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An estimated 80,000 people died from overdoses last year, according to provisional Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data released last week.

Missouri’s governor, a proponent of school choice, got lawmakers to fund a major expansion of the MOScholars voucher program.

They approved the takeover of St. Louis police, rolled back sick leave benefits for Missouri workers, and voted to put abortion back on the ballot.

FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS — Multiple Fairview Heights Police officers were shot Saturday night during an encounter with a suspicious individual on Potomac Drive, authorities said. At 9:44 p.m., May 17, 2025, officers were dispatched to the neighborhood after a report of someone prowling near a residence. Upon arrival, officers made contact with the individual, who then opened fire, striking multiple officers. The injured officers were taken to two local hospitals and are currently receiving treatment, the Fairview Heights Police Department said. The suspect is in police custody. The Fairview Heights Police Department described the investigation as active and ongoing and said limited information is available at this time. Officials expressed gratitude for the quick response of the officers and emergency personnel. “We are grateful for the quick actions of our responding officers and emergency personnel,” the department said in a statement. “Please keep our injured

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There's a heavy police presence late Saturday evening outside several homes on Potomac Drive in Fairview Heights, Illinois.

Juan Baltazar was known for his food truck El Mandilon and actively supported the local Latino community.

At least five people died in the aftermath of Friday’s storms in St. Louis, and FOX 2 is beginning to learn more about the victims. As of Saturday evening, family members and close friends have identified two of them.

100 years old, asleep in Jesus on May 15, 2025. Beloved wife of the late Harry; loving mother of the late Jodie; Kathi (Carroll) Delaney, Harry (Kathy) Pardo, and John (Geralyn) Pardo; loving grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, sister-in-law, and friend.

In loving memory of Robert “Bob” Carl Stull, October 20, 2024. The son of William Lawrence and Minnie C. (Armbruster) Stull, born October 12, 1941, in St. Louis, Missouri. After graduation from Cleveland High School in 1960, Bob enlisted in…

Charles R. Abele, Beloved Father, Husband, Grandfather, Great Grandfather and Friend Charles (Charley) Abele passed away at the age of 86 on May 2 nd , 2025, of natural causes. Born on “The Hill”, in St. Louis, Mo. Charley was…

92, passed away, April 29, 2025. Husband for 58 years of the late Cynthia Ann Goodwin (née Patterson); father of Ellen Elizabeth Manhardt and Thomas Brian Goodwin; grandfather of Heather A. Manhardt and Austin R. Manhardt. For more info see…

Marla Sue Cohen, 78, of St. Louis, MO passed away peacefully on May 16, 2025.

Dolan, Robert L. Mon. May 12, 2025. Memorial Mass to be held at a later date at St. Clement Catholic Church. Private burial at St. Peter Catholic Cemetery. See boppchapel.com.

94, May 14, 2025, Mass of Christian Burial: Blessed Sacrament, Belleville, IL. Wed 5/21, 10 a.m. Arr. by Renner Funeral Home, rennerfh.com.