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A St. Louis County woman appeared in St. Louis Circuit Court on Monday and pleaded guilty to stabbing her ex-boyfriend to death in 2022.

SPRINGFIELD – Scenic drives are a must in Illinois in autumn and with the height of fall colors, people will be spending a lot of time on the road. The Illinois Department of Transportation and Illinois Department of Natural Resources are reminding the public to be alert for deer, which are entering their peak mating season, especially at dawn and dusk now through December. Madison County ranked second in Illinois in 2023 in deer crashes with 396, second behind Cook County with 598. “While your instinct is to veer when you hit a deer, don’t do it because you might lose control and injure yourself or others. Try to glance your vehicle off the deer and avoid swerving into the opposite lanes of traffic or off the road,” said Illinois Transportation Secretary Omer Osman. “Whether you’re in an urban, suburban or rural area, pay extra attention to your surroundings, especially in spots where there have been previous deer sightings.” In 2023,

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Carla Welch, 35, was sentenced Monday to 18 years in prison for fatally stabbing her ex-boyfriend shortly after a breakup in 2022.

Wendy's is releasing a new Halloween-themed meal, the "Boo! Bags", featuring a Dave's Single burger, a small fry, a small Frosty, a glow-in-the-dark Bone Chiller Frosty figure, and a Boo! Books coupon book, with proceeds from the sale benefiting the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption.

What an absolute shocker. What a completely unexpected turn of events. Oh how will we, as Americans, process this latest in a never-ending string of abuses of trust by law enforcement. What a time to be alive. Etc. Cops are always trying to hide the tech they use from criminal defendants, even when plenty of […]

Peine Ridge Elementary made the decision to close after initially telling 5 On Your Side that students weren't going home.

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He's charged with endangering the welfare of a child and is accused of leaving the gun out within reach of the child.

The St. Louis Sports Authority filed a lawsuit Friday again preventing the Los Angeles Rams from purchasing the team's former training center for $1.

A St. Louis Circuit Court judge signed an arrest warrant for a St. Louis man wanted for a 2022 murder in the city’s Fountain Park neighborhood.

ALTON — A collision involving two business trucks occurred at 9:43 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, at the intersection of West Broadway and Piasa in Alton. Fortunately, there were no reported injuries resulting from the incident. Both drivers involved in the crash received treatment at the scene from Alton firefighters and did not require transport to a medical facility. The Alton Police Department is currently investigating the circumstances surrounding the crash. Further details regarding the cause or any potential violations have not been released at this time.

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CAHOKIA HEIGHTS - Cahokia Heights authorities are investigating a fatal car accident that claimed the life of a 39-year-old man Sunday night, Oct. 20, 2024. David Fayne, a resident of East St. Louis, died after losing control of his vehicle in the 600 block of Bond Avenue in Cahokia Heights. The St. Clair County Coroner's Office confirmed Fayne's death, stating that he succumbed to his injuries at the scene of the crash. The Cahokia Heights Police Department received a call regarding the incident at 10:34 p.m. Sunday. Fayne was driving a Chevy Cruze when he lost control of the vehicle. The coroner's office reported that Fayne was pronounced dead at 11:30 p.m. on Sunday. As of Monday, no additional details regarding the circumstances of the crash were available. The investigation into the incident is ongoing.

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Saint Louis University has laid off 23 staff members and will freeze another 130 vacant positions.

ALTON – Riverbend Head Start & Family Services (RHSFS) is honored to celebrate Veteran’s Day at its Essic Robinson Center. During the occasion, we’re hosting an open house. It will be held on Monday, November 11, 2024 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The address is 1802 E. Broadway, Alton IL, 62002. This year marks the first time that RHSFS is planning a special Veteran’s Day celebration. Two of our Essic Robinson employees, Hannah Hook (U.S. Army) and Mitchell Bushnell-Chamness (U.S. Air Force) collaborated on the idea. In an effort to ensure all of our children at Essic Robinson are included, we will host two-time slots. The early time slot will be at 10:30 a.m., the afternoon time slot will be at 1:30 p.m. We will have veterans from all over the community visiting with our Head Start students. The children will gather in the main hallway to welcome the veterans during a red carpet “honor walk.” Veterans will then be presented

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ST. LOUIS - Chick-fil-A is offering a free side item this week only for guests to enjoy during their snack time. From now until Friday, Oct. 25, Chick-fil-A is offering its guests the opportunity to get a free large waffle potato fry via its Chick-fil-A app. To claim the offer, guests can open the app [...]

WOOD RIVER - The Wood River City Council is set to vote on an ordinance which would ban unaccompanied minors from Central Park, which has reportedly become a “hotbed of illegal activity.” On the agenda for Monday, Oct 21, 2024 is an ordinance which would prohibit minors from being present at Central Park unless supervised by a “parent, legal guardian, or other responsible adult” over the age of 25. “The Police Chief has notified the City Council that in recent months, Central Park has been the location of numerous violent incidents and other illegal activity perpetrated by area youths,” according to the ordinance. “ City has determined that due to its proximity to East Alton Wood River High School, Central Park will likely continue to be a hotbed of illegal activity if unsupervised minors are allowed to continue to congregate within the park.” Exceptions would be made for unaccompanied minors who are city employees or city officials

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SAUGET - Connor Hanlon, a student at St. John Vianney High School in St. Louis, continued his family’s tradition of drag racing by competing at the National Hot Rod Association's (NHRA) Midwest Ndwest Nationals. Connor’s father and grandfather have been building and racing cars for many years. In fact, Connor’s grandfather, Jim Hanlon, a well-known Alton resident, has been racing at World Wide Technology since it opened in 1972. Connor has grown up around race cars and was always fascinated with the mechanical side of anything his Grandpa or Dad, Ryan Hanlon, were tinkering on. Grandpa's latest race car in a very long line of homebuilt racing machines is a 1965 Chevrolet Nova that was assembled to compete in the long-standing NHRA class called Stock Eliminator. This is the car that Connor piloted at the Midwest Nationals. When Connor became more interested in driving, his father, Ryan Hanlon, signed him up for another NHRA program called Junior Street where 13-15-year-old

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Billy Joel took his family to see Taylor Swift at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium over the weekend, which apparently helped Taylor break one of his attendance records.Prior to the show, the…

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