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Chris Payton-Jones, a former member of the St. Louis Battlehawks, was killed late Saturday evening in a head-on collision just outside Gainesville, Florida.

As demolition of the 28-story Millennium Hotel tower along the St. Louis skyline is set to begin this spring, we’re learning new details about the plans to replace the long-abandoned property.

One person died after being struck by a train late Saturday night in Madison County, Illinois.

A second teenager is in custody and certified to stand trial for a fatal shooting in St. Louis City’s Baden neighborhood.

Rory McIlroy is the Champion of the 90th Masters Tournament. He is just the third player in Tournament history to win the green jacket in back-to-back years

A St. Louis man is charged with firing an AR-style rifle at his sister’s boyfriend at a gas station last fall.

This is what happens when arrogant public officials don’t take kindly to being questioned.

Governor JB Pritzker announced that the U.S. Small Business Administration has approved a disaster declaration for the severe storms that impacted Kankakee County and surrounding areas in March, allowing homeowners, renters, businesses and some non-profits to apply for low-interest loans for damages not covered by insurance.

Stevie Linwood, Jr. was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Jakaiden Rynearson and Zaneta Winters, after apologizing to their families and claiming he did not intend to harm anyone.

This week, we’ve got a double-winning comment from Shannon Vanshoon that took first place on the insightful side and second place on the funny side. It’s a response to a particular passage in our post about the scammy AI company that fooled the New York Times: In second place on the insightful side, it’s a […]

The Chicago to St. Louis corridor could someday become the midwestern backbone of a national high-speed rail network — but an upcoming political deadline could sink the project before it starts, advocates fear. Lawmakers in Illinois are fighting to pass new legislation governing Illinois’ High Speed Rail Commission, which will sunset in 2027 unless House Bill […]

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