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Following two hours of public comments, during which Festus residents pleaded with their council to either reject or table a hyperscale data plan from developer CRG, the Festus City Council approved the plan by a 6-2 vote during a special meeting on Monday at Festus High School.

Saint Charles County leaders are weighing a proposal to partner with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) through a 287(g) task force model.

Bo Bichette had a hit and drove in two runs, sparking the New York Mets to a 4-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night.

An off-duty firefighter rescued an elderly woman from a burning home Sunday morning after being alerted by his son.

A crew of eight burglars from Illinois have been charged with a New Year’s Eve heist in which they stole several rare vehicles and other unique items from a downtown St. Louis warehouse.

The Missouri House is set to approve legislation that could clear the way for the use of psychedelic treatments for certain veterans and first responders.

After months of searching, the St. Louis Development Corporation has a new leader. Expectations are high as Stephen Westbrooks will help shape the future of St. Louis.

A massive search for a missing child in south St. Louis County took a bizarre turn when police announced there was no abduction. Police added that no girl exists that matches the name and description given by two women who reported the kidnapping.

A man was arrested last week for allegedly robbing a bank in O'Fallon, Illinois.

As the Illini march ahead to the Final Four this weekend, the City of Champaign is taking measures in bracing for the potential celebrations.

The FBI offices in both Springfield and St. Louis are looking for potential victims of a Sangamon County church official that was arrested in January on child pornography crimes.

Approximately 400 new employees are on the job at Granite City Works after U.S. Steel restarted the facility’s Blast Furnace B.

Charges have been filed against a Eureka, Missouri, man for a standoff in Shrewsbury over the weekend that ended with the man being shot by police.

One teen is in custody for allegedly firing a gun outside a market store in the Baden neighborhood last week.

Last week, police arrested a man in connection with a shooting earlier this year over a bad drug deal.

The Illinois State Police have upgraded 911 services across the state to the new Next Generation 911 (NG911) system, which provides more efficient and reliable emergency services, including geospatial call routing and improved text-to-911 service.

An O’Fallon, Missouri, teenager is being held on a $1 million cash-only bond for allegedly stabbing two people in summer 2025.

A 23-year-old woman from Rolla was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Phelps County early Saturday morning after being ejected from the vehicle while not wearing a seatbelt.

A Moline Acres man has been ordered to appear in court later this month for illegal stunt driving in St. Louis City.

Legislation is still moving the statehouse is renewing a broader conversation about how Illinoisans want to return their dead to the earth — and whether the state is finally ready to allow human composting.