the U.S. and overseas. But three of those…

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID), Co-Chairs of the Congressional Heart and Stroke Caucus, today celebrated Senate passage of their bipartisan resolution to designate February 2025 as American Heart Month. The resolution reaffirms the government’s commitment to fighting cardiovascular disease by supporting research and improving access to affordable, quality care to reduce long-term disability and mortality. “As the leading cause of death in the U.S., heart disease has touched nearly every American family. It’s critical that we advance clinical research and treatments to support those suffering from cardiovascular diseases,” said Durbin. “I’m encouraged that my Senate colleagues, on both sides of the aisle, saw the value in raising awareness around the damaging impacts of cardiovascular disease by passing my resolution with Senator Crapo. I hope together we can use American

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They're watching their hens closely, moving them indoors and trying to keep potentially disease-carrying wild birds from getting near their chickens.