Legal systems have always struggled to keep up with rapid technological change, and things are no different in the world of generative AI. There are still relatively few rulings on the new issues that the roll-out of AI-based services is raising. That makes a ground-breaking judgment from a court in Germany particularly important. It concerns […]
An 11-year-old boy, charged in the shooting death of an infant girl last week in north St. Louis, will be placed in a state facility for mental health treatment.
PIASA - Vivian Zurheide, a Southwestern High School senior and standout three-sport athlete, was named an Altonized Community Federal Credit Union Female Athlete of the Month for her most recent performances on a softball field. Zurheide recently concluded her softball career at Southwestern with a .488 batting average, 39 hits, 13 doubles, 31 RBIs and six home runs as a senior for the Piasa Birds. Edwards said Zurheide is “an athlete that won't soon be forgotten at Southwestern High School.&rdquo
O'FALLON, Mo. — O'Fallon, Mo., Police are investigating a fatal shooting that happened Tuesday afternoon, June 30, 2026, on the Winghaven exit ramp from westbound Interstate 64 after what authorities described as an apparent road rage incident between two drivers. The victim has been identified by police as Luke J. Sherman, 35, who was pronounced dead at the scene and who was an O'Fallon, Mo., resident. Officers responded at about 4 p.m. to a 911 call reporting a shooting on the exit
A St. Louis man is facing two felony stealing charges after prosecutors say he stole more than $7,000 worth of electronics from a Target store in Kirkwood on two occasions in June.
At least nine states have passed voting laws this year that will make it more difficult for some voters to cast their ballots during the midterm elections in November. Lawmakers in Florida, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Utah and West Virginia passed laws between January and May of this year restricting access […]
The Planned Parenthood clinic in Gladstone began offering medication abortion on Wednesday, becoming the fourth location in Missouri to open appointments following a court ruling that expanded access to medication abortion for the first time since 2018. This is the first time the suburban Kansas City clinic has ever offered medication abortions. Planned Parenthood officials […]
ALTON – A local man previously convicted of fleeing police was recently charged with the same offense after allegedly leading Alton officers on two high-speed chases in one day. David A. Hallstead, 39, of Godfrey, was charged on June 24, 2026 with three Class 3 felony counts of aggravated fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer, as well as a Class A misdemeanor count of driving on a revoked license. Hallstead allegedly knowingly attempted to flee from an Alton Police officer on tw
A man fired a crossbow and a BB gun at a passing car earlier this week in Jefferson County, then bit a responding deputy in the knee during his arrest, according to newly-filed criminal charges.
ALTON - The Alton Police Department has named Detective Lee Bazzell its Officer of the Month for April 2026 after his work on a shooting investigation helped lead to the arrest and charging of two suspects within days, according to the department. In April 2026, Bazzell responded to assist in the investigation of a shooting that left a 21-year-old victim with life-threatening injuries. During the investigation, he did not accept that a nearby surveillance system had failed to capture
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