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A north St. Louis church still rebuilding from last year's tornado is now dealing with another costly blow. Thieves stole four brand-new air conditioning units from the church.

The vetoes, which the governor can issue for line items in the state budget, accounted for more than 60 items with a price tag of $53 million.

JACKSONVILLE - State Representative C.D. Davidsmeyer (R-Murrayville) is inviting aspiring photographers in the 100th District to participate in his “America 250” Photo Contest to update the decor in his Capitol office in Springfield. “On July 4, 2026, our nation will mark an extraordinary milestone: 250 years since the founding of the United States of America,” Rep. Davidsmeyer said. “As part of America’s 250th birthday celebration, I am encouraging families

The curfew marks a compromise reached between the city's top official and police.

EDWARDSVILLE - The Third Judicial Circuit on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, distributed pocket-sized copies of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution to members of the public at the Madison County Courthouse and the Criminal Justice Center in Madison County, marking the approach of the Fourth of July, Chief Judge Christopher Threlkeld announced. Judges and staff presented the copies throughout the day on July 1, 2026, to litigants, lawyers and others at the circuit’s two

The driver police say shot and killed a 35-year-old O'Fallon man in a road rage incident Tuesday afternoon is a Ballwin municipal employee, officials say.

Howard Hayes joins the St. Louis Workforce Development Board, bringing more than 25 years of workforce and economic development leadership.

BETHALTO - Bethalto Community Unit School District No. 8 announced that Mary Jo Burson, a third-grade teacher at Parkside, was selected for a grant from the Illinois Retired Teachers Association Foundation to support hands-on learning experiences in her classroom. The district said Burson wrote the grant to fund more than $400 in activities for students who finish assignments early or have free-choice time. The grant will support a makers space she is creating, with resources

GRANITE CITY – A man accused of attempting to commit an act of arson in a Granite City park has been ordered released from custody. 50-year-old Frank H. Genovese of Granite City was charged on June 16, 2026 with a Class 3 felony count of attempted arson and a Class A misdemeanor count of resisting a peace officer. Genovese allegedly knowingly “broke open a bag of gasoline on a wooden pavilion at Civic Park” in Granite City on the same day, according to charging documents.

Ferguson Police say an innocent bystander was killed and another person was critically injured after gunfire erupted outside a gas station just before midnight on Tuesday.

Webster Groves Community Days is an annual event celebrating the Fourth of July holiday. All activities (aside from the carnival and barbecue) are free! Community Days Parade 10 am The […]

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Legal systems have always struggled to keep up with rapid technological change, and things are no different in the world of generative AI. There are still relatively few rulings on the new issues that the roll-out of AI-based services is raising. That makes a ground-breaking judgment from a court in Germany particularly important. It concerns […]

An 11-year-old boy, charged in the shooting death of an infant girl last week in north St. Louis, will be placed in a state facility for mental health treatment.

PIASA - Vivian Zurheide, a Southwestern High School senior and standout three-sport athlete, was named an Altonized Community Federal Credit Union Female Athlete of the Month for her most recent performances on a softball field. Zurheide recently concluded her softball career at Southwestern with a .488 batting average, 39 hits, 13 doubles, