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Banana Ball is back in St. Louis. The Savannah Bananas, who bring a wacky, high-energy twist to baseball, return to Busch Stadium this weekend for the second straight year.

DU QUOIN – Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 7 Special Agents arrested 28-year-old Amanda Russell and 34-year-old Michael Russell of Du Quoin, IL for Involuntary Manslaughter among other charges after the death of their 1-year-old daughter. On August 17, 2026, the Du Quoin Police Department requested ISP’s assistance with a child death investigation in the 700 block of West Park Street in Du Quoin. The child suffered severe burns over a large

TROY, IL — The Troy/Maryville/St. Jacob/Marine Chamber of Commerce is inviting residents to responsibly recycle unwanted electronics during three Fall 2026 E-Cycle collection events in Troy, Maryville, and St. Jacob. These events provide a safe, convenient way for residents to dispose of unwanted electronics while helping protect the environment by keeping electronic waste out of local landfills. In addition to E-Cycling, select events will offer document shredding and other specialty

Missouri U.S. Eric Schmitt participated in the BMW Championship's Gardner Heidrick Pro-Am event on Wednesday at Bellerive Country Club. Schmitt spoke with FOX 2's Kevin Ryans after his round of golf to discuss the tournament, plus his efforts to reshape the future of college athletics.

LRA Real Estate Asset Manager, Jasmine Cannon said the work will enable the city to assemble the land for development.

He was shot in the 6300 block of Ridge Avenue.

Prosecutors on Thursday filed a grand jury indictment against Bessy Gonzalez, 27. She's charged with involuntary manslaughter, driving without a valid license and driving without insurance.

County police are also adopting "new safeguards" for handling data related to license plates, officials said in an announcement Thursday.

Local archivist Joshua Lawrence and researcher Jaclyn Crow published an initial version of the website last year as the RFT’s new ownership began to wipe existing articles from the website.

One man was shot Thursday morning in Clayton, Missouri at an intersection near Shaw Park, police say. Two people connected with the shooting are in custody.

Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Revenue announced disaster tax relief for people and businesses in 15 counties affected by severe summer 2026 storms.

I spoke a little about this on last week’s Ctrl-Alt-Speech, but now that Anthropic has come out with more details about how its text watermarking works, the debate has shifted into overdrive. Many people are upset about it, even though it appears that Google has already been doing something similar with the output from Gemini. […]

The Grateful Dead has shared another preview of their upcoming live box set celebrating the summer of 1985 and the band's 20th anniversary tour.The latest is a performance of the…

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On Wednesday, officials identified the remains of two people who went unidentified after a 1971 train crash in Salem, Illinois.

CHICAGO — Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) announced disaster tax relief for individuals and businesses in 15 counties affected by widespread damage from torrential downpours, flash flooding, straight-line winds and several tornadoes. Illinois currently leads the nation with approximately 204 tornadoes this year as verified by the National Weather Service. “Severe weather has caused significant damage and disruption for families, businesses, and

Two legendary rock bands will now share the stage in St. Louis next month. The Foo Fighters will join forces with AC/DC for one night only and step in as the supporting act.

JERSEYVILLE – The Jerseyville Public Library is getting temporary help from an out-of-town cataloger following a 4-1 vote from City Council members. Jerseyville City Council members approved the employment of a part-time cataloger for the Jerseyville Public Library who resides outside corporate city limits at their Aug. 18, 2026 meeting. Mayor Kevin Stork said under the city’s personnel policy, city employees are required to reside within Jerseyville city limits, and that the council