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Body found in Lincoln County still under investigation
CASEYVILLE — Human remains found in Caseyville in Nov. 2023 remain at the Mississippi State Medical Examiner’s Office. Lincoln County Sheriff Steve Rushing said the sheriff’s office continues to wait for results from the Mississippi State Medical Examiner’s Office lab to identify the Caseyville remains. He said he spoke to the crime lab about the […] The post Body found in Lincoln County still under investigation appeared first on Daily Leader.
Homicide investigation in north St. Louis after woman’s body is found on fire
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Police are investigating after finding a woman’s body on fire in north St. Louis overnight. Police say they discovered the woman’s body just before 4 a.m. on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and Cora. The investigation is still ongoing. First...
DCFS hires on-the-spot at hiring events
Cyrenthia Threat spent Wednesday morning at a hiring event in Fairview Heights waiting for word on whether she was hired by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services. Threat wants to move to Illinois from Georgia where she works as a social worker. She has 20 years of experience...
St. Louis County man sentenced for robbing QuikTrip stores
ST. LOUIS – A Bel Ridge man appeared in federal court on Thursday to be sentenced for stealing cigarettes and cash from local QuikTrip stores on five separate occasions. Prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri said Terrence Gleason, 53, robbed three stores while brandishing or indicating he had a firearm.
Inside Boeing’s new Illinois plant making pilotless jets
MASCOUTAH, Ill. — It’s a major new development for the U.S. military and it’s being produced right here in the bi-state. The first autonomous jet, the Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray, is sending missions farther, faster without putting sailors’ lives at risk. It is being made at the new Boeing production facility in Mascoutah, Illinois. “This is […]
Teachers, parents at Fairview Heights school confront board about ‘financial difficulty’
“A district that does right by students deserves someone responsible with the dollars that affect our kids and our community,” a teachers union representative said.
North Side Community students share about how the school preps them for high school success
Going from eighth grade into high school can be a huge and sometimes difficult transition. Students from North Side Community School share how the school, its educators, and peers work together to prepare them for a successful high school career. North Side Community not only pays attention to in-class room performance but to the whole person. Learners become scholars in a warm, encouraging environment. Imagine going to a school where they “get” you; they understand what kind of learner you are and help live out your dreams!
9 places where you can view the solar eclipse in and around St. Louis
A solar eclipse will grace our skies on Monday, April 8, at about 2 p.m., depending on your location. St. Louis will experience near-totality, but a short drive south will allow you to see the celestial event in totality. Having made the trek to see totality during the last solar eclipse in summer 2017, I’d recommend getting out of the city to enjoy the full experience, but there are some pretty neat events that will see near-totality too.
Additional guns, ammunition found at home of Metro East man arrested after having guns, body armor near parade route
SWANSEA, Ill. (First Alert 4) - Police have discovered more guns that belonged to a Metro East man who was arrested before a St. Patrick’s Day parade, which some say prevented a tragedy. Joel De Jesus-Diaz, 44, was arrested before the Belleville, Illinois, St. Patrick’s Day parade when, at...
Here's why St. Clair County is buying more property by the Belle-Clair Fairgrounds
Editor's note: This story was originally published in the Belleville News-Democrat. The board that manages St. Clair County-owned buildings voted Tuesday to spend over $90,000 to further expand the Belle-Clair Fairgrounds & Expo Center property in Belleville. The Public Building Commission agreed to purchase a home at 1132 S. Charles...
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