First Black incorporated town in U.S. officially restored to Route 66 map
A new Route 66 marker was recently unveiled on Madison Street in Brooklyn, Illinois, after the historic Black community had been bypassed and neglected on Route 66 maps for many years. Brooklyn (aka Lovejoy) sits on Illinois Highway 3 between East St. Louis and Madison in the metro-east area of...
Hot Humid Day With Heat Index Near 103 Degrees Sets Up Evening Severe Storms...
ILLINOIS — Thursday brings a rough weather day across Illinois and the surrounding region, with the southern portion of the state facing the toughest conditions. The southernmost zone, including St. Louis, Mount Vernon, Marion and Paducah, will see hot and humid weather with temperatures in the 90s and heat indices ran
Glen Carbon Woman Faces Child Battery Charges
GLEN CARBON – Glen Carbon Police have charged a village resident with battering a 12-year-old child. Sign in to hide this notification. Don't miss our top stories and need-to-know news everyday in your inbox. The 33-year-old Glen Carbon woman faces one count each of aggravated battery (a Class 3...
St. Louis man charged for stealing cash, jewelry from ex-girlfriend
A St. Louis County man has been charged after authorities claim he took $3,500 in cash and a necklace worth $4,000 from his ex-girlfriend's home.
Wesley Bell’s security team assaulted protesters at 2025 town hall, lawsuit alleges
Five attendees at a town hall that U.S. Rep. Wesley Bell held last August filed a lawsuit Thursday against the first-term congressman and members of his security team, alleging they were assaulted during the event. The lawsuit, filed in state court in St. Louis, names Bell and seven others hired...
Man on probation for throwing rocks at cars on I-64 faces new charges
ST. LOUIS – A man who was on probation for throwing rocks at vehicles from an overpass in 2023 has been charged for the same action earlier this week. Police say 40-year-old Phillip Carter was involved in several incidents Tuesday throwing large rocks off different overpasses in the City of St. Louis along Interstate 6
Rapist who said he ‘deserved’ his victim gets maximum sentence
The Starbucks parking lot rapist received the maximum sentence on Thursday. A Madison County Circuit Court judge told Timothy J. Dubois that he’ll spend 120 years in state prison.
Child’s body found in woods during kidnapping investigation after mom said she hadn’t seen...
STOOKEY TOWNSHIP, Ill. (KMOV/Gray News) — Two people are in custody after a young child’s body was found in a heavily wooded area just east of St. Louis. The child’s body was found in Stookey Township, Illinois, on Wednesday. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department...
Charter to discontinue Town and Country network operations center; 107 layoffs planned
Charter Communications plans to discontinue operations at its network operations center in Town and Country, resulting in 107 layoffs, according to a Missouri WARN Notice.
Cahokia marks July 8th with public reading of Declaration of Independence
A public reading of the Declaration of Independence was held Wednesday at the Cahokia Courthouse State Historic Site as part of an event called “The Language of Liberty.”
