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STAUNTON, Ill. - The Superintendent of the Staunton CUSD #6 announced there will be an increased police presence after a threat cancelled the boy's basketball game Wednesday night. Superintendent Brett T. Allen stated that the threat was received by the Staunton Police Department. The campus was quickly cleared. After investigating and securing the building, there [...]

An adult man has been charged after allegedly entering a University of Missouri sorority house Tuesday evening.

The recent shutdown of Interstate 255 from Illinois Route 157 to Route 15 has some Metro East residents adjusting their schedules.

As a 10-year-old girl recovers from a shooting last night, local leaders are pushing a $600,000 violence prevention initiative aimed at stopping crime before it happens.

Missouri lawmakers want students to put away their phones while in the classroom. 

There’s a widening scandal involving a man now serving prison time for ripping off the elderly.

Pagedale Police Chief Anthony Huckleberry has had a long career in law enforcement, but Tuesday afternoon was a surprise didn’t expect. Authorities are investigating after Huckleberry’s vehicle was struck by gunfire.

Breaking barriers and making history. Ella Jones became the first Black person elected to the Ferguson City Council in April 2015. In June 2020, she became the city’s first Black mayor.

Testimony continued in a federal courtroom Wednesday against a St. Louis man facing multiple murder charges for his part in a drug ring.

Undercover officers recently arrested a suspect accused of orchestrating a six-figure gold extortion scam in Columbia, Illinois.

A would-be armed robber got more than he bargained for after attempting to steal his intended victim’s firearm.

A juvenile and two adults have been charged with the shooting death of a Belleville teenager, who was fatally wounded Monday outside his home.

The Missouri Senate has launched a new online portal for residents to submit reports of "government duplication, waste, or inefficiencies," aligning with the DOGE initiative established during Donald Trump's current administration.

Outfielder Lars Nootbaar has gone to a salary arbitration hearing with the St. Louis Cardinals, arguing he should be paid $2.95 million instead of the team’s $2.45 million offer. Nootbaar hit .244 with 12 homers and 45 RBIs last year, when he earned $761,000. He was eligible for arbitration for the first time. Cardinals right-hander Andre Pallante, Washington first baseman Nathaniel Lowe and Los Angeles Angels infielder Luis Rengifo also remain scheduled for hearings, which run through Feb. 14.

A St. Louis tax preparer pleaded guilty on Monday to filing at least 41 fraudulent tax returns costing the IRS over $312,000

A man, 53, was arrested and charged with kidnapping, robbery and armed criminal action after confronting a woman and a man with knives and a sledgehammer in an attempted robbery.

Mom's Deli, a longtime staple in south St. Louis, will leave its current location later this month. The owners hope to find a new spot to continue serving the St. Louis community.

A St. Louis man accused of stabbing another man to death last summer is making his first appearance before a judge Wednesday afternoon.

Dozens of protestors gathered outside the Missouri Capitol midday Wednesday in opposition of U.S. President Donald Trump.

A collision occurred on the ramp of Missouri Route 367 to Interstate 270 in north St. Louis County, resulting in serious injuries to the driver and passenger of a BMW and moderate injuries to the driver of a Kia Carnival.