GRANITE CITY – Granite City Police recently charged a local resident with driving an uninsured vehicle while under the influence. Shakeela A. Miller, 33, of Granite City, was charged on July 7, 2026 with one count of aggravated driving under the influence, a Class 4 felony. Miller allegedly drove a motor vehicle on West 20th Street in Granite City while under the influence of alcohol on the same day, July 7, 2026. At the time of the offense, charging documents state Miller allegedly
JERSEYVILLE - Jersey Community Unit School District No. 100 is recognizing maintenance worker Vince Wittman on his retirement after years of service, the district announced this week. Jersey Community School District 100 officials thanked Wittman for his dedicated service and invited the community to join in congratulating him as he enters retirement. “Happy retirement, Vince Wittman,” the district officials said in a statement. “After years of dedicated service, Jerse
BENTON – A federal district judge sentenced a Carbondale store owner to 46 months’ imprisonment after he admitted to fraudulently acquiring Supplemental Nutrition Assistant Program (“SNAP”) benefits he and his store were not entitled to receive. Dean A. Amley, 61, pleaded guilty in March 2025 to one count for Conspiracy to Commit Food Stamp Fraud, one count of Unauthorized Acquisition of SNAP Benefits, and seven counts of Money Laundering. Following imprisonment,
Summer camp began, in part, because of adults worried that modern life was making children weak. That idea may sound dramatic, but it helps explain why camps first appeared and why they spread so quickly. What started as a small effort to get boys out of crowded towns and into fresh air grew into a major tradition. Over time, summer camps became places for hiking, crafts, songs, sports, friendship, and independence. They also became a mirror of what each generation thought children needed most.
July 12 commemorates one of the most important events in world history in 1690, when William III defeated the deposed King James II at the Battle of the Boyne in Ireland. The battle was part of a larger struggle over who would rule the kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland after the Glorious Revolution. At the time, it confirmed William’s hold on power and weakened James’s attempt to regain his throne. It still matters today because it shaped the political future of the British
EAST ST. LOUIS - Illinois State Police and the East St. Louis Police Department are investigating what authorities described as a targeted mass shooting against a family in East St. Louis that left five people dead and at least two others shot, officials said Sunday, July 12, 2026. The five victims, all from East St. Louis, were identified as 49-year-old Cherie L. May, 24-year-old Devin D. May, 74-year-old Patricia A. May, 21-year-old Quentin L. Thompson and 25-year-old Shania W. Thompson. Accordi
ST. LOUIS - Our weather pattern has finally quieted down with a week of summertime heat and humidity prevailing for the week ahead. Temperatures will be in the mid to upper 80s for Sunday with plenty of sunshine. Temperatures warm a touch more for Monday. For Tuesday onward we'll see highs in the low 90s. [...]
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) died from a “brief and sudden illness” on Saturday evening at the age of 71, the long-time senator's office announced. “Senator Graham's family appreciates prayers at this time and asks for privacy during this incredibly difficult period,” Graham’s office wrote in a post on the social platform X at 2:02 a.m. [...]
ST. LOUIS - There were two separate shootings in North St. Louis early Sunday morning that left a woman dead and a man critically injured. Officers were called to Labadie and North Newstead Avenues in the Greater Ville neighborhood just after 1:15 a.m. Sunday after reports of gunfire. A woman was shot and killed. Police [...]
The Missouri Civil War Museum presents the Jefferson Barracks Bicentennial Symposium July 10 - 12! On July 10, 1826, the first soldiers arrived at Sylvan Springs, just south of St. […]
The Saint Louis Zoo presents Dinoroarus starting Friday, June 19th! The Saint Louis Zoo will transport guests millions of years back in time starting Friday, June 19, at Dinoroarus, a returning, temporary attraction for all-ages. […]
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