JERSEYVILLE – Several classic cars and trucks were on display for Liberty Village residents and community members at the retirement community’s second annual car show on Tuesday, June 23, 2026. Marketing Director Lorie Hunter with Liberty Village said the car show has grown since last year’s highly successful event . The annual event is held in collaboration with the White Hall Drag-O-Way car club. “Last year we had one and it was a very big success,” Hunter
ST. LOUIS – A man who was indicted nearly six years ago and accused of a $28 million fraud scheme involving apartment complexes in Missouri and Oklahoma was extradited from Israel Thursday. Michael Fein, now 47, was indicted Aug. 20, 2020, on one count of bank fraud and one count of wire fraud. The indictment accuses Fein of routinely providing false information on loan applications to obtain financing and refinance loans on projects for the company he co-owned, T.E.H. Management and
One of ICE’s largest detention centers is conveniently located only miles from the US border in El Paso, Texas. Erected on an apparently unused section of the Ft. Bliss military base, the detention center was crafted to hold up to 5,000 detainees at a time. Camp East Montana has already earned the reputation as one […]
A man indicted nearly six years ago for a $28 million bank and wire fraud scheme tied to apartment buildings in Missouri and Oklahoma was extradited from Israel on Thursday and will appear in federal court in St. Louis on Friday.
ST. LOUIS - One of the Saint Louis Zoo's long-time residents was recently moved to Florida. According to an announcement from the zoo, 21-year-old Bakari was relocated to an Association of Zoos and Aquariums-accredited institution in central Florida based on a breeding recommendation. Bakari is going to Florida to start his own family, the zoo [...]
Billy Joel’s iconic track “Piano Man” is back on the Billboard chart.The rocker’s signature tune, the title track to his 1973 sophomore album, is #1 on the Billboard Top TV Songs…
PONTOON BEACH - Madison County Transit celebrated the opening of a new pedestrian/bike bridge in Pontoon Beach. The MCT 111 Trail Bridge crosses over IL-111. During a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, June 25, 2026, MCT Managing Director SJ Morrison expressed his appreciation for the communities that worked to install the bridge. “It takes vision, it takes support, it takes financial backing in order to make a project like this happen, and that only happens if you have the support
Michael Fein, now 47, was federally indicted for bank and wire fraud after his 12 low-income housing complexes racked up numerous complaints about living conditions.
Bethlehem Lutheran Church in north St. Louis has been awarded a $500,000 federal grant to help revitalize underutilized properties in the surrounding community.