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A man pleaded guilty Thursday to first-degree murder in the death of an Illinois deputy killed during a multi-state crime spree just days after Christmas.

"The primary risk to the birds at the Zoo would come from wild birds that land on Zoo grounds during migration," the Zoo said in an Instagram post.

ALTON - Mac's in Downtown Alton had a busy day on St. Patrick's Day with the usual massive amounts of corned beef and cabbage served and also with the first day of March Madness and sports betting. Rob Lenhardt of Mac's said it was busy all day long because of the sports betting and the St. Patrick's Day celebrators. By noontime, Mac's was filled with people, and it continued through the day and into the evening. ESPN Sports Radio broadcast throughout the day from Mac's on the opening day of March Madness and that excited Lenhardt. He said a variety of people were to make appearances throughout the day and night with the radio broadcast. "St. Patrick's Day is always one of our busiest days of the year," Lenhardt said. "The betting part also draws a lot of people in here. We are looking forward to serving everyone and having a very busy day."

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Bonne Terre Patrolman Lane Burns was killed, and another officer injured at the Motel 6. Officers then killed the suspect, James Emery of St. Louis.

“There’s a lot of happy tears with those Ukrainian families showing up there with literally nothing,” said Michal Matras.

Officer Lane Burns' fiancé and former colleague gave touching remarks on Burns' dedication to serving on the police force.

Sam Page says the health department is working with the county council to secure $2 million of ARPA funds to improve care for individuals with chronic conditions.

Flags were lowered at half-staff to honor a Bonne Terre police officer killed in a motel shootout Thursday morning.

Regional COVID-19 rates are at some of the lowest levels seen during the pandemic. But the recent upswing in cases in Europe has some experts casting a wary eye toward the future.

Dionne Warwick is among the female music artists who will be honored at the 10th annual She Rocks Awards, which will be held Thursday, June 2, at 7 p.m. PT…

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David Crosby and Michael McDonald are among the artists who have contributed their talents to the second album by Canadian singer/songwriter and keyboardist Michelle Willis, Just One Voice, which will…

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Back when Netflix was a pesky upstart trying to claw subscribers away from entrenched cable providers, the company had a pretty lax approach to users who shared streaming passwords. At one point CEO Reed Hastings went so far as to say he “loved” password sharing, seeing it as akin to free advertising. The idea was that as […]

The organization gives financial assistance to the families of officers killed or wounded in the line of duty.

ALTON - There is an old saying that “having you for a friend means that I’ve been granted the luck O’ the Irish.” Today all around the Alton/Edwardsville area and beyond, residents are celebrating St. Pat’s Day. Area establishments were packed by 1 p.m. on Thursday and it appeared some decided to take the afternoon to celebrate the Irish holiday. It appeared nearly every area establishment was cooking waves of corn beef and cabbage on one of the most celebratory days of the year. Geno’s 140 Club in Bethalto owner Shane Cooper said today will be a great day for his popular business. “We have been packed since we opened at 11 a.m.,” he said. “We always enjoy the day. I have been Geno’s owner for seven years, my family first started it in 1983, so St. Patrick’s Day is a big tradition here for us.” The Alton Sports Tap is as busy as can be today with its annual serving of corned beef and cabbage. In fact, the

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