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There were 22 students in the 2025 graduating class of Sandoval High School. The class was led by valedictorian Quentin Heinzmann and salutatorian Lillliona Dykstra.

Odin High School graduated 23 students on Friday night. The class was led by Valedictorian Alanis Luchtefeld and Salutatorian Jalynn Moore.

There were 11 graduates at Patoka High School on Sunday. The class was led by valedictorian Rylee Doza and salutatorian Brookelynn Hill.

Centralia Police say they have now arrested two of six juveniles being sought for robbery and mob action for allegedly taking the phone and beating a 16- year-old Centralia male juvenile last month. P...

The National Weather Service say a tornado that crossed the St. Louis area Friday afternoon was an EF3 with 152 mile per hour winds. The weather service reports the tornado traveled at least eight mil...

LONDON, Ky. (AP) - Residents in Kentucky and Missouri sifted through damage in tornado-stricken neighborhoods and cleared debris Sunday after severe storms swept through parts of the Midwest and South...

A 66-year-old Salem man has been arrested for reckless discharge of a firearm and resisting arrest after allegedly firing a pistol outside his home and then trying to get inside the residence. Charles...

Fairview Heights Police Chief Steve Johnson says three officers were shot after being dispatched Saturday night to a report of a suspicious person prowling around a nearby residence. After making cont...

Two people were taken to the Marion County Jail on Saturday on outstanding warrants. 37-year-old Jonathan Simmons of North Main in Sandoval was arrested by Sandoval Police on an outstanding Arkansas w...

ST. LOUIS (AP) - At least seven people died and authorities searched from building to building for people who were trapped or hurt after severe storms including at least one possible tornado swept thr...