VENICE, Ill. – A St. Louis man who allegedly fled from a Madison County Sheriff’s deputy and “briefly became airborne” in a stolen vehicle among other offenses faces multiple felony charges. Santana J. Leachman, 20, of St. Louis, was charged on May 7, 2026, with a Class 2 felony count of offenses related to motor vehicles, two Class 4 felony counts of aggravated fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer, and one Class 4 felony count of aggravated unlawful possession
St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer has announced plans for new bill to determine how the city invests $230 million from its share of Rams relocation settlement funds.
ALTON - Ardent Mills moved some items across the roadway near the Clark Bridge on Thursday morning, May 14, 2026. Alton Police Chief Jarrett Ford said the company had requested that the police block lanes to restrict the movement of materials. "Ardent Mills asked us to block lanes while they moved items to keep them and the motorists safe," Chief Ford said. Traffic was slowed and backed up for a period of time on Thursday morning, but Ford said as of about 10 a.m., traffic flow was back to normal
EDWARDSVILLE - Barrel & Brü Tap House at 6151 Trace Parkway Drive, Suite D, Edwardsville, announced it will close, telling customers in a statement that it made the decision “after a lot of thought and consideration.” The tap house said it will hold a final gathering on Sunday, May 17, inviting “our regulars, friends, staff, and everyone who made this place what it was” to “come out one last time to celebrate the end of this chapter with us.”
EDWARDSVILLE - Traffic on Illinois Route 143 west of Edwardsville was diverted on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, after a large vehicle struck a railroad bridge, prompting a temporary road closure that reopened in the early evening, according to the Edwardsville Fire Department. The department issued a traffic alert for Wednesday, May 13, 2026, saying traffic was being diverted off Route 143 near the railroad bridge west of Edwardsville “due to an incident … involving a large vehicl
As was covered here last week, ProPublica’s Hannah Allam reached out to Trump’s “terrorism czar” Sebastian Gorka to ask him about the wreckage he’s caused since being elevated to a position of power he clearly has no expertise to handle. Gorka’s no expert in domestic security. While his resume may include occasional work for government […]
The Rolling Stones are embracing their younger selves in the video for their latest single, “In the Stars.”The official music video, directed by Francois Rousselet, is out now, with the…
A St. Peters man is accused of using an AI-generated voice in a series of phone calls targeting a St. Charles church and making a threat to "shoot up" the church over the weekend.
EDWARDSVILLE - Mild weather enabled crews to pour new sidewalk concrete in the North Main Street work zone of Edwardsville, prompting periodic lane restrictions in the city on Monday and Tuesday, May 11 and 12, 2026. Concrete was poured on Monday, May 11, and Tuesday, May 12, 2026, on sections of sidewalk between Hillsboro Avenue and roughly 140 N. Main St. in Edwardsville, according to an update on the North Main Street water main replacement and streetscape project. A concrete conveyor was use
It's a nice day for another big Billy Idol honor.First the rocker was chosen for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this year, and now it’s been…
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Columbia City Council’s $1.5 million revenue guarantee for American Airlines – which includes $750,000 in taxpayer money – is unconstitutional, according to the Goldwater Institute.
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