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Organizers of the Soulard Mardi Gras Bud Light Grand Parade held a meeting Thursday to remind the public of a few changes for those attending.

People ducked for cover in an Alton neighborhood after gunfire broke out while a school bus dropped a student off on Central Avenue.

Missouri legislators are considering a bill that could be used to target drag performers or shows.

The Missouri Department of Conservation is reminding pet owners of possible coyote encounters in the St. Louis area this time of year.

The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is asking the public to help search for a man who has been missing since Monday.

A man accused of using a firearm to rob an East St. Louis convenience store in fall 2023 appeared in federal court Thursday for sentencing.

Two controlled burns are underway Thursday afternoon near the Missouri-Illinois state line in northern parts of the St. Louis region.

An Overland police officer is accused of harassing, kidnapping, and assaulting his estranged pregnant wife earlier this week.

A 27-year-old Missouri man was arrested in connection with a terroristic threat after he was accused of sending emails to Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller earlier this month, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.

The cost of living has grown across the nation in recent years, and with it, so has the standard to be considered “upper-middle class.”

ST. LOUIS - George Vaughn, a prominent lawyer from St. Louis, played a pivotal role in reshaping American civil rights through landmark Supreme Court cases in the mid-20th century. Vaughn, who served as an Assistant Attorney General in Missouri, was instrumental in the 1948 Shelley v. Kraemer case, which successfully challenged racially restrictive covenants that [...]

A research team with Washington University recently confirmed the presence of an invasive longhorned tick in St. Louis County, marking the first such discovery of the species in the region.

ST. LOUIS - The 2025 Annie Malone May Day Parade is set to return after briefly being canceled due to economic challenges. The Annie Malone May Day Parade, known as the second largest African American parade in the country, is a St. Louis tradition that has marked the city for 115 years. The return of [...]

The Alton Police Department says multiple suspects opened fire on a student shortly after they stepped off a school bus in a targeted attack.

Gene Hackman, the prolific Oscar-winning actor whose studied portraits ranged from reluctant heroes to conniving villains and made him one of the industry’s most respected and honored performers, has been found dead along with his wife at their home. He was 95. Hackman was a frequent and versatile presence on screen from the 1960s until [...]

ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Hero Network is gearing up for its annual Bourbon for Badges event on February 28 at Tapawingo Golf Club, aiming to raise over $62,000 to support local heroes, including Captain Tommy Shine. The event, organized by firefighter Charlie Metzner, will feature a live auction to benefit first responders and [...]

Three men have been charged in connection with a double shooting in Cahokia Heights that resulted in the death of a 15-year-old boy, while one of the victims was treated and released from the hospital.

ST. LOUIS - Sunny, breezy, and just a touch cooler Thursday, with highs around 60 F. Thursday will be breezy in the afternoon, with wind gusts to 30 mph. It will be warmer and windy Friday. Temperatures will pop close to 70 F for a high with mostly sunny skies and wind gusting to 35 [...]

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (NEXSTAR) -- A proposal to exempt the Mahomet Aquifer from carbon sequestration projects is picking up steam in the Capitol. "We play with the hand we're dealt with, and this is what we're doing now," Annette McMichael, a Hopedale resident and boardmember for Illinois' People's Action said. Illinois Peoples Action led a group [...]

A local school board is looking to pass a measure to support students who are in the country illegally.