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A Bethalto, Illinois, man is charged in connection with a horrific spate of violence over the weekend, resulting in the deaths of a woman and dog and the attempted murder of another man.

The Illinois State Police is asking for the public’s help in finding 23-year-old Nico Wiley of St. Louis.

A pair of veteran prosecuting attorneys panned legislation targeting the authority of St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner Monday, with one calling the bill “unnecessary and counterproductive.”  Instead, Platte County Prosecuting Attorney Eric Zahnd said, lawmakers should let the courts deal with the question of Gardner’s competence now that a lawsuit intended to remove her […]

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According to Janae's parents, who appeared in court Monday, she has had five surgeries in the last seven days.

A St. Louis man appeared in federal court on Monday, just days after being indicted for sex crimes involving children.

ST. LOUIS — Because fewer young people than expected signed up for free bus and MetroLink passes offered by the city over the past year, the special program will be extended through December 2024.

Scott Stout was charged Monday with felony stealing. He is being held on a $25,000, cash-only bond.

Officers found 40-year-old Reginald Allen dead hours after police believe he shot one man and injured a Dupo police officer.

I don't have any special reason for posting this, but I happened to be checking out some abortion polling numbers and came across the latest from Gallup: Support for more lenient abortion rules had been rising steadily since 2013 and then skyrocketed after the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision was leaked in early 2022. Only 15% ...continue reading "Abortion support skyrockets in 2023"

One of two men accused of stealing a trailer belonging to a Boy Scout troop in Maryland Heights has been arrested and charged.

A South Grand legend has left us. Banh Mi So #1 (4071 South Grand Boulevard) has quietly closed, leaving all of the south side to mourn this huge loss. Owned by husband-and-wife Thomas and Lynne Truong, the little Vietnamese restaurant was famous across St. Louis for its fantastic spring rolls and perfectly toasted banh mi sandwiches.

CARLINVILLE - The Macoupin County State's Attorney and Sheriff's Office announced today that a Bethalto man - Jacob T. Kimbro, Sr. - has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder, one count of attempted murder, one count of possession of a stolen firearm, one count of aggravated battery with a firearm and one count of aggravated cruelty to animals. The Macoupin County Sheriff's Office was dispatched to a report that a male subject had been shot and a female possibly killed in Shipman at around 1:28 p.m. this past Saturday. A deceased woman was identified at the address in the 500 block of Young Lane in Shipman as Theresa Kimbro. Also, a dog was found deceased and Kimbro was also wanted in the attempted murder of another man, John D. Sullivan, the sheriff's office said. Madison County Sheriff's Office also joined the investigation when it was reported there was "a suicidal man with a handgun," at a location in Cottage Hills, the sheriff's office said. After an intense standoff,

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Grocery chain Dierbergs has plans to open a store at the new Markets at Olive development in University City.

It's unclear just how severe the damage to the car is.

A few days ago we got a glimpse at a deposition in the Dominion Voting Systems lawsuit against Fox News. It showed that primetime stars like Sean Hannity and Tucker Carlson knew that conspiracy theories about ballot machines were nonsense, but didn't want to stop talking about it because it might be bad for ratings. ...continue reading "Murdoch admits that Fox News hosts touted voting conspiracy theories"

I’m not sure what’s happening inside Israel’s intelligence services, but it’s not sending the world its best when it’s done with them. For months, we’ve been covering tons of negative news generated by tech companies started up by former Israeli government employees. Most of this has been focused on NSO Group, a malware merchant with […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — A crucial question has eluded governments and health agencies around the world since the COVID-19 pandemic began: Did the virus originate in animals or leak from a Chinese lab? Now, the U.S. Department of Energy has assessed with “low confidence” in that it began with a lab leak, according to a person [...]