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JERSEYVILLE – A Jerseyville man accused of violating the conditions of his 24-month sentence for domestic battery may face re-sentencing amid more recent felony charges. Elias L. D. Fraley, 34, of Jerseyville, was charged on June 15, 2026 with a Class 4 felony count of criminal damage to property. Fraley allegedly caused over $500 in damage to another individual’s 2024 Kia sedan which was located in Fieldon at the time of the offense. The Jersey County State’s Attorney’s

MoDOT Places Speed Trailor Along Route 367 to Reduce Crashes North St. Louis County — The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) has deployed a speed trailer along Route 367 to remind drivers to slow down and follow posted speed limits. The device, which display a vehicle’s real‑time speed, is part of MoDOT’s ongoing effort to […]

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3-day festival takes place in downtown Alton July 1-3 America’s 250th birthday celebration is coming to Alton with a three-day festival aptly named “250 on the Mississippi” starting Wednesday, July 1 and culminating with a spectacular fireworks show on Friday, July 3.   Taking place across downtown Alton, the community-wide event will commemorate the nation’s […]

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Robbie Avila, a St. Louis University Billikens basketball star and fan favorite known for his signature goggles and high energy, has agreed to a tryout deal with the Los Angeles Lakers.

Remember a few years ago when both Texas and Florida passed laws trying to tell social media companies they couldn’t moderate political content? Those cases eventually made their way to the Supreme Court, where the Court (as it’s been known to do) kinda punted: sending the cases back to the lower courts on technical legal […]

A judge last month ordered the city to turn over the records. But in appealing, the police department has opted to continue the fight.

The Sports Yard will offer pickup soccer, private training youth camps and event space, as well as food and drink options for those who just want to hang out.

COLLINSVILLE - The State Park Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to a fully involved house fire in the 2900 block of Princeton Street in Collinsville on Wednesday morning, June 24, 2026. Mutual aid was requested, and crews from Fairmont City, Caseyville, and the French Village Fire Departments battled the blaze, according to the St. Clair County Emergency Management Agency. The home suffered significant damage. No injuries were reported, and a cause of the fire also has not been

Patrick Clark sits down with Southern Illinois University Edwardsville professor emeritus Dr. Eugene Redmond to examine how segregation shaped travel for African Americans along the historic highway.

Route 66 takes center stage in Destination USA as Patrick Clark explores two unique ways the Mother Road is being celebrated 100 years later.

Homicide Detectives are investigating a shooting that left a 15-year-old boy dead on June 24, 2026 in the Forest Park Southeast neighborhood.

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A federal judge on Thursday blocked major portions of President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting voting by mail, finding he had exceeded his constitutional authority. The decision halts, at least until a nearly certain appeal is heard, efforts by the U.S. Postal Service to require states to submit the names of likely mail voters before it […]

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court Thursday allowed the Trump administration to move forward with its plans to strip temporary legal status from 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians, a move that opens them up to deportation. The 6-3 conservative court ruled that the Haitian and Syrian immigrants are not “entitled” to orders postponing an end […]

Missouri voters are being flooded with ads over two constitutional amendments that would reshape how the state taxes income and how citizens amend the constitution. The campaigns for and against Amendments 4 and 5 have already raised $14.5 million. Through Tuesday, ballot measure radio and television spending had topped $3.3 million — roughly four times […]

CAHOKIA HEIGHTS - A 66-year-old Waterloo man died after an Illinois Route 157 crash late Wednesday morning, June 24, 2026, that also injured multiple people. The Illinois State Police Traffic Crash Reconstruction Unit assisted Cahokia Heights Police in the investigation, authorities said. Michael A. Kuhlmann, 66, of Waterloo was pronounced dead at a hospital emergency room following the crash, according to the St. Clair County Coroner's Office. Multiple people were also taken to a nearby hospital