Sanford Schmidt

STAUNTON - The estate of a Staunton man has filed suit in circuit court against a driver who had no insurance at the time of a traffic crash. Dawn Rae, the administrator of the estate of the deceased, Jason Rae, 45, has named Tori Koleff, also of Staunton, in the suit. The suit claims that...

BETHALTO - Anthony W. Tinker, 34, of the 300 block of Central Street, Bethalto, was charged with armed violence, possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine, possession of marijuana with intent to deliver and unlawful possession...

COTTAGE HILLS - A suspect could get a mandatory life sentence if convicted of four counts of predatory sexual assault with which he is charged. Devin P. Brazier, 28, of the first block of Cottage Avenue, Cottage Hills, was charged Wednesday with three counts of predator sexual assault of a child...

WOOD RIVER - Matthew W. Cambron, 51, of the 700 block of Longfellow Avenue, Wood River, and Kerry J. Dooley, 31, of the first block of Seventh Street, Carrollton, are facing charges of unlawful possession with intent to deliver a look-a-like substance and unlawful possession of methamphetamine...

ALTON - Quinton L. Saulsberry, 20, of O’Fallon, was charged Tuesday with two counts of aggravated domestic battery. He allegedly choked a woman and hit her with his fist and a glass bottle on Nov. 1. Bail was set at $60,000. ALTON - Berton L. Newton, 30, of the 3800 block of Oscar Street,...

GODFREY - The administrator of the estate of a Godfrey woman has filed suit against Godfrey Health Care Center, Integrity Services and nurses Dasha M. Skinner and Donna M. Hussman, alleging the deceased was over-medicated. Pamel Nooner, administrator of the estate of Carol Morgan claims that...

EAST ALTON - William C. Forbes, 62, could get up to seven years in prison if convicted of a 15th charge of driving on a revoked license. His first revocation was in 1985 after a conviction for driving under the influence of alcohol. The charge is punishable by a prison term of between three and...

ALTON - David L. Brown, 35, of Florissant, Mo., was charged with unlawful possession of a weapon, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and unlawful possession of a controlled substance. He allegedly possessed a .357 magnum after having been convicted of a felony drug charge in Missouri in 2005....

EDWARDSVILLE - A sex abuse victim came forward 16 years after the fact in order to save the second potential victim from the same fate, a judge was told Wednesday. Details of the story came out Wednesday in a sentencing hearing for John W. Miller, 64, of Granite City. He previously pleaded guilty...

EDWARDSVILLE - A judge Friday denied a lighter sentence for an Alton woman who was sentenced to seven years in prison for neglecting her 14-year-old diabetic daughter who died of diabetes. Amber Hampshire, of Alton, pleaded guilty in October 2020 to involuntary manslaughter for allowing the death...