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Jonathan Quincy Phillips Jr., of St. Louis, was charged with second-degree murder, attempted first-degree robbery and two counts of armed criminal action.

Local authorities are expected to make a "major announcement" Tuesday morning.

One Missouri Lottery player is celebrating a $1 million win from a scratchers ticket purchased in St. Louis County.

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois youth turkey hunters set a new record, harvesting a preliminary total of 2,318 birds during the 2025 Illinois youth season. The total surpasses last year’s record of 2,099 birds and marks the third consecutive year of record-setting youth turkey harvest in Illinois. Participation also reached an all-time high this spring. Youth hunters purchased a record 7,369 permits in 2026, surpassing the previous record of 6,538 sold in 2025. Along with a success rate

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Police (ISP) continues to target vehicle theft, hijacking, and related violent crimes using grant funding from the Illinois Secretary of State Illinois Vehicle Hijacking and Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention and Insurance Verification Council. ISP was awarded a $10 million grant for the first fiscal year, another $677,000 in June 2024, and $637,500 in July 2025. From January through March 2026, ISP missions resulted in the following: Vehicles recovered

WASHINGTON – In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, addressed the future of the Department of Justice (DOJ) after President Trump’s firing of Pam Bondi and the beginning of Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s temporary tenure. Durbin began by addressing Bondi’s firing, saying: “She transformed the Department from the nation’s preeminent law enforcement agency

CHICAGO — Governor JB Pritzker today joined community leaders to cut the ribbon at the Brighton Park Neighborhood Council’s (BPNC) new service center. The new facility will allow BPNC and network partners to support families through youth programming, family services, and other community engagement efforts in Chicago’s Brighton Park neighborhood. The State of Illinois provided $3 million in capital grant funding for the new facility “BPNC is beacon of hope and resilience

CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul co-led a coalition of 19 attorneys general asking the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations for Haiti and Syria. Raoul and the coalition filed an amicus brief today in Trump v. Miot and Mullin v. Doe in support of a challenge to the Trump administration’s termination of the TPS designations. “I am a proud son of Haitian immigrants, so this issue is personal to me,” Raoul said.

State Rep. Cathy Joy Loy, a Republican from Carthage, said her bill seeking to automatically retain Missouri third-grade students who are struggling to read is a “tourniquet” to “stop the bleed of children who are not reading.” But speaking to the Senate Education Committee Tuesday morning, school administrators said literacy rates are showing improvement three […]

ALTON - Mike Brey is proud to call Alton home and pleased he could help develop the town’s youth throughout his career. Brey, who serves as an assistant principal and CTE director at Alton High School, will retire from the Alton Community Unit School District #11 at the end of this school year. He knew since he was a sophomore in high school himself that he wanted to be a basketball coach and athletic director. After achieving that dream by 32, he set his sights on new goals and went

SPRINGFIELD – The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM) and Illinois State Police (ISP) are joining together to celebrate and honor all Illinois telecommunicators. April 12–18, 2026 is National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week recognizing the dedicated professionals who answer the call, calm the chaos, and help guide first responders when every second counts. “Telecommunicators are the calm, steady voice in moments of crisis. Their professionalism, training,

MILLSTADT - State Representative Kevin Schmidt (R-Millstadt) will be hosting a Coffee Talk event in Millstadt on April 20 th and is encouraging his constituents to attend. He said the event will be a great opportunity for the public to have open conversations about state issues that are important to them. “My upcoming Coffee Talk event will allow my constituents to have conversations about policies coming out of Springfield,” Schmidt stated. I look forward to this event and encourage

A rural St. Clair County man is in custody for a double shooting resulting in the death of his adult son.

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page has filed a lawsuit against the County Council and its chair Rita Heard Days, challenging an ordinance that would temporarily strip his county executive powers during international travel.

Stifel Financial Corp. will pay $200,000 a year to help pay down the bonds it underwrote to build the Centene Community Ice Center, one of two deals aimed at helping the long-struggling Maryland Heights recreational facility make its annual debt…

EDWARDSVILLE - Jack Puent is a senior infielder/outfielder/pitcher with the Alton High baseball team and helps to provide the senior leadership that the Redbirds depend on to be a successful team this 2026 season. Puent pitched two innings in a 9-2 loss to Edwardsville on April 7, 2026, at Tom Pile Field, giving up five runs, three earned, on only one hit, and walked four and struck out two. For the season, he's currently 1-1 in five appearances on the mound, with three starts, and carries

EDWARDSVILLE - Students at Goshen Elementary School in Edwardsville recently had an experience that was out of this world. On Friday, April 10, 2026, students had the chance to visit the Skydome in the school’s gymnasium. This mobile, inflatable planetarium by Mobile Ed Productions gave students a closer look at the stars while encouraging conversations about space-related careers and topics. “It is a fully immersive experience of a trip through our solar system, and the kids

Phil Collins says he’s honored to be chosen as part of the 2026 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class.“Obviously I’m pleased and honored to be inducted,” Collins wrote on Instagram.…

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