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St. Louis now has more speed and skill — and that makes it a threat to win the Western Conference.

A Rolla, Missouri man is accused of racking up nearly $30,000 in debit card transactions on a card belonging to an elderly woman's dead husband.

ALTON - The Friends of Mayor David Goins Mayor’s Basketball Game is to bridge generations together, young and old, and also a great way to start October at James Killion Park. The event was scheduled for 1-5 p.m. on Oct. 1 at James Killion Park. Mayor Goins said with the nice weather, the event was a perfect way to bridge the games and just have fun with the game of basketball, something he personally loves. Goins at 6-foot-7 is the perfect height for the beloved game. This is one of several ways the mayor has tried to reach both young and older adults at James Killion Park at Salu in his tenure. Tredell Jones of Alton, the President of Bridging the Gap, was part of organizing the game and said it was one big community basketball game and it was simply to try to make a nice event and help “bridge the gap of generations” with the sport of basketball at Killion Park. Jones said he loves being part of these types of events to reach area youth and adults alike. Jason

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St. Louis suburb Maryland Heights is honored as one of the top spots for families to live in the nation.

GRAFTON - The Grafton City Council recently voted unanimously to award a $136,700 contract for sidewalk and street repairs in Grafton Hills subdivision to RCS Construction, Inc., 960 East Airline Drive, East Alton. RCS was the lowest, responsible responding bidder at the sealed bid opening that occurred at Grafton City Hall. Three companies responded to the bid package prepared by SMS Engineers, Inc. for the sidewalk and street repairs concrete project in Grafton Hills. Cas Sheppard, P.E., president of SMS Engineers, Inc. presided over the sealed bid opening with Mayor Morrow and his staff. Representatives from all three bidding companies were present. “We are excited to finally award this contract,” said Mayor Morrow. “We are looking forward to working with the RCS team to complete the work this fall.” The Grafton City Council meeting is held on the third Tuesday of every month at 7:00 p.m. in City Hall. All council meetings are open to the public, broadcast

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It’s kinda weird how the GOP’s pure hatred and spite towards tech companies, and their desire to exact maximum punishment rather than make good policy, keeps blowing up bills that might otherwise pass. We’ve talked plenty about how Republicans have effectively torpedoed the big tech antitrust bill by insisting that it must include provisions that […]

One of FOX 2's very own will take on a big role with the St. Louis Blues this season.

Plans for the site call for a new 70,000-square-foot commercial building for dealership Broadway Ford Truck Center.

A bipartisan chorus of Missouri lawmakers joined together on Twitter Wednesday to call for Agape Boarding School to be shut down.

The post Bipartisan group of Missouri lawmakers demand Agape Boarding School be shut down appeared first on Missouri Independent.

BETHALTO - Ty Bechel, director of the recovery organization Amare, has done remarkable work over the years in his capacity to reach people battling addiction through strength-based, person-centered recovery-focused services. One of his favorite times of the year each year is when the Rockin’ For Recovery event is held. Once again, the recent Rockin’ For Recovery reached hundreds of people with a powerhouse musical lineup and testimonies of recovering addicts. Shaun and Mike Duo kicked off the festivities and the Hideous Gentleman also captivated the crowd. The headliner was Anthology’s Tribute to the Allman Brothers Band. Rockin’ For Recovery always brings together the community for this free event to celebrate National Recovery Month with food trucks, bounce houses for the kids provided by Gateway Bounce out of Caseyville, the R4R vendor market, and organization and resource booths for all those who attended. Bechel said the three speakers were remarkable.

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After support for a President Biden reelection bid dipped earlier this year, more Democrats are now saying they’d back a 2024 run from the president, new polling shows.  If he doesn’t enter the ring, Vice President Harris is their top choice in a hypothetical party primary.  A new Morning Consult-Politico poll found that 59 percent [...]

The festival, on October 21, will be bigger than ever.

More than 44 years ago, photographer Richard Upper took one of the most iconic pictures in rock and roll history – outside a McDonald’s in the suburbs of St. Louis, of all places.

The former home of Mama Toscano’s on The Hill, which closed for good last month, will soon see a return of St. Louis’ famous toasted ravioli.

A man was shot and killed Wednesday afternoon in a seemingly random shooting inside a barber shop in The Grove area of St. Louis.

Magnus Carlsen, the world champion, lost to Hans Niemann two weeks ago at the over-the-board Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis.

Two 7-foot greeting cards for the retiring Cards stars will be available for signing on Friday in Ballpark Village and on Saturday inside Busch Stadium.

In a press release, the company stated the first began around 1:30 p.m. at the Transchemical Warehouse.

As if one major public health scare hasn’t already been enough to deal with, it seems that we might need to keep an eye on Monkeypox at the local level now, too. The City of St. Louis Department of Health made a Facebook post saying that they’re going to start sharing a “bi-weekly update on the monkeypox case counts in our community.”