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BELLEVILLE — The Belleville Police Department is investigating an aggravated battery incident that left a 16-year-old male with multiple gunshot wounds on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024. Officers responded to a report of a shooting at 6:51 p.m. in the 900 block of North 2nd Street in Belleville. Upon arrival, officers found the victim lying in the roadway near the curb. They provided immediate first aid until MedStar EMS arrived to take over care. The victim was subsequently transported to a hospital in St. Louis for emergency treatment. Witnesses described the suspects as black males, likely in their teens, dressed in black clothing. They were last seen fleeing the scene, with one suspect on foot and the other on a bicycle, heading toward West H Street. Officers secured the area and initiated a crime scene investigation, during which detectives recovered evidence. The Illinois State Police Crime Scene Unit is assisting local detectives with the ongoing investigation. As of now

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Here's something I ran into sort of by accident today. It shows how long it takes between filing a new business application and actually starting up: This is for retail stores. The time it takes to get the doors open has increased from 18 weeks to 30 weeks in only fifteen years. This same increase ...continue reading "It now takes 30 weeks to open a new store"

A Mehlville woman was reported missing Sunday after being discharged following a psychiatric evaluation.

ALTON - Every year the Alton Knights of Columbus contribute coats to Catholic Charities for distribution to kids in need throughout the winter season. This is part of a national ‘Coats for Kids’ program administered by the Knights of Columbus Supreme Council. Once again, this year the Alton Knights delivered fifteen cases (15 dozen) of new winter coats to Alton Catholic Charities. Pictured with sample coats from the left is Knights of Columbus Community Director Mark Droste, Alton Council Financial Secretary Joel Buesteton, Catholic Charities Office Manager Maria Oelzen, and Alton Council Grand Knight Larry Kulp. Since the ‘Coats for Kids’ launched by the Supreme Council in 2009, Knights have distributed more than one million coats in 49 U.S. states and all 10 Canadian provinces. Since 2017 Knights of Columbus councils have distributed over 100,000 coats annually and currently distribute around 200,000 coats every year.

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Here is the trajectory of growing income inequality over the past half century: As measured by the GINI metric, inequality skyrocketed during the '70s and '80s. Then, very abruptly in 1993, it slowed down. Inequality has been growing steadily ever since, but at a moderate rate. Nevertheless, the US now has the highest income inequality ...continue reading "Raw data: Income inequality in the US"

The bicyclist was riding his motorized bike in the 9200 block of Gravois Road when he was hit by two vehicles, according to the Affton Southwest Precinct.

This week, both top spots on the insightful side were taken by similar comments from That One Guy. In first place, it’s a comment about the subject of free speech in the Vice Presidential debate: Broken finger vs Severed arm I mean, neither came out looking great with regards to the first amendment but whereas […]