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John Michel, co-founder of Currency of Caring, recently organized a food truck event at the St. Vincent de Paul homeless shelter in East St. Louis. This initiative distributed 500 hot meals and aims to provide dignity and address food insecurity through a unique token system.

Melissa Fister is a survivor of domestic abuse who began serving the community by helping others in the same boat. 

Flash flooding swept through parts of southeastern Missouri on Friday, leaving campers clinging to trees and some residents scrambling to the roofs of their homes.

Severe thunderstorms are rolling through the St. Louis area Friday evening, prompting the National Weather Service Forecast to issue a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for St. Louis, St. Charles, Lincoln, Warren, and Calhoun counties.

Singer and actress Taylor Louderman is starring in "Rogers and Hammerstein's South Pacific" at The Muny in Forest Park. The performance runs through Sunday night.

St. Louis Cardinals catcher and DH Iván Herrera is headed to the MLB All-Star Game for the first time in his career.

A new addition to downtown St. Louis is nearing completion as developers put the finishing touches on the new Wash Ave Food Hall.

Crews have rescued more than 100 people from floodwaters in southern Missouri as of Friday afternoon, according to the Missouri Department of Public Safety.

A deadly shooting following an altercation on a MetroBus in north St. Louis County is under investigation Friday.

The St. Louis Cardinals and JJ Wetherholt have agreed to an eight-year, $112.5 million extension that buys out the rookie second baseman's first several years of free agency, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Friday.

A building at a campground in Reynolds County collapsed into floodwaters Friday, and initial reports indicate 10 to 17 people may have entered the water as a result. Authorities say search and rescue efforts are underway.

An appeals court upheld Illinois' ban on assault weapons.

Authorities believe the parents of a baby found abandoned in a car seat at the Cahokia Mounds parking lot last month have left the United States.

The St. Louis County Police Department is investigating the theft of a gutter from a church on the Fourth of July.

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed an executive order Friday declaring a “State of Emergency” after heavy rain in several southern Missouri counties and with another round of severe storms looming in the evening.

Authorities say two people - a father and his son - were killed in a plane crash overnight near Waterloo, Illinois.

ST. LOUIS - The weekend is here, and several events are happening across the St. Louis region, including a show at The Muny, a St. Louis Cardinals game and a fireworks show for anyone who missed Fourth of July celebrations. "South Pacific" at The Muny in Forest Park Friday- Sunday: 8:15pmOne of Broadway’s greatest musicals, [...]

The Mark Twain Hotel in downtown St. Louis will close its doors by Sept. 1 after demands from the Missouri Attorney General to address illegal activity and deteriorating conditions at the property.

For nearly two decades, progressive politicians across government have been trying to "tax the rich" to help those who have less. It's a popular idea, in theory. Illinois voters have backed a non-binding referendum recommending a millionaire's tax two times in recent years. But, a constitutional amendment to enact real change has failed to garner [...]

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) -- The Illinois State Board of Elections said it is "reviewing" a letter it received from the Department of Justice -- a letter that is a thinly veiled threat to prosecute them for allegedly allowing noncitizens to vote. The letter, addressed to Executive Director Bernadette Matthews, comes from the Civil Rights Division [...]