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Police have broken up an organized retail theft ring that hit the Galleria, Plaza Frontenac, West County Center, Chesterfield, and beyond.

Illinois State Board of Elections general counsel Marni Malowitz said releasing the data would expose Illinois voters to unnecessary risks.

The governor also reiterated that the state “cannot stand in the way” of federal law enforcement.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump was unclear Wednesday about his plans to deploy National Guard troops to cities around the country, seeming to backtrack slightly on sending troops to Chicago while teasing New Orleans as a possible next location instead. Despite a Tuesday morning ruling from a federal judge in California that called Trump’s use of […]

WASHINGTON — As survivors of abuse inflicted by the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein pleaded on Capitol Hill Wednesday for the release of investigative files, Kentucky Republican Rep. Thomas Massie accused House GOP leaders of using “the oldest trick in the swamp” to avoid the issue. An unusually large crowd gathered outside the U.S. House […]

A judge denied a request from Terry Joe Sedlacek, who fatally shot the Rev. Fred Winters during a Sunday morning sermon in 2009.

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice has requested access to voting equipment used in the 2020 election in two Missouri counties in what appears to be a wide-ranging effort to more closely monitor election processes around the country. A DOJ official in August contacted the county clerks and asked for access to [...]

The Edwardsville Marching Tigers are starting off the new year in 2026 in England.

The Boeing strike in St. Louis is still drawing national attention as hundreds of workers remain off the job. For the first time since the walk-out began, Boeing leaders faced questions about the dispute.

A second camera is expected to be added in the future.

There’s no indication of when or if Golden Apple Buffet will reopen.

Authorities say Karen A. Schwarze, 58, concealed a pistol with the intent to prevent prosecution of the victim's father, David A. Schultheis, 34, who was charged with reckless use of a firearm.

GRANITE CITY – A Granite City man accused of robbing an elderly victim while armed with a “pellet gun” faces multiple felony charges. Austin M. Wallace, 20, of Granite City, was charged on Aug. 29, 2025 with a Class X felony count of armed robbery, a Class 1 felony count of vehicular invasion, and a Class 2 felony count of aggravated battery. On Aug. 27, 2025, Wallace reportedly stole money and a cell phone from a victim 60 years of age or older by use of force while armed with “a pellet gun,” according to charging documents. He is also accused of entering the same elderly victim’s Ford Windstar vehicle by force while the vehicle was occupied and striking the victim about the head and body, causing them to sustain a broken jaw. According to the state’s petition to deny Wallace’s pretrial release from custody, the victim reported being “accosted outside of 203 Liquor” in Madison “He reported that a younger white

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Kristi Noem made an appearance on “Face the Nation” last week, squaring off against Ed O’Keefe of CBS News. CBS, of course, has already engaged in plenty of capitulation. And O’Keefe’s interview — while containing some probing questions — didn’t contain much push back against numerous bogus claims made by DHS head Kristi Noem. Somehow, […]