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In the fourth week of Table Hunger food drive, O'Fallon and Edwardsville collected more than 5,900 pounds of food.

The St. Louis County Council will consider a health department proposal to spend $300,000 to do a study on building a new morgue.

One of the biggest events of the year is back. The Great Forest Park Balloon Race is going all out for its 50th anniversary.

St. Ann detectives are investigating a threat at Ritenour High School. The police arrested a 17-year-old student after he made threats on social media to bring a gun to school.

A local Schnucks store has found a creative way to recruit new workers.

Police allowed reporters to watch the video twice, but did not distribute the video or allow reporters to record the video off the TV screen.

During a news briefing by the St. Louis Department of Public Safety on Friday afternoon, St. Louis reporters were given the opportunity to view surveillance video of an officer involved shooting that resulted in the death of 16-year-old Darryl Ross on September 11.

The Summer to 700 continues for Albert Pujols. The St. Louis Cardinals first baseman is now just two home runs shy of joining an exclusive home run club.

Racism is a human problem. When that problem wears badges, carries guns, and has the power to deprive people of life and liberty, it’s a much more serious problem. Many US law enforcement agencies have racist roots, agencies formed for the purpose of catching escaped slaves to return them to their white owners. Not every […]

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (NEXSTAR) -- A Democratic State's Attorney is the latest to attack the SAFE-T Act -- Illinois's massive criminal justice reform law that eliminates cash bail. Kankakee County State's Attorney Jim Rowe (D) argues that the law amends Illinois's Constitution, which would only be legal through a ballot measure. "The Safe-T Act has effectively [...]

The Civilian Oversight Board and Detention Facilities Oversight Board, which both hold subpoena power, were both scheduled to meet on Sept. 19.

Pine Lawn could soon be without policing because it's too far behind on payments to a regional police cooperative under contract with the city.

Both men have been in the news recently due to criminal indictments.

"How is it easier to get something you internationally use versus a Missouri driver’s license?" 74-year-old Joyce Fletcher asked.

Saint Louis Metropolitan Police today showed surveillance footage of a shooting incident from earlier this week. Two officers shot and killed a 16-year-old boy outside a gas station in St. Louis' Old North neighborhood. [content-1] Two Drug Enforcement and Intervention Detectives shot Darryl Ross after a foot pursuit at a Shell gas station in the 2800 block of North Florissant Avenue.

Post-season tickets went on sale Friday online. They can be purchased at the box office starting Monday.

As far as I can tell, in the area the 5th Circuit appeals court has jurisdiction, websites no longer have any 1st Amendment editorial rights. That’s the result of what appears to me to be the single dumbest court ruling I’ve seen in a long, long time, and I know we’ve seen some crazy rulings […]

LAKE OZARK ‐‐ The Republican trying to get the only statewide office currently held by Democrats pledged Friday he would show no partisan favoritism, while his opponents said only they could provide the independence needed in the office. State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick, former state Rep. Alan Green and accountant John Hartwig Jr. met in their […]

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After more than 17 hours of deliberating, the jury issued a verdict in the murder-for-hire trial of Tim Norman. The "Welcome to Sweetie Pie's" reality TV star was found guilty on all charges. He was charged with conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire, murder-for-hire resulting in death and mail fraud. Sentencing is set for Dec. 15 Norman and his family are known for the reality TV show "Welcome to Sweetie Pie's" on the Oprah Winfrey Network, which ran for several seasons. Back in 2020, he was accused…