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A man died after stepping out of his vehicle following an early morning crash Sunday near the Bermuda Drive exit on I-70 east.

An adult male has died following a shooting in the city's Baden neighborhood.

On December 7, 1941, a surprise military strike forever altered the course of American history. Nearly 2,400 lives were lost, and the United States was thrust into World War II. Every year, Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day serves as a solemn tribute to those who perished and a reflection on the resilience that followed. But what are the origins of this day, and how do its traditions continue to honor the past while educating future generations? The Historical Significance of December 7, 1941 The

ST. LOUIS - Fire crews are battling a blaze in South St. Louis at the 3800 block of Eichelberger Avenue. Heavy flames are reported to be coming from the back of a one-story, multi-unit brick building. The St. Louis Fire Department is currently on the scene, working to extinguish the fire. Details regarding any injuries [...]

CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced that a court dismissed a motion for summary judgment filed by the drugmakers seeking to toss key elements of an ongoing drug price-fixing case. Illinois and a coalition of nearly all states and territories filed three antitrust lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies and executives that allege conspiracies to artificially inflate and manipulate prices, reduce competition and unreasonably restrain the trade of generic drugs, accounting

BUZZ MAGAZINE – Springfield entrepreneur Rafael Joseph is bringing a new level of innovation to residential roofing with the recent launch of SmarT coaT, a system designed to extend the life of aging roofs, improve energy efficiency, and reduce environmental impact. A Navy veteran and founder of Seraphim, Rafael has spent more than two decades improving housing through sustainable technologies. Drawing on his experience as a Trident II missile technician aboard the USS Pennsylvania, Rafae

ST. LOUIS COUNTY - A pedestrian was killed after being struck by a vehicle while outside their own vehicle following a previous crash on the ramp to Eastbound 70 before Bermuda. The incident involved two separate crashes. The first crash occurred on the ramp to Eastbound 70 before Bermuda and resulted in no injuries. The [...]

ST. LOUIS - Cloudy skies Sunday morning as a cold front moves through the region. We will possibly see a few areas of drizzle with low clouds and falling temperatures this afternoon. Clouds continue through the overnight hours with lows dipping into the upper teens and 20s. Monday will be a colder day with decreasing [...]

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health today released the following statement from Director Dr. Sameer Vohra in response to the actions of the federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP): “Since universal newborn vaccination began in 1991, hepatitis B infection among U.S. children dropped by 99%. Today, the federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted to remove its long-standing recommendation that all newborns receive the hepatitis

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) announced the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) will hold a hearing next Thursday, December 11, to receive sworn testimony directly from the Trump Administration’s Department of Defense (DoD) on Trump’s unlawful and unconstitutional domestic deployments of American military troops to intimidate Americans in their own communities. “Across the United States, Donald Trump has illegally

ALTON - Attorney Keith Short has some practical advice for anyone who is in a car accident. “The number one thing I would tell people to do is, as soon as possible after the accident, make a log of everything you can remember about it,” he said. “The absolute first mistake, absolutely, is not recording everything you can immediately after it occurred. That means going to the doctor and saying, this happened, and telling them the truth. Telling the police officer the

JERSEY - In conjunction with Jerseyville Banking Center, J.C.H.S. has selected their “Students of the Month”. The recipients for the month of November are Michael Roberts (11) & Myla Stamper (10). The selection of a “Student of the Month” is based upon the number of F.O.C.U.S. nominations, which a student receives for a given month. F.O.C.U.S. (Finding One Clearly Unique Student) is a program, that acknowledges a student each week for academic or kindness. Each