Cycling champion reportedly charged in death of Olympian wife
Olympic cyclist Melissa Hoskins, 32, died after being struck by a vehicle while riding in Adelaide, Australia.
Police follow lion footprints from motorcycle, find dead man
Police in Kenya recovered the body of a man believed to have been attacked by a lion while he was riding a motorcycle near a national reserve.
Report: Belleville may buy troubled cemetery to build solar farm behind it
BELLEVILLE, Ill. – The Belleville City Council meets Tuesday night to discuss the future of the embattled ‘Mount Hope Cemetery.’ The city took over maintenance of the cemetery after the owners abandoned it in 2009. Upkeep costs about $100,000 a year. St. Louis home riddled with bullets during short-term rental party The Belleville News Democrat reports […]
Gov. Mike Parson set to issue executive order in foreign-owned farmland
ST. LOUIS – Governor Mike Parson plans to issue an executive order about foreign-owned farmland in Missouri. Last year, state lawmakers failed to pass a bill to ban all foreign ownership of Missouri farmland. They passed a law in 2013 limiting foreign ownership to just 1%. Local couple celebrates 80th wedding anniversary That’s less than half […]
Plane catches on fire on runway at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport in Japan
Japanese media outlets say a passenger plane caught on fire at Haneda Airport near Tokyo.
Earthquakes kill at least 48 people, topple thousands of homes in Japan
Japan’s leader says workers are “fighting a battle against time” to rescue people trapped in rubble after a series of powerful earthquakes.
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Israel begins pulling thousands of troops out of Gaza; Airlines race to get new pilots amid shortage
BJC HealthCare welcomes first baby of 2024
BELLEVILLE, Ill. – BJC HealthCare shared news of the first baby born at its hospital in 2024. Jurnee Williams was born at 12:02 a.m. at Memorial Hospital in Belleville. Jurnee arrived in the world weighing 6 pounds, 15 ounces, and measuring 19.5 inches. Both Jurnee and her mother, Justice, are doing well.
Camp Jackson firefighters take cover from gunfire at firehouse
ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ill. – Camp Jackson firefighter Miles Hogan feels fortunate to be alive. He was standing near a window at the firehouse on Camp Jackson Road when gunfire shattered the glass on New Year’s Eve. The department cites gunfire as the reason for the broken window. “I heard a pop against the window, […]
Bar break-in caught on camera, ATM stolen
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. – A bar break-in was caught on camera early Friday morning in Jefferson County. The thief got away with an ATM containing more than $2,000, but the bar’s owners said it could have been much worse. It happened at 21 Rock Bar and Grill off Route 21 in Arnold just minutes after […]
