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Bruce Holland to Receive SIUE’s Distinguished Service Award at Engineering Commencement
Bruce Holland, founder and CEO of Holland Construction Services (HCS), has been named the 2025 recipient of the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering Distinguished Service Award. Holland will receive this prestigious award for decades of dedication to the Metro East region and the SIUE community. Holland’s leadership in construction, local innovation, student mentorship […]
Traffic Disrupted Following Crash at Wood River and Madison Avenue
WOOD RIVER — The Wood River Fire Department and Wood River Police Department responded to a traffic crash at the intersection of Wood River Avenue and Madison Avenue Thursday afternoon, May 8, 2025. First responders arrived to find two vehicles involved in the collision. Alton Memorial Ambulance dispatched two ambulances to the scene, two people were transported by ambulance. Traffic was disrupted while first responders handled the crash. Bill and Joe’s towing service removed the vehicles from the site. The Wood River Police Department is currently investigating the incident.
Bridgeton police search for leads in parking lot shooting
According to authorities, one person was injured in the shooting.
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Rights organizations file comprehensive ethics complaint against Ed Martin
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Ed Martin, interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, has mostly been in the news lately for palling around with white supremacists. But he has also spent his career, including his current tenure as D.C.’s interim top prosecutor, making a mockery of the ethical and professional rules governing attorneys, while threatening the rule of law in the nation’s capital and beyond.
That’s why on Wednesday, Demand Progress and Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) filed a comprehensive complaint, more than 20 pages long, with the Office of Disciplinary Counsel for the District of Columbia Bar, laying out a myriad of actions and decisions that clash with the ethics rules governing attorneys by Martin, who calls his public office “President Trumps’ [sic] lawyers.”
News broke on Thursday that President Donald Trump will pull Martin’s nomination for the permanent U.S. attorney post, but Trump said he still plans to find a place for Martin at the Department of Justice.
Emily Peterson-Cassin, director of corporate power at Demand Progress, said, “Ed Martin is a grave threat to civil liberties and the rule of law, so any news indicating that he will no longer be President Trump’s legal point man in D.C. is good news for the nation. But this threat is far from over. Martin’s long, documented history of shamelessly playing politics with the rule of law should disqualify him from working anywhere in government, let alone the Justice Department. We call on President Trump to keep Martin far away from any position of power, especially one that requires sound legal judgment, and nominate someone for U.S. attorney for D.C. that actually respects the rule of law and Americans’ constitutional rights.”
Freedom of the Press Foundation Director of Advocacy Seth Stern said, “Martin’s antics, including his habit of sending bogus letters and tweets to intimidate people exercising First Amendment rights and his threats to target news outlets President Trump dislikes, should disqualify him from practicing law, full stop. We’re relieved that he won’t get the U.S. attorney job, but he should not be able to work for the government in any capacity, or to trade on his shameful interim tenure to find a cushy law firm job and further damage the legal profession.”
Martin’s shady behavior detailed in the complaint includes, among other things, frivolous threats against critics of Trump and Elon Musk, baseless partisan investigations into constitutionally protected statements by Democratic lawmakers, and public threats, made without legal basis or probable cause, to investigate targets whom he acknowledges have committed no crime.
The complaint also discusses his lack of credibility and candor while under oath during the U.S. Senate confirmation process for his U.S. attorney nomination, which includes his misleading turnabout on his disturbing connections to Nazi sympathizers and his pattern of failing to disclose hundreds of appearances on far-right and Russian-controlled media outlets. It lays out Martin’s history of serious lapses in ethical and professional judgment outside the national spotlight, as an attorney and politician in Missouri, to show that Martin’s disregard for the integrity of his profession is a long-standing problem that is unlikely to change.
The complaint asks the Disciplinary Counsel to investigate Martin’s conduct and to impose sanctions up to and including disbarment. It also urges the D.C. Bar to act promptly given the ongoing serious threat Martin’s ability to practice law poses.
You can read the complaint here. Please contact us if you would like further comment, or contact Eric Naing from Demand Progress at eric@demandprogress.org
Nicklaus: Conference has shone a spotlight on Midwest startups for 25 years
Since InvestMidwest was founded 25 years ago to focus attention on what most venture capitalists once considered flyover country, participating companies have raised nearly $5 billion in capital.
Silver Dollar City faces lawsuit after 2022 train derailment
BRANSON, Mo. — Silver Dollar City (SDC) is facing a lawsuit following the theme park's train derailing and causing injuries in 2022. According to online court dockets filed on Friday, May 2, Ronald and Tammy Yeaton of Wildwood, Missouri, are represented by Brandon Carl Potter of Aaron Sachs & Associates. The Yeatons say on Oct. [...]
