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A weekend meant to be about love and celebration ended in tragedy for a Jefferson County couple. Now, family members on both sides are left stunned and grieving after what investigators believe was a murder-suicide.

After weeks of winter chill, Monday’s beautiful February weather brought families and friends back outside — and local parks and patios were busy.

St. Louis City SC recently notified fan groups that some displays previously used in supporter sections, specifically Black Lives Matter flags and a "Love Always Wins" transgender-rights banner, will be restricted during home matches this season.

Despite immigration detention numbers receding from recent highs and even as conservative judges are opting to release more detainees by rejecting President Donald Trump’s mass detention policy, tools for detainees to seek release or appeal cases are disappearing.  A proposed federal rule will make it harder to appeal immigration cases nationally. And a federal appeals […]

When Oklahoma Republican state Sen. Todd Gollihare introduced a bill last year to strengthen state law protecting places of worship from protesters, it stalled. This year, his church protest bill sailed through the legislature. Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt signed it into law three days after Gollihare reintroduced it. In recent weeks, Republican and Democratic lawmakers […]

A Missouri Lottery player became the first MO Millions Millionaire after his Quick Pick ticket matched all six numbers in the Jan. 14 drawing, winning a $3.4 million jackpot.

Katie’s Pizza & Pasta Osteria is expanding again, opening its fourth location in Crestwood nearly 18 years after its first restaurant debuted in St. Louis.

A police chase ended in death after a driver crashed into a business in downtown Edwardsville.

BETHALTO - Precision Point Armory owner Ben Julian wants to work with people who care about firearm safety. Located in Bethalto, Precision Point Armory offers concealed carry classes, renewal classes, fundamental classes, and more. No matter which class you take, Julian aims to create safe firearm owners who are comfortable handling their guns. He also has a range where you can shoot live ammo, and he likes to help people improve their shooting and build up their fundamentals as much a

EAST ST. LOUIS - The Illinois State Police are investigating a police pursuit in East St. Louis that ended early Feb. 14, 2026, with a driver found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, after the East St. Louis Police Department requested the state agency’s Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 6 to handle the case. East St. Louis police officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop at about 2:28 a.m. near the intersection of 47th Street and State Street, according t

Missouri's junior GOP senator is proposing revisions to player transfers portals, coaching changes and payments to student athletes.

PAWTUCKET, R.I. — Police responded Monday afternoon, Feb. 16, 2026, to a shooting at Dennis M. Lynch Arena in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, where two people were confirmed dead, and three others were injured in what police described as a targeted attack that may have been related to a family dispute. Pawtucket Police Chief Tina Goncalves said Monday afternoon that the gunman died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after firing shots. Goncalves said one of those killed was a young girl. The thre

CHICAGO - Rayna Raglin of Alton has picked up right where she left off at the end of the 2025 outdoor track and field season, with a tremendous performance this weekend in Chicago at the Fifth Annual Dr. Conrad Worrill Invitational. Raglin was named the Most Outstanding Athlete of the meet after she recorded first-place finishes in the 60 (7.52) and 200 (24.27). She beat the previous second-place 3A finisher in the 100 meters, Mariyah Robinson of Flossmoor, who recorded a time of 7.62 in the 60

All family members and spouses have been cleared in the alleged abduction of Nancy Guthrie, officials said Monday.

For years, Torch Electronics has used a cadre of high-powered lobbyists and lawyers, along with a legal loophole, to argue its slots are not gambling devices.

GLEN CARBON – A major road remediation project is moving forward in Glen Carbon after unanimous approval of a $158,900 agreement for the village’s 2026 Street Program. Village Board members approved a professional services agreement last week for the 2026 Street Program after hearing a presentation from Jeff Reis with Thouvenot, Wade & Moerchen (TWM), Inc. Reis gave trustees a report on the current condition of road surfaces around Glen Carbon as of Jan. 1, 2026. The vast majority