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LITCHFIELD – Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced the Attorney General’s office has charged a Montgomery County man with allegedly possessing child pornography. The case is part of Raoul’s ongoing work, in collaboration with federal law enforcement agencies and local law enforcement officials throughout Illinois, to apprehend offenders who download child pornography online. Raoul’s office charged Robert J. Meyer, Jr., 47, of Litchfield, Illinois, in Montgomery County Circuit Court with two counts of possession of child pornography, Class 2 felonies punishable by up to 14 years in prison. Meyer’s bond was set at $100,000 and he will next appear in court July 21. “Child pornography is a horrific crime that can leave life-long scars on innocent children and their families,” Raoul said. “As a result of work done by my office’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, this predator can be held accountable. I appreciate th

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EAST SAINT LOUIS – The Illinois State Police (ISP) conducted Operation Safe Summer on June 26 - 29, 2023 in St. Clair and Madison counties to increase the safety of residents of the Metro East this summer. The operation targeted known high crime areas, organized violent offenders, and criminal groups in the communities most affected by violence. Operation Safe Summer was led by the ISP Statewide Anti-Violence Enforcement (SAVE) South team and supported by ISP’s Special Operations Group (SOG), Division of Patrol Troops 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, ISP Air Operations, ISP Division of Criminal Investigation - Zone 6 - Public Safety Enforcement Group (PSEG), ISP Firearms Investigation Unit, and the Metropolitan Enforcement Group of Southwestern Illinois using intelligence support and technology resources. Detail Results: Traffic Stops: 483 Subjects arrested: 55 Total Criminal Charges: 101 Felony Charges: 64 Firearms Seized/Recovered: 25 (seven stolen firearms recovered)

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Nirvana and Guns N' Roses had something of a rivalry back in the day, but it appears time has long healed that wound. Dave Grohl has joined the "Welcome to the Jungle" rockers live…

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The source said the teens got away by breaking out a bathroom window, tying together blankets and climbing and lowering themselves to the ground below.

About five years ago, most of Minneapolis’ Subway, Little Caesars and McDonald’s franchise restaurants did not comply with city wage standards. Now workers at each of the locations that violated the law receive the required minimum wage and time off when they’re sick. This is all thanks to a co-enforcement program, where the city’s labor […]

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Community members are asking for help after a five-year-old boy was killed by a tree that fell into his family's home in Jennings on Saturday. St. Louis County Police told KMOV that Robert "RJ" Lawrence III was in his bedroom when the tree fell into that portion of the house. The boy was knocked unconscious and trapped beneath the tree.

Locals in University City can place any downed tree limbs at their curb for pick-up starting Monday.

Saturday's fierce wind and rain left widespread damage, downed trees and caused a boil-water advisory for parts of St. Louis.

Dozens of people evacuated from a St. Ann apartment building early Monday morning becuase of a broken pipe.

Polls show that most Americans, even in red states, oppose the strict abortion bans Republican state lawmakers have enacted in the year since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade. Emboldened by that fact, abortion rights advocates in multiple states might propose ballot initiatives for voters to consider in next year’s election, if […]

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The Riverfront Times, St. Louis, September 12, 1990 Autumn tugs August, the the night air chilling perceptively as Interstate 55 makes its steep descent into the Meramec Valley, the same river basin George Gilmore and his victims called home. Upstream from here at Glencoe, on the night of Oct. 29, 1980, Gilmore murdered 83-year-old Lottie […]

From the $8,000 set aside so the Lone Jack Police Department could buy rifles to $46 million for an allied health building at St. Louis Community College, Gov. Mike Parson’s veto ax fell heavily on earmarked spending as he finished work on the coming year’s Missouri budget. Parson announced his actions late Friday on the $51.8 billion budget approved by lawmakers in May, with only eight hours left before the start of the new fiscal year. In all, he made 201 vetoes, cutting $555.3 million by…

As of Monday morning, more than 70,000 Ameren customers were without power.

What with summer here, I had forgotten all about Southern California's huge spike in natural gas prices during the winter. Whatever happened to that? Here's the answer: The whole thing lasted two months. Daily spot prices shot up in December from 100¢ per therm to 500¢ per therm and were back to 100¢ by February. ...continue reading "Southern California’s natural gas shock lasted two months"