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EAST ST. LOUIS — A federal judge on Friday ruled that Illinois' in-state college tuition and scholarships for undocumented immigrants are unconstitutional.

KVC Missouri is expanding its child advocacy services in southeast Missouri after acquiring three Child Advocacy Centers previously operated by Compass Health Network.

A Multi-Agency Resource Center, or MARC, opened on Friday at the VFW Post in Centerville, Mo. The center is providing vital assistance to mid-Missouri residents still recovering from severe storms and flash flooding that hit the area two weeks prior.

Dan Pruitt, 34, stood for a bench trial late last month, according to online records.

Judge Erin Burlison ruled the lawsuit filed by developer Robert Mangelsdorf on behalf of his company, ACF Revitalization, could continue.

ALTON - Justice Haynes played a key role for the Alton High girls track and field team during the 2026 season, contributing in the sprints and relays while also competing for the Redbirds in a pivotal role on the girls basketball team. Haynes advanced from the O'Fallon Girls Track and Field Sectional in the 100 meters after posting a time of 12.26 at O’Fallon. She later placed 34th in the event at the IHSA State Meet in Charleston with a time of 12.77. In addition to the 100, Haynes poste

Just last week we had the story of the Trump DOJ issuing very questionable subpoenas of NY Times journalists while trying to track down who leaked information to those reporters regarding the potentially catastrophic security flaws of the “gift” 747 plane he received from Qatar. As we noted in that original post, this appeared to […]

A 17-year-old will be tried as an adult in connection with a shooting that killed a rideshare driver in Ferguson earlier this year.

With less than two weeks to go before voters in St. Louis and St. Louis County decide their nationally-watched race, Congressman Wesley Bell and Cori Bush clashed in an intense joint appearance Friday. The two Democrats got into tense exchanges about their campaign finance donations and spending during an appearance on “The Politically Speaking Hour on St. Louis on the Air.”

A 17-year-old Nebraska driver was killed in a two-vehicle crash on northbound Interstate 55 near Towanda, Illinois, on Thursday.

Court records say the sexual contact happened between March and May, and police began investigating at the end of May.

ALTON – Alton officials this week unanimously rejected a new short-term rental as the city finalized stricter regulations on such properties. A resolution considering a Special Use Permit to allow the operation of a Type B short-term rental unit at 409 E. 3rd Street was voted down 0-6 at the July 22, 2026 Alton City Council meeting . Alderwoman Rosie Brown was absent. Under the Alton City Code , short-term rentals are classified as either “Type A” or “Type B.”

Police solved the case of a bloody man found dumped in a Kinloch field through evidence that led investigators to a fellow police officer.

Repeated copper thefts are disrupting phone and internet service across Washington County, leaving residents and businesses without reliable connections and raising concerns about public safety.

Michael Stipe fans have been patiently waiting for his long-in-the works solo album, and it appears as though he’s giving them a preview of what's to come.The R.E.M. frontman has…

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WOOD RIVER/COTTAGE HILLS - A local mom is advocating for maintenance and an accessible playground at Wood River Township Park. Cottage Hills resident Makayla Hawks lives near the park and believes it has become an “eyesore” in recent years. In addition to vandalism and closed bathrooms, the park’s playground equipment is “tangled-up, broken and rusted.” As the mother to twin boys with cerebral palsy, Hawks wants to see an inclusive playground installed as well