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Asador Del Sur’s plans for new location, bridge-work on Big Bend, St. Louis Shakespeare Festival coming to Brentwood and Maplewood

3 months ago
KMOV — St. Louis County to replace two Big Bend bridges, traffic changes expected St. Louis Magazine — Asador Del Sur owners to return with new restaurant in St. Louis Hills Obituary: St. Louis Post Dispatch — Louise Prindable Obituary Obituary: Ozark Radio News — Louise N Wilkerson United State Attorney Office — Maplewood Sex […]
Doug Miner

Madison County Adds Deputy Lauren Tamburello To Patrol

3 months ago
MADISON COUNTY - The Madison County Sheriff’s Office has added Deputy Sheriff Lauren Tamburello to its Patrol Division, the agency announced on Monday, July 27, 2026. “Please join us in welcoming the newest member of our Patrol Division - Deputy Sheriff Lauren Tamburello,” Madison County Sheriff Jeff Connor said. Tamburello will start field training this week. She had most recently been a Fairview Heights Police officer. She is also a Collinsville High School graduate

Highland Man Detained On Child Sexual Assault Charges

3 months ago
HIGHLAND – A Highland man accused of sexually assaulting a minor for over four years remains in Madison County custody. Jeremy D. Yann, 42, of the 600 block of 8th Street in Highland, Ill. was charged on July 22, 2026 with three counts of criminal sexual assault, each Class 1 felonies. Yann allegedly committed multiple acts of sexual assault against the same victim, who was under 18 years of age at the time the acts were committed. Yann is accused of assaulting the victim for more than

Trump Officials Want To Use Human Rights Aid To Advocate For White South Africans And Right-Wing Causes In Europe

3 months ago
This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. For decades, the U.S. Department of State gave money to groups protecting free speech, human rights and persecuted minorities in poor and authoritarian countries.  To decide what to fund, staffers with deep expertise typically pored over reams of information on abuses under the most repressive regimes […]
Anna Maria Barry-Jester and Sharon Lerner

St. Louis faces extreme heat as power demand surges

3 months ago
An extreme heat warning remains in effect for the St. Louis region as hotter temperatures create increased demand on the power grid. While local utility companies report stable operations, the Department of Energy has issued an emergency order to mitigate blackout risks for the Southwest Power Pool.
Patrick Clark

Alton Mourns Educator And Coach Bill Diddlebock

3 months ago
ALTON — William “Bill” Diddlebock, a longtime Alton educator, coach and parks official who spent decades working with local students and athletes, died Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at age 84. Diddlebock was widely known in Alton for his years in School District 11, where he began teaching and coaching in 1965 and remained for 35 years. He taught physical education and health and coached basketball, track and cross country. He also coached tennis at Marquette Catholic and created