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Back to school in the St. Louis area starts Monday morning with two Illinois districts beginning the new school year, including East St. Louis School District 189.

Drivers will soon see at least three lanes on Interstate 70 across the entire state of Missouri.

A cluster of strong thunderstorms is moving through the region early Monday morning. Strong wind gusts and hail will be possible, but heavy rain is the bigger concern.

Joy Richter a 1995 Pattonville High School grad and has lived in Hawaii for more than 20 years. Her husband is a Ritenour High School alum and works as a property manager on the islands.

A St. Louis Housing Authority tenant contacted our You Paid For It team to get relief at their apartment following the recent heat wave.

NEW YORK (AP) — United States Steel Corp. said Sunday that it rejected a $7.3 billion buyout proposal from rival Cleveland Cliffs and was reviewing “strategic alternatives” after receiving several unsolicited offers. Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel said it rejected the offer because Cleveland-Cliffs was pushing it to accept the terms without being allowed to conduct proper [...]

Officials are urging residents to stay out of the water at Rockford Beach Park, after a disappearance led to another fatal drowning on Saturday. Officials in the county say part of the problem is how residents are accessing the bluffs above the water.

The St. Charles Jewish Festival kicked off Sunday outside the Foundry Art Centre with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Here's how to donate toward Maui wildfire relief via the American Red Cross.

- Officers responded to a stolen car report in the 1500 block of Salisbury. The victims were two juveniles who were visiting a friend they only knew by a nickname.

On August 11, at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in St. Louis, while Ghost was preparing to perform on Friday night, fans were halted at the venue's entrance and asked to remove any face paint.

In some parts of the country, as many as one in four adults say they drink excessively.

The rich are getting richer and have been for some time.

One person has died in a plane crash near Verdin, Illinois, which is located about an hour north of St. Louis.

This is the same scene where that unidentified man drowned yesterday afternoon. As a family mourns the death of a loved one, authorities are investigating whether those newly implemented safety measures were in place at the time of this incident.

Two rounds of rain and storms are expected over the next 24 hours. Storms have developed in the plains and will spread eastward today.

Earlier this month. Joshua Jones Jr. reeled in a 108-pound catfish from the river near Spanish Lake. Inspired by a contest, and with support from his father, Joshua made new memories behind a once-in-a-lifetime catch.

In preparation of the new school year, Cardinals Care handed out backpacks full of school supplies Saturday to children involved with the Redbird Rookies program.

Saturday was a hot and humid day, but that did not stop families from gathering at the 13th Annual Grub and Groove Festival in Francis Park.  

One man drowned Saturday afternoon in the Big River at Rockford Beach Park in Jefferson County, according to the High Ridge Fire Department.