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High school football is back in St. Louis but not every game is being played on a Friday night.

HERRIN – Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 7 arrested 23-year-old Peyton Steckenrider of Herrin, IL for multiple counts of Possession and Dissemination of Child Pornography. On August 28, 2025, ISP Special Agents executed a search warrant at Steckenrider’s residence in the 500 block of S. 26th Street in Herrin. The investigation revealed evidence of child sexual abuse materials. Steckenrider was booked into the Williamson County jail pending a detention hearing. Steckenrider was charged with eight counts of Possession of Child Pornography – Victim Under 13 Years of Age (Class 2 Felony) and eight counts of Dissemination of Child Pornography – Victim Under 13 Years of Age (Class X Felony). ISP Special Agents were assisted by the Illinois Attorney General’s Office High Tech Crimes Bureau, the Southern Illinois Enforcement Group, the Herrin Police Department, the Illinois Attorney General’s Office Internet Crimes Against

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Local all-girl private school Cor Jesu Academy is going viral for its intercom announcement about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement.

MoDOT says these numbers are a decrease from last year.

This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. It was early morning on April 1 when Mohammad Halimi, a 53-year-old exiled Afghan scholar, got a panicked message from his son. Halimi’s name had just appeared in a viral post on X, shared by none other than the site’s owner and the world’s richest man, […]

The two-day graffiti art festival with DJs, food trucks, and events for children has evolved over its 28-year history.

GRANITE CITY – Two men from Granite City have been charged with battering different elderly victims just days apart in separate but similar felony cases. David M. Ramey, 50, and Nicholas K. Greene, 29, both of Granite City, were each charged on Aug. 18, 2025 with Class 2 felony counts of aggravated battery. Ramey was additionally charged with a Class 4 felony count of criminal trespass to a residence, while Greene was additionally charged with a Class A misdemeanor count of battery. On Aug. 17, 2025, Greene allegedly struck a 68-year-old family or household member in the mouth with a closed fist, causing a laceration. He also reportedly struck a different household or family member about the face with a closed fist, causing the second victim to also sustain a laceration. Two days earlier on Aug. 15, 2025, Ramey reportedly shoved a household or family member without legal justification. Charging documents state the victim was 67 years old at the time of the offense. He wa

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In the 1980s, popular music encompassed multiple genres, from rap and pop to heartland rock and dance. But one genre that is overwhelmingly associated with that decade is metal —…

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COLUMBIA, Ill. - A man faces felony charges after a ten-hour standoff Wednesday in Columbia, Illinois. The Monroe County State's Attorney's Office has charged Jared M. Franke, 26, with six felonies and one misdemeanor charge in connection with the standoff, mostly weapons-related charges. Events leading up to the standoff began around 12:30 a.m. Wednesday in [...]

A United States Postal Service employee from Florissant, Missouri, appeared in federal court Thursday and admitted her role in a conspiracy to steal checks from the mail.

KSDK news and Fox 2 has reported that the Nordstrom store in the Galleria is closing. Nordstrom told KMOV it is because of low revenue. A Dick’s House of Sport is reported to be taking the space. First Alert 4 — St. Louis Galleria Nordstrom to close Fox 2 — Nordstrom closes St. Louis Galleria […]

MINNEAPOLIS — Community members gathered Tuesday at a memorial outside Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis to honor the victims of a shooting that occurred the previous day during a Catholic school Mass, authorities said. The attack left two children dead and 18 others injured. The shooting took place as students and parishioners were attending a Mass marking the first week of school. The incident has prompted an outpouring of grief and statements from Catholic leaders across the country, including in Belleville and Springfield, IL. The Very Rev. Godfrey Mullen, OSB, administrator of the Diocese of Belleville, expressed solidarity with the local church community. “I have conveyed our support and concern to Archbishop Bernard Hebda,” Mullen said. He emphasized the church’s commitment to the sanctity of human life and called for building community to support those in need. “May God purify our world from the inclination to inflict terror and harm

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COLUMBIA, IL. — Jared M. Franke, 26, of Columbia, was charged Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025, following a standoff with law enforcement after allegedly stealing a firearm from his family’s home early Wednesday morning. At approximately 12:30 a.m. on Aug. 27, 2025, deputies from the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department responded to a report of a stolen firearm on the 1800 block of Meadow Court. Investigators learned that Franke had taken the weapon and left the residence in a vehicle not belonging to him or his family. Due to Franke’s prior criminal history, possible narcotics use, and the belief that he was armed, deputies alerted neighboring agencies to be on the lookout. Later that morning, family members informed deputies that Franke had returned and was barricaded in the basement behind the home. When deputies attempted contact, Franke resisted violently by throwing knives, pool balls, and multiple shotguns at officers. Deputies also suspected he had access to additiona

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AI therapy is officially banned in the Prairie State.