Regional

WINCHESTER, Ill. – A request to allow earlier Sunday alcohol sales in Winchester has been rejected by the City Council, leaving the city's longstanding Sunday morning restrictions in place. Tim and Lauri Mason, owners of Rosie's Diner and B.J.'s Diner, sought permission to begin on-premises alcohol sales before the current 1 p.m. Sunday starting time. The request was connected to plans for a Bloody Mary and mimosa bar at their Winchester Bowl location. Alderman Jeff Pittman a

HAWK POINT, MO — An Elsberry man has been charged with felony assault following an altercation at a Hawk Point gas station that left another customer unconscious. Jeffrey Shawn Letson faces a third-degree assault charge following the September 26 incident at the Phillips 66 station on South Highway 47. The confrontation reportedly began during an argument with a clerk over caffeine pouches obtained by Letson's teenage son. According to allegations described in a police probab

QUINCY, IL — State Sen. Jil Tracy is renewing her call for Gov. JB Pritzker to opt Illinois into the new Federal Scholarship Tax Credit Program, saying the program would give families access to privately funded scholarships for a range of K-12 education expenses. Tracy discussed the issue during an interview in Quincy on Tuesday. She has argued that Illinois should participate because the program is funded through voluntary private donations rather than a new state appropriat

WENTZVILLE, MO — A fatal crash Saturday and another injury crash Sunday at the same U.S. 61 intersection are putting a fresh spotlight on a highway corridor where high-speed through traffic still meets local roads at grade. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says a 29-year-old Wentzville woman was killed Saturday afternoon when a Toyota Camry crossing the southbound lanes of U.S. 61 at Dietrich Road entered the path of a southbound Freightliner. The 29-year-old O’Fallon woman