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EAST ST. LOUIS — A 33-year-old man - Dyuwaun Flowers - was shot multiple times and later died at a local hospital, authorities said on Friday, March 7, 2025. Flowers, a resident of 71st Street in East St. Louis, was pronounced dead at Touchette Regional Hospital in Cahokia Heights at 12:42 p.m. on Friday, the St. Clair County Coroner's Office said. The incident occurred Thursday night, March 6, 2025, at a Phillips 66 gas station located in the 8300 block of State Street, where East St. Louis Police responded to reports of gunfire. Upon arrival, officers found Flowers suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, as detailed in a report from the Illinois State Police. The investigation into the shooting is being conducted by the Illinois State Police Public Safety Enforcement Group. No further details regarding the circumstances of the shooting or any potential suspects have been released at this time.

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MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. -- St. Louis native John Sansone is set to bring a local touch to national television as he joins the third season of Fox's reality dating show Farmer Wants a Wife. The show, which pairs farmers with potential romantic partners, returns on March 20 at 8 p.m. on Fox 2. Sansone, a [...]

Eugene Jamison III, 22, was indicted by a grand jury on 57 counts, including seven counts of stealing a firearm.

UPDATE: The ages of those involved have been updated after learning new information. District 5 is investigating a shooting that happened around 11:30 a.m. in the 4200 block of Lindell. A preliminary investigation revealed that a 22-year-old man and a 21-year-old man were involved in a fight on the parking lot of the Walgreens store […]

The post Fight Leads to Shooting in Central West End, Shooter Arrested appeared first on St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.

Dan Gillian moved to St. Louis in 1994 during high school through his father’s job at Newell Rubbermaid Inc.

A St. Louis-based auto repair and tire business, one of the nation's biggest, has expanded to Ohio with an acquisition.

A Missouri Republican congressman and a Democratic state legislator with overlapping districts are engaged in a social media battle over a staff visit to the state Capitol Building this week. State Rep. David Tyson Smith, a Columbia Democrat, hit first, accusing U.S. Rep. Mark Alford, a Raymore Republican, of sending three staff members to his […]

Educational records for youth detained by St. Louis County will use “Summit Academy” starting July 1. The goal is to address the “implicit bias” that follows kids who’ve had a brush with the law.

EDWARDSVILLE - Students at Edwardsville High School came together to recognize the Special Olympics program. On Friday, March 7, 2025, EHS’s Special Olympics team was honored with the Unified Champion Schools National Banner Award. This is the second time EHS has been recognized with this award, joining only four other schools in the State of Illinois that have received the award twice. “It’s really prestigious,” said Kayla Magruder, who oversees the Special Olympics program at EHS. Magruder explained that schools can be named Unified Champion Schools once every four years. She said “only a handful” of schools in Illinois receive the National Banner Award once, let alone twice. Schools must meet ten national standards of excellence to receive the Unified Champion Schools National Banner Award. For EHS to achieve this twice speaks to their commitment to inclusivity and their dedication to the Special Olympics program. Before the award presentatio

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Fourth District detectives need help identifying/locating the suspect pictured below. The suspect is wanted for Property Damage 1st Degree for throwing a rock through the front vestibule window of the Probation & Parole Building (220 S. Jefferson Avenue) on February 28, 2025. The damage is estimated to be over $1,000. The suspect fled eastbound on […]

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On our live show, Harold and Adam Serwer of The Atlantic talk about the early days of the second Trump term.

Today on TAP: Will the Democrats have the savvy and unity to outplay Trump?

Peaky Blinders actor Stephen Graham will play Bruce Springsteen’s father in the upcoming movie Deliver Me From Nowhere, and he tells British GQ what it was like to meet the Rock & Roll Hall…

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JERSEY COUNTY — Jersey County Coroner Kevin Ayres confirmed on Friday afternoon, March 7, 2025, that the victim of a mining accident at Calhoun Quarry in Fieldon was identified as Anthony Sievers, a 67-year-old resident of Batchtown. Sievers was pronounced dead at the scene on March 5, 2025, following an incident that occurred at the quarry, located at 25840 Eldred Road, Fieldon. Authorities received a call reporting the accident at 4:19 p.m. on March 5, 2025. An autopsy has since been completed, but Ayres stated that the results are still pending, and he could not release the cause of death at this time. The investigation into the circumstances surrounding the accident is ongoing. Further updates from the Jersey County Coroner's Office are expected as more information becomes available. Sievers was described by authorities as "a beloved member of the Calhoun County community" and his death is a great loss for the region. His full obituary is available here on Riverbender.com/obits

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Officers responded to a shooting that happened at about noon Friday on Lindell Boulevard.

The triple shooting was on the parking lot of Walgreens at 4218 Lindell Boulevard.