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A man sentenced to life in prison under an outdated law was freed from prison Monday, in part because of an unexpected group of advocates.

A Florissant resident's home was nearly destroyed when a massive tree came crashing down, just nearly missing her bedroom window by just an inch.

When Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey took office in January 2023, he inherited a pile of more than 200 unfilled open records requests left over from his predecessor. Some of the requests had been languishing for more than a year before Bailey took over. It wasn’t a good look for the state official specifically empowered to enforce the Missouri Sunshine Law. To tackle the backlog, Bailey assigned new staff to the problem and implemented a policy to work through requests on a first-come,…

The Wedge, Alton's multimillion-dollar innovation hub, will be led by a former U.S. Air Force colonel.

The site also has information on Tesla dealerships and members of DOGE. “At DOGEQUEST, we believe in empowering creative expressions of protest that you can execute from the comfort of your own home.”

Jesse Colin Young, the voice heard on the Youngbloods' iconic hit "Get Together," died Sunday at his home in Aiken, South Carolina. He was 83."Get Together," written by future Quicksilver…

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Cleanup efforts are underway in Missouri and Illinois following storm damage, with Neoga, Illinois, experiencing significant devastation.

A St. Charles City police vehicle was struck twice, following a pursuit that began in St. Charles today

One mother and son had a terrifying close call when a massive tree came crashing through their house—just seconds after they took shelter on Friday night.

by Ali Wolf, Chief Economist, Zonda Where are people moving to? The South, still… We know this, thanks to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau tracking migration patterns nationwide. I love this data because where people move to gives us a sense of what they value (weather, taxes, affordability, job market, etc). It also […]

St. Louis Police Chief Robert Tracy said quick actions of the officer struck on I-70 and those of his fellow officers kept a bad situation from being worse.

The Missouri Highway Patrol said the incident took place on the northbound side of I-55 about 7:15 a.m. north of the Danby Road overpass.

The National Weather Service confirmed that a powerful EF2 tornado ripped through St. Clair and Clinton counties in Illinois.

Late last month, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a request for public comment on so-called “tech censorship.” America has a vibrant and successful market-driven system for content moderation, enabled by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which allows platforms to set their own rules, while users decide where to engage. That’s why conversation on […]

The victim, Percy Bowman of Hazelwood, was shot in the 4200 block of Peck Street on Saturday.

Spears was sentenced to 1001 years due to a clerical error and kept in prison by a Missouri law that has since been repealed before his sentence was commuted.

The damage is devastating. People’s homes and lives were upended by the region's first severe spring storms.

The weather-related incident had no impact on 5 On Your Side viewers who use certain satellite, cable services, and online services.

Join us Monday, March 17, at 5:30 p.m., for the Arthur L. and Sheila Prensky Island Press Visiting Artist Lecture with artist EJ Hauser. Hauser (they/them) lives and works in […]

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GODFREY - The Beem Family Foundation is looking forward to hosting their second annual event, an 80s-themed night. From 5–10 p.m. on Saturday, April 5, 2025, the community is invited to The Commons at Lewis and Clark Community College for dinner, entertainment by Porch Cafe, an auction, and more fun throughout the evening. Tickets cost $65 a person or $120 per couple, and all proceeds go back to the Beem Family Foundation and the LCCC scholarships they have founded in honor of three deceased family members. “It means a lot,” said Nicholas Wittman, the organization’s president. “The three family members we lost did a lot of things for a lot of different local organizations over the years, and being able to give back to our community in some form or fashion in their name means a lot to our family. We always appreciate the community coming out to help make that happen.” The Beem Family Foundation was founded in 2022 in honor of Sharilyn Beem,

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