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A major St. Louis police operation targeting a condemned apartment complex Thursday morning in south St. Louis led to 63 summonses and 13 arrests. Authorities say the property had become a hub for violent crime and unsafe living conditions.

Plan your April in St. Louis with this guide to the best events, including festivals, markets, and family-friendly things to do.

For the second time this year, the St. Louis County Pet Adoption Center is hosting an emergency fee-waived adoption event. Officials say they're running out of space and time for hundreds of animals.

The St. Louis Science Center is partnering with the FOX 2 Weather Team to host Weather Day at Busch Stadium on April 15th, inviting students and teachers to join them for a giant science classroom experience before the Cardinals take on the Cleveland Guardians.

The annual list, now in its 13th year, highlights communities with populations between 75,000 and 500,000 that offer strong quality of life, affordability and economic opportunity.

EDWARDSVILLE – The Edwardsville Police Department announced that a 29-year-old Alton man was taken into custody on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, within hours of being notified and initiating an investigation into an allegation of indecent solicitation of a child. On Thursday, April 2, 2026, the Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office issued a formal charging document known as a criminal information on the suspect, James L. Williams, 29 years of age. The criminal information for

ALTON - The Alton Committee of the Whole will vote on a resolution to amend city code affecting business taxes and the amount of money that will go to different organizations. On Monday, April 6, 2026, the Committee of the Whole will cast a vote that has the potential to adjust the Hotel Room Tax and the Food and Beverages Sales Tax in Alton. Two of the biggest changes affect the Great Rivers and Routes Tourism Bureau. One-eighth of taxes and penalties received by the city from the Hotel

The SLMPD executed one of the largest search warrants in recent years Thursday morning in the Marine Villa neighborhood following numerous complaints from residents and other violent crime incidents. 

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GRANITE CITY - Ayden Cooper is off to a strong start for the Granite City Warriors baseball team. He is a Stillwater Senior Living Male Athlete of the Month for the Warriors. Cooper, a junior catcher for the Granite City High School baseball team, had the game-winning RBI, a single to center field that scored pinch runner Hunter Dickinson, in a 2-1 win over Waterloo Gibault Catholic on March 18, 2026, in the debut game of the newly remodeled Babe Champions Field in Granite City. Cooper went

The Missouri House on Thursday voted to advance a package of tax credits designed to boost access to affordable child care and stabilize the industry. The bill, sponsored by Republican state Rep. Brenda Shields of St. Joseph, passed with 50 Republicans and all Democrats in support.   It’s the fourth year the chamber has sent the […]

A conversation between New York Mets broadcasters about downtown St. Louis has gone viral, taking aim at the city's empty streets and joking that it looked as if a "neutron bomb" had hit.

Gov’t Mule has revealed a new set of summer tour dates.The Warren Haynes-led band has added 10 new summer headlining shows to their schedule, dubbed the Kicking In Your Stall…

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There is a familiar media failure in which opposing viewpoints are presented as equally valid, even when the evidence overwhelmingly supports one side. It’s called Bothsidesism. This false balance phenomenon legitimizes misinformation and undermines public understanding by giving disproportionate weight to baseless claims. Why bring this up? Because the new AI Doc film is based […]

Officials says sirens have been fixed and protocols have been overhauled since the May 2025 tornado.

GODFREY - Dr. John and Eula (Bushey) Klockenkemper of Godfrey are celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary. The couple exchanged their wedding vows April 7, 1956, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Grafton with the Rev. Fr. Shehee officiating. He is a retired dentist and practiced in Rosewood Heights, East Alton, until his retirement. She worked at Ryerson Steel until their marriage. The couple has nine children and 24 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. They are the parents

The city has 12 conditions on the Armory data center, including avoiding impacts on the water system and requiring opaque fencing.