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EDWARDSVILLE - Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine issued the following statement Wednesday regarding charges filed against Timothy J. Dubois Jr., D.O.B. 1/17/1984, of Shobonier, IL., in an abduction/sexual assault case from Nov. 11, 2022: “We continue to pray for the healing and strength of the victim in this case. Due to the circumstances of the crime, we requested that the defendant be held with no bond. He will remain in custody until a hearing Friday on our request that he remain behind bars while awaiting trial.” “We also wish to congratulate the Collinsville Police Department and all participating agencies for their excellent work. The investigation that led to today’s charges was a testament to good old-fashioned police work combined with investigative techniques that are highly innovative – truly on the cutting edge. We look forward to proving this case at trial.” “Finally, we are asking for the public’s help. "The

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The Missouri Senate’s spring break came a day early this year after Majority Leader Cindy O’Laughlin adjourned the chamber following two days of a Democrat-led filibuster of a bill banning gender-affirming care for minors. As some departed for a now-extended break, strategizing continued in senators’ offices into the evening over the bill. Sponsored by Sen. […]

The post Missouri Senate leaves town early as GOP disagrees on transgender-care bill appeared first on Missouri Independent.

EAST ST. LOUIS – At 9:20 a.m. on March 6, 2023, an ISP Troop 8 Trooper patrolling the area near the 1200 block of North 9 th Street in East St. Louis came upon a deceased male on the roadway in front of a residence. The Trooper observed a male subject, later identified as 27-year-old Dontez McCray of East St. Louis, flee into the nearby residence after seeing the Trooper approach the area. ISP SWAT was activated and with the assistance of East St. Louis Police Department (ESLPD), were able to secure the perimeter to ensure public safety. At approximately 1:15 p.m., McCray was taken into custody by ISP SWAT without further incident. The ISP Public Safety Enforcement Group (PSEG) adopted the case and continued the investigation. McCray’s bond was set at $1,000,000. McCray is currently in custody at the ESLPD jail. No further information will be disseminated.

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“My parents always said when God closes a door he opens a window,” said Ruth Ezell, senior producer of Nine PBS’ Living St. Louis show. “My career has been when I see a door cracked I slide it open.”

Greater Than the Sum of its Parts, Amazing Art from Pieces and Pixels, features Pysanky by Katherine Alexander, Digital Art by Matt Bryan, Mosaics by Brenda Fra-ser, Assemblage by Nell

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Legislation would prohibit physicians and other health care providers from providing “gender transition procedures” to individuals younger than 18.

A man charged with shooting a woman during a purse snatching outside a St. Peters Schnucks grocery store remains at large, police said Wednesday.

We’ve noted for a while now how most of the outrage surrounding TikTok isn’t exactly based in factual reality. There’s no real evidence of the Chinese using TikTok to befuddle American toddlers at scale, and the concerns about TikTok’s privacy issues are bizarrely narrow, with many of the folks proposing a ban seemingly oblivious to […]

Shortly after 1:00 a.m. a car fire broke out in south St. Louis.

A family escaped an RV fire early Thursday morning.

The STL Mystic Fair is coming to Bridgeton at the end of the month. But if you’re a psychic, you probably already knew that, huh?

Rural residents can be miles away from doctors and grocery stores. That forces many without cars to move closer to essential services.

We're just a few days away from the start of daylight saving time, and this time the spring forward may be permanent.

Metro East city has been spilling raw sewage into the Mississippi for years. “We don’t really need to go to trial over this,” residents’ lawyer says.

A Missouri state lawmaker asks for a state audit of the Francis Howell School District.

A new report in the Guardian has St. Louis ranking highly — but it's not something to brag about: The British publication says swaths of the metro area are among the 10 most polluted in the U.S. The paper boasts that it used "cutting-edge modeling" developed by researchers at institutions including the University of Washington. It reveals something that anyone who paid attention to Wash U's "For the Sake of All" report already knew — that race is a huge predictor of health due to the inequalities that plague neighborhoods with a significant minority population, and that, in America, "neighborhoods burdened by the worst pollution are overwhelmingly the same places where Black and Hispanic populations live."

"This institute will be a crucial resource for citizens, government entities and private industries," Mun Choi, University of Missouri president, said.