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The Major Case Squad was investigating Tuesday after a St. Charles man was shot and killed Tuesday night in Normandy.

In her first State of the City address, St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones Tuesday proposed spending $150 million in federal assistance funds in North St. Louis to “begin bridging the racial wealth gap that splits our city in two."

COLLINSVILLE – Last week, the federal organization responsible for managing the electric grid announced the results of a power capacity auction that will increase capacity prices and may leave parts of Illinois short of the power needed to meet customer demand during extreme temperatures this summer. The Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) said that renewable generation – solar and wind – has not kept pace with the generation capacity lost as fossil fuel plants have retired, leaving the Northern Region short of the resources needed on peak demand days. The high clearing price from the MISO capacity auction could add as much as $13 per month to the supply portion of a typical customer's electric bill. “ The reality for zones that do not have sufficient generation to cover their load plus their required reserves is that they will have increased risk of temporary, controlled outages to maintain system reliability ,” said Clair Moeller,

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A seventh-grader was struck by a car Wednesday afternoon near Woodridge Middle School in Jefferson County.

Katherine Alexander discusses how she turned to the art of pysanky after leaving her career in music education — and found both a creative outlet and a big following on Tik Tok. She’s now using Ukrainian Easter eggs to raise money for Ukraine.

EDWARDSVILLE — The City of Edwardsville is honored to be designated with a Tree City USA Growth Award by the Arbor Day Foundation for the 20th year! This award results from the City's dedication to effective urban forest management. The Arbor Day Foundation designates "TREE CITY USA" to communities that work to meet four core standards. The City of Edwardsville has chosen to go beyond those four ideals and commit to a higher level of tree care with five additional categories, resulting in the 20th year to be given the Tree City USA Growth Award. These categories are a point-based system that encompasses: · Building a solid team through budgets, staff, and training · Measure trees and forests from base inventory to canopy · Plan for further policies and strategies · Watch for opportunities to perform work such as planting trees, maintaining and protecting current trees and natural areas · Collaborate with the community through volunteerism,

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ALTON - Officials with Challenge Unlimited (CU), a national nonprofit headquartered in Alton, IL, are pleased to announce that James Porter has been appointed Executive Vice President of Operations. In his new role, Porter will manage all aspects of services CU offers to area businesses and government entities, including groundskeeping, facilities management, and custodial services, among others. Porter’s responsibilities include fiscal oversight, organizational development, and implementing professional certifications and apprenticeship programs. “We are thrilled to welcome James to our team,” says Charlotte Hammond, president and CEO of Challenge Unlimited. “His exceptional managerial experience and proven history of delivering results will be a valuable asset as we continue our mission of providing meaningful employment opportunities for people with all disabilities.” Porter joins CU from his most recent position as a district manager with Starbucks

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The attorney, who has resigned, is accused of having sexual contact with a woman who was facing criminal charges.

Thirty-one year-old Joshua Miley has been at the Bonne Terre prison since July 2020, when his parole was revoked for stealing and burglary convictions. On February 5, Miley was attacked by four other inmates in his cell, stabbed more than 40 times and thrown over a railing, according to his mother. After being air-evaced to a hospital in St. Louis, he received 38 staples, more than 20 stitches and treatment for a punctured lung, he told us.

The plant, which currently has about 1,000 workers, currently has the capacity to annually build over 3 million cylinder heads.

The firm said Ronda Sauget will provide clients with competitive intelligence, strategic planning, contingency preparation, crisis and communications management and market research, among other duties.

ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. - Police are asking for the public's help to find a missing 12-year-old. They believe that Julie Haller ran away from home. She was last seen Tuesday at around 5:00 pm on North Lang Drive. Haller has epilepsy and requires medication. She left home wearing a white hoodie and light-colored pants. [...]

A St. Louis nonprofit that serves the 11 counties of the Archdiocese of St. Louis trough its eight federated nonprofit agencies has named a health care executive as its next president.

This is a brightly lit mourning cloak butterfly that I took a picture of last year. It's a reminder that summer is coming soon this year.

EDWARDSVILLE - The Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (SIU SDM) hosted its 20th annual White Coat Ceremony on Friday, April 1 at the Gateway Convention Center in Collinsville. The ceremony celebrated the first-year cohort of 50 dental students representing the Class of 2025 and six International Advanced Placement Program (IAPP) students comprising the Class of 2023. SIUE Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Denise Cobb, PhD, delivered the welcome address, acknowledging the presence of SDM faculty and staff and extolling the brilliance of this year’s cohort. “This cohort represents exceptional individuals who have excelled in their efforts to become a part of this honorable profession,” Cobb said. “The 50 first-year dental students were selected from an incredibly competitive pool of 511 qualified applicants. The six IAPP students were selected from among 226 highly qualified dentists who have earned international dental degrees.

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For a while there in 2019, it seemed like a month couldn’t go by without (then) Rep. Devin Nunes suing some critic or another (including, somewhat infamously, a satirical cow). After kicking it off by suing mocking livestock, he quickly moved on to suing news organizations. A big one was suing CNN, a favored punching […]