Real Estate Classes Offered at L&C this Summer Semester
GODFREY – Lewis and Clark Community College is meeting the changes and challenges in the growing real estate field by offering classes to help individuals enter that career field as brokers. An individual must pass a total of 75 hours of instruction to take the Real Estate Broker’s licensure exam. Lewis and Clark is offering three different classes of Real Estate, all of which are needed for the exam: Real Estate Brokerage (Two sections available) (REAL 135-T60) – 7 - 9:40 p.m., Mondays and Wednesdays, May 28 – August 13, 2025 (REAL 136-T60 ) – 7 - 9:40 p.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays, May 29 – August. 14, 2025 Real Estate Transaction Applications (REAL 137 – T1) 4:10 – 5:25 p.m., Monday, June 2 – August 11, 2025 All three classes are in-person or online via Zoom on the Godfrey Campus and will be taught by local real estate professional Kevin Botterbush, ABR, MRP, C2EX, REP4V. Students must be 18 years old to take the Illinois
Suspect arrested in alleged goose attack
Edwardsville Township Officials Set to Take Oath of Office on May 19, 2025
EDWARDSVILLE - The Honorable Judge Ronald J. Foster, Associate Judge in the 3rd Judicial Circuit Court, will administer the oath of office to the newly elected Edwardsville Township officials on Monday, May 19, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. at the Edwardsville Township Hall located at 300 West Park Street, Edwardsville, IL 62025. The following were elected on April 1, 2025 in the Consolidated Election and will be taking their respective seats upon taking their oaths: Township Supervisor-Janet Haroian, Clerk-Dave Schwind, Highway Commissioner-Danny Picarella and Trustees-Bethany Behrhorst, Yolanda Crochrell, Mandy Darr, and Daniel Rees. While the Township Assessor, Jennifer Hegel was elected at the Consolidated Election, the term for the Assessor begins in January 2026, and she will take the oath of office at that time. The Deputy Clerk, R. Andreya Ayers, will also take the oath to continue to serve in that capacity on the 19th. The outgoing Township Supervisor, Kevin Hall and Trustees, Matthew
Alton Man Charged With Unlawful Restraint, Fourth Domestic Battery
ALTON – A man from Alton faces his fourth domestic battery charge and more after allegedly tying up the victim and threatening them with a box cutter. Travis L. Watley, 40, of Alton, was charged with one count each of aggravated unlawful restraint and domestic battery, the latter charge being his fourth or subsequent such offense. Both charges were filed on April 29, 2025 and classified as Class 3 felonies. On April 27, 2025, Watley allegedly refused to let someone leave an Alton residence and threatened to kill the victim. A petition to deny his pretrial release states the victim told officers Watley “tied her arms and legs and threatened her with a box cutter.” “She was eventually able to inform family members of her situation and police arrived,” the petition states. “Defendant refused to exit the residence and engaged in a standoff with authorities, eventually exiting.” The petition also notes Watley “has a lengthy history of fligh
Rainstorms challenge St. Louis County farmers
It was the wettest April on record and May has been rainy at times.
Wood River Approves Agreement To Renovate Former Pizza Restaurant
WOOD RIVER – Members of the Wood River City Council on Monday approved an agreement to renovate a former pizza restaurant in hopes of attracting a coffee shop and/or bakery to fill the vacant space. Council members approved a redevelopment agreement with Wood River Properties LLC to renovate the property at 7 N. Wood River Ave. The site was the former home of 1929 Pizza & Wine , which has since moved to Edwardsville after initially opening in Wood River in 2022 . The ideal “proposed tenant” for the property is described as a bakery and coffee shop with sandwich offerings, according to the TIF application submitted by Tom Declue of Wood River Properties LLC. Under the agreement, the city would reimburse Wood River Properties for up to $34,867 in Tax Increment Financing (TIF) to renovate the space. These TIF funds would cover 50% of the estimated project cost of $64,875. The full scope of the project includes the installation of a new stove, fryer, and vent hood
Edwardsville High School Accounting Teacher Named Madison County's New CTE Teacher of the Year
EDWARDSVILLE - Kali Patterson has been selected as a New CTE Teacher of the Year for Madison County. Patterson teaches accounting, business management, international business, and a workplace learning course at Edwardsville High School in the Edwardsville Community Unit School District #7. She also serves as an adjunct accounting professor at SIUE. After spending 17 years in public accounting, she decided to start teaching to share her love for the profession with up-and-coming young professionals. “I just really wanted to give back to what I’ve learned in the accounting industry and help other kiddos learn about and fall in love with the profession like I did, so that’s why I actually got certified in high school business education two years ago and took up a job at Edwardsville to teach accounting,” she said. “I love it.” Patterson shared that her goal as a CTE teacher is to help students learn as much as they can about the field before
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Mental Health: How We Can Be All In This Together
From SM Wilson: The construction industry has long prioritized physical safety—but behind hard hats and high-visibility vests lies a silent struggle that’s gone unaddressed for too long: mental health. Now, that silence is being broken through collective awareness and industry-wide efforts. Jeremy Hutfles, Project Superintendent at S. M. Wilson, sees workers’ emotional weight firsthand. “Sometimes […]
Kirkwood water issue prompts citywide boil advisory, early dismissal at several schools
Safety Starts Before The Talk
From SITE Improvement Association: Construction Safety Week begins May 5. Now in its 12th year, the initiative began when a coalition of national construction firms came together to reaffirm safety as a core value, elevating leadership’s role in preventing injuries and promoting shared responsibility across every rank and role on the jobsite. Whether you’ve fully […]