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HAZELWOOD, Mo. - Tony’s Donuts & Cafe’s Hazelwood location suffered significant interior damage from a fire on Christmas Day, Dec. 25, 2025 , prompting the business to temporarily close the affected site while continuing operations at its Maryland Heights location. The fire broke out at the Hazelwood shop, located at 6045 Howdershell Road, according to officials from the Robertson and Hazelwood fire departments, who responded to reports of a commercial structure fire

Friday starts off mostly sunny and warm with temperatures around 43 in the morning. By afternoon, highs will reach a comfortable 64. Winds pick up from the WNW at 10 to 20 mph gusts. As evening falls, expect partly cloudy skies with areas of late-night fog and temperatures dropping to 43 overnight with a chilly feels like near 38. Saturday begins with some morning fog, then it turns partly sunny with highs around 61 and lows at 58. Winds come from the southeast at 10 to 22 mph gusts. Showers appea

On This Day, Dec. 26, 1970 ...George Harrison hit #1 with the song “My Sweet Lord,” which went on to spend four weeks in the top spot.The chart-topper, produced by Harrison…

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SPRINGFIELD - Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois has announced that it recently achieved national reaccreditation through the Council on Accreditation (C.O.A.) during its centennial year celebration. This accomplishment signifies that Catholic Charities has successfully implemented best practice standards in the field of human services. C.O.A. evaluated all aspects of Catholic Charities’ programs, services, management, and administration. Since 1925, Catholic

Willie Chappel, 74, was attacked at his home in April 2025 and died on October 3, 2025, with the Medical Examiner ruling the cause of death a homicide and investigators seeking leads in the case.

ST. LOUIS -- A man was shot and killed late Thursday evening in north St. Louis, police said. Officers found the victim just after 11 p.m. in the 5100 block of Northland Avenue. The man, identified as 26-year-old Malik Holmes, was taken to a hospital, where he later died from his injuries. Homicide detectives are [...]

ST. LOUIS -- A man was shot and killed on Christmas afternoon in south St. Louis, police said. Officers were called just after 2 p.m. to the 4300 block of South Kingshighway, where they found a man suffering from gunshot wounds. He was taken to a hospital, where he later died. The victim was identified [...]

U2 frontman Bono made an appearance at Dublin's annual Christmas Eve Busk, a gathering of artists who busk on Grafton Street, a busy shopping area in the Irish cap. This year’s event…

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SPRINGFIELD – This holiday season, the Illinois Department of Transportation, Illinois State Police and more than 200 law enforcement agencies are joining forces for the national “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign. The effort reminds the public that law enforcement will adopt a zero-tolerance approach, focusing not only impaired drivers but also seat belt violations, speeding, distracted driving and other traffic offenses. From rural routes and small-town streets to

A man shot late Christmas Day here has died of his injuries, police said Friday.

On April 6, 2025, a man responded to the North Patrol Division to report an assault the evening before at his home in the 5300 block of Arlington. The victim, 74-year-old Willie Chappel, reported answering the door at his residence, being struck in the head, which caused him to fall and lose consciousness. The victim […]

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ILLINOIS – Attorney General Kwame Raoul co-led a coalition of attorneys general opposing the Trump administration’s efforts to gut data reporting and recordkeeping requirements for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, a group of widely used toxic chemicals that do not naturally break down in the environment, more commonly known as PFAS or “forever chemicals.” In a comment letter sent to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin, the attorneys

CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced a federal judge ruled the U.S. Department of Education acted unlawfully by abruptly discontinuing grants to fund extra mental health professionals in K-12 schools. The decision came after Raoul and a coalition of 16 attorneys general filed a lawsuit in July arguing the department violated the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) when it told grantees in April that it would discontinue the mental health grants program because they

SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE - Team Scott has selected 20 community leaders from the St. Louis metropolitan region to join its 2027 Class of Honorary Commanders. The Honorary Commander program provides a two-year, in-depth orientation to the missions, programs, and assets of Scott Air Force Base. It aims to educate and increase community leaders' knowledge and understanding of the military and the installation. The program matches each honorary commander with a military counterpart to build one-on-one