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According to the Urban League, families across St. Louis can receive hot meals every Saturday in July from noon to 3 p.m.

ALTON — “Our Daily Show!,” Riverbender.com ’s flagship talk program, is celebrating a major breakthrough in the podcast landscape. According to PodSEO , a leading platform for podcast rankings and SEO insights, the show has surged into the top 3% of all podcasts. This impressive rise reflects a dramatic climb in engagement over the past month, with the show gaining national traction and officially outpacing long-established programs. “It’s a testament to what happens when a community gets behind something real,” said host CJ Nasello. “We’re not backed by a corporate network — we’re powered by people who care about the Riverbend and want to hear about our region.” While other shows remained steady, “Our Daily Show!” began a rapid ascent starting late June 2025, reflecting significant growth in listenership, downloads, and online engagement. What Sets It Apart Broadcasting live

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BELLEVILLE — The Belleville Police Department is investigating a shooting incident involving a 4-year-old boy who was wounded early Thursday morning, July 3, 2025. At approximately 7:30 a.m. on July 3, 2025, Belleville Police officers responded to Memorial Hospital after the child arrived with a non-life-threatening gunshot injury. The shooting occurred at a residence on the first block of North 42nd Street in Belleville. A Belleville Police Crime Scene Investigator collected multiple pieces of evidence at the scene. Police said they are not currently seeking any additional suspects. The investigation remains ongoing, and authorities will release more information as it becomes available and appropriate to share.

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ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — The St. Louis County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified a 44-year-old Alton woman who died early Tuesday morning, July 1, 2025, after her vehicle struck a guardrail on Interstate 64. Eileen Campbell, a resident of the 200 block of Madison Avenue, was driving a 2025 Honda CRV westbound near Big Bend Boulevard at approximately 12:40 a.m. when her vehicle went off the road and collided with the guardrail, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol online crash report. Emergency responders from the Richmond Heights Fire Department transported Campbell to Barnes-Jewish Hospital, where she was pronounced dead at 2:45 a.m. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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WOOD RIVER — A crash on Thursday morning, July 3, 2025, in Wood River claimed the lives of two people and left a suspect injured, authorities said. At approximately 10:50 a.m. on July 3, 2025, a Wood River Police Department officer attempted to stop a vehicle at Sixth Street and Edwardsville Road. The driver, the sole occupant, fled despite the officer activating emergency lights, according to police. Wood River Police Chief Brad Wells said the suspect drove recklessly through a business parking lot, jumped a curb, and continued southbound on Sixth Street, ignoring multiple traffic control devices. He said the vehicle then turned westbound onto Illinois Route 143 and ran a solid red light at the intersection with Illinois Route 3. There, it collided with a northbound vehicle carrying two occupants. The impact forced both vehicles into a ravine on the northwest side of the intersection. The struck vehicle caught fire immediately. Both occupants were pronounced dead by Madison

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EAST ALTON – A man from Alton accused of intentionally setting fire to an East Alton residence faces multiple felony charges. Larry D. Greer, 30, of Alton, was charged on July 1, 2025 with a Class 1 felony count of residential arson and a Class 4 felony count of criminal damage to property. On June 29, 2025, Greer allegedly knowingly damaged a residence in the 100 block of Northmoor Place in East Alton by means of fire. He was also accused of causing over $500 worth of damage to various personal property of the property owner. According to the state’s petition to deny Greer’s pretrial release, he was allowed to enter the victim’s home after serving time in prison for a previous domestic battery case against the same victim. After Greer became angry with the victim, she left the residence to stay at a friend’s house before receiving a call from the East Alton Police Department that her house was on fire. “Defendant was arrested, admitting to

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EDWARDSVILLE – A series of “explicit” conversations with multiple minors on Snapchat have led to criminal charges against a man from Edwardsville. Hunter H. Wells, 23, of Edwardsville, was charged on June 27, 2025 with one count of child pornography, a Class X felony, and two counts of sexual exploitation of a child, both Class A misdemeanors. On Dec. 11, 2023, Wells allegedly used Snapchat to have explicit conversations – and in some cases, send explicit photos – to minors under the age of 18. Specifically, he is accused of soliciting a child “whom he believed to be 15 years of age” to appear nude in a Snapchat video, and exposing himself via Snapchat to minors he believed to be 15 and 14 years of age at the time. The State’s Attorney’s petition to deny Wells’s pretrial release from custody details the investigation that led to his arrest. “On March 11, 2024, the Moline, Illinois Police Department received a cybertip

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Silex Rehabilitation and Health Care Center will close by Aug. 31, forcing 47 residents to find new accommodations.

