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A former bank vice president and loan officer in central Illinois appeared in federal court Friday morning and admitted to committing arson and bank fraud.

LITCHFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois State Police say that I-55 is closed for 28 miles because of blackout conditions that started at around 11 a.m. on the highway. Wind gusts blew dirt from nearby farm fields across the road and reduced visibility, causing many crashes. The thick black smoke from vehicles damaged in the collisions let [...]

St. Louis County Circuit Judge Ellen Ribaudo issued a temporary restraining order Monday blocking the Republican attorney general’s emergency rule on transgender health care until a lawsuit challenging it is resolved.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — Illinois lawmakers have introduced a bill that would no longer make it illegal for drivers to have items hanging from their rearview mirror. According to House Bill 2389, police would no longer have the authority to stop a motorist for having an item, like an air freshener, hanging from their rearview [...]

ST. LOUIS - The store closing sales have started at 360 Bed Bath & Beyond locations and 120 Buy Buy Baby locations. After months of speculation, the retail chain announced that they would be shuttering all stores in April. Discounts of 10 to 30 percent off the lowest ticketed prices are now available for shoppers. [...]

Two assistant prosecutors in the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office have resigned after being summoned for contempt of court hearings, along with their boss, Kim Gardner.

ST. LOUIS -- Officers have been called to the Confluence Academy school in Old North St. Louis for a report of a shooting at around 9 a.m. The scene appears to be calm, but Bommarito Automotive SkyFOX Helicopter captured images of students being moved from one building to another. Police tell FOX 2 that a [...]

AAA and Missouri lawmakers are partnering to make St. Louis and state roads safer, and they are doing that with the help of second-grade kids.

The St. Louis Archdiocese is gearing up for the 'All Things New' reorganization of the 178 catholic parishes.

Aerosmith will be touring a city near you for the last time to celebrate the rock band's 50-plus years together.

The Kwame Charitable Foundation is hosting its 19th annual golf tournament Monday.

Friends and family of Monsignor Salvatore Polizzi are saying goodbye to him this week. The priest whose efforts to organize and preserve The Hill neighborhood died last Monday.

Investigators in Jefferson County have identified the human remains found last week near Pevely by a morel mushroom hunter.

A St. Louis County judge is expected to make a decision Monday on whether a rule restricting gender-affirming care for transgender kids and adults in Missouri can take effect.  

April 30 is National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day. According to the ASPCA, more than 6 million animals enter shelters in the U.S. every year, and there are hundreds of pets across the St. Louis area in need of a forever home.

Less than a week after spotlighting a mother of four’s problems at a rent-subsidized apartment in north St. Louis, the property owner has finally relented.

People from across the St. Louis region are sharing their memories of beloved Cardinals player and commentator Mike Shannon, and the legacy he leaves behind.

CLEVELAND, Texas (AP) — A widening manhunt for a Texas gunman who fatally shot five neighbors continued coming up empty Sunday as officers knocked on doors, the governor put up $50,000 in reward money and the FBI appeared no closer to catching the killer after nearly two days of searching with a team that has [...]

The St. Louis-based organization is being accused of defamation in Colorado in a lawsuit that includes the former president’s campaign and myriad right-wing media figures.

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — People living along the Mississippi River watched warily Sunday as water levels rose in southeast Iowa and northwest Illinois, awaiting spring crests as floodwaters began to slowly recede and reveal damage in areas further north. The National Weather Service said many of the crests across the region this season will rank [...]