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The Missouri Department of Conservation is sending out their yearly message to those on the roads as turtles become more active.

GLEN CARBON — A large fire broke out early Tuesday morning, April 29, 2025, at the Meridian Apartments complex, a 36-unit development still under construction in Glen Carbon, fire officials said. Glen Carbon Fire Chief Jason Whitaker said on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, that lightning is a primary cause under investigation as he cited storms that were in the area at the time of the blaze's start. The fire was reported just before 4 a.m. on Tuesday at the site of the new apartment complex in Glen Carbon off Meridian Road. Chief Whitaker said the fire was contained to a single building within the complex, which was in various stages of construction. Chief Whitaker said, “Lightning is one of the things looking still due to storms in the area,” noting that investigators are awaiting data from the National Weather Service. The fire was first noticed by motorists passing the scene, who called it in, Whitaker said. Whitaker described the fire as having “a head start”

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KISS is celebrating the 45th anniversary of their eighth studio album, Unmasked.To mark the occasion, KISS will release the album on colored vinyl, limited to only 2,500 copies. The vinyl comes with…

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As the division rivals clash on the ice, an unexpected off-ice connection has come to light: One that suggests that the Winnipeg Jets' current logo may owe its existence to St. Louis.

More than one million people in the United States live with Multiple Sclerosis (MS), a chronic neurological disease that affects the brain, spinal cord and nerves to the eyes. "It can present in a variety of ways like vision loss, double vision, weakness, or numbness on one side or both sides of the body,” says Tiffani Franada, DO, a neurologist with the OSF HealthCare Illinois Neurological Institute (INI) who specializes in the autoimmune disease. "Typically (multiple sclerosis) presents in young patients between 20 and 50 years of age. It's more common in women than men," Dr. Franada says. These events are called attacks or relapses, and they last a few weeks and then they get better. Patients can go awhile without anything, and then they can get other attacks down the line." The OSF HealthCare Illinois Neurological Institute has launched a clinical trial for patients with nonrelapsing secondary progressive MS (nrSPMS). Dr. Franada and her team are looking for further preventive

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St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer on Wednesday named Jim Suelmann interim streets director, a day after revealing that the chief under her predecessor, Betherny Williams, had offered her resignation.

GRANITE CITY — Air Methods has provided an update on the condition of its ARCH 1 team involved in an incident near the Hartford Fire Station on Monday, April 28, 2025. Air Methods is a med-evac support group that assists at the scene of a serious accident or the moment a life-threatening illness strikes. The business partners with EMS personnel and hospitals to solve the challenges of patient logistics and save lives. Two of the three Air Methods crew members aboard have been discharged from the hospital, while one remains hospitalized in stable condition and is "making progress," Air Methods said in an update. The crash took place during training exercises with the Hartford Fire Department. The company emphasized its commitment to supporting the affected teammates through their recovery and expressed gratitude for the ongoing thoughts and prayers from the community. Details about the nature of the incident have not been released.

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As daily air quality forecasting makes its return for the 2025 season, the American Lung Association’s latest “State of the... Read More

Collector of Revenue Gregg Daly has lost another state appeals court decision over St. Louis’ earnings tax. The city was accused of an overreach.

A St. Louis County Family Court judge denied a former city sheriff’s deputy’s request for an order of protection against St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery.

EAST ST. LOUIS - Calvenita Brock of East St. Louis is seeking community support to cover funeral expenses for her daughter, Kelsey Elem, 25, who was fatally shot in St. Louis County on April 24, 2025. Martino Lewis, 21, has been charged with first-degree murder in the case. The incident took place in the 5800 block of Grace Avenue in Affton. Brock said her daughter was killed around 11:15 p.m. on April 24 after a fight with a friend escalated, resulting in the friend shooting Elem in the head. “Life was at its best for my daughter because she was comfortably loving her life,” Brock said. “I was so pleased with the way that my daughter was enjoying life that was taken away way too soon.” With no life insurance or financial resources to cover funeral costs, Brock has organized a fundraiser to help with the expenses. “We were not ready nor prepared for death or funeral expenses,” she said. “I am in need of the money to do so and I'm praying

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BELLEVILLE - The safety and security of public transit remains a regional priority – and placing behavioral health providers on the system to address many of the underlying health determinants fueling problematic behavioral issues has proven to be highly impactful. This innovative effort started as a pilot program spearheaded by St. Clair County Transit District and Chestnut Health Systems™ (Chestnut) in October 2020. It has since been credited with connecting thousands of transit riders in St. Clair County, Ill., to an array of much-needed community resources. The success led to a recent investment of more than $550,000 by St. Clair County Transit District to extend its partnership with Chestnut for a fifth year. “We’ve invested more than $2 million in Chestnut since the inception of this programming and the impact on transit riders cannot be understated,” said Ken Sharkey, managing director for St. Clair County Transit District. “Behavioral health

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When last we checked in with CBS, the company was preparing to fold under pressure from the Trump administration, amidst bogus accusations that 60 Minutes had unfairly made Donald Trump look bad. As we’ve noted previously, the accusations are utterly baseless, but that’s apparently not stopping the CBS board from kissing authoritarian ass and throwing […]

ST. PETERS, Mo. - The St. Peters Police Department is seeking the public's assistance to identify two men who are accused of stealing from a Kohl's store last month. According to police, two men went into the Kohl's store located along St. Peters Parkway on March 22 around 9:30 p.m. During a brief trip there, [...]

A musical featuring over 20 classic rock tunes is set to open in New York in July.Rolling Thunder, described as "part rock concert, part documentary," tells the stories of soldiers…

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The book looks at the history from the earliest days after the Civil War to the stars of today.

The company that runs the shuttle service and parking at St. Louis Lambert International Airport said it has lost the shuttle contract, prompting it to lay off all those workers.