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Shaearion Davis was arrested in Swansea, Illinois after stealing 31 boxes of condoms from a Schnucks location. SG. Employees watched at Shaearion swiped the 30 boxes and tried to make a run for it...Didn't go at planned. They actually followed her out the store and tailed her for a while, until cops were able to join in on the pursuit. She tried to ditch the $300 in condoms, but she was "safely" caught in the act.

EDWARDSVILLE — Drug-related charges were filed in a number of cases Wednesday by the Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office. • Ronald C. Feldpausch, 41, of the 100 block of Courtland, Collinsville, was charged with unlawful possession of methamphetamine, a Class 2 felony. The case was presented by the Collinsville Police Department. According to court documents, on Feb. 23 Feldpausch was found to be in possession of between 5-15 grams of methamphetamine. Bail was set at $45,000.

William “Bill” H. Thoele Jr., age 77, of New Baden passed away on Thursday, June 17, 2021 at Highland Healthcare Center. He was born in Highland on February 4, 1944, the son of William G. and Annie (Frerker) Thoele. He married Margaret Kollmann at St. George Catholic Church in New Baden on August 23, 1967, and she survives in New Baden.

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources Conservation Police and Monroe County Sheriff’s Department responded to multiple reports of a large bear seen roaming through rural backyards last Thursday morning between Waterloo and Valmeyer. While no further reports have been called in locally, bear sightings were reported to the east near...

The city and its school district have more than $100 million in CARES funding coming. East St. Louis Mayor Robert Eastern III outlines his plans for the funds in this Q&A.

EDWARDSVILLE — A Cottage Hills man identified as homeless was charged Wednesday with failure to register as a sex offender. William S. Keene, 41, listed as homeless out of Cottage Hills, was charged June 16 with unlawful failure to register as a sex offender, a Class 3 felony. The case...

UHigh took on Freeburg in a 2A State Semifinal on Friday afternoon. The Pioneers scored three in the top of the second but Freeburg answered with five runs in the bottom of the third. Freeburg plays Timothy Christian in the championship while UHigh takes on CS8 opponent SHG for third.

For Antwoinette Ayers, standing outside of the Old Courthouse in St. Louis is a spiritual experience. Ayers remembers praying at the courthouse last year and there being a cloud of smoke over her head. She says it represented the spirits of her ancestors. The Old Courthouse is where the Dred Scott case, in which it was decided that Black people weren’t American citizens, was tried and where slave auctions were held. The Courthouse is also near the site of Lynch’s slave pen that imprisoned slaves who were to be sold.

The Bond County Unit 2 Board of Education met in special session Monday evening and took action on several personnel items. Austin Kastl was hired as a high school English teacher for the next school year. Kastl previously taught English at Unit 2 high school, leaving after the 2016-17 school year to move to Georgia.

EDWARDSVILLE — For Kristin Stahlheber, being a surrogate for her sister is literally a labor of love. Stahlheber, who lives in Edwardsville with her husband Luke and their three children, is eight months pregnant with her niece. The baby girl is the child of her sister, Megan Glassman, who lives...

Bond County Animal Control Officer Jim Hess has released his report of activities during May. Cats dominated the animal control efforts with 58 of them impounded during the month. Four cats were released to their owners, five released to the Bond County Humane Society, 27 released to other no kill...

Lewis & Clark Community College is conducting a series of forums to help determine the future of the Mannie Jackson Center for Humanities building in Edwdardsville.

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (KMOV.com) – The city of Edwardsville is rolling out a fee on single-use shopping bags, both plastic and paper. Edwardsville officials approved a single-use bag fee in grocery stores and other large retail shops back in 2019 and was mean to being in 2020 but was delayed. Now the 10-cent fee will go into effect on July 12.

EDWARDSVILLE - The 23rd Edwardsville Route 66 Festival brought out a large crowd and a group that seemed to sincerely miss previous festivities with last year’s event canceled because of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Trena Vetter, the special events coordinator of the Edwardsville Parks and Rec Department, said this year’s festival...

Route 66 Festival was the kick-off to the summer weekends in Edwardsville. The weekend to follow is going to keep the community going strong with a Friday night concert by Hudson and the Hoo Doo Cats starting at 8:00 PM, Fishing Derby for kids at Leclaire Park on Saturday morning, and then the first Movie in the Park at City Park on Saturday evening.

The prep softball season came to an end as the large school’s finished up their respective state tournaments. At the Louisville Slugger Sports Complex in Peoria, Highland won the 3a state softball title beating Lemont 1-0. This was after the Lady Bulldogs won their opener over Sterling 8-1. Sterling over...