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Officials say there is new hope regarding the mystery following a new lead thanks to TikTok.

ALTON – Plans for a permanent flood wall in downtown Alton are no longer moving forward as city officials consider other possible flood mitigation projects. At a meeting on flood mitigation options held at Alton City Hall on Feb. 4, 2026, Scott Weiner with Sheppard, Morgan & Schwaab (SMS) Inc. presented three potential projects aimed at preventing flooding in downtown Alton: A permanent concrete flood wall topped by removable aluminum planks which could be temporarily installed as

Just a week after multiple people were injured during a shooting at a mortuary in Ferguson, the city's mayor, Ella Jones, is addressing the public's concerns surrounding safety.

Officials say the woman has been located and is safe.

A Missouri House committee is considering a proposal that would limit student screen time while shifting most of the schoolwork back to paper.

The Baton Rouge Police Department announced recently that it will begin using a drone designed by military equipment manufacturer Lockheed Martin and Edge Autonomy, making it one of the first local police departments to use an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a history of primary use in foreign war zones. Baton Rouge is now one of the […]

The St. Louis Board of Aldermen will consider new legislation aimed at blocking immigration detention centers in the city as deportation efforts ramp up nationwide.

The city feels there’s not enough regulation in the business, while small business owners say they’re being bled dry by these bills.

SPRINGFIELD – State Senator Christopher Belt advanced a measure that would allow volunteer fire departments to apply for and receive state grants through the Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal. “We have several volunteer fire departments in the Metro East that would be able to take advantage of new funding,” said Belt (D-Swansea). “Right now, only city-run fire departments have access to state grants for equipment and building upgrades; this will change that.”

A St. Charles auto broker accused of helping transport large amounts of illegal drugs for an alleged area trafficker received what a federal judge called a “deal of a lifetime."

A disturbing case in St. Louis County where police say a woman’s body was left inside an apartment for weeks. Her roommate is in custody, charged with abandonment of a corpse.