On the first day of candidate filing for state and federal races on the August primary ballot, congressional candidates in Missouri faced a dilemma. They still don't know exactly what the boundaries of their districts will be, as the redistricting process has been stuck in the Missouri State Senate that past few weeks, as conservatives hold out for a map that would show a 7:1 ratio of likely Republican versus Democrats representing the state in Washington. A 6-2 map has passed the Missouri House.
ST. LOUIS, Mo. - A cold front is marching across Missouri and into Illinois today. Temperatures are expected to fall through the afternoon as winds swing to the northwest. Wind gusts this afternoon could be up to 30mph. Skies will become partly cloudy overnight as the colder air really sets in. Wednesday morning temperatures will [...]
ALTON, Ill. - The Old Bakery Beer Co. in Alton, Illinois is honoring the birthday Tuesday of Robert Wadlow, the world's tallest man and Alton native. Wadlow was 8'11" and died in 1940 at the age of 22. The Old Bakery Beer Co. has been celebrating Wadlow's birthday on February 22 for five years. The [...]
JEFFERSON CITY, MO-- The 2022 campaign cycle is now officially open in Missouri. Months after candidates began raising money, garnering endorsements and wooing voters, Tuesday marked the first day to file to run in the August 2nd primaries. Candidates began filing for their place on the ballot at 8 am at the Missouri Secretary of [...]
The three men convicted of murder in Ahmaud Arbery’s fatal shooting were found guilty of federal hate crimes and other lesser charges Tuesday for violating Arbery’s civil rights and targeting him because he was Black.
The development formally ends Trump’s legal effort to stymie lawmakers’ efforts to obtain a batch of schedules, call logs, emails and other requested documents that the committee says could illuminate key circumstances surrounding the deadly Capitol riot.
Efforts by world leaders to head off a Russian invasion of Ukraine were dealt a serious blow when Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized the independence of two separatist regions in eastern Ukraine and ordered his military to “maintain peace” there.
ST. LOUIS - Deli Star Corporation is opening a new production facility in St. Louis Tuesday. Governor Mike Parson will take part in the ribbon-cutting ceremony. A fire destroyed the company's plant in Fayetteville, Illinois last year. The new facility is on Chouteau Avenue near South Compton. It could bring in as many as 500 [...]
ST. LOUIS - Tuesday starts off with rain across the area. Some storms and rain will be heavy at times. Some areas to the south may see severe storms. It will be dry Tuesday afternoon and night. The next system comes in Wednesday and brings winter weather (snow and sleet) through Thursday. Some accumulations are [...]
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell is searching for more victims of a man charged with first-degree harassment. Bell said there is a pattern of allegations against 53-year-old Robert Merkle. "After a brief dating period, one date, or even a chance encounter where he obtains the victim's phone number, [...]
The foster parents of Zaydian Dopirak said a St. Louis County judge ignored warnings from social workers, a guardian ad litem, and a pediatrician. They said their 4-year-old then paid with his life last month.
“So low that it’s almost inaudible but super consistent. Usually in the evenings after 8 p.m. you’d hear a very low humming noise that would come in kind of a wave pattern."
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