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William E. McKay, 36, of Fredericktown, Missouri, was indicted on Thursday by a Madison County grand jury on five counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, all enhanced Class X felonies.

The Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis is investigating after a man was found shot to death outside a popular nightclub in St. Clair County, Illinois.

Charges are pending as police investigate.

The other day, for no real reason, I was thinking about metric measurements and how often we use them. I'm not thinking of scientific contexts, just everyday uses that most people in the United States accept without thinking much about it. For example: Grams: turntable counterweight, illicit drugs Kilograms: illicit drugs (kilos) Kilometers: army distance ...continue reading "The metric system in everyday American life"

A Brighton, Illinois man was found dead Saturday morning in a lake in Macoupin County.

A child’s body has been found in a southwestern Missouri waterway, and authorities are working to determine if it is a boy who went missing last month.

The oil leak started Friday in Edwardsville near Illinois 143 and entered Cahokia Creek, which runs parallel to the pipeline.

The driver was alone in the truck at the time of the accident.

ALTON - A man died after a crash in the 800 block of Brown Street in the early morning of March 13, 2022. The driver was later identified as Keith D. Brenner, 33, of Alton. This is the information from Alton Police Chief Marcos Pulido: "At 6:30 a.m. on March 13, 2022, Alton Police Officers and the Alton Fire Department were dispatched to the 800 block of Brown Street in reference to a traffic crash with probable injuries," the chief said. "Preliminary investigation revealed that the driver and sole occupant of a white Chevrolet S10 was traveling southeast on Brown Street from the area of Union Street. "The S10, for an unknown reason, crossed over the opposing travel lanes in the 800 block of Brown Street and partially overturned. The S10 collided with a wheelchair ramp which was attached to a residence in the 800 block of Brown Street as well as a tree. This S10 sustained extensive damage." Chief Pulido said life-saving measures were attempted on the driver, but unfortunately,

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Sheriff’s deputies were called to the scene at 9:43 a.m. Sunday.

This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is Stephen T. Stone with a comment about the steps toward the Russian splinternet: A Reminder: The people most hurt by war always have the least to do with causing it. In second place, it’s Thad with a comment about how tracking an innocent person’s […]

DOGTOWN – All indicators are green for the return of St. Patrick’s Day festivities to the Dogtown neighborhood, after a lapse of two years. On Thursday, March 17 – the …

Rural lawmakers try to force solutions on city schools while ignoring their own backyard.

Only two states in the U.S. don't acknowledge daylight saving time.