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EAST ALTON - The Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis was called to investigate a Thursday fatal stabbing in East Alton and it was announced late Friday night, that a suspect has been taken into custody. John S. Davenport, 54, of East Alton, faces two counts of First-Degree Murder after the Madison County State's Attorney's Office presented the case to the Honorable Judge Berkley. During the early morning hours of Thursday, September 21, 2023, the Major Case Squad responded to the East Alton Police Department in reference to the stabbing death of a female in the 300 block of West Main Street in East Alton. The victim was identified as: Adell S. Davenport, a 47-year-old black female from East Alton, IL., 62024. Eighteen Major Case Squad investigators and the East Alton Police Department in cooperation with the Illinois State Police Crime Scene Unit responded to conduct the investigation. The Major Case Squad made this statement: "This is another example of the Major Case Squad’s

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ALTON/GODFREY - The Alton Athletic Association (AAA) invites the Riverbend community to support Alton’s athletics with a free car wash this weekend. AAA supports student athletes in Alton Community Unit School District #11. Gorilla Express, located at 5507 Godfrey Road in Godfrey, will be providing car washes and encouraging donations to AAA. Student-athletes will be at the car wash to greet customers. “I don’t think there’s anything better than supporting our young athletes and our young students in our community, and we have a lot of fun doing it,” said AAA President Madeline Eades. “It’s just really a fun community activity, and it’s all for a good cause, and on top of it, hey, you get your car cleaned.” Free car washes are available from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 23 and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 24. Eades thanked Gorilla Express for their generosity and noted her excitement to see the students get involved.

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A community-powered independent Pride festival in Tower Grove Park. We are LGBTQ+ centered with a broad mission to support and promote social justice for every disadvantaged, oppressed, or undervalued community.

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The Riverboats at the Gateway Arch award guests one of the best views of St. Louis’ working riverfront, the Gateway Arch and the city skyline.   Narrated by the captain […]

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A child-sex offender who escaped a St. Louis County hospital and led police on a massive manhunt hitched a ride, ate a hot dog before picking up a job application.

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If you only listened to executives from the content industries, you might think that copyright infringement, or online piracy, is and has been a growing threat in dire need of stricter and stricter enforcement measures. But I’ll let you in on a secret: that’s been bullshit for the better part of a decade now. In […]

Homicide detectives are investigating after a man was shot in the chest in south St. Louis on Friday.

The Robertson Fire Protection District in Hazelwood is suing two retired fire chiefs, saying they left with special retirement packages that they weren’t entitled to and cost taxpayers $500,000.

A big night for college football fans in St. Louis is almost here. The Missouri Tigers are set to take on the Memphis Tigers at the Dome at America's Center on Saturday, marking Mizzou Football's first trip to the Lou since 2010.

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The correctional officers assigned to guard a convicted child sex predator, who escaped custody by walking out of a hospital, are no longer employed by the department.