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The Illinois Lottery generated $3.87 billion in total sales during fiscal year 2026. Of the $804 million in net income, $792 million went to the common school fund, which supports K-12 public education. Another $12 million went to other charities. Players won big, collecting more than $2.7 billion in prizes; 147 players won at least [...]

The city is nearing the end of the first phase of emergency demolitions in the tornado impact zone, but officials say hundreds of dangerous buildings remain and more than $40 million is needed to finish the work.

A jury heard opening statements and testimony Tuesday in a lawsuit filed by James Pence, who was handcuffed on Dec. 18, 2023, when a St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department vehicle crashed into his bar, Bar:PM, on South Broadway.

Police in Overland confirm they've found a missing 7-year-old and his mother.

Major redevelopment plans are moving forward for the former Jamestown Mall site in north St. Louis County. New plans call for 700 homes, retail shops, restaurants, a grocery store and more.

A student was found in possession of a loaded gun Tuesday at Riverview Gardens High School, according to the school district.

An Illinois sales tax holiday saved families an estimated $11.4 million during the 2026 back-to-school season.

A convicted intruder who kicked his way into a sleeping couple’s home and attacked one of the residents was sentenced Tuesday to 12 years in Illinois state prison.

A Kansas City-based law firm will take over an investigation into the St. Louis Police Board of Commissioners that was previously assigned to the Missouri Attorney General's Office, according to the attorney general.

ST. LOUIS -- The National Weather Service at St. Louis says that October high temperatures are set to break another record. "After the warmest September on record at St Louis, we're actually on track for one of the warmest Octobers as well. The rest of the month is forecast to be above normal," writes the [...]

Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick has launched an investigation into St. Louis County's property tax appeals process following whistleblower allegations of unfairness.

A 27-year-old St. Louis man pleaded guilty in federal court on Monday to conspiring to commit robbery in an August 2024 plot to steal Bitcoin from a Connecticut resident.

Drivers may have noticed something unusual on a newly-installed sign in Maryland Heights: The city's name is misspelled as "Mayrland Heights."

A man and woman are both charged in connection with the theft of over $150,000 from the St. Jo Frontier Casino in St. Joseph, Missouri.

A popular plant-based butter has been recalled due to yeast, mold and E. coli, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has now assigned it a risk level.

Voters in 11 Illinois counties will decide this November whether local officials should explore separating from Cook County to form a new state.

ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department launched a suspicious death investigation Tuesday after a woman was found dead in south St. Louis. According to police, Jhené Audrict, 21, was pronounced dead Aug. 18 after being found with a bullet wound to the head in a yard in the 6100 block of Minnesota [...]

One juvenile is in custody after an Oakville school resource officer was injured in an attack, police say.

It’s been 15 years since David Freese earned his place in St. Louis Cardinals lore, playing hero twice in an epic comeback that paved the way to the Cardinals’ most recent World Series title.

Ice Cream Specialties, Inc., a Brentwood-based manufacturer of ice cream and ice cream products, plans to shut down production operations by the end of the year and lay off 107 workers, according to a Missouri WARN notice.