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The St. Louis County Department of Transportation announced that it will remove branches and other debris in the aftermath of the severe weather that occurred last Friday. 

JERSEY - The Jersey Community Middle School wrestling team has concluded a historic season under the leadership of Head Coach Ron Linenfelser, Assistant Coach Tad Strauch, and Assistant Coach Tommy Leslie. The team, which recorded an 8-5 season, achieved significant milestones in various tournaments and competitions throughout the year. The boys are Sparklight Male Athletes of the Month for their tremendous efforts. Competing in the Jon Davis Tournament in Edwardsville, the team secured a seventh-place finish, earning six medals. The Jacksonville Crimson Invite Tournament saw JCMS excel further, as they finished in third place and garnered a total of 16 medals and ribbons. Notably, the tournament featured an All Girls Division, where all seven of the JCMS female wrestlers placed. Skylee Howell and Charlotte Hinkson stood out, finishing 1st and 2nd in their respective classes. In a landmark achievement, JCMS won its regional for the first time, amassing a total of 394 points,

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Winds into Wednesday evening may gust to near 50 mph. After Friday's storms, many branches are weakened, and a few additional power outages are possible.

In a whistleblower lawsuit filed Wednesday, Austin Campbell-Alexander says his concerns were never addressed.

A massive hole in the middle of a local street has had drivers swerving and residents frustrated for weeks. 

The city’s personnel department has been without a leader since Thursday afternoon, when the mayor fired its director.

The second episode of Otherwise Objectionable, my new podcast series all about Section 230, is now out: The Dawn of the Internet. This week, I talk to a bunch of folks (including one of the first friends I ever met online) about what the internet was actually like in the early days, before Section 230, […]

Te'Shawn Jones, 19, is being held on a $1 million cash-only bond on charges of second-degree murder, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon.

GRANITE CITY - Kyridas Orr, a junior reserve guard for the Alton girls' basketball team, was a valuable sixth player who could come off the bench and provide a spark to the Redbirds when they needed it most in the 2024-2025 season. She's proven it time and again, and during Alton's second-place state finish, she was a key cog. Orr is an Auto Butler Female Athlete of the Month for the Redbirds. Orr has come off the bench and contributed mightily to the Redbirds' success this season, having scored six points against Granite City and two points against Quincy, as the Redbirds won Granite's regional handy, then in the Alton sectional, after another good game against O'Fallon, stepped into a starter's role when two regular starters were sick, and hit for nine points, including seven in the opening quarter, to help the Redbirds go on to a 63-36 win over Pekin in the final on Feb. 27. She averaged about 3 points a game and 2.6 rebounds a game for the Redbirds. "A lot of fundamental

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“You are angels sent from god,” Joseph Adas said to local volunteers. “We’re thankful that you’re here.”

EDWARDSVILLE - Senior Jacob Kober will be one of the top pitchers and players for the Metro-East Lutheran High School baseball team this spring, as he transitions to the field from a very successful basketball season. Kober is a BJ's Printables Male Athlete Of The Month for MELHS. Last baseball season, Kober was 1-1 with a 5.92 ERA in 12 appearances for the Knights, pitching a total of 13 innings, and allowing 17 walks while striking out 13, also recording two saves. Kober had only been with the baseball team for a week following the basketball team's elimination in the sectional final loss to Greenfield Northwestern, but things have gone very well for him and the Knights in preseason practice and opening games. "Things are going pretty well for the short amount of time I have been here," Kober said in an interview. "I have seen guys work, and just want to improve." Kober relies on two pitches to help him out when things aren't going well. "I have my fastball or like my slider,"

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EDWARDSVILLE - Alexis Weber will be a key player for the Metro-East Lutheran softball team this spring, as the senior, along with her twin sister, Taylor, will form a potent one-two punch. She is a BJ's Printables Female Athlete of the Month for MELHS. "I think I've seen a lot of improvement," she said during a recent interview. "Like, most of the girls here, who have come back from last year have left off right where they were from last year. I think we're going to be pretty strong this year." Alexis and her sister, Taylor, will be considered the key players for Metro-East this season, and it's a role that she's relishing as the new season begins. "Well, I think we're young," Alexis said. "We're definitely both key players, and we're just going to do what we do, take every opportunity, and try to help out our team as much as we can." Alexis feels that her best pitch may be her curve ball, but also relies on a change-up to get batters out. "I just started getting into my curve,

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Viewer response has been overwhelming following our March 12 report on a St. Peters childcare center.

Families in Villa Ridge continue to dig through debris left behind by the Friday night storms. Local nonprofits are working to help replace some of what was lost.