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A Calhoun County grand jury indicted a rural Illinois man for sexually assaulting a child.

Crews rescued a large monitor lizard from a storm drain Tuesday in south St. Louis County.

ALTON – The Alton Amphitheater may get an extra $100,000 to help book quality acts for the 2027 season. Committee of the Whole members on Sept. 8, 2026 approved an amended resolution allocating $100,000 from the Marina Development Fund, also known as the Hotel Tax Fund, to the Alton Amphitheater Commission. The resolution states the commission’s ability to book quality entertainers to perform at the venue requires an additional $100,000 at least nine months prior to the event. T

CAHOKIA HEIGHTS — The Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis is asking for the public’s help as it continues investigating a Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026, shooting in the 800 block of Saint William Drive in Cahokia Heights involving 17-year-old Darvel Thomas and a second teen. Thomas, of Cahokia Heights, has been identified as the 17-year-old victim in the homicide investigation, according to the Major Case Squad. A second victim, a 16-year-old from Cahokia Heights, was treated and released

GODFREY — A 41-year-old East Alton man was found dead early Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026, after being struck by a train on railroad tracks between Tolle Lane and Pearl Street in Godfrey, according to the Madison County Sheriff’s Office. The incident occurred about 5:31 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026. The Madison County Sheriff’s Office identified the man as Timothy W. Freytag, of East Alton. The sheriff’s office responded to the scene with the Godfrey Fire Protection District,

The Cheesecake Factory will open a new location at West County Center on Nov. 10.

CAHOKIA HEIGHTS - The Cahokia Heights Police Department has added two new officers, Nyah Ford and James Matthews, who graduated last Friday, Sept. 4, 2026, from the 16-week Southwestern Illinois College Police Academy Session No. 159 and have begun field training in the community. Ford and Matthews are the department’s newest officers, according to information from the Cahokia Heights Police Department. The department encouraged community members to welcome the officers as they

Martin Herlihy is saying goodbye to Studio 8H.The comedian has decided to leave Saturday Night Live ahead of season 52 after five seasons, ABC Audio has learned.Herlihy spent four seasons…

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Later today, a cold front slipping in from the north will kick off scattered showers and thunderstorms.

The Major Case Squad has identified a teenager fatally shot in Cahokia Heights last weekend and is now asking for the public's help with identifying a "person of interest."

The UPS employee struck and killed by a company truck in Earth City on Friday was 13 days away from retirement, his family said Wednesday.

One of the natural side effects of flooding the zone with hastily hired, poorly trained immigration enforcement officers is an increase in violence and rights violations. Christian Castro may not have been a new ICE hire, but he’d been there long enough to realize the new White House boss had given him and his fellow […]

According to global market research firm Circana, Caleres brand Sam Edelman is now the No. 9 dollar-volume brand in women’s fashion footwear, pushed by having the No. 1 pump, No. 1 flat and No. 1 loafer in the segment through…

Five days before Missouri and Kansas were to meet for the latest edition of the Border War, the Jayhawks' athletic department posted on its official social media account a black-and-white image of John Brown, championed by some as an ardent abolitionist and loathed by just as many for his bloody and militant tactics.

A former Branson executive producer admitted in a deposition to impersonating God and a nun to manipulate Gene Bicknell into investing millions of dollars into the Vinita-based Heartland of America theme park.

O'FALLON, ILL. - Two O’Fallon Police officers graduated today from Session 159 of the Southwestern Illinois College Police Academy, completing months of training before returning next week to begin field training, the O’Fallon Police Department said. Madison Ashford and Logan Schermesser officially completed the academy and will have “a well-earned weekend off” before reporting back, the department said. “We’re excited to have them back and ready

GODFREY — The Village of Godfrey is asking residents to help shape the future of recreation in the community by participating in a Recreation Center Needs Assessment Survey. The survey is designed to gather resident feedback about the programs, services, and amenities they would like to see included in a potential recreation center. Survey results will help the Village establish community priorities and determine whether development of a recreation center is feasible. The Village has hired