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Two people were killed in a wrong-way crash early Sunday on Interstate 270 in Bridgeton.

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EAST ST. LOUIS - Illinois State Police said Sunday, June 14, 2026, that officers arrested 24 people and filed 40 criminal charges during a violent crime suppression detail conducted June 11-12, 2026, in St. Clair and Madison counties, with a focus on East St. Louis and nearby Metro East communities. The operation, announced in a June 14, 2026, release, targeted what state police described as known high-crime areas, violent offenders, and structured criminal groups. Illinois State Police

GRANITE CITY – A Granite City woman accused of bringing over 100 grams of meth into Illinois from out of state faces major felony charges. Stephanie D. Mills, 49, of Granite City, was charged with one count each of methamphetamine trafficking and unlawful possession with the intent to deliver methamphetamine, both Class X felonies. Mills is accused of knowingly bringing over 100 grams of methamphetamine into the State of Illinois for the purpose of delivering the controlled substance

ST. LOUIS - No injuries were reported after multiple water main breaks triggered sinkholes near Interstate 70 and The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis on Saturday, June 13, 2026, prompting major road closures downtown and in the near-north area, according to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department and the Missouri Department of Transportation. The collapses emerged near the Broadway and Biddle Street/Cass Avenue exits, blocking lanes and disrupting traffic on I-70

Eleven skydivers and a pilot are dead after a plane crashed in Butler, Missouri, Sunday morning, in an incident local authorities call a "mass casualty event."

Jonathan Striebel pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography in a deal with prosecutors, who in exchange dropped one count of promoting child pornography.

GRANITE CITY – An area sex offender accused of failing to register on multiple occasions faces his latest felony charges in Madison County. Traveonne M. Clark, 40, listed as homeless out of Granite City, was charged on June 12, 2026 with two counts of unlawful failure to register as a sex offender, both Class 2 felonies. As a sex offender who lacks a fixed address in Madison County, Clark allegedly failed to report weekly in person to the Granite City Police Chief as required under the

"Since there is a lot of activity to evaluate and repair the site, people are asked to avoid the area for their own safety."

The department said of those dozen teens, three were taken into custody for resisting arrest. The youngest was 13, who police said was involved in a fight.

Many of the cities don't have the resources to fight major fires on their own, officials say.

The board has been the focal point of a battle between St. Louis city officials and the state of Missouri over control of the city police since its creation.

A man on Saturday evening was killed when his personal watercraft collided with another at Crystal Lake.