Pearl Jam is showing their support for the LGBTQ+ community during Pride Month. The Seattle rockers are selling a new, limited edition Pride shirt, featuring their classic stickman figure with the band…
EDWARDSVILLE — Nearly 90 percent of participants who enter Madison County’s Veterans Court successfully complete the program, according to new data. The data is part of an evaluation conducted by a team led by Dr. Jeremy Jewell, a professor of psychology at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville. Jewell’s evaluation was conducted for the U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance, which provides a grant for the Veterans Court. The evaluation covered a four-year grant period, from 2019 to 2022, and found that 88.5 percent of the Veterans Court’s participants successfully complete the program. Madison County’s Veterans Court is a specialized type of diversion court, geared specifically toward military veterans. Jewell said most diversion courts, also known as alternative-treatment courts, achieve a graduation rate of about 50 percent. “To achieve a graduation rate in our Veterans Court of almost 90 percent is really astonishing,” Jewell said. “It’s
ST. LOUIS - The City Of St. Louis Water Division has issued a precautionary boil water advisory for portions of its service area due to low water pressure caused by a 20” water main break earlier this afternoon. The Water Division has not detected any contamination to the water supply but asks customers in the affected area to boil their tap water when utilizing drinking and cooking. The precautionary boil water advisory will remain in effect until water quality samples confirm the water is safe for consumption. The duration of the precautionary boil order advisory can be 24 - 48 hours. The affected neighborhoods under the precautionary boil water advisory are as follows: Area 1 • Bevo Mill • Boulevard Heights • Carondelet • Dutchtown • Holly Hills • Mount Pleasant Area 2 • Lindenwood Park Boil Advisory Boundary Area 1 • Mississippi River west on Robert to Morganford • North on Morganford to Delor • Eas
GILLESPIE - Jimmy D. Byrd Jr., 44, of Gillespie, has been formally indicted by a grand jury in Madison County on 12 felony counts including child pornography and sexual assault of a child. All 12 of the charges against him are Class X felonies, half of which carry a sentence of up to 60 years in prison. His bail was set at $750,000. Court records state Byrd committed these acts in June of 2022 and was indicted by the jury on June 8, 2023. Court records state the victim was “under thirteen (13) years of age when the act was committed,” but their exact date of birth indicates they were 6 years old at the time of these offenses. The full list of charges against Byrd includes six counts of Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault of a Child (each enhanced Class X felonies carrying 6-60 year sentences) and six counts of Child Pornography (Each Class X felonies). On June 1, 2022, Byrd was charged with one count of Criminal Sexual Assault of a Child. Byrd was additionally charged
EDWARDSVILLE - A new Edwardsville ice cream spot has arrived just in time for summer. Clementine’s Naughty and Nice Creamery celebrated its opening on Friday, June 9, with fresh flavors and a packed house. The Creamery, located at 6185 Bennett Drive in Edwardsville, is the newest addition to the Bennett Drive area, which will be welcoming many new restaurants and businesses in the coming months. This is the first Clementine’s Creamery to open in Illinois. The creamery has seven locations in the Greater St. Louis Area, where it has already built a reputation for boozy treats and unique flavors. Retail Director JulieClaire Lane explained that Edwardsville was chosen in part because it’s a college town. She said the city’s sense of community also influenced Clementine’s decision. “If you go into each one of our shops, even though you’ll see a lot of the same things…we look like the communities we’re in,” Lane
Edward Nixon, 27, of Jennings, and Cortez Caves, 26, of Black Jack, were found guilty of killing two men in a drive-by shooting in front of the New York Market liquor store in December 2019.
On May 24, the Gentle Barn — a national non-profit animal sanctuary with locations in St. Louis, Nashville and Los Angeles — won best Animal Video at the 15th Annual Shorty Awards for its “Farm Animals React to Their Names” series. The Shorty Awards is an international competition that honors excellence in social media content as well as the organizations and brands that produce it.
ALTON - The City Of Alton today announced that private contractors will have East Broadway closed to thru traffic from East Third Street to Henry Street for water and sewer line work. The City of Alton said the road closure will begin at 7 a.m. Monday, June 12, and is expected to continue through the week, reopening Friday evening, June 16. "Please be patient and use caution," advised the city officials. "Do not attempt to move or drive around traffic control. Violators may be cited and prosecuted."
The St. Louis County Department of Public Health is urging anyone who purchased oysters from the Fruit Stand & Seafood in Manchester to throw them away, saying that a man died after consuming oysters from the business earlier this week. The 54-year-old man died on Thursday at St. Claire Hospital in Fenton from an infection of Vibrio vulnificus, a bacteria that thrives in warm, coastal waters and is carried by oysters, according to a statement from the county health department. "There is no evidence that the business did anything to contaminate the oysters, which likely were already contaminated when the establishment received them," the department said.
WOOD RIVER - Firefighters were busy Thursday night trying to contain a spread-out brush fire that Wood River Fire Chief Wade Stahlhut said extended from W. 7th Street in Hartford to the Wood River Dome. Stahlhut said the fire appeared to be caused by a spark from a rail train that went through that vicinity. Stahlhut also pointed out that with the dry conditions, this is a very dangerous time when brush and tree remnants catch fire. The fire chief said rail traffic was held up for more than two hours while firefighters worked to contain the spots of fire. He also said Wood River, Hartford, South Roxana, Roxana and Rosewood Heights firefighters battled the blazes. He added that the fire call came in at 6:15 p.m. Thursday. Chief Stahlhut commended the fire agencies who participated in battling the fires. "The fire spread quickly," Stahlhut said. "It is very dry right now. All the firefighters did a wonderful job Thursday night."
The Queen musical We Will Rock You reopened at the London Coliseum this week, and the gala performance featured a special appearance by none other than Queen guitarist Brian May. The rocker rose up to the stage…
NSO Group is on the ropes after years of self-inflicted damage metastasized into months of negative news coverage. Since worldwide exposure of its customers’ abuse of its malware, as well as exposing the sort of people NSO chose to deal with, the company has discussed getting out of the offensive spyware business — a move […]
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