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Kenny Marks this summer plans to open Ozzy’s Market, a corner market which will also serve sandwiches, in Downtown West.

EDWARDSVILLE/EAST ST. LOUIS - Metro East residents received valuable information, participated in health screenings, enjoyed free haircuts, beauty services, clothing, lunch, and major door prizes during the Spring Forward Health and Wellness Fair, co-hosted by the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing’s (SON) WE CARE Clinic in East St. Louis. The WE CARE Clinic partnered with the East St. Louis (IL) Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. to host their second annual health fair on Saturday, April 26, at the Wyvetter H. Younge Higher Education Campus in East St. Louis. SIUE Chancellor James T. Minor, PhD, a member of Kappa Alpha Psi, attended the event and helped present the WE Care clinic with a $7,000 donation from the fraternity. A total of 40 vendors from the Greater St. Louis and Metro East areas participated in the event. Organizations included Writers, Planners, & Trainers (WPT), the University of Illinois, East Side Health District,

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BELLEVILLE - Area residents are encouraged to get out and explore the MetroBikeLink System this summer through St. Clair County Transit District’s “GO TRAILing” program, being held in partnership with Citizens for Modern Transit. Program participants can earn a selection of prizes by tracking miles spent biking, walking, wheeling, running, skating or skipping along the more than 39 miles of interconnecting trails and bike paths extending from the Fairview Heights Transit Center to the Shiloh-Scott Transit Center in St. Clair County, Ill. The summerlong initiative runs from May 10 through Aug. 9 and is free and open to the public. Registration can be completed at www.scctd.org . Prizes are awarded to those who track 10, 25, 50, 75 and 100 miles and include a MetroBikeLink water bottle, “GO TRAILing” brand t-shirt or hat, monthly transit pass, bike helmet and bike light. Those who track 100 miles or more over the summer months will also be entered into

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A St. Louis-based tech firm has expanded with the purchase of an audiovisual design, integration and installation business.

The FTC’s politically motivated inquiry into “tech censorship” has managed to prove exactly the opposite of what it intended: the government agency is now actively censoring public comments from people complaining about being censored by tech platforms. It’s almost too perfect. The FTC, under Chair Andrew Ferguson, launched what it called an investigation into “tech […]

Today on TAP: On Thursday, a diverse set of demonstrators will focus on working-class rights and concerns.

The Doors' drummer John Densmore is taking part in the Tribeca Festival this year.As part of the 60th anniversary celebration of the band, the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer will…

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Missouri’s Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld Proposition A, the voter-approved law expanding paid sick leave set to go into effect Thursday. It was a unanimous opinion but one judge dissented on the reasoning.  “This court finds there was no election irregularity and the election results are valid,” Chief Justice Mary Russell wrote in the opinion. Business groups have been fighting on two fronts to gut the law since it passed in November. Tuesday’s decision marks the failure of one front,…

A St. John, Missouri, man has been charged for a shooting last week at a local convenience store.

From "In the Heights" and "Hamilton," musical producer, actor, and playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda has his next film in the works---which will focus on one of St. Louis' beloved professional athletes.

An online casino scam that has spread across the country is now targeting Missourians, claiming to be operated by legitimate casinos in the state.

The newly elected mayor of St. Louis is confronting allegations at the city's tow lot, where a recent audit has uncovered significant financial discrepancies.

GODFREY – Lewis and Clark Community College’s Community Education division is helping to keep kids busy this summer with various multi-day College for Kids (C4K) classes. College for Kids is an academic enrichment program designed to keep young minds active as they engage, connect and learn. C4K celebrates their 36th year of enriching youth programs. Community Education Division Assistant Becky Moore said she is overjoyed to present this year’s classes to the community.“We’re thrilled to offer another summer of engaging, hands-on classes where kids can explore new interests, make friends and learn from instructors who truly love what they do,” Moore said. The 2025 Summer Camps list includes: Camp Waterschool Crayola Wild World Creative Gardener Camp Thinking Outside the Hat Balloonatics Lewis and Clark Jr. Explorer Camp Robotics 101 with LEGO WeDo Education Arithme-tricks Let’s Create an Amusement Park in LEGO Bricks Style Kids

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EAST ALTON – The National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC) is excited to welcome Andrya Whitten Harris, Large River Fisheries Ecologist for the Illinois Natural History Survey, as the featured guest speaker for the upcoming SEED Series event from 10 a.m. – noon, Tuesday, May 20, at the Jerry F. Costello Confluence Field Station in East Alton. This free public event offers a fascinating look into the fish communities of the Illinois River, which joins the Mississippi River just upstream from the Field Station. “We’re thrilled to host Andrya and share her work with our community,” said Environmental Educator Erica Doerr. “This event offers a rare opportunity to blend science, art, and conservation in a meaningful and memorable way.” Harris, based at the Illinois River Biological Station in Havana, Illinois, brings a wealth of expertise through her work on the Long-term Survey and Assessment of Large-River Fishes in Illinois

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Missouri’s Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld Proposition A, the voter-approved law expanding paid sick leave set to go into effect Thursday. Six judges upheld the law with a seventh questioning the court’s authority to hear the post-election challenge at all. “This court finds there was no election irregularity and the election results are valid,” Chief […]

Tauren Taylor is the first to resolve his case stemming from the Aug. 9 protest, which ended in several arrests after a fence was damaged and an officer was severely injured.