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Jream Polk's mother said in court she was still traumatized and depressed over Jream’s death and was not happy with the plea deal.

On September 1, a Wood River nurse was sentenced to five years in prison for causing an overdose that resulted in the death of her mother-in-law, who was in hospice care.

When the sun rose on Wednesday, August 30, the 242nd day of the year, the

A vehicle can be seen traveling at a high rate of speed before slamming into a utility box and street light.

As many as 40 students were involved in more than a dozen fistfights at the school on Wednesday.

BENTON – A former U.S. Postal Service carrier technician admitted in a U.S. District Courtroom in Benton to federal charges of making false statements to continue receiving worker’s compensation benefits while he was also working to service electric scooters in downtown St. Louis. Torre C. Dilworth, 52, of Belleville, pleaded guilty to two counts of making false statements to obtain federal employees’ compensation. For the charges, the maximum penalties are up to five years imprisonment and up to a $250,000 fine per count. “The Federal Employees’ Compensation Act helps families keep up with their financial obligations when an employee is injured beyond their ability to stay on the job at full capacity,” said U.S. Attorney Rachelle Aud Crowe. “Individuals who choose to make false statements in order to continue to receive benefits will be held in full account of the law.” “The U.S. Postal Service paid $1.31 billion in workers’

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The closure of one of the nation's most toxic medical equipment sterilization facilities will reduce residents' exposure to carcinogenic ethylene oxide.

It never got any higher than #41 when it was released back in 1984, but Talking Heads' Stop Making Sense, the soundtrack to their seminal concert film, has just debuted…

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StoryCorps is visiting St. Louis for the first time in nearly a decade. From Sept. 14 - Oct. 20, the nonprofit’s signature Airstream will be in the Public Media Commons just outside STLPR’s studios. In this episode, we talk with Lea Zikmund, director of StoryCorps’ Mobile Tour, and we listen to past, memorable stories with St. Louis ties.

EDWARDSVILLE — A registered nurse - Amy L. Melchert - was sentenced to a five-year prison sentence for recklessly causing the overdose death of her mother-in-law who was in hospice care. Madison County State's Attorney Thomas A. Haine made the announcement on Friday. Melchert, 51, of Wood River, entered a guilty plea in April to involuntary manslaughter, which has a range of punishment from five years in prison. At a sentencing hearing Thursday, she received the maximum five-year prison term for recklessly and without lawful justification administering a non-prescribed dose of morphine that caused the overdose and death of her mother-in-law, 85-year-old Wilma Melchert. Wilma was under home-based hospice care at the time. “This was a truly tragic case all around, and our heart goes out to the family and friends of Wilma,” Haine said. “All those who are especially vulnerable due to health problems need to be reassured that those trusted to care for them have

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ST. LOUIS -- Tonight's football game between Vashon and Cardinal Ritter at STEM High School is postponed. School district leaders say that there were threats after an incident at Vashon High School today. They say that the safest course of action is to postpone tonight's game. It is not yet clear when the games will [...]

"Great food and drink are a way of life with the people of Greece," St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church said on its website.

Beyond Housing CEO Chris Krehmeyer on how our region could work together to make that dream a reality

The move is meant to minimize the time defendants charged with ordinance violations spend incarcerated traveling from jail to jail, County Executive Sam Page’s office said.

ALTON - Alton Little Theater is preparing for the next production of their 90th season, “Beer For Breakfast,” with evening and matinee shows coming up in just a couple of weeks. Lee Cox, executive director of Alton Little Theater, discussed the story behind the show, more upcoming shows and auditions, and much more on a recent Theater Tuesday segment on Our Daily Show! on Riverbender.com . “One of the reasons I love this play: everybody’s probably had one of those, ‘What if?’ fantasies like, ‘Why didn’t I tell that guy or girl how I really felt? What if I could go back and relive that wonderful moment and then choose differently?’” Cox said. “This looks at, well, what happens if you’re forced to be in a small cabin - in a snowstorm, of course - and you have to confront your past, all of it, good or bad the person you loved more than anyone else? “Suddenly, the cabin seems very small because you’re

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Police said the shooting happened on Edlor Drive as the result of a robbery.

A Wood River woman was sentenced this week for manslaughter after admitting to administering a lethal dose of morphine to her ailing 85-year-old mother-in-law.

WASHINGTON — Republican lawmakers are concerned that the Biden administration is interpreting last year’s bipartisan gun safety law to cut funding for school archery and hunting programs, though programs themselves say they haven’t been affected. A provision in the law – a bipartisan effort to curb gun violence that established new criminal offenses, and expanded background […]

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Ted Nugent recently wrapped up his Adios Mofo '23 farewell tour. But if you didn't see him, you apparently have three more chances in the next couple of months, starting…

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