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ST. LOUIS--Four years of data collected by researchers at Southern Illinois University Carbondale suggests that nine-banded armadillos, which have been in Illinois' southern counties for years, will continue to move north. It's a reason why experts still want people to report sightings two years after the research ended. "Although temperature and precipitation are thought to [...]

BETHALTO - The Bethalto community is one that always rallies for one another when someone is in need. Recently, a 6-year-old - Ollie - lost both his mother and father to COVID-19. Rob Brooks, who organized GoFundMe fundraiser for Ollie and Ollie's grandmother Cindy Cauley, said Ollie has severe autism and is non-verbal, requiring extra special, around-the-clock attention, and care. It has been a series of tragic events for Ollie's family. First, Ollie’s mother, Amanda Sitarz, 37, was struck with COVID-19 and died from complications. Then the entire family got sick, including Ollie, although Ollie recovered and is now healthy. Ollie’s great-grandmother and Cindy’s mother, Frances Griffin, then died from COVID-19 complications. Then Cindy's son, Brad Irvin, Ollie’s father, also died from illness complications, Rob said. Cindy Cauley will now be raising Ollie and she wants only the best for her grandson in spite of his autism. “All proceeds of this GoFundM

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“Creating a centerpiece for the area brings pride to a community, interest from outside developers and a safe place for families to come together."

A police department unit is handling the ongoing investigation, which is a standard procedure whenever a child suddenly dies.

This is Silverado Creek at the southernmost point of Silverado Road where it leads into Silverado Canyon. I think there's a movie called Silverado, isn't there? It should have been filmed here.

Missouri lawmakers will hear testimony on three sports betting proposals on Tuesday

Investigators tell the I-Team that a suspect with history of harassment could have more victims.

Today on TAP: As banks and corporations made fortunes from the pandemic, some workers accidentally got too much unemployment comp. Until we enact an excess profits tax, let them keep it!

Economist says St. Louis price increases largely mirror national trends, though it may have been catching up recently.

ST. LOUIS (KTVI)-- A bill set for its first hearing in a Missouri General Assembly committee this week would prohibit schools from suspending students in preschool to third grade, and would prohibit suspending children at all for truancy, absences or prior offenses. House Bill 2533, sponsored by State Representative Dottie Bailey, a Eureka Republican will [...]

There was no evidence of any criminal intent by a St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter who was targeted by the governor after finding a security flaw in a state website, Cole County Prosecutor Locke Thompson said in an interview Monday.  If any crime was committed, Thompson said, it was in the “fringes” of an overly-broad state […]

The post Prosecutor: No ‘criminal intent’ by reporter Missouri governor accused of hacking appeared first on Missouri Independent.

Timothy A. Walker stood trial Feb. 9 and was found guilty of first-degree assault and armed crminal action.

ST. LOUIS - Soulard Mardi Gras is happening on Saturday, February 26, and every year there is a lively parade. The free Bud Light Grand Parade starts at 11 a.m. The parade starts at Busch Stadium and goes through the streets of Downtown South and Soulard. It finishes at Anheuser-Busch Brewery. The parade is expected [...]

At its peak in the 1990s, Kmart operated about 2,400 stores and employed 350,000 in the United States and Canada.

Police arrested a 46-year-old man and are seeking charges for involuntary manslaughter.

The move comes as the St. Louis-based power utility's renewable energy expansion has, at least temporarily, been slowed by supply chain hiccups, among other issues.