The Missouri Senate gives first-round approval to a bill that would ban texting while driving. Missouri is one of only two US states without a law that prohibits people over 21 from texting while driving.
Singer Dierks Bentley will be headlining The Confluence festival this summer in Madison, Illinois. The festival features the top chatters across several genres, and regional artists will also perform in front of thousands, preparing for the Enjoy Illinois 300 June 2-4.
Several St. Louis groups plan a trip to Jefferson City Wednesday to lobby lawmakers. The groups oppose plans to return the St. Louis Police Department to state control.
The family of a 2019 murder victim plans a vigil Wednesday night to remember Jackie Griffin. She and Derrick Hudson were shot and killed inside a car on Maffitt Avenue in September 2019.
Multiple St. Louis area police officers were hospitalized early Wednesday morning after they were involved in a multi-vehicle crash on I-70 in Maryland Heights.
Despite the City of St. Louis going to great lengths to save a downtown jewel, thieves and vagrants are still getting inside the former Famous Barr building.
St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner was greeted with cheers and a standing ovation at the West Side Missionary Baptist Church in north St. Louis on Tuesday.
A change to more than 20 jobs to help fill a gap in the Fox C-6 School District budget has teachers and students outraged at Tuesday night’s school board meeting.
Hiding spots to dump trash are disappearing in St. Louis as more cameras and people are watching. Hundreds of police cameras now watch from above, while a small army of residents works from the ground under a growing incentive program.
Missouri’s Republican-led House on Tuesday voted to ban state government spending on diversity, equity and inclusion, including at public colleges and universities.
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