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Granite City Felon Charged With Weapon Possession

1 year 9 months ago
GRANITE CITY - A Granite City man previously convicted of a felony has been charged with unlawful possession of a weapon, according to recently filed Madison County court documents. Chistopher G. Landreth, Jr. was charged with one count of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon on Dec. 8, 2023. According to court documents, the felony Landreth has previously been convicted of was Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine, which he committed in 2019. Court documents also specify the weapon in this case as an RG .22 revolver. Landreth was charged with a Class 3 felony. Court documents indicate he was released upon his signature of a Conditions of Pretrial Release Order. The issuance of charges is based solely upon probable cause and is not an indication of guilt. All subjects charged with criminal offenses are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2024

1 year 9 months ago
St. Louis City’s 18th Ward Committee Woman Yolonda Yancie helps Kylie Rucker with her speech during the Alpha Phi Alpha MLK Observance program in Fountain Park in St. Louis, Missouri, on Sat. Jan. 13, 2024. The program took place in…

Fire damages Overland apartment building

1 year 9 months ago
OVERLAND, Mo. -- Fire damaged an apartment building in Overland. It started just before 1 a.m. Monday on Cedar Glen Drive, near Spencer Avenue. Firefighters say they had to call for additional help because it was so cold. They had a small issue with a fire hydrant being frozen. Four families were displaced. The Red [...]
Joe Millitzer

Tamm Avenue Bar's Craft Night Will Help You Beat the Winter Blues

1 year 9 months ago
In the dead of winter, it can be all too easy to spend every night on the couch, Netflixing and chilling without even having someone to chill with. If you ask us, that's a recipe for depression — but Tamm Avenue Bar (1227 Tamm Avenue) just might have the cure.
Sarah Fenske

For Rev. Michelle Higgins, Faith Requires Work — And Activism

1 year 9 months ago
Like the late Martin Luther King Jr., Michelle Higgins is both a pastor and an activist. Senior pastor at St. John’s Church the Beloved Community in north St. Louis, she sees her job not just to feed her flock Biblical truths but to push for change.
Sarah Fenske

Sprawling new cannabis manufacturing, cultivation facility set to open in St. Louis County

1 year 9 months ago

MARYLAND HEIGHTS — Covered in white protective clothing, Wendy Bronfein stepped into a long, sterile hallway of closed doors. She calls it the “Willy Wonka-esque” corridor.  “This is the Mike Teavee part of the tour,” said Bronfein, co-founder of the Maryland-based marijuana company Curio Wellness, referencing the character from “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.”  Everything […]

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Rebecca Rivas

The lessons of Martin Luther King Jr.’s life should give us hope today 

1 year 9 months ago

As we remember and reflect on the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., there are valuable lessons that should give us hope that we can overcome what we face today in a divided and teetering America.  If we, like King, truly believe that the words of the Constitution and Declaration of Independence […]

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Janice Ellis

David O. Russell to direct Linda Ronstadt biopic

1 year 9 months ago
The upcoming Linda Ronstadt biopic has found a director. Variety has confirmed a report in Showbiz 411 that Oscar-nominated director David O. Russell, best known for such films as Silver Linings Playbook, American Hustle and The Fighter, will direct the film,…

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The Left Behind

1 year 9 months ago
The cultural rifts between urban and rural America are a constant of our history. When they also become economic, they become dangerous.
Harold Meyerson