St. Louis — Mellve Shahid Sr., founder of The Empowerment Network, is highlighting September as Prostate Cancer Awareness Month and encouraging men to talk with their healthcare providers about the importance of prostate cancer screenings. The Empowerment Network is hosting the "Give Me 10!" First Responders Health Fair and Prostate Cancer Screening Event, believed to [...]
Leaders of the South Grand Boulevard business district in St. Louis have issued an apology after a letter shared to business owners earlier this week told them not to offer food or water to people experiencing homelessness.
Illinois state lawmakers are considering legislation to bill gunmakers for the costs of gun violence. Officials say that gun violence costs the state of Illinois $20 billion each year for things like emergency services, funerals and law enforcement. The Responsibility in Firearm Legislation Act (Senate Bill 2279) would require gun makers to contribute to a [...]
Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) on Thursday announced that the State of Illinois is making resources available through the Invest in Illinois Fund to help attract potential buyers for the former Tyson Foods beef facility in Joslin, according to a news release from the Illinois Department of [...]
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - One player in the Missouri Lottery won over $200,000 on a winning ticket last month. According to the Missouri Lottery, the ticket was sold at the Schnucks Market, located at 1032 Lemay Ferry Rd. in south St. Louis County. All five numbers pulled on Aug. 31 matched his ticket: 4, [...]
Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to disrupt outdoor events late Sunday through Monday morning following a period of intense summer heat.
The Missouri Attorney General's Office has ordered six prediction market operators, including Polymarket and Kalshi, to stop offering unlicensed sports betting in the state.
A modern reboot of H.P. Lovecraft's Herbert West: Re-Animator, filmed in Alton, Illinois, is set to release in early 2027 with hopes of boosting the local economy and growing a regional film industry.
ST. LOUIS - St. Louis is set to host one of its biggest weekends of the year, with a variety of events happening throughout the region. From the Great Forest Park Balloon Race to Frizz Fest, residents will have several options to choose from this weekend. Great Forest Park Balloon Glow and Race All events [...]
Note: This video is from October 2020. ST. LOUIS - The temperatures say summer, but soon enough, it will officially be fall, leading to the change in leaves that so many look forward to. The Missouri Department of Conservation has a page dedicated to fall color updates, which they say returns typically around mid-September. However, [...]
A St. Charles woman was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated during a St. Louis crash that killed a Washington University student and injured three others last month.
Two more lawsuits have been filed against Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins in recent days over his handling of the state's congressional maps.
ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ill. - Four people were injured after crash Friday morning that caused a school bus to travel off the roadway in O'Fallon, Illinois. According to the O'Fallon Police Department, the incident occurred around 7:45 a.m. on Hartmann Lane near Kingley Dr. It involved a school bus and another vehicle. A total of [...]
Warren Buffett is stepping down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway after serving in the role at the $1 trillion conglomerate for more than 50 years. Buffett, 96, will become chairman emeritus and will take on his new role immediately, the company said Friday. His son, Howard, will become Berkshire Hathaway’s new chairman, part of a [...]
St. Louis Board of Aldermen President Megan Green is set to introduce Resolution 125 on Friday, calling for a written apology from Alderwoman Sharon Tyus following a verbal threat made against Alderman Rasheen Aldridge.
ST. LOUIS - Police are investigating after a man was found dead early Friday in north St. Louis. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, the man was found around 12:30 a.m. in the 5900 block of Era Avenue in the North Point neighborhood. An investigation is underway, police said. Details on the incident [...]
ST. LOUIS - We did break a record on Thursday, hitting 99 F, breaking the former Sept. 17 record of 97 F (1931). Two more days of big heat on the way as our late season heat wave continues. Friday dawns mostly clear with some increase in clouds through the day. We’ll watch for some [...]
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