BETHALTO - At 1:25 p.m. on Saturday, March 5, 2022, Bethalto Police Officers were dispatched to the area of westbound Illinois Route 140, in reference to a purported road rage incident, which involved one subject reportedly pointing a gun at a family in another vehicle. The suspect vehicle was located and stopped by the Illinois State Police on Brakhane Road south of Worden. The driver, William E. Speed, M/W Age 70 of Hillsboro, Illinois, was arrested without incident and charged by Bethalto Officers with Aggravated Assault. Speed posted bond and was released on the offense. “I commend the officers who took part in all the efforts this past weekend and warn those who choose to commit criminal offenses in the Village of Bethalto that our officers take every call and their oath to serve and protect to heart,” Bethalto Police Chief Mike Dixon said. It is important to remember that the issuance of charges is based only upon Probable Cause and is not an indication o
BETHALTO - At 10:23 p.m. on Friday, March 4, 2022, Bethalto Officers responded to a reported Carjacking in the 100 block of Wesley Drive. Officers met with the victim, who told them that an acquaintance had stolen his vehicle and ran him over as she fled the scene. Bethalto Officers worked with Wood River Police Officers and recovered the vehicle and identified the suspect. The case is under investigation and will be presented for charges in the coming days. The victim suffered from what was reported to be only minor injuries.
Days typically start early for patients undergoing opioid addiction treatment at Denver Recovery Group’s six methadone clinics in Colorado. They rise before dawn. Some take three buses to get to …
When the Kansas City Chiefs open their 2022 season in early September, it may be possible for fans in the stands to bet on who will win, how many touchdown passes Patrick Mahomes will throw and even whether the coin toss will be heads or tails. But before that happens, backers of sports wagering will […]
CARROLLTON - The Carrollton Fire Protection District firefighters and other departments continued through Tuesday morning and into the afternoon attacking a multiple alarm fire that broke out and destroyed the Oasis bar and restaurant at 1221 Fifth St. in Carrollton. Carrollton Fire Protection District Chief Tim Thaxton has described the situation as a “total loss” and said the state fire marshal’s office did come out to investigate at the request of the Carrollton Police Department. However, Chief Thaxton said the determination at this point is that the fire broke out at a food-warming table. He said that will likely conclude any criminal investigation in the matter. “The potential dollar loss was so much that we also wanted to have the state professionals investigate the situation,” Thaxton said. “It took us about five hours to get the fire contained,” he said. “We started on it around 11:30 Monday night. It was close to
In September 2020, a St. Louis couple took a trip to Lake Centralia in Illinois for a weekend getaway. When they arrived, their dog Zeus jumped in the lake and lapped up the crystal-clear water. The dog died after exhibiting textbook symptoms of toxic algae poisoning. Harvest Public Media reporter Dana Cronin explains why toxic algae is a growing concern, and why Missouri and Illinois don’t regularly test their lakes.
Pam Hupp sits in a state prison in northern Missouri, serving a life sentence for murder; she'll eventually face trial another killing. The two murders left three families irrevocably harmed and spurred investigations into law enforcement corruption and prosecutorial malfeasance.
Local gas prices have continued to climb in several communities around the Riverbend despite actions by the Biden administration aimed at keeping gas prices under control. In his State of the Union address on March 1, President Joe Biden announced the United States would join its allies in releasing 60 million barrels of oil from global reserves, including 30 million barrels from the United States. “We stand ready to do more if necessary, unified with our allies,” Biden said. “These steps will help blunt gas prices here at home.” Since then, gas prices have increased by more than 50 cents per gallon for regular unleaded in some local communities. Riza Demirer, a professor of Economics and Finance at SIUE, said this was a temporary measure from the start. He also said fuel prices are driven by global predictions of supply, which aren’t exactly optimistic as Ukrainian-Russian unrest continues. “Strategic reserves are limited, and oil traders
Shortly after it was becoming clear Israeli malware manufacturer NSO Group was a troubling company selling to troubling governments (but before its odiousness hit critical mass last summer), the FBI took a meeting with NSO and test drove a bespoke exploit. It was a variant of NSO’s uber-powerful Pegasus malware — one that bypassed NSO’s […]
On Dec. 18, a mural that displayed the faces of prominent Black figures on Washington University's campus was covered up with the name of a white supremacist group.
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