Sanford Schmidt

ALTON - A Godfrey man has been charged with four counts of burglary, unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon, unlawful possession of a stolen firearm, and possession of a stolen vehicle. Steven C. Jason, 29, is accused of entering two vehicles in the 200 block of Patterson Place and two vehicles...

EDWARDSVILLE - A former Godfrey man originally accused of shooting four people during a dice game in an Alton public housing project has pleaded no contest to one count of attempted first-degree murder and sentenced to 14 years in prison. Court records show that Jomar M. Warr, 38, recently of Winte...

ALTON - Demarlo A. Matlock, 36, of the 300 block of Bluff Street, Alton, has been charged with armed robbery. He allegedly took $1,500 from a victim while armed with a knife. The incident was on July 26, but the charge was suppressed until Wednesday. Bail was set at $150,000. Other charges were...

MADISON COUNTY - A judge Monday morning sentenced convicted murderer - Kadeem L. Noland - to a total of 65 years in prison after she heard a video of the defendant severely beating and threatening a potential witness. Madison County State's Attorney Tom Haine said Noland will be required to serve...

EDWARDSVILLE - A woman has filed suit against a used car company, claiming one of the company’s dealerships sold her a car with “minor” defects, when, in fact, it had several major defects. In the complaint against Insta-Credit Auto Mart, the plaintiff’s attorney claimed...

EDWARDSVILLE - Madison County authorities have charged a man with five counts of child pornography and a count of unlawful use of a weapon. Jordan A. Bradley, 18, of Madison, is charged with three class X felonies for allegedly reproducing or disseminating depictions of two acts of sexual penetration...

GLEN CARBON - Authorities are attempting to acquire $1,351 from a Bethalto man who possessed 450 grams of illegal marijuana in his car. Police discovered the money and drug after an officer spotted a car weaving back over the white line on the road at Illinois Route 157 and Old Keebler Road....

EAST ALTON - An East Alton woman is charged with two drug counts after a child welfare investigator visited her home and found drugs. Deanna R. Greer, 41, of the 100 block of Illinois Avenue, was charged Wednesday with unlawful possession of a controlled substance. An affidavit filed in court...

WOOD RIVER - Police are investigating a possible meth-making operation after an explosion in the 500 block of Wood River. The explosion was in June 2020, but details of the case became public Friday when a sworn statement was entered into public records. The injured man, of the 100 block of Whitelaw...

EDWARDSVILLE - Police are investigating a complaint by an Edwardsville woman, 25, who said she had consensual sex with a man at her home, but later found a public post of the act on Snapchat that appeared to be taken from her bedroom window. She took a screenshot of the video and showed it to a polic...