Bud Sullivan of AWS Construction began tearing down a building at Palm and Blair when neighbors asked for help. He’s paying to do it with a vision of using some of the materials to rebuild homes next door. Now, it looks like his plan is coming together.
EAST LOUIS – A woman from Florissant, Missouri, on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, admitted stealing $170,000 in Social Security benefits after the death of a relative. Laneka Holmes, 45, of Florissant, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in St. Louis to one count of theft of government money. She admitted that the death of a relative on May 23, 2017, was not reported to the Social Security Administration, as required. The relative’s Social Security payments were being deposited
JERSEYVILLE – Recent Jersey County felony cases include two local women charged separately with domestic battery and vehicle theft. Christine M. Bosaw, 36, of Godfrey, was charged in Jersey County court on July 24, 2026, with two counts each of aggravated domestic battery (both Class 2 felonies) and domestic battery/bodily harm (both Class A misdemeanors). Bosaw allegedly caused bodily harm to two different victims by committing various acts of domestic battery against both victims on
A St. Louis County man is being charged after investigators say he admitted to removing copper piping from vacant apartment units, causing extensive flooding and damage to multiple apartments.
Members of the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s SWAT team shot and killed a rural Lincoln County man Wednesday afternoon while the two sides exchanged gunfire.
Police are searching for multiple suspects after gunfire erupted near officers and federal agents conducting a traffic stop in north St. Louis in what investigators are calling an attempted ambush.
GODFREY - Godfrey officials said Ameren Illinois plans a large scheduled power outage Wednesday night, July 29, 2026, in the southwest portion of the village to complete emergency repairs to the electrical infrastructure grid. The outage is scheduled from 10 p.m. Wednesday, July 29, 2026, until about 5 a.m. Thursday, July 30, 2026, according to information village officials said they received that morning from Ameren Illinois. The affected area includes residents along West Delmar an
GODFREY/SAINT LOUIS - A Godfrey couple renewed their vows with the help of a special organization that sponsors weddings for people facing terminal illnesses. Karen and Rich Dupatz are high school sweethearts who have been married 43 years and together almost 50. Earlier this summer, the couple decided to renew their vows with the help of Wish Upon a Wedding, an organization that funds weddings and vow renewals for couples who are facing terminal or life-altering illnesses. As Rich battles
MADISON COUNTY - The Madison County Sheriff’s Office announced the retirement of Jaime Tharp after 29 years of service, recognizing her long tenure with the agency and her work in both support staff and the Jail Division. The sheriff's office said Tharp served 19 years on the agency's support staff and 10 years in the Jail Division as a deputy for 29 total years with the organization. Tharp has been a Difference Maker in the region in her years of service with the sheriff's office. “Throughout
Queen has had another video reach 1 billion views on YouTube.The latest is the performance video for the track “Don’t Stop Me Now,” from their 1978 album Jazz. The song, written…
CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul and a coalition of 15 attorneys general announced a U.S. District Court judge granted a temporary restraining order that blocks the U.S. Department of Education from unlawfully terminating congressionally approved school-based mental health grants. The order comes just days before the Department of Education threatened to begin terminating grants that provide critical mental health services to more than 50,000 students in Illinois public school
KANKAKEE COUNTY, Ill. — A Kankakee County Sheriff's Office employee was terminated after an online video spread across social media. According to the sheriff's office, as of Wednesday morning that employee was let go. They said the off-duty employee made "insensitive and derogatory" remarks and are "completely inconsistent with the values, professionalism, and standards expected [...]
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