A 57‑year‑old man was booked on three counts of first‑degree sexual misconduct after police say he exposed himself at Long Branch State Park while families were on the beach.

A two‑day Illinois State Police sting in the Metro‑East July 8–9 led to 13 arrests, 18 criminal charges and the seizure of multiple firearms and small amounts of drugs in East St. Louis.

A late-afternoon apartment fire near Affton damaged a second-floor unit and sent smoke into neighboring homes, displacing several residents; no injuries were reported.