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Take a load off and take in the views on a relaxing daytime cruise that shows St. Louis from the river that built it. Narrated

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The project, which would be be constructed on 53.21 acres of undeveloped farmland known as Rasp Farm.

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Aquaport decided to close for the season on Monday following the damage they sustained from flooding on July 26. The outdoor water park in Maryland Heights said, "While we were initially hopeful the facility would be able to open at some point this summer, it has become apparent that the [...]

GRANITE CITY - Granite City Community Unit School District #9 announced a Special Meeting of the Board of Education on Tuesday, August 9, at 5:15 p.m. This is an open meeting and will be streamed live on Zoom. The purpose of the meeting includes: Hire of new GCHS Assistant Principal Hire of new GCHS Special Education Teacher School handbook approval Staff Resignations Extracurricular resignations and extracurricular assignments LINK: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82513579194?pwd=aDVJMENNK25RS0VaR050S3hzTGNqZz09 Meeting ID: 825 1357 9194 Passcode: 185934 For more information about Granite City School District #9, visit www.gcsd9.net .

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Channel your inner Huck Finn on the STL Riverfront Adventure, a unique and unforgettable tour of St. Louis via the largest river in North America!

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CHICAGO - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 19 attorneys general, today announced his support of a joint effort by the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to revise and strengthen regulations under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). The CRA is a critical civil rights law enacted by Congress to prevent racially-discriminatory redlining in housing, and encourage banks to help meet the credit needs of their entire communities, including low- and moderate-income neighborhoods and individuals. In a comment letter , Raoul and the coalition express support for the federal agencies’ proposed rule, and urge them to go even further in implementing reforms to help tackle persistent racial and economic disparities exacerbated by COVID-19. “Everyone deserves access to housing. As people continue to feel the financial impact of the pandemic, it is more important than eve

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I was puttering around in my local Target yesterday and I noticed something in the clothing department. In the name of diversity and body positivity, both the mannequins and the pictures of smiling models covered the full gamut of body types: thin, fat, big, tall, short, you name it. But that was only in the ...continue reading "Why no body positivity for men?"

WEST FRANKFORT, IL. – Centerstone, a nonprofit health system specializing in mental health and substance use disorder treatments, will host hiring events on August 9 from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. at four Centerstone locations. Participants are asked to register before 8:30 a.m. on August 9 at indeedhi.re/3BFhRG4. For the event, job seekers should dress casually and bring their most current resume and, if they intend to apply for a clinical role, their transcripts. The hiring events will take place at the following Centerstone facilities: 2615 Edwards, Alton - group room 800 N Main, Anna - conference room 2311 S Illinois, Carbondale - conference room 902 W Main, West Frankfort - conference room Centerstone is among the nation’s leading nonprofit behavioral health systems with thousands of employees dedicated to delivering care that changes people’s lives. A dynamic, well-established organization, Centerstone offers rewarding opportunities to serve all ages in

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This week Construction Forum drone pilot and photographer Louis Kelly captured foundation work on Bemiston Place, a $101 million mixed-used development at Central, Maryland, and Bemiston avenues in Clayton. Balke Brown Transwestern purchased the parcels of land to build the project from HBE Corporation. They had been assembled by Fred Kummer, the late HBE founder […]

No one was inside the Taco Bell and no injuries were reported from the fire.

The fastest game on Earth.   HOCKEY: Faster Than Ever explores the science behind ice hockey. Technology, physics and other topics highlight the advances of

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ST. LOUIS - Two people were injured in a shooting early Monday morning. The shooting happened around 1 a.m. on Cass Avenue at North 13th Street. Police said two groups of people were shooting at each other. The two men injured were described as innocent bystanders. FOX 2 will continue to update this story with more information [...]

At the scene, police were investigating a car that had crashed into and knocked over a USPS drop box.

Gas continues to decline in price, but is still 91.6 cents higher than a year ago in St. Louis.

I share a food favorite with 11-year-old Harriet the Spy—a love for a good tomato sandwich. The story-book sleuth preferred her tomatoes on squishy, white bread with mayonnaise. Much to her mother’s dismay, she ate a tomato sandwich for lunch every day for five years and always cake and milk at 3:45 each day. Now... 

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