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The owner of a home healthcare company appeared in federal court Tuesday and admitted defrauding the Missouri Medicaid Program and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs out of $210,000.

Nearly nine years after St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department officers shot and killed a man in a south city "no-knock" warrant search, a lawsuit filed against police has been dismissed by a judge.

EDWARDSVILLE — A 24-year-old man was killed late Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026, after Illinois State Police said a pursuit ended in a crash involving a pickup truck that struck a downtown Edwardsville building. Illinois State Police on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, identified the driver in the fatal accident as 24-year-old Ryan C. Drew of Hamel, Illinois, Trooper Shafer McKune said in a statement. The crash happened a little after midnight at the intersection of South Main and East Vandalia streets,

Illinois has paid over $1.1 billion in outstanding medical debt for eligible residents.

A jury is expected to hear a wrongful death suit filed against Prairie Farms Dairy after a courier died while making a delivery.

ALTON - Community members can enjoy a day of free activities, crafts, demonstrations and recreational fun at the National Great Rivers Museum. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026, the National Great Rivers Museum (NGRM) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host their fifth annual Ice Jam at the Dam. This event encourages people of all ages to visit with different organizations, complete activities, and learn more about winter recreation and safety. “It’s

EDWARDSVILLE — Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine has appointed Assistant State’s Attorney Ali Foley as First Assistant State’s Attorney. Foley joined the Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office in 2010 as a legal intern and began her career as an Assistant State’s Attorney in 2011. In 2021, she was named Chief of the Children’s Justice Division, where her focus has been the prosecution of cases involving crimes against children, working

One lucky Missouri lottery player is currently sitting without their big winnings of over $1 million.

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JERSEYVILLE – Residents of Jerseyville and the JEM Fire Protection District are asked to hold off on burning until 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. The U.S. National Weather Service Saint Louis Missouri announced on the afternoon of Feb. 17 that any fire started north of I-70 could experience “erratic fire behavior” due to a combination of low humidity and gusty southwest winds, especially in dry grassy areas and agricultural fields with dry crop debris. According to

MoDOT crews will close the entrance ramp from Route A to northbound Interstate 55 in Jefferson County from 8 p.m. Thursday to 4 a.m. Friday.

Journey has added another show to their 2026 schedule.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers have announced they’ll be performing at this summer’s Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, which takes place Aug.…

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The ICE surge in Minneapolis, Minnesota was instigated by a far-right click bait artist and encouraged by the president’s portrayal of Somali immigrants as “garbage” people from a “garbage” country. And those were some of the nicer words Trump used to describe the people his agencies would be hunting down first. Several weeks later, a […]

A body pulled from the Mississippi River near Festus earlier this week has been identified as a missing St. Louis teenager.

A coalition of public health and environmental groups filed a suit Wednesday challenging the Trump administration’s recent finding that the Environmental Protection Agency could not regulate climate-warming greenhouse gases. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin and President Donald Trump announced last week the administration was finalizing a repeal of the 2009 endangerment finding, which declared the agency could […]

ALTON - As parishioners filed into St. Mary’s Catholic Church for their Ash Wednesday Mass, Father Nathan Marzonie, OMV, reflected on what the church means to the community. On Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, community members gathered at St. Mary’s at several times during the day to worship and receive ashes ahead of the Lenten season. Fr. Marzonie noted that Lent is also known as “the season of grace,” and he encourages people to reflect on their faith. “I really

A second teenager is in custody for the fatal shooting of a rideshare driver in Ferguson.