ST. LOUIS - Farmers market season is returning across the St. Louis region, bringing fresh produce, local goods, and community events to neighborhoods on both sides of the Mississippi River. Here's a look at when some of the area's most popular markets are opening for the season. Soulard Farmers Market Tower Grove Farmers' Market Kirkwood [...]
ICE never needed officers to disguise themselves with masks and strip themselves of identification before Trump took office for the second time. What ICE is doing now isn’t what ICE was doing during Trump’s first term, even though it’s the same hateful bigot sitting behind the Resolute Desk he thinks should be covered in gold […]
Festus Mayor Sam Richards and three city councilmen filed a lawsuit Friday in an effort to block a recall election tied to the city's controversial data center plans.
SWANSEA - Illinois State Police arrested a 23-year-old Swansea woman on a first-degree murder charge Friday in connection with the fatal shooting of a 24-year-old St. Louis woman at an East St. Louis intersection earlier this week. The arrest of Brion D. Bess was announced on Friday, June 5, 2026, by the Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation Public Safety Enforcement Group. Authorities said the case stems from a Wednesday, June 3, 2026, homicide investigation at the intersection
Lawsuit filed Friday asks a Jefferson County judge to bar the scheduling of recall election, arguing that petitions filed by data center foes were flawed.
CHICAGO - The Chicago Bears said Friday, June 5, 2026, that their board has voted to advance a stadium development project in Hammond, Indiana, marking the latest shift in the team’s long-running search for a new home as Illinois officials continued efforts to keep the franchise in the state. In a joint statement, Bears Chairman George H. McCaskey and President and CEO Kevin Warren said the board met on Thursday, June 4, 2026, and voted to move forward with the Hammond project, although
TROY - Reagan Jumper is a sophomore striker who has scored five goals this season, but her fifth and most recent goal was, by far, the biggest of her career so far. Jumper scored in the 58th minute of the IHSA Class 3A Normal Community sectional semifinal match, off a perfect cross from Astri Selberg that allowed the Tigers to dethrone defending Class 3A champion O'Fallon 1-0 at Knights Field at Triad High in Troy on May 26. The Tigers beat New Lennox Lincoln Way Central in the super-sectional
ST. LOUIS – After two successful Friday nights in May, food truck season is officially back for the summer. Every other Friday evening, from 4-8 p.m., Tower Grove Park is hosting more than 20 mobile kitchens with a side of live music. The Sauce Magazine's Summer of Flavor 2026 Tour brings a variety of lined [...]
St. Louis City SC is hosting 40 consecutive days of soccer-related events throughout St. Louis to celebrate and connect locals during the World Cup, featuring activities for all ages and skill levels.
The Who is celebrating the 50th anniversary of their Who Put the Boot In tour with a set of limited-edition soccer jerseys, or football jerseys as they say in the…
JERSEY - For four years, Cameron Judkins has been a key contributor to Jersey’s track and field program, and this season the senior added a milestone performance by breaking 11 seconds in the 100 meters while also contributing in relays and being top-notch in the 200 meters, according to his coach. Judkins ran 10.93 in the 100 meters at the Mississippi Valley Conference Meet outdoors, where he finished fourth. He later posted an 11.09 to place 10th at the IHSA sectional at Triad. In
SPRINGFIELD — On Friday, the Chicago Bears organization announced it will advance its stadium development in Hammond, Indiana. Upon learning the news, State Senator Jason Plummer (R-Edwardsville) issued the following statement: “While I cannot say I am shocked by today’s announcement, I am extremely disappointed that Illinois has once again found itself on the losing end because of failed leadership in Springfield. "The Chicago Bears moving forward with stadium development
Sixty-seven people lost their lives over the Potomac River on Jan. 29, 2025, when a U.S. Army Blackhawk helicopter collided with American Airlines flight 5342. It was a horrifying tragedy — and because it was entirely preventable, it was not just a tragedy, but a travesty. The National Transportation Safety Board final report on the incident left no room for interpretation: The Federal Aviation Administration’s failure to act on prior safety recommendations had led to this
ST. CLAIR COUNTY — Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has charged a 20-year-old Coulterville man with possessing and reproducing child sexual abuse material after investigators and St. Clair County sheriff’s officers conducted a search Wednesday at his workplace in Belleville, authorities said. Cameron D. Gasser was charged in St. Clair County Circuit Court with four counts of reproducing child sexual abuse material, Class X felonies each punishable by up to 30 years in prison,
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