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Akeda Barrow's suit says Complete Property Management Solutions failed to properly maintain the Bellefontaine Neighbors home’s electrical system and also failed to provide functioning smoke detectors.

JERSEYVILLE – A man and woman from Jerseyville face felony charges in two separate cases of domestic battery filed in Madison County. Robert W. Reed, 44, of Jerseyville, was charged on Feb. 17, 2026, with a Class 2 felony count of aggravated domestic battery and a Class 4 felony count of his second or subsequent offense of domestic battery. Reed allegedly intentionally committed an act of domestic battery against a household or family member on Feb. 13, 2026, without legal justification.

Well, we always knew it would come to this. In a blow to the First Amendment and privacy, the Trump administration last week approved a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) plan to collect social media handles from people applying to change their immigration status. The new requirement, which was approved for one year, comes after the administration has […]

EAST ST. LOUIS - Meonshai Houston, a fourth-grade English Language Arts and social studies teacher at Annette Harris Officer Elementary School in East St. Louis, has been named one of 30 finalists for the 2026 Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching, selected from nearly 600 nominations statewide. The East St. Louis School District 189 said Houston was recognized for the impact she is making in the classroom at the East St. Louis school. “Congratulations, Mrs. Houston! Your dedication

COTTAGE HILLS - Community members gathered at Community Hope Center in Cottage Hills to learn about the new proposed site of the Hope House, a 48-bed homeless shelter operated by The Salvation Army. On Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, leaders with Community Hope Center and The Salvation Army introduced the Hope House project and answered questions about the proposed shelter, to be built on Community Hope Center property at 1201 Hope Center Lane in Cottage Hills. They noted that the Hope House wil

TROY, Ill. — Ashley Whittington, who teaches sixth through 10th grade at the Center for Educational Opportunities in Troy, IL., is one of 30 finalists for the 2026 Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching. She was selected from nearly 600 nominations statewide. Whittington has taught for 11 years and uses what the release described as a cyclical approach to instruction in her alternative school setting, where structure and engagement “matter as much as content.” In a

Illinois U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, who holds a massive fundraising advantage, is among three leading Democrats in the primary to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin. On this episode of Politically Speaking, St. Louis Public Radio's Will Bauer and Jason Rosenbaum ask Krishnamoorthi why Illinoisans should send him to the Senate.

The Shiloh Police Department is getting a new police station following the announcement of a multi-million dollar grant.

Phil Collins received his first-ever solo nomination for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Tuesday, and his daughter Lily Collins is reacting to the news.  “Proud daughter moment. Congrats dad…

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ST. LOUIS COUNTY - The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, charged Jesse St. John, 28, with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the death of 19-year-old Steffon Marmon, authorities said. St. John, of the 300 block of Henquin Drive in St. Louis, Mo., 63135, is being held on a $750,000 cash-only bond with no 10% option, according to the prosecutor’s office. Police were called to a disturbance and, upon arriving, encountered the

State officials across the country are looking to crack down on fraud and mistakes in the nation’s largest food assistance program, spurred by looming federal rules that will force states with high error rates to pay more. But the Republican proposals mostly focus on more frequently verifying the eligibility of individual households that participate in […]

ST. LOUIS- Daniel Drake from The Joy of Pancakes is back on StudioSTL with Wella Kelly and his awesome pancake art! Dan has been making pancake art for decades; he has traveled the world and has even been at the red carpet events in Hollywood! Dan is shouting out the upcoming "Slipping Into Darkness" Stout [...]

The levee district says that for more than 15 years, illegal discharges from Champ Landfill “have caused severe sediment buildup, clogging channels and reducing the levee’s flood protection capacity.”

Applebee's fans in several U.S. cities will no longer be "eatin' good in the neighborhood."

Charges have been filed against a Ferguson man for a fatal shooting in Jennings last month.

ST. LOUIS COUNTY - St. Louis County Police Department Bureau of Crimes Against Persons detectives are investigating a homicide in the 6600 block of Sacramento Drive in the City of Northwoods that resulted in the death of an adult male. On Saturday, February 21, 2026, at 12:20 p.m., police officers from the City of Northwoods Police Department and the North County Police Cooperative responded to a call for service for a shooting in the 6600 block of Sacramento Drive.