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Details about the drive-by shooting were discussed Monday morning during a bond hearing for one of three men charged in Shakeela Martin's death.

GLEN CARBON – The Riverbend’s latest child solicitation suspect is now in custody following an online predator sting operation and arrest by Glen Carbon Police. Kyle V. Green, 43, of O’Fallon, Ill., was charged on Aug. 7, 2026 with one count each of traveling to meet a minor (a Class 3 felony), indecent solicitation of a child, solicitation to meet a child, and grooming (each Class 4 felonies). From Aug. 4-6, 2026, Green allegedly used the dating application Jaumo to solicit

EDWARDSVILLE - Bonifest, a two-day Memorial Day weekend tradition in Edwardsville for 40-plus years, has permanently shut down because of rising costs and increasingly complex insurance, security and safety requirements, event co-chair Emily Gates said. The event was held on the St. Boniface Church grounds at North Buchanan and Fillmore streets in Edwardsville. It featured carnival rides by American Banner Amusements, pork steaks, fried fish, bands and a 5K and 3K run/walk that Gates described

A Missouri veteran injured while serving in Afghanistan received a life changing surprise during Saturday’s St. Louis Cardinals game. Tunnel to Towers Foundation awarded U.S. Army Sgt. Garry William Thompson Jr. with a mortgage-free smart home at Busch Stadium during a second-inning ceremony.

ST. LOUIS – A man from Sparta, Illinois has been accused of promoting and facilitating the prostitution of a woman found dead of an overdose in 2025. Jared Anders, 30, was indicted in U.S. District Court in St. Louis on July 22 on three felonies: sex trafficking, use of interstate commerce with intent to distribute prostitution and use of interstate facilities to promote prostitution. He appeared in court Friday and pleaded not guilty. The indictment alleges that Anders benefited

Johnisha Hillard's sons, 9-year-old Jordan Neal and 10-year-old Richard Neal, were shot in May 2025 while riding in a car on Bircher Boulevard near Union Boulevard in north St. Louis.

ALTON — Highway of Holiness Church of Deliverance in Christ Inc., Sacred Spaces of CARE and the Alton Police Department hosted a Back to School Resource Event this past Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026, in the Alton Police Department front parking lot to help children prepare for the school year. Organizers said free backpacks with school supplies were distributed, along with wellness resources, treats, and snacks. Highway of Holiness Church of Deliverance in Christ Inc. described the event as

An executive order signed by President Trump Monday would upend the childhood vaccine schedule by recommending splitting up the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) shot across three separate visits.  The order builds on other efforts by Trump and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to reshape and whittle down the number of [...]

ALTON - A local attorney and financial advisor will team up to educate community members about estate planning and taxes. At 6 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, community members can attend an educational dinner at The Wedge in Alton for free pizza, giveaways and advice. Elizabeth “Liz” Heller with Goldenberg Heller & Antognoli, P.C., and Curtis Stephens with Stephens Planning will host the seminar, and they encourage attendees to come with questions. “We work well together,”

ALTON - A legal dispute between Mayor David Goins and the Alton City Council over challenged ordinances and appointed positions is scheduled to be heard at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, in Madison County Court, with Judge Sarah Smith presiding. The temporary restraining order filed by Goins prohibits implementation of the challenged ordinances at issue in the litigation and bars any further action against them. It also requires that those removed from their appointed positions be reinstated

A former officer with the North County Police Cooperative took a plea deal and admitted to sexually assaulting 18 men whom he arrested during his one-year tenure on the force.

The 9-month-old has been located safely, according to authorities.

We’ll see how long US Attorney (and, of course, former Fox News personality) Jeanine Pirro gets to keep her job. I would guess the exit door is only inches away from hitting her ass since she refused to carry out Donald Trump’s plan to punish Reflecting Pool visitors for highlighting the failures of his no-bid […]

WASHINGTON — Todd Blanche took the oath of office as U.S. attorney general at a brief ceremony in the Oval Office Monday, following the Senate’s narrow vote to approve his nomination as the nation’s top law enforcement official over the weekend.  Blanche, who served as acting attorney general and was President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer […]

Elton John’s longtime songwriting partner Bernie Taupin is set to take part in the 2026 Americanafest Keynote Conversation, where he’ll be joined by Grammy winner Brandi Carlile.According to a press…

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