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The Republican chief executive leaves office Jan. 13, 2025. He’ll be succeeded by Gov.-elect Mike Kehoe.

Hundreds lined into the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis to pay their respects to the teen. He was killed after being struck by a stray bullet on I-55.

Planned Parenthood wanted to resume offering abortions in several Missouri clinics on Friday, but they remain on hold as a complicated court battle drags on.

You might be tempted to decorate your car with Christmas lights to embrace the holiday spirit. But keep in mind: Depending on how it's done, it might not be the safest or most legal way to celebrate.

A case filed in Cape Girardeau County could have implications for students’ rights to due process and free speech. The case involves a 12-year-old girl identified only by her initials, A.N., who is serving a 180-day suspension from Jackson Junior High School. According to her petition in Cape Girardeau County Circuit Court, the punishment stems […]

Missouri Democrats had yet another disappointing election cycle in 2024. And on the latest episode of the Politically Speaking Hour on St. Louis on the Air, Missouri Democratic Party Chairman Russ Carnahan talks about how the party is trying to rebuild over the next few years. We also talk with officials from PROMO about how the Missouri Department of Revenue made it more difficult to change a gender marker on a driver's license.

16-year-old Colin Brown was laid to rest Friday at the Cathedral Basilica in the Central West End.

FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS - Mueller Furniture, a family-owned business rooted in the Belleville community since 1927, has expanded its operations with a new location in Fairview Heights. This new facility, which features a 55,000-square-foot showroom, aims to provide customers with an all-in-one shopping experience for their furniture needs. The new facility opened on Nov. 4, 2024. Mark Mueller, of the company, can reflect on the long Mueller family history of ownership. He also emphasized the importance of personal service in a market dominated by large retail chains. Customer service has always been a high point of the Mueller Furniture business. "You can give back to the community and get a personalized, one-on-one shopping experience like you can’t get at the big box furniture stores," he said. Mueller Furniture serves a wide range of communities, including Belleville, the entire Metro East Illinois region, Lake St. Louis, Ellisville, and several areas in Missouri and Illinois.

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The Missouri Botanical Garden's Garden Glow event was ranked fourth in USA TODAY's reader-voted ranking of Best Botanical Garden Holiday Lights, featuring over 2 million lights, interactive displays, holiday treats, and a chance to meet Santa.

FBI said the suspects robbed the Brink's drivers at gunpoint while they were servicing an ATM. That location is just across the street from the police department.

ALTON/GRANITE CITY - Over 130 students from Granite City Community Unit School District #9 received new pairs of shoes from an Alton-based nonprofit. All God’s Children Shall Have Shoes provides new shoes to kids from school districts across the Riverbend region. On Dec. 6, 2024, Granite City students were bussed to Famous Footwear at Alton Square Mall to pick out their shoes with the help of several volunteers, including Granite City officials. “This is one of the best programs I’ve ever seen,” said Granite City Mayor Mike Parkinson. “These kids get to pick out shoes that ordinarily they couldn’t get or some families just can’t afford. It’s good for us to know that these kids have a pair of warm shoes to put on their feet to get to school every day. It’s just a sense of pride for these kids. It’s a great, great program and really fun to watch these kids light up today.” On Dec. 6, 2024, Granite City students

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) announced that municipalities in Madison and St. Clair Counties will receive a combined $97,804 from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program. “Our first responders put their lives on the line every day to protect our communities and we must make sure they have the resources they need to stay safe on the job,” said Congresswoman Budzinski. “I’m thrilled to announce that the Metro East will receive $97,804 in federal grants to purchase critical equipment, address violent crime and strengthen relationships with the community. I’m proud to have advocated for these funds and I’ll continue to work to bring tax dollars back to Central and Southern Illinois.” "We are incredibly excited by the news of receiving funding from the Department of Justice for necessary protective equipment for our officers,” said

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It’s been more than twelve hours since Amendment 3 went into effect in Missouri. No abortions have begun again at the state’s Planned Parenthood clinics. That’s because officials with Planned Parenthood, which operates health centers across the state, said they are still waiting on a judge’s decision on whether to grant an injunction that would allow abortions without decades’ worth of restrictive targeted regulations on abortion providers, or TRAP, laws. The day after voters narrowly…

Only about 500 employees will be relocating to the new downtown space, a move that is expected to be completed by fall 2025.

To anyone who listened to the oral arguments in the DC Circuit regarding the TikTok ban bill, it perhaps wasn’t a huge surprise that the DC Circuit today ruled to uphold the ban, but the resulting opinion is incredibly troubling. In a stunning and dangerous decision, the court argued that banning TikTok somehow vindicates and […]

The company is leaving Downtown West after 32 years to take significantly less space downtown.

Christopher Williams says he was beaten by city sheriff's deputies and wrongfully charged after standing outside a downtown courthouse holding a sign against Trump.