COLLINSVILLE — Collinsville author Thelma Ball has published a new book documenting the history of two major World War II defense plants in Illiopolis. "Illinois Munitions: A News Journal of the Oak & Sangamon Ordnance Plants 1942-1950 Illiopolis, Illinois," explores the development and operations of what were once the largest ordnance plants in the United States. The 354-page hardcover volume recounts the federal government’s 1942 investment of $40 million to build two ordnance plants on 19,000 acres east of Springfield, acquired from local farmers. One plant produced fuses, while the other manufactured ammunition and bombs. At their operational peak, the facilities employed about 15,000 workers, predominantly women ordnance workers from rural communities across central Illinois. Ball’s book details the logistical challenges faced by the plants, including workforce recruitment and retention, transportation via road and rail, and housing shortages. Ammunition

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The fire department said the firefighter was taken to the hospital. His injuries were not life-threatening.

Five people were hospitalized following a collision along a major Festus thoroughfare that sent a car crashing into a fireworks tent.

The fatal crash occurred Thursday morning at Routes 143 and 3, police said.

GODFREY – Godfrey Parks and Recreation Director Chris Logan gave an update on his plans to add more no-smoking signs near park playgrounds and more at the July 1, 2025 Public Safety Committee meeting. Under Logan’s latest recommendation, several new signs will be installed around various park facilities. These include six new signs posted near playgrounds, including three at Glazebrook, one at Homer Adams, one at Clifton Terrace, and one at the Lewis and Clark Baseball Fields Playground. Each of these signs will say, “No smoking within 15 feet of playground surface.” Logan also suggested installing two signs at the splash pad, four at the soccer complex, eight at the baseball/soccer fields, two at the pickleball courts, and one sign each at the small and large dog parks. Each of these signs will feature a generic “no smoking” logo and language calling for “no smoking within 15 feet” of each facility’s fence. Eight other new

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EAST ST. LOUIS — A former bank president and a contractor has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud in a scheme that involved falsifying loan applications to obtain funds between 2011 and 2020. Francis Eversman, 74, of Collinsville, and Gregg Crawford, 65, of Columbia, admitted in federal court that they conspired to defraud Tempo Bank in Trenton by recruiting straw purchasers to act as nominal loan applicants on properties that were often highly overvalued. Eversman, a senior loan officer at the bank, facilitated the loan approvals, while Crawford, owner of construction companies in southern Illinois, used the loan proceeds for unauthorized purposes. According to court documents, Crawford provided fake lease agreements to falsely indicate rental income from the properties. When an audit by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency uncovered the suspect loans, Crawford directed a straw purchaser to supply false information to investigators. “The integrity

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FOX 2 News has obtained exclusive videos of a serial robber’s activity that you have to see to believe.

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GODFREY – The Beverly Farm annual fireworks display, which was postponed due to rain on June 27, 2025, has been rescheduled for Friday, July 11, 2025, at 9:30 p.m. on our campus in Godfrey, Illinois. The event is open to the public and promises an evening full of fun, entertainment, and patriotic celebration. Event Details: Date : Friday, July 11, 2025 • Time : Arrive as early as 8 p.m. Quick Bite Frozen Treats ice cream truck will also be on campus beginning at 8 p.m. Fireworks display begins at approx. 9:30 p.m. • Location : Beverly Farm Foundation, 6301 Humbert Rd., Godfrey, IL 62035 • Admission : Free Arrive as early as 8 p.m. Guests are invited to bring lawn chairs or blankets and enjoy the fireworks. The Quick Bite Frozen Treats ice cream truck will be on-site starting at 8 p.m. The Quick Bite ice cream truck offers a variety of frozen desserts priced from $2 to $5 each. Our spectacular fireworks display will begin at approximately 9:30

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