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Prosecutors declined to file charges after an extensive police investigation, police said.

MADISON COUNTY — Joseph A. Torres II was charged with two counts of first-degree murder and reckless discharge of a firearm following a fatal shooting early Sunday morning at 3rd Chute II, a bar located at 2204 Fosterburg Road in unincorporated Alton. At approximately 1:05 a.m. on Sunday, July 13, 2025, Madison County deputies responded to reports of an unwanted subject at the establishment. While en route, dispatch received additional calls reporting a shooting at the same location. Upon arrival, deputies and Alton Police officers found Malcolm D. Woodhouse-Alexander with multiple apparent gunshot wounds in the parking lot. He showed no signs of life. Torres was taken into custody without incident. Investigators determined that Torres and Woodhouse-Alexander were acquaintances who had been involved in an ongoing argument throughout the night that had turned physical on several occasions. Around 12:15 a.m., authorities said Torres reportedly fired a single shot into the air

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A small community in north St. Louis County now has a full-time police force.

The St. Louis Board of Education on Monday voted on a revamped plan to relocate seven tornado-damaged schools.

The July 4th flooding has become the first major disaster to expose the grave effects of Trump’s new food and hunger policies.

St. Louis Aldermen passed an ordinance undoing the 2012 reforms a year ago but needed the state to pass corresponding legislation.

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) -- A Drinking Water Notice was issued Monday Illinois American Water Co., for the entire city of Peoria after 14 of 103 water samples exceeded "action level" lead quantities. While legally, a notice to the entire community was required as more than 10% of the samples exceeded safe lead levels, the company [...]

A Hazelwood man was arrested over the weekend for allegedly shooting his cousin in a dispute over a video game.

Bob Geldof is setting the record straight about a moment in the Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody that claimed donations to help famine relief in Ethiopia skyrocketed after the band performed at…

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All aboard! The Riverboats at the Gateway Arch provide an unparalleled experience on the Mississippi River. The one-hour St. Louis Riverfront Cruise is narrated by a captain from the National […]

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An Illinois man was sentenced after he shot at federal agents.

A Venezuelan woman in the country illegally entered a blind plea in St. Louis County Circuit Court and admitted causing a head-on collision that claimed the life of an 11-year-old boy.

Mötley Crüe recently released a new version of their classic track "Home Sweet Home," featuring Dolly Parton. In a new interview with Forbes, bassist Nikki Sixx reveals that Dolly had a special connection to…

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Twenty-eight cities and counties including Baltimore, Los Angeles, Milwaukee and Rochester, New York, joined a lawsuit July 10 challenging Trump administration attempts to withhold federal funds because of local policies on immigration enforcement; diversity, equity and inclusion; gender equity; and abortion access. Funding for housing, transit, health care, civil rights and other essential programs has […]

It is a measure of how fast the field of AI has developed in the three years since Walled Culture the book (free digital versions available) was published that the issue of using copyright material for training AI systems, briefly mentioned in the book, has become one of the hottest topics in the copyright world, as numerous […]

SPRINGFIELD — An Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) team from Illinois is headed to Texas overnight to assist with operations after deadly flooding this week. This group of 39 rescuers from fire departments, deployed as part of the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS) as USAR Task Force 1, will be on the ground in Texas for up to 14 days. IEMA-OHS Acting Director Theodore (Ted) Berger said, “This nationwide mutual aid agreement allows states to share resources and personnel during emergencies, and tasks for this operation include wide-area search and rescue as well as debris pile clearance. Our hearts go out to everyone affected by this devastating tragedy and hope we can be of service.” Illinois is one of close to two dozen states offering assistance to flood-ravaged Texas. “Just as many towns, cities, and counties in Illinois have agreements to assist each other in times of disaster, states have agreements to do the same,” explained Berger. Gov. JB Pritzker

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