ALTON - As the community prepares for the Alton Midwest Nationals F1 Powerboat Championship from July 18–20, 2025, racer Shelby Love can’t wait to get back on the Mississippi River. Love will compete in the Formula Lite division. She is coming off two major wins and took home second place at last year’s Alton Midwest Nationals, and she has high hopes for this weekend. “I feel like I have a good chance,” Love said. “But with so many things that could happen, it still makes you nervous. It’s all about staying calm and racing your race, trying not to push it in a heat and then mess yourself up for the final. There’s a lot going through my mind, but I’m just trying to stay calm and do what I’ve got to do.” Love started racing at age 13 with her father, who will be competing in the F1 Powerboat division this weekend. She shared that powerboat racing has always been a family sport for them. She loves sharing the
ST. LOUIS — A 62-year-old woman was fatally struck by a vehicle late Tuesday night, July 15, 2025, on Interstate 70 westbound east of St. Charles Rock Road, according to Missouri State Highway Patrol reports. The crash occurred late on July 15, 2025, when a 2023 Cadillac AT4 driven by a 61-year-old man from St. Louis hit the pedestrian, who Missouri State Highway Patrol said was crawling in lane one of the highway. The vehicle sustained extensive damage but was driven from the scene. There has not been official police information released about why the woman was crawling in one of the highway lanes. Trooper D.O. Gillespie, who investigated the incident along with Trooper A.T. Borgic and other assisting officers, pronounced the pedestrian dead at the scene on Tuesday. The victim was taken by Lonning Mortuary Services to the St. Louis County morgue. The driver was identified as insured by State Farm. The investigation remains ongoing to determine the full circumstances surrounding
ALTON — Raysean Colvin pleaded guilty Thursday, July 17, 2025, to first-degree murder in connection with the death of 13-year-old Ra'Niya Steward and was sentenced to 35 years in prison. Colvin was one of five suspects charged in the fatal shooting of Steward, who was struck in the head while standing on her porch on Highland Avenue in Alton. Although Colvin was not the shooter, he was in the vehicle involved in the incident. Initially, all five suspects faced attempted murder charges. However, after Steward died at a St. Louis hospital, the charges were amended to first-degree murder for all five individuals. The other suspects charged are Alvin Perry III, Keith A. Sanders, Dakota Perry, and Vito K. Crowder, whose trials have not yet taken place. Colvin had also been charged with aggravated battery with a firearm, unlawful sale or delivery of firearms, unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon, and aggravated unlawful use of weapons. As part of the plea agreement, those additiona
Bruce Springsteen will be honored at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures annual fundraising gala this fall.Springsteen, who won an Academy Award in 1994 for his song “Streets of Philadelphia,”…
EAST ST. LOUIS – The Illinois Department of Transportation today announced lane and ramp closures on eastbound Interstate 55/64 in St. Clair County for roadway construction. Beginning, weather permitting, at 4 a.m. Saturday, July 19, lane closures will be in place on eastbound I-55/64 between the Third Street on-ramp and the northbound I-55/eastbound I-64 split. The following ramps will also be closed during this time: Third Street to eastbound I-55/64 Eastbound Martin Luther King Bridge to eastbound I-64/northbound Illinois 3 All lanes and ramps are expected to reopen by 6 p.m. Saturday, July 19. Motorists should expect delays and are encouraged to use alternate routes during this closure. Drivers are urged to reduce speed, be alert for changing conditions, obey all construction signage, and refrain from using mobile devices while approaching and traveling through the work zone. For IDOT District 8 updates, follow us on the social media platform X at @IDOTDistrict8
Koran Adams, 31, of St. Louis was charged with one count of leaving the scene of a fatal accident. He was being held Thursday on a $250,000 cash-only bond.
ST. LOUIS — William Lacy “Bill” Clay Sr., a pioneering civil rights leader and Missouri’s first African-American congressman, died at the age of 94. Clay represented Missouri’s 1st Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives as a Democrat from 1969 to 2001. His district includes St. Louis City and parts of north St. Louis County. Clay was widely recognized for his advocacy on environmental issues, labor rights, and social justice. During his tenure, he supported the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, worked for two decades to revise the Hatch Act to broaden political rights for federal workers, consistently fought to raise the minimum wage, and helped secure increased funding for historically Black colleges. St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer issued a statement expressing condolences to Clay’s family. “On behalf of the City of St. Louis, I want to offer my condolences to the family of one of St. Louis' proud native sons, Congressman
EAST ST. LOUIS — Sister Thea Bowman Catholic School (STBCS), the last remaining Catholic School in East. St. Louis, is pleased to announce that Mr. Kenny Nance, Sister Thea Bowman Catholic School Alum, has accepted the position of Principal. Mr. Kenny Nance brings with him a strong commitment to academic excellence, faith-based leadership, and the holistic development of students. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice from Lindenwood University – Belleville, Illinois, and has begun his Master’s in Education Leadership—further deepening his commitment to educational leadership and student development. Fr. Michael Caruso, SJ, Superintendent of Schools along with Associate Superintendent Sarah Lanham share, “We are confident that Mr. Nance will be an outstanding educational leader to build on the solid foundation that is Sister Thea Bowman Catholic School and guide it into a yet more promising future!” Mr. Nance has served in
Missouri U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley has filed a bill to stop future reductions of Medicaid. The legislation comes just two weeks after he voted in favor of U.S. President Donald Trump's spending bill, which is expected to cut billions from Medicaid.
NASHVILLE, TENN. – Two of the most influential nonprofit behavioral health providers , Brightli and Centerstone, have entered into a non-binding agreement with the intent to merge and create a unified organization. The due diligence process is underway, and upon the transaction’s anticipated close in November 2025, the combined organization will serve a quarter million people annually and be the largest nonprofit provider of mental health and substance use disorder care across the country. Brightli is a Springfield, Missouri-based company with more than 6,000 associated employees working at more than 220 locations in five states. Its multiple subsidiaries and affiliates include Adult & Child Health, Burrell Behavioral Health, Clarity Healthcare, Firefly Supported Living & Employment Services, Places for People, Preferred Family Healthcare, and Southeast Missouri Behavioral Health. Centerstone is a Nashville, Tennessee-based company with 4,300 employees working
WASHINGTON — Despite a walkout from Democrats, Senate Republicans tasked with vetting nominees to the federal bench on Thursday claimed to advance President Donald Trump’s former criminal defense attorney, Emil Bove, one step closer to a spot on the U.S. Appeals Court that handles cases in Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and the U.S. Virgin Islands. […]
Even during the (relatively more sane) first Trump administration, it was clear there just weren’t enough dangerous criminals residing in this country illegally to back up Trump’s bloated, fact-free “invasion” claims. Statistics continually show migrants commit fewer crimes than American citizens while doing other useful things like paying taxes and providing an incredibly reliable workforce. […]
WASHINGTON — Immigration advocacy groups sued the Trump administration Wednesday for dismissing cases in immigration courts in order to place immigrants in expedited removal for swift deportations without judicial review. As the White House aims to achieve its goals of deporting 1 million immigrants without permanent legal status by the end of the year and […]
Regular energy consumers, not corporations, will bear the brunt of the increased costs of a boom in artificial intelligence that has contributed to a growth in data centers and a surge in power usage, recent research suggests. Between 2024 and 2025, data center power usage accounted for $9 billion, or 174%, of increased power costs, a […]
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