CRIME & SAFETY

On September 18th evening, the O’Fallon Police Department (OPD) received reports of a shooting at the 100 Block of Countryside Lane. Two 17-year-old males were in a parked car when unknown attackers shot at them.

A teenager was shot while sitting in a vehicle Monday evening in O'Fallon, Illinois.

Online marketplaces like Facebook are popular for buying and selling things. But, there's a problem: scammers trick people. Sarah Wetzel from BBB St. Louis wants to help Facebook users understand these scammers better and stay safe.

“Residents and motorists should expect long delays along West Main Street from Downtown to West Belleville on Saturday around midday,” the police department said.

They helped apprehend an alleged hit-and-run driver hiding in a Dumpster

Police apprehended a man on Interstate 255 Friday morning after a long-distance pursuit.

Angela Cain says her neck got caught in a hanging noose of overgrown vines

Shiloh police calls Sept. 11

Thirteen people accused of involvement in a conspiracy to sell drugs including fentanyl and methamphetamine in the St. Louis area were arrested this week. The final defendant was arrested Thursday in Miami. The final St. Louis defendants pleaded not guilty to their charges Wednesday in U.S. District Court in St. Louis. Others were arrested in Texas and California.

A former Illinois State Trooper who pleaded guilty to reckless homicide for his role in a high-speed 2007 crash that killed teenage sisters from Collinsville has requested a delay in the hearing on whether his driving privileges should be restored. Capitol News Illinois reports former Trooper Matt Mitchell asked for more time to prepare for the hearing that was originally set for Wednesday in Mount Vernon.

A look from our Bommarito Automotive Group SkyFOX helicopter over the Mississippi River, where we're hearing reports that a person fell into the river from a barge.

WASHINGTON PARK, Illinois — An investigation is underway after a 41-year-old man was found shot dead in St. Clair County early Wednesday morning. A trooper with Illinois State Police said the incident happened at about 1:45 a.m. Wednesday in the 5700 block of Westmoreland Avenue in Washington Park. A 41-year-old man was found dead as a result of gunfire. Police did not release the victim's name.

The child was a passenger in a car involved in the accident, according to a Cahokia Heights police detective.

BRENTWOOD, Mo. — One person died Wednesday morning after crashing into the Target store at Brentwood Promenade. The fatal crash happened just before 5:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Brentwood shopping center. The driver was the only occupant at the time of the crash. The victim was identified Wednesday evening as 21-year-old Tegan Donato from south St. Louis.

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EDWARDSVILLE —A driver who had cannabis in his system when he caused a crash that killed a 45-year-old Highland woman was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison. Wayne A. Stayton, 41, of Collinsville, was found guilty of aggravated DUI in a June jury trial. Madison County prosecutors argued he was high on marijuana on the early morning of Feb. 23, 2018, when his pickup crossed the center line of U.S. 40 in Highland and crashed into a truck driven by Charlene Johnson.

As a piercing ray of morning light brushed across the somber streets of East St. Louis on a tragic day in March, a beloved father, son, and brother vanished, leaving a community hanging onto threads of hope and a family relentlessly seeking answers. In a race against time, a mother spearheads an impassioned crusade to uncover the truth behind the mysterious disappearance of 32-year-old Joshua Amos, a disappearance that has left a tight-knit Illinois community shaken to its core. As you delve deeper into this unfolding narrative, we implore you to join in the collective effort to #BringJoshHome.

A You Paid For It Investigation spotlights an increase in incidents on MetroLink despite the millions of additional dollars poured into security.

In courtrooms around the state early this week, judges conducted the first hearings under a new system that determines whether a defendant will be jailed while awaiting trial based on dangerousness and risk of fleeing prosecution, rather than their ability to post bail. The abolition of cash bail was included...

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — The body of a Fairview Heights man was found in Jones Park Monday morning. Police say the man died from gunshot wounds. Illinois State Police were called to the 2500 block of Argonne Drive at around 9 a.m. Monday. A park employee told police that there was a suspicious vehicle there.