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Search intensifies for missing man in Franklin County

1 hour 40 minutes ago
Robbie Miller, a 45-year-old Franklin County man, is missing after his utility vehicle was discovered stuck in mud near the Meramec River. Search crews are utilizing foot patrols, drones and sonar to locate Miller, whose personal items were not found with the vehicle.
Kamryn Mendoza

Millions of snow geese flock to Havana, Illinois for annual rest stop

4 hours ago
In Central Illinois, once a year, the sky comes alive as millions of snow geese descend on a place most people have never heard of. The small town of Havana, Illinois, is a place where most shop close for the winter. And the population is outnumbered — by birds. The town’s Emiquon Nature Preserve was created when the Nature [...]
Erin McElroy

St. Louis City Hall debates billion-dollar data center project

4 hours 28 minutes ago
The St. Louis City Hall held a heated five-hour virtual hearing today for a controversial billion-dollar data center proposed for the historic site at the old Armory building in midtown. Developers claim the project will provide millions in tax revenue, while residents raised concerns about its environmental impact and energy demands.
Kelley Hoskins

How to watch Illinois' first-round March Madness matchup

6 hours 3 minutes ago
The Illinois Fighting Illini (No. 3 seed) are set to take on the Penn Quakers (No. 14 seed) on Thursday in their first-round March Madness matchup. The game will be held at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina as part of the South bracket division.
Joey Schneider

DEA St. Louis seizes 600K fentanyl doses as part of nationwide crackdown

7 hours 8 minutes ago
Calling it “a significant blow to drug trafficking networks,” the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration announced its agents seized more than 57 million potentially fatal doses of fentanyl during the second phase of a nationwide operation to reduce the illegal supply and demand of the drug.
Kevin S. Held

Illinois bill would regulate data centers' energy use

8 hours 4 minutes ago
A bill in Illinois would regulate data centers to keep their energy use under control. The POWER Act (SB4016/HB5513) would regulate new data centers built in Illinois and address concerns about pollution, water and energy prices. The most popular proposal would require data centers to pay to generate their own energy. Data centers would be [...]
Brian Weckerly