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For 45 years, the St. Louis Cardinals fan base has come to love their mascot, Fredbird. Now, he is in the running to make history.

EAST ST. LOUIS — Illinois State Police Troop 8 responded to a three-vehicle crash involving a school bus on I-64 eastbound near 25th Street in East St. Louis at approximately 12:24 p.m. Monday, May 12, 2025. ISP said the bus, carrying 22 elementary school children, was involved in the collision at milepost 4. Multiple ambulances were dispatched to evaluate the occupants of the bus. According to preliminary ISP reports, no serious injuries have been reported. Authorities have since moved the crash scene off the interstate. ISP said the investigation remains ongoing, and no further details have been released at this time.

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The house has long been vacant and is now in a “derelict” condition, according to the developer's zoning application.

Homicide Detectives are investigating a shooting that left one man dead and another injured on May 1, 2025 in the 3400 block of Miami.

The post UPDATE: Man Killed, Another Injured in Gravois Park Shooting appeared first on St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.

GREENE COUNTY - Illinois State Police Troop 8 responded to a fatal head-on collision on US-67 near Berdan Road, about two miles north of Carrollton in Greene County, at 1:02 p.m. on Friday, May 9, 2025. According to a preliminary investigation, ISP said a black Ford Fiesta crossed the center lane markings and collided head-on with a truck-tractor semi-trailer. The driver of the Ford Fiesta was pronounced deceased at the scene, while the driver of the semi-trailer reported no injuries. The roadway was closed for several hours to allow for investigation and vehicle recovery. All lanes reopened at approximately 6:56 p.m. on Friday, May 9, 2025. There is no further information available at this time.

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A Clayton tax attorney convicted in a tax shelter scheme has been granted more time before beginning her prison sentence, with the court approving a second extension request.

No one was injured. The man was taken into custody more than five hours after he allegedly shot at deputies.

St. Louis police have been asking local tire shops to report vehicles with spikes in their tires after a group of reckless drivers engaged in a slideshow in the Holly Hills neighborhood, resulting in up to 50 vehicles being spiked.

Lindbergh Boulevard will close May 27 so that workers can build a new bridge over Deer Creek.

DriveCentric LLC, a St. Louis-based developer of customer relationship management (CRM) technology for auto dealerships, has named a new top leader.

The renovations at the Era Collective, formerly 275 on the Park at 275 Union Blvd. in the city’s DeBaliviere Place neighborhood has added 8,000 square feet of new amenities and event space.

The 60th anniversary of the Grateful Dead will be celebrated with three Dead & Company concerts at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, Mayor Daniel Lurie announced on social media."We have some…

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Some of the money will also go to a new regional Technical Excellence Center facility in Columbus, Ohio, and a new digital credentialing system to help veterans pursue manufacturing jobs.

WASHINGTON PARK — A shooting outside the Club Compound on the 2200 block of Kingshighway in Washington Park, St. Clair County, early Monday, May 12, 2025, resulted in one death and a suspect being hospitalized, according to the Illinois State Police. At approximately 3:41 a.m. on May 12, 2025, the Washington Park Police Department requested assistance from the Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 6 to investigate the incident. ISP said preliminary information indicates a male victim was shot outside the club by a suspect. An off-duty Washington Park Police officer, who was working armed security at the club at the time, responded by shooting the suspect. The officer then secured the suspect until the Washington Park Police arrived. The suspect was transported to a local hospital for treatment, ISP said. ISP added that the victim was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities say the investigation is ongoing, and no further details will be released at

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Robert Prevost, now known to the world as Pope Leo XIV, made an early stop in his career of becoming a priest in St. Louis during the 1970s.

The mass renditioning of migrants hasn’t gone exactly as planned. Sure, it’s resulted in extreme amounts of stupid cruelty, which is very much on-brand for Trump administrations, but the mass deportation efforts have also met with considerable resistance from federal court judges. The administration hoped to keep the courts from doing anything to protect migrants […]

ALTON - For a unique and successful blend of talents in band, theater and engineering, our most recent Remarkable Redbird, junior Wesley LeBrun, will be leading the way. Wesley said during a recent interview that "Alton High is a great school and he is proud to attend." Wesley has been a member of the Marching Band, Jazz Band, Wind Ensemble and also the Marching 100 at Alton High. He has played a number of different percussion instruments including the snare drum, xylophone, kettle drum and marimba during his three years at Alton High. To participate in the Illinois Music Educators Association contest, Wesley submitted a video performance at a District Festival for a chance to perform with the top high school percussionists in the state of Illinois which he did during a contest in Peoria earlier this year. He was a member of the pit orchestra for the musicals his first two years at Alton High in playing for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and also Annie, but

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Ohio Republican Bernie Moreno joins Hawley in speaking out against a U.S. House plan to cut $880 billion from Medicaid, saying it would hurt Americans in need.