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From St. Louis Magazine:  More than 2,000 professionals from the meeting and event industry will descend on St. Louis this week for Meeting Professionals International’s 2025 World Education Congress, which officially kicks off Wednesday and runs through Friday. But the industry conference won’t be just another series of meetings. The city will serve as a […]

EDWARDSVILLE — Authorities have closed the intersection of Troy Road and Center Grove Road on Monday evening, June 23, 2025, due to a traffic incident involving a vehicle and a motorcycle, according to the Edwardsville Police and Fire Departments. The departments reported the incident on Monday have blocked all lanes at the intersection to manage the situation. Edwardsville Police Chief Mike Fillback confirmed it was a fatal accident. He said more details will come about the accident. Drivers are advised to avoid the area and use alternative routes if traveling nearby. The Edwardsville Police Department issued a traffic alert, urging motorists to steer clear of the intersection while emergency personnel respond to the incident. Chief Fillback said that the Illinois State Police will likely come to do reconstruction and determine the cause of the accident. The roadway in that area will be shut down for some time, the chief said.

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GRANITE CITY - Granite City police responded to reports of shots fired at a Jack in the Box restaurant on Nameoki Road Monday afternoon, June 23, 2025, authorities said. At approximately 4:24 p.m. on June 23, officers arrived at the Jack in the Box located at 3330 Nameoki Road following a disturbance during which multiple shots were fired from a handgun, according to a preliminary investigation by the Granite City Police Department. The Madison County Sheriff’s Department also assisted at the scene with a K9 unit. Evidence markers were scattered across the restaurant’s parking lot, which was cordoned off with crime scene tape. No injuries have been reported in connection with the incident. The Granite City Police Department is actively investigating and has not released further information at this time.

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FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. — Authorities arrested two women Thursday in connection with the death of an 18-year-old foster child found unresponsive at a residence earlier this year, officials said. At approximately 2:45 a.m. on May 11, 2024, the Fairview Heights Police Department responded to a home at 6 Patricia Drive after receiving a report of an unresponsive female. Officers located Mackenzi Felmlee, 18, lying at the bottom of a staircase. Felmlee was in the presence of her foster mother, Shameka S. Williams, 46, and her foster grandmother, Cornelia M. Reid, 64. First responders immediately administered lifesaving measures before transporting Felmlee to Belleville Memorial Hospital, where she was later pronounced dead. Medical personnel and police noted significant bruising and injuries in various stages of healing on Felmlee’s body, prompting an extensive investigation. Felmlee had been a ward of the state of Illinois and was under the care of Williams since April

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Fairview Heights Police Department shared new developments in relation to the death of an 18-year-old girl.

Police said the victim was on a motorcycle with another person when it was hit by a vehicle about 2 p.m. Saturday.

Extreme temperatures have HVAC companies working overtime to keep up with the additional call load.

With dangerous heat settling into the St. Louis area, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis is working hard to keep kids cool and safe this summer. The organization’s summer camp is in full swing, and with it, the safety measures.

A teenager died after drowning in the Meramec River at Blue Springs Conservation Access on Friday night.

Edmondson’s medical bills have already reached $2 million, and it is still climbing.

St. Luke's announced multiple clinic closures as part of its "ONE St. Luke's" progress plan in 2024.

"My damage is only small, so the people with major damage really need to get down here immediately."

ST. LOUIS - Construction has begun on the Tower Grove Connector project in St. Louis, aiming to link Tower Grove Park to the Cortex Innovation Community with nearly two miles of protected bike and pedestrian lanes. "This project not only connects the city from north to south and east to west, but it also makes [...]