The Edwardsville couple used the money to buy a $1.4 million home in town and six vehicles, according to the federal indictment.

Members of Metro East rescue groups have worked for hours to secure and treat 26 dogs they found on a property along Waterloo Road near Millstadt.

Executives at Wieland Manufacturing, an international producer of copper and copper alloys, said the investment in a facility that employs 800 will make it viable for the long term.

Nearly 26,000 people work for the federal government in the St. Louis metropolitan area. If a portion lose their jobs, some economists said it will have overall trickle-down effects, while others believe it wouldn’t have broader implications.

Along with an unspecified number of job cuts and changes to academic programs, the plan includes early retirement buyouts that will start this spring to balance the budget by 2027.

Under Trump, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s moved to dismiss the lawsuit against Sis-Bro Inc., a pig farm in rural New Athens.

Frank Bergman, the county’s HR director until his termination in 2023, states in the lawsuit and other court filings that an investigation he was conducting into several employees’ allegations in the fall of 2022 revealed “inappropriate actions."

In 2024, the Metro East city recorded 20 homicides. At the most recent peak in 2017, that same figure stood at 37.

If federal dollars were to disappear, union members and the congresswoman say classroom sizes could get bigger with fewer teachers and resources for students with special needs.

A recent widower’s memories of his beloved late wife show what made her the love of his life and his best friend.