The Senate struck a deal to fund a large portion of the government on Thursday evening, just a day before a shutdown deadline. The agreement will split the bill funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) off from a "minibus" package of five other major funding bills. The Senate will instead move a stopgap bill [...]
A proposed development agreement for a sports complexes between the city of O’Fallon and its developers failed by a close vote two weeks ago, and at that meeting Mayor Bill Hennessy’s choice words toward his fellow councilmembers who voted it down were picked up on a hot mic.
The U.S. Department of Justice has launched an online portal for victims of radioactive waste in the St. Louis region to formally submit their RECA claims.
ILLINOIS (WCIA) -- On Thursday, former Sangamon County deputy Sean Grayson was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the murder of 36-year-old Sonya Massey. In response, leaders throughout the state reacted to the news. The Massey Commission was created in 2024 by Sangamon County Board Chairman Andy Van Meter and Democratic State Senator Doris Turner to discuss, [...]
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A former Illinois sheriff’s deputy was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison for fatally shooting Sonya Massey, a Black woman who had dialed 911 to report a possible prowler outside her Springfield home. Sean Grayson, who is white, was convicted in October of second-degree murder in a police brutality case [...]
Longtime St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina will rejoin the organization this season as a "special assistant" to the President of Baseball Operations.
St. Louis police officers are set for another pay increase after the St. Louis Police Officers Association (SLPOA) reached a tentative agreement on a new contract, union officials announced this week.
Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics star and St. Louis native, is reevaluating his plans to return from a torn Achilles injury this season due to the risk of re-injury.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — For more than a century, people across the Ozarks have believed that untold wealth lies hidden beneath their feet. Spanish silver sealed in caves. Civil War gold buried to keep it from bushwhackers. Outlaw loot hidden along wagon roads. Maps passed down through families. Diaries discovered decades later. Men who dug, searched [...]
A Missouri bill would require all public school students to participate in at least 60 minutes of physical education or "moderate physical activity" each school day, starting next school year.
HBO has released the official trailer for "DTF St. Louis," a limited drama series set to premiere March 1 on HBO and Max that blends darkness and comedy with a Midwest mystery rooted in a love triangle.
A Troy, Illinois man faces a federal charge after he threatened to kill federal to kill federal agents working for Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minnesota authorities say.
St. Louis Lambert International Airport is introducing new eGates to enhance the travel experience, allowing travelers with a CLEAR+ membership to verify their identity in under five seconds and proceed directly to physical screening.
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