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EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - When talking about East St. Louis, it's easy to show Flyers’ pride and boast about their championship record on the gridiron. This year, for the first time, there is a new team to talk about. The coach of East St. Louis High School's Unified Olympic Track and Field team focuses [...]

It seems as though the Cementland dream is officially dead, as the land has now been sold. Cementland was an unfinished project of the late Bob Cassilly, founder of the City Museum (750 North 16th Street, CityMuseum.org). The artist bought the 55-acre site along the Mississippi River in the early 2000s and set out to turn it into a magical spot in the way that only Cassilly could deliver.

It's unclear whether the City Museum founder's vision will continue under new ownership.

As the U.S. reels from another school shooting, much of the public discussion has centered on the lives lost: 19 children and two adults. Indeed, the massacre at Robb Elementary School …

Police arrested the man around 3 a.m. in the 3500 block of Trendley Avenue and also took two children into protective custody.

Illinois State Police safely removed the man at about 3 a.m., Capt. Bruce Fleshren said.

On June 3, 2004, Yadier Molina made his Major League debut for the St. Louis Cardinals. 'He should do all right,' coach Dave Duncan predicted.

Grant Gaumer was charged with two counts of second-degree statutory sodomy and one count of sexual contact with a student.

The National Building Arts Center in Sauget, IL is hosting a summer lecture series highlighting topics and research selected by regional subject matter experts in the building arts. The lectures are free (tickets required) and open to the public. Select areas of the NBAC campus will be made available for self-guided touring before and after […]

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In 2020, amid the worst wave of violent crime in almost 15 years, Missouri lawmakers set up a new witness protection program proponents said would break down barriers of silence that left perpetrators unpunished. But since its creation, the program has gone almost unused. Despite being authorized to spend $2 million annually, only $14,647 has […]

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Earlier this year, we noted how FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr had launched a bad faith effort suggesting that “big tech” gets a “free ride” on the internet, and should be forced to fund broadband expansion. Carr’s argument, that companies like Google and Netflix somehow get a free ride (they don’t) and should “pay their fair share” (they […]

Protests are being planned, predictions are being made and sadness is spreading across political leaders as news that three high profile leaders of the Black caucus have been indicted on multiple counts of bribery and wire fraud. St. Louis Board of Alderman President Lewis Reed told KSDK’s Mark Maxwell on Thursday, just moments after Reed was indicted for three federal crimes that could land him a maximum of 15 years in prison, that he has no plans of resigning. Almost immediately, political…

The double whammy of surging cost increases and supply chain constraints has forced restaurant owners across St. Louis to change the way they do business.

Here's how Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race in Metro East brought support for a St. Louis-area nonprofit from a Nevada-based waffle maker.

EAST ST. LOUIS - Illinois State Police released information Friday morning that they were requested Thursday by East St. Louis Police and the St. Clair County Sheriff's Office after a man barricaded himself armed at a location in the 3000 block of Piggott Avenue in East St. Louis in St. Clair County. The ISP SWAT, ISP DCI Zone 6 Investigations, and Public Safety Group were called to the scene at 7:49 p.m. Thursday after St. Clair County Sheriff's Office and East St. Louis Police were called for a report of shots fired. The suspect apparently drove away from the initial scene at Trendley Avenue, then barricaded himself inside his home in the 3000 block of Piggott Avenue in East St. Louis with two other individuals. The man initially did not cooperate with the police, but eventually early this morning the situation was resolved. ISP said this is an open and ongoing investigation. No further information is available at this time.

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“An entertainment development is really different than a residential housing development, especially when it's 200 units," Tina “Sweet T” Pihl said.