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The St. Louis Fire Department confirms that the city's outdoor warning siren system and notification platforms all functioned as designed during Wednesday night's storms.

SPRINGFIELD – State Senator Christopher Belt’s measure to increase access to life-saving mental health resources and strengthen suicide prevention efforts across the state passed the Senate. “This legislation strengthens access to support for individuals facing a mental health crisis,” said Belt (D-Swansea). “This will also give students tools and lessons to understand their feelings and know where to turn for help.” Belt’s measure would require numerou

St. Louis community members are invited to attend the final open house for the Baden and North Pointe neighborhood plan.

KISS is returning to Sin City with another edition of KISS Kruise: Landlocked in Vegas.This year’s event is happening Nov. 13-15 at the Virgin Hotels and will once again feature two…

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ALTON - The Alton Police Department said charges have been filed in connection with a shots-fired investigation stemming from an April 11, 2026, incident on East 4th Street, citing the use of video evidence and license plate reader technology to identify vehicles involved. “This case is a strong example of how technology, teamwork, and persistent investigative work can quickly lead to those responsible for reckless and dangerous behavior,” Chief Jarrett Ford said. “Gun violenc

A shake-up in the Pam Hupp murder case will delay her trial until next year. A new judge also made clear he wants both a fair trial and a tight schedule.

Crews are responding to a possible gas leak Thursday afternoon in Bridgeton.

ALTON – A Missouri man accused of fleeing from multiple Madison County law enforcement agencies within two days faces charges in two felony cases. Jeremy W. Chaffin, 46, of Troy, Mo., was charged on April 2, 2026 with a Class 4 felony count of aggravated fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer in a case presented by the Madison County Sheriff’s Office. In a separate but similar case presented by the Alton Police Department on the same day, Chaffin faces four total counts

WASHINGTON — The U.S. House on Thursday passed a measure that would extend Temporary Protected Status for Haiti for three years, in a rare rebuke by the GOP-led Congress to President Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign. Ten Republicans defected, including Reps. Maria Salazar, Mario Díaz-Balart and Carlos Giménez of Florida, Rich McCormick of Georgia, Don Bacon […]

Democrats on a U.S. House spending panel slammed President Donald Trump’s proposed cuts to farm and nutrition programs Thursday, as Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins pledged to collaborate with members of both parties to address their concerns. The president’s budget request would make deep cuts to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, gutting programs to help feed […]

A judge has approved a temporary restraining order that will prevent the St. Louis County Council and its chair, Rita Heard Days, from assuming executive power while County Executive Sam Page travels abroad next week.

ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Cristian M. Stevens on Thursday, April 16, 2026, sentenced a man who recorded his sexual abuse of a five-year-old to 30 years in prison. When Marshall Williams, 41, pleaded guilty in November to one count of production of child pornography, he admitted sexually abusing the victim and recording the abuse with his cell phone in March of 2024. After the victim’s aunt found the videos, she alerted the victim’s mother and they confronted Williams,

Preshon Thomas, of St. Louis, is accused of opening fire Tuesday evening on a Chevrolet Malibu outside of the Gateway Market, at 3016 Martin Luther King Drive.

Grateful Dead has given their fans a new way to enjoy their music.The band has partnered with nugs.net to launch Play Dead, the first official Grateful Dead streaming app, featuring newly transferred…

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O’FALLON, IL — A goose that returned to O’Fallon Public Safety property this spring 2026 for the third consecutive year to lay eggs has been given space by officers to keep her safe, said O’Fallon Police. The department asked the public to help name her through a vote on its police Facebook page. The name selected was Sgt. Waddles, O'Fallon Police said. On April 16, 2026, the O’Fallon Police Department announced that “Sgt. Waddles” had “welcomed

I think it’s important to understand that, despite claims to the contrary, age verification is, inherently, a right-wing effort. While it’s currently true that age verification laws are being supported globally by those on the political right and left, they started as very much a right wing effort to suppress disliked speech by claiming it […]

MoDOT, the Federal Highway Administration and its community partners plan a public meeting April 30 to view and comment on construction plans for Highway 40 (Interstate 64) between Boyle and Compton avenues.