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Today, Mayor Cara Spencer announced a plan to invest the remaining $12 million in allocated Rams interest funds for tornado relief, with the vast majority going to debris removal and housing. “Private property debris removal and intermediate housing remain top priorities for the Recovery Office,” said Mayor Spencer. “These funds are a starting point to […]

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GRANITE CITY – Local authorities have charged residents of Maryville and Frisco, Texas in separate cases of domestic battery filed in Madison County. Anais C. Elliott, 33, of Frisco, Texas, was charged on Aug. 25, 2025 with one count each of aggravated battery (a Class 3 felony) and domestic battery (a Class A misdemeanor). On Aug. 24, 2025, Elliott allegedly struck one victim, a household or family member of Elliott’s, about the head and face with her hands before cutting another victim’s arm with a knife. The Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office filed a petition to deny Elliott’s pretrial release from custody in the case presented by the Granite City Police Department. According to the petition, Elliott became angry with the first victim while drinking and struck him about the face and head before the second victim attempted to intervene. Elliott then reportedly cut the second victim’s arm as they were trying to stop the battery.

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SPRINGFIELD - As a part of his Driving Change campaign, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias hosted a third virtual Town Hall for Metro East residents Wednesday evening to discuss the skyrocketing cost of auto insurance. Between the first three virtual Town Halls, over 600 Illinoisans have participated to learn more about the issue and share their stories. Residents shared their first-hand accounts of auto insurance rates increasing due to a recent move, a poor credit score or advanced age – reasons that have nothing to do with their driving record. This was the third of a series of virtual Town Hall meetings that the Secretary of State’s office is conducting over the next several weeks to gather feedback from Illinoisans to help inform state legislation for members of the General Assembly to consider. Eight of the 10 highest rates of uninsured drivers in Illinois are found in Metro East ZIP codes, which also rank among those with the lowest average credit

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BELLEVILLE - The St. Louis Medical Examiner's Office has identified a 19-year-old man who died from gunshot wounds sustained Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025, on North 38th Street in Belleville. DreShawn Mathis was pronounced dead at 9:23 p.m. Aug. 30, 2025, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, the St. Louis Medical Examiner’s Office said. Belleville Police said they were dispatched to Memorial Hospital at about 7:20 p.m. Saturday after Mathis was brought there seeking medical attention for gunshot wounds. Mathis was later transported to a hospital in St. Louis. The shooting occurred in the 500 block of North 38th Street, police reported. The incident remains under investigation, and no further details were immediately available.

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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is urging the Supreme Court to quickly take up the president’s emergency tariffs case to avoid “catastrophic” economic consequences for the United States, according to a filing. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent argued in the Wednesday petition that roughly $750 billion to $1 trillion in tariff revenue is at stake if […]

The District of Columbia’s attorney general sued the Trump administration Thursday over the ongoing presence of National Guard troops in the nation’s capital, arguing the deployment amounts to a military occupation that violates the district’s right to self-rule. President Donald Trump’s deployment of D.C. National Guard troops and units from states outside the district violates laws […]

FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS - The National Alliance on Mental Illness Southwestern Illinois chapter (NAMI SWI) will host their annual Walk for Mental Health Awareness this month. At 10 a.m. on Sept. 20, 2025, community members are invited to Moody Park in Fairview Heights for the family-friendly festival, which will include the walk. Attendees can also enjoy a scavenger hunt, tie-dye station, silent auction, raffles, attendance prizes, resource tables, picnic lunch and more fun. “People can come and just spend the morning with us,” said Heather Kapp with NAMI SWI. “We’re right now at about 250 walkers registered, so it could be one of our biggest events ever, which we’re very excited about. And the timing, obviously, with the climate of everything just going on in the world right now, couldn’t be more perfect, because we really do need to shine that light on mental health and prioritizing it.” Kapp suggests bringing money for the raffles and the

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Now that they’re Rock & Roll Hall of Famers you’d think Foreigner would be too big to play a wedding, but apparently that’s not the case. It seems the group may be…

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FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson has apparently decided his latest form of politically motivated lawfare (the thing he insisted he would end once he took over) should be threatening Google over… checks notes… having spam filters that work too well at blocking actual spam. In a letter sent to Google CEO Sundar Pichai last week, Ferguson […]

Spencer announced a plan to invest Rams interest funds in tornado relief, with the vast majority going to debris removal and housing.

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S. M. Wilson & Co., a construction management and general contracting firm based in St. Louis, has hired Sean Fuller as the new Director of Field Operations, a position that has been reestablished to support the company’s growth. Fuller brings extensive construction expertise, with 30 years of experience across various types and sizes of projects, […]

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GRANITE CITY - Granite City Police Department Sgt. Brian Cave retired on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, after more than 25 years of service. Cave worked his final shift with the department on Tuesday, marking the end of a long career in law enforcement. The Granite City Police Department expressed appreciation for his years of dedication and noted that he will be missed. “We wish him the best in the future,” the department said in a statement.

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Officials are renewing a call for justice in a long-unsolved cold-case murder at a St. Louis County Dairy Queen.

COLUMBIA - A local benefit concert will raise money for veterans in the Greater St. Louis region and beyond. On Sept. 5 and 6, 2025, community members are invited to Bolm-Schuhkraft City Park in Columbia for a two-day concert titled “Songs4Soldiers.” All proceeds will go to the Songs4Soldiers nonprofit, which works with VAs across the U.S. to help veterans with anything from housing to transportation to service animals. “You can just expect a really cool, family-friendly concert,” said Dustin Row, founder of Songs4Soldiers. “I’ve played in a million golf tournaments. I’ve donated to a ton of charities, as we all do, right? As everybody does. But what’s cool about Songs4Soldiers is…for your money, we also give you a pretty good return on a pretty quality event. It’s not like you’re just donating to the charity and nothing’s coming back to you. You get to be here. You get to experience it. You get to have fun.”

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Blondie is revisiting their 1999 comeback album No Exit with a new reissue.No Exit Deluxe Edition will include a remastered version of the original album, which featured the hit “Maria," along with remixes and new…

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SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) Acting Director James Jennings today announced a new funding opportunity to fund projects addressing emerging contaminants in drinking and/or source water in small or disadvantaged communities. The Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities (EC-SDC) Grant Program will provide over $40 million to assist communities in completing construction projects to address Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) or Manganese in drinking and/or source water. A Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for this opportunity has been posted to the Illinois EPA website. The EC-SDC Grant program will fund projects for communities on the Illinois EPA’s Public Water Supply Loan Program Emerging Contaminant Intended Funding Lists for FY2025 and FY2026. Emerging contaminants are identified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) Contaminant Candidate Lists (CCL) 1-5. PFAS are a series of man-made

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by Burnea Lester & Kevin McMullin, SITE Improvement Association LET’S STOP PRETENDING IT DIDN’T HAPPEN! We often hear the phrase “silence before the storm.” But in construction, the storm I’m talking about comes after… after the death of a coworker, friend, or family member who has died by suicide. The silence that follows is heavy, […]

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