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CHARLESTON - Edwardsville’s Jayla Gathing won the girls shot put state championship Saturday, May 23, 2026, after a tiebreaker decided first place, while teammate Joi Story surged from 10th to third, giving Edwardsville two top-three finishes in the event. Gathing threw 46.17 meters, matching Jaloni Wiley of Homewood-Flossmoor. Gathing won the title because she had the better second-best throw. “We were tied for first,” Jayla said. “Then my last throw of 44 meters was

The St. Louis County Police Department is asking for the public's help with finding two teenagers who went missing Friday.

The "reconfiguration" will send St. Joseph students to nearby St. Paul, the archdiocese said.

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Missouri State Rep. LaKeySha Bosley (D-St. Louis) has been charged with two traffic misdemeanors: Driving with a suspended license and failing to stop at a red light.

CHARLESTON — Edwardsville senior Joi Story won the shot put title Saturday, May 23, 2026, at the 3A IHSA State Track and Field Meet, taking first place with a toss of 13.52 meters, or 44 feet, 4.25 inches, in the championship round. Jaloni Wiley of Homewood-Flossmoor finished second with a toss of 13.45 meters. Story, a previous state discus champion for Edwardsville, said her approach has centered on consistency rather than chasing marks. Story is a Spencer Homes Female Athlete of th

The breakdown killed legislation that would have shaped Kehoe’s push for an A-F grading system for public schools, one of his top education priorities.

FERGUSON, Mo. — A 4-month-old baby girl who was the subject of an Amber Alert in Ferguson was found safe Saturday morning, May 23, 2026, authorities said, while the suspect identified in the case remained at large. The Missouri State Highway Patrol launched the search after the baby was taken from a home on Perch Drive in Ferguson around 1:20 a.m. Saturday. Authorities issued the Amber Alert early Saturday morning after what they said was an abduction following an assault on the child’s

The St. Louis Voices Academy of Media Arts will close its doors at the end of the school year.

Villain Arts, the largest tattoo festival organizer in the world, will bring world-class artists, professional collectors and avid fans together to celebrate the art of tattooing from May 22 to […]

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CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Kyle Busch died after severe pneumonia progressed into sepsis, resulting in rapid and overwhelming associated complications, according to a statement released by his family. Dakota Hunter, vice president of Kyle Busch Companies, said the family received the medical evaluation on Saturday. Busch, a two-time NASCAR champion, died at 41 on Thursday, [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) exposed how VA Secretary Doug Collins’ proposed budget is effectively a plan to strongarm the VA toward privatization—a move that would devastate our Veterans’ access to comprehensive, tailored VA care when they return home from war with unique, complex needs. During the U.S. Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee (SVAC) hearing, Duckworth called out Secretary Collins on the Trump Administration’s