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Uncertainty over funding and hiring stemming from President Trump's executive orders has limited wildfire training and postponed work to reduce flammable vegetation.

The vehicle struck a deer before going off the roadway along Highway 79, according to MSHP.

He was found shot about 5:15 p.m. Sunday in the 11900 block of Larimore Road.

EAST ALTON — Authorities have a death investigation underway after the discovery of a body inside a vacant residence in the 100 block of Bonds Avenue in East Alton early Monday morning, Feb. 17, 2025. The East Alton Police Department, along with the East Alton Fire Department, responded to the scene around 4 a.m. Monday after a person checked on his mother's property. It was vacant and reported finding what appeared to be a burnt body according to scanner traffic. Upon arrival, police cordoned off the area with crime scene tape as they began their investigation. The situation prompted the involvement of the Illinois State Police Crime Lab and the Illinois State Fire Marshal, both of which arrived at approximately 6:30 a.m. and were seen entering and exiting the residence. Shortly after, the Madison County Coroner's Office also arrived to assist with the investigation. As of now, the circumstances surrounding the incident remain unclear, and authorities have not released

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“We are very early in the process; there is no timeline or cost estimates for anything yet,” district Superintendent David Haug said.

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - There were no injuries reported Monday morning after a vacant house fire in north St. Louis County. The fire broke out around 6 a.m. on the 300 block of Shepley Drive in the Glasgow Village neighborhood of north St. Louis County. Shepley Drive is shut down in both directions as [...]

Ron Branstetter created the “Unicorn Fart Dust” meme coin to prove a point. What happened next surprised him.

After generations of contamination from lead mining, residents worry now that battery development and recycling poses yet another health hazard.

ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. - Slick roads led to a vehicle crashing into a home Sunday morning in St. Peters. The crash happened near Birdie Hills Road in St. Peters Sunday morning. According to police, the driver lost control and went off the road before crashing into the home. No injuries were reported from the [...]

ST. LOUIS - A child was left seriously injured Sunday afternoon after a house fire in north St. Louis. The house fire occurred around 2 p.m. on Lee Avenue near North Newstead in north St. Louis' Penrose neighborhood. According to officials, a child had to be taken to a nearby hospital suffering from serious injuries.

FREDERICKTOWN — Jennifer Torr was at a coffee shop next door to the the Critical Mineral Recovery battery recycling plant when it caught fire in October, sending a tower of smoke into the air. She had no idea when she and her husband, Darin, bought their blueberry farm a few miles north of town that the […]

Coffee is big business in Ethiopia, where farmers and producers are often exploited. St. Louis Public Radio’s Marissanne Lewis-Thompson shares how a St. Louis University student’s company is attempting to shake up, and humanize, the industry by directly connecting Ethiopian coffee farmers to roasters in the U.S.

The woman's husband made three dives into the cold, dark water to save her, but his attempts were unsuccessful, the Clinton County sheriff said.

Donald Trump and Elon Musk do not care who gets hurt in their chaotic efforts to gut the government. Missouri’s Republican senators are doing nothing to stop them. When Trump’s first memo freezing federal funding came out, U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley assured us that the White House had told him “Medicaid was categorically not covered” […]

Local executives and investors get real about the St. Louis ecosystem for biotech and agtech.

Nine PBS and SLM talked to voters about what matters to them—and tonight, you’ll hear from the candidates on the issues.

House Speaker Pro Tem Chad Perkins says Circuit Judge Cotton Walker has too often decided cases in ways that buck GOP priorities.