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Joe O’Toole, beloved husband of Mary Sargent O’Toole, passed away on June 22, 2025. Proud father of Kelly (Tom) Hughes, Joseph P. O’Toole (Heather), Thomas O’Toole (Jodie), and Timothy O’Toole (Jennifer Hart); cherished Grandpa of eight. Dear brother of Maureen…

Of St. Louis, MO passed on 06/20/25. Visitation, 06/28/25 at 4-8 PM at Alexander White-Mullen, St. Ann, MO and Service is 06/29/25 at 1 pm. www.alexanderstlouis.com

Roeder, Churchill Clementine, “The Book Lady”, passed June 23, 2025. Beloved wife of the late Jack Hamner and the late Vernon Roeder. Devoted mother of Jacqueline (Dick) Isselhardt, Donald (Jan), Jerry (Liesl) and the late Joyce Roeder. Dear grandmother of…

Eklund, Ruth Ann — St. Peters, MO

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Ian Happ hit a leadoff home run and drove in three, Matthew Boyd gave up three hits in six scoreless innings and the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-0 on Wednesday night. Reese McGuire and Kyle Tucker also homered for the Cubs, who snapped a three-game losing streak. Boyd [...]

The entire incident was caught on camera.

First responders had to navigate treacherous conditions the afternoon of the storm. 5 On Your Side looked into the surge of 911 calls on that afternoon.

Andrew Bailey initiated removal proceedings against STL Sheriff Alfred Montgomery.

A steamy night in downtown St. Louis didn’t keep City SC fans from turning out in full force.

James Blake, 23, was found guilty for the death of Kathon Moore.

In some of the city's hardest-hit areas, 67% or more of residents are uninsured or underinsured.

A year ago, Walled Culture wrote about a growing risk that we will lose access to the world’s knowledge, because of a failure by traditional academic publishers to place copies of the articles they publish in key backup archives. Although unacceptable, that oversight is more a matter of laziness and cost cutting on the part of […]

Seniors at Jazz at Walter Circle endure a week without AC during a deadly heat wave.

Ben McLemore is expected to testify before the end of trial. His defense team said in an opening statement that McLemore had consensual sex and that the woman initiated it.

ALTON – Ward 4 Alderwoman Rosie Brown spoke highly of the Alton Police Department’s effectiveness in getting guns “off the street” at this week’s City Council meeting. Brown, who has been a consistent and vocal advocate for reducing gun violence in the city throughout past council meetings, said last month’s results were “encouraging.” “I would like to commend them with the number of guns that they got off the street last month,” Brown said. “It’s very encouraging to see that those guns are being confiscated.” Police Chief Jarrett Ford said keeping weapons off the streets and out of criminals’ hands is a top priority for his department. Brown further congratulated the chief on a “job well done.” “They did a great job last month – they really got their hands on a lot of illegal guns and took them off the streets,” Ford said. “I know that’s a primary focus

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ALTON – An ordinance replacing the state’s 1% sales tax on groceries with Alton’s own grocery sales tax has been delayed after City Council members on Wednesday laid the item over. The City Council previously passed a resolution to create the grocery tax ordinance, which would be adopted into the City Code when and if passed after a first and second reading. Originally set for its first reading on Wednesday, Alderwoman Stephanie Elliott moved to lay the item over until the council’s next meeting on July 9, 2025. Before coming back to the council in ordinance form, the resolution passed on a vote of 5-2. Ward 1 Alderman Chris Bohn and Ward 3 Alderman Michael Velloff voted against the city’s replacement 1% grocery tax, with all other City Council members voting in support. Since 1990, the State of Illinois has collected a 1% sales tax on groceries, from which 100% of the proceeds went directly to local municipalities. With that tax set to expire on

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