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Roger Sutton Jr. was found guilty for murdering Patrenia 'Trina' Butler-Turner in 2013.

EDWARDSVILLE — The jury deliberated about three hours Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, before finding Roger Dale Sutton, 57, guilty of first-degree murder and concealment of a homicidal death. The jury found that he fatally beat and strangled Patrenia “Trina” Butler-Turner, who was 40 and had been a resident of East St. Louis. Butler-Turner was reported missing by her family in January 2013, after she failed to return from a trip to the store. The murder came to light in December 2022, when Sutton's nephew Nathan Beyer walked into the Pontoon Beach Police Department and made a report: He had witnessed his uncle kill a woman nearly 10 years earlier and helped dispose of the body. The Beyer led investigators to a wooded location in Pontoon Beach, behind Sutton’s former apartment. There, amid dense brush and debris, investigators discovered a skull and other skeletal remains. The Beyer testified at trial about how he began feeling guilt after seeing

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Monopoly revealed its new St. Louis-inspired board game on Thursday, highlighting iconic landmarks and local businesses that showcase The Gateway to the West.

The fate of a partially enacted federal plan to forgive student loans and lower monthly payments is in the hands of a panel of three GOP-appointed judges on the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. Attorneys from the federal government and the Missouri Attorney General’s Office made their arguments Thursday afternoon before Judges Raymond Gruender, Ralph […]

Diana Wilhold, deputy executive director and COO of Construction Forum has been nominated for recognition by MOKAN Construction and Contractors Assistance Center. MOKAN will honor individuals and organizations who have contributed significantly in the construction DEI space at its 48th annual gala on Nov. 15th. The event will be held from 6:00 -9:00PM at the […]

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New York, Oct. 24, 2024 — Isaac White, a journalist for Indian Time in northern New York, was arrested in May while covering a demonstration opposing a proposed settlement of a land claim by the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe involving New York’s Barnhart Island.

He’s not accused of doing anything illegal besides failing to disperse when police broke up the protest. Here’s the problem: The U.S. Department of Justice has repeatedly said — most recently this month — that under the First Amendment, police dispersing protesters can’t also disperse journalists covering the protests, because how police respond to protests is news. 

Over 20 national and local press freedom and civil liberties organizations signed a letter led by Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) calling on St. Lawrence County District Attorney Gary Pasqua to drop all charges against White. 

The following statement can be attributed to Seth Stern, director of advocacy at FPF: 

“Arresting journalists for reporting on protests has always been a constitutional nonstarter. But with the DOJ, courts, and legislatures all recognizing the rights of journalists (and others) to document how police respond to protests, there’s no excuse to continue prosecuting White for doing his job. Authorities in St. Lawrence County need to drop the case against White, and police and prosecutors nationwide need to better educate themselves about the First Amendment so this doesn’t keep happening.”

You can read the letter here or below.

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The illness reported last month was different from the 30 other bird flu infections in people in the U.S. so far this year.

Elvis Costello is ready to show off his art with an exclusive collection at two Wentworth Gallery locations in Florida.The rocker will make an appearance at his art showing debut, taking place…

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Prosecutors say Derick Williams and a security guard both fired shots on July 14 in Grace New Covenant Church. Williams has been in jail without bond since July.

From Bloomberg CityLab:  In 2019, two Kentucky regions applied for federal transportation grants. The first, Taylor County, wanted to build a new four-lane highway bypass through a rural area of the state. The second, the city of Louisville, hoped to add bike lanes, bus stops and large, vegetated sidewalks to existing thoroughfares — while cutting […]

A $9 million home previously owned by a former St. Louis Cardinals player was recently featured on "Zillow Gone Wild."

From St. Louis Business Journal:  Anheuser-Busch said Tuesday it plans to invest $8 million at its flagship brewery in south St. Louis, adding to more than $165 million invested there since 2019. A spokesperson said the $8 million investment will be used for capital infrastructure projects that involve “equipment and additional improvements that will enhance […]

Content by Confluence Academies. For students at South City Academy, embracing other cultures is an immersive, daily experience.

Darnell Rogers, 29, will serve another 10 years in prison over the deadly robbery in South St. Louis.

The Saint Louis Zoo is preparing to welcome a new baby elephant within the next few months.

ST. LOUIS - Today, Mayor Tishaura O. Jones and other City leaders broke ground on the new 911 Dispatch Center that will help improve 911 response times and public safety in St. Louis. “This $45 million 911 Dispatch Center is one of the biggest public safety investments in St. Louis in recent history,” said Mayor Jones. “This facility will bring all of our dispatchers under one roof, in line with national best practices, and is an important part of how we will continue to bring down our 911 response times.” The 911 Dispatch Center, which is funded with help from the State of Missouri and the Biden-Harris administration’s American Rescue Plant Act, will be the location for all City of St. Louis dispatch services, including police, fire, and EMS. The new building will also house the City Emergency Management Agency, known as CEMA. The City has already begun the physical and technological integration of its dispatch services, with EMS and police dispatchers

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From West Newsmagazine:  After the Wildwood City Council lowered the number of dwellings allowed for a development in Town Center, the developer has made changes in hopes of reversing that decision. Fischer and Fritchtel (F&F) Custom Homes had proposed up to 34, single-family detached dwellings on an 8.3-acre tract located on the west side of […]