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The Children's Aid Society, helpers of orphans and poor children, organized its first carolers in 1911.

EAST ST. LOUIS – Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) Public Safety Enforcement Group (PSEG) has announced the arrest of 35-year-old Cornell L. Irving of St. Louis, MO for First Degree Murder (Class M Felony). On November 10, 2023, ISP PSEG was requested by the East St. Louis Police Department to conduct a death investigation in the 4000 block of State Street in East St. Louis. A female victim, identified as 19-year-old Trenadi Bateman of Collinsville, had been shot and transported to an area hospital, where she was pronounced deceased. On December 22, 2023, after a thorough investigation, ISP PSEG agents presented the case to the St. Clair County State's Attorney, James Gomric, and a First Degree Murder charge was filed. Irving is being held at the East St. Louis Jail.

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ALTON/GODFREY - When Amanda Pennington started 3A's Sign Language Interpreting Services, her goal was to help people connect. But this connection means more to Deaf, Hard of Hearing and hearing people than she could ever realize, especially during the holiday season. The agency offers onsite interpreting services in the Alton and Godfrey area. Pennington considers herself an agent who helps connect freelance interpreters with assignments. They celebrated the end of the year with a holiday party on Dec. 14, 2023. “I had the best time, and it was so cool to just be able to hang out with my people and the community and in an unabated way, not business time,” Pennington said. “We got to have fun and be ourselves. So it was just nice that everyone came out. That means so much to me, that they use their off time to spend it with me.” The interpreters met at The Lovejoy , which also catered the event. They enjoyed candles from the new Red School Candle Company

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Apathy is easy. This was weighing on me recently when I was writing about another bad thing. Unfortunately, that’s just part of the job; there are tragedies, and we write about them. That’s an element of being in journalism, and I knew it when I signed up for the job, but it’s still impressively sad sometimes. During the Christmas season, it can feel especially heavy. I have a friend who once worked in broadcast journalism. Because he is a compassionate, gentle person, he was sitting at his desk, working on a story about something horrible, and quietly crying while he typed. A coworker stuck their head over the cubicle and noticed his tears. “Don’t worry. You’ll get used to it,” they promised. It was meant to be a reassuring comment, but I think about it a lot. The worst part is that it’s true. If you aren’t careful, this job becomes just like any other job; another day, another tragedy, another story, rinse and repeat. Apath

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The theater put on a local comedy show to have laughs, plus raise awareness about the community and those who might need the most help.

Candidates for the program include patients with conditions such as pneumonia, congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or cellulitis.

A man was shot and killed overnight in the Gravois Park neighborhood of South St. Louis.

A follow-up on the deadly shooting that occurred four days ago reveals that it took place last Wednesday in the parking lot of a grocery store in Country Club Hills, Saint Louis County.

Emily Johnson recalls her first duplex fondly — well, sort of. She rented to a friend’s sister, who ended up being “a nightmare.”

New information has emerged regarding a missing couple from Saint Louis City. Authorities are actively searching for Marquisha Williams and Trent Ivy. This morning, it was discovered that Ivy had been arrested in Racine County, Wisconsin.

Patchy, dense fog has developed, especially along the Mississippi River and eastward into Illinois. This fog and any drizzle will diminish by mid-morning. Ahead of our next system, today will be mild and breezy, with highs climbing into the mid 60s.

From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Sunday, Dec. 25, 1955:

OCALA, Fla. (AP) — A man died in a shooting at a shopping mall in central Florida two days before Christmas in which the victim was “targeted” for the attack, police said. Ocala Police Chief Mike Balken told reporters Saturday evening that the man was killed after he was shot multiple times in a common [...]

ST. LOUIS -- The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) runs the annual Christmas-themed NORAD Santa Tracker program. NORAD is a joint organization between the United States and Canada responsible for aerospace warning and defense. The NORAD Santa Tracker has evolved into a high-tech operation. NORAD uses radar, satellites, jet fighters, and Santa Cams to [...]