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Flood Search Ends In Tragic Discovery

3 months 2 weeks ago
CRAWFORD COUNTY, MO. - The Crawford County Sheriff’s Office said that flood-related search efforts in Crawford County, Missouri, ended after volunteer searchers found Faith Gregory dead in Huzzah Creek, about 1.8 miles downstream from her residence. At about 11:30 a.m. Saturday, July 11, 2026, volunteer searchers located Gregory and immediately notified law enforcement personnel assigned to the operation, according to an update from Sheriff Darin J. Layman. Members of the Missouri State

Alton Man Dies In Early Morning Godfrey Crash

3 months 2 weeks ago
GODFREY — A 31-year-old Alton man was pronounced dead after a single-vehicle crash early Saturday, July 11, 2026, in the 7400 block of Montclair Avenue in Godfrey, where Madison County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a phone crash-detection alert, authorities said. Deputies were dispatched at approximately 3:20 a.m. Saturday, July 11, 2026, and, upon arrival, found a black Jeep Grand Cherokee that had left the roadway and struck a tree, according to the Madison County Sheriff’s

Police Probe Fatal College Hill Shooting

3 months 2 weeks ago
ST. LOUIS - Homicide detectives are investigating a shooting that left a 28-year-old man dead Sunday night, July 12, 2026, in the College Hill neighborhood of St. Louis, authorities said. Officers were called at about 10 p.m. July 12, 2026, to a shooting in the 2000 block of Obear. When they arrived, they found the man shot inside a residence and not conscious or breathing, according to the information released Monday. EMS responded and pronounced the man dead at the scene. Authorities

Attorney General Raoul Encourages Service Members, Veterans To Participate In Free Webinar To Avoid Scams During Military Consumer Month

3 months 2 weeks ago
CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul is encouraging service members, veterans and their families to participate in a free webinar to learn how to protect themselves from veteran consumer scams. “During Military Consumer Month, my office is proud to support all who have selflessly served this nation by giving them tools to help to protect themselves from bad actors who take advantage of their military service,” Raoul said. “I encourage current service members, veterans

State of Illinois Offers Eligible Seniors Help Buying Farmers Market Produce

3 months 2 weeks ago
SPRINGFIELD – With farmers market season underway across Illinois, low-income older adults may be able to get help buying fresh, local produce. The Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP), administered jointly by the Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA) and the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS), offers income-eligible older adults benefits in the form of paper vouchers or “checks,” which can be used at participating farmers markets and roadside stands

Attorney General Raoul Files Lawsuit To Prevent Department Of Education's Cuts To School Mental Health Grants

3 months 2 weeks ago
CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 15 attorneys general, filed a lawsuit to prevent the U.S. Department of Education from unlawfully terminating congressionally approved school-based mental health grants. Despite a previous court order prohibiting it from discontinuing the grants, the administration plans to renew its efforts to end essential mental health programming at the end of July by terminating the grants. “The Trump administration is onc

Cuba, Missouri Sailor Joins First Tribute Honoring USS Richard McCool Jr.'s Legacy

3 months 2 weeks ago
MILLINGTON, Tenn. – Chief Petty Officer Verlin Boda, a native of Cuba, Missouri, assigned to the U.S. Navy amphibious transport dock warship USS Richard McCool Jr., traveled to the late Capt. Richard McCool Jr.’s hometown of Tishomingo and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, from July 2-7, to honor the legacy of the ship’s namesake. The skills and values needed to succeed in the Navy are similar to those found in Cuba. “My mother raised me to work for the job you want to have,