On Aug. 18, PETA announced a $5,000 reward to anyone with information leading to an arrest and conviction of whoever is behind abandoning four guinea pigs along the side of Old Highway N in Lake St. Louis.
Contract negotiations between the Roxana Education Association and the Roxana School District remain unresolved following months of bargaining, leaving educators considering a potential strike.
GILLESPIE — A Gillespie man pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, in Macoupin County Circuit Court to possessing and disseminating child sexual abuse material, Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced. The case is part of Raoul’s ongoing work with federal and local law enforcement agencies in Illinois to apprehend offenders who download and trade child sexual abuse material online. Robert L. Jones, 48, of Gillespie, pleaded guilty to one count of dissemination of child sexual abus
This Buc-ee’s vs. the Beaver’s Mini-Mart is just not going to go away. While Buc-ee’s has made quite the name for itself as a trademark bully over the past several years, it may have finally run into a combination that is more than the corporation can handle. Between John Oliver’s continued coverage of this lawsuit, […]
One of golf’s biggest prize tournaments is officially underway at here in St. Louis. The BMW Championship is being held through Sunday at Bellerive Country Club.
Bill bans asking for money in an "aggressive manner," from motorists in traffic, at bus stops, near an ATM, on private property, during "inclement weather" and at night.
By Kelsey Landis and Bryce Gray St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Masyn Winn hit a home run and doubled twice and Kyle Leahy gave up three hits and struck out six in five innings as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-0 on Tuesday night.
ALTON — Firefighters battled a serious house fire Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 18, 2026, in the 1000 block of Ninth Street in Alton after a blaze appeared to start inside the home and spread to the attic, Alton Fire Department Battalion Chief Bill Simon said. The call to the Alton Fire Department came in at 1:04 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. Simon said no one was inside the house when the fire broke out. Firefighters remained at the scene for about four hours, battling the fire and extinguishing
A judge has ruled that St. Louis public television station Nine PBS can regain access to more than 50 terabytes of its archival material dating back to the 1950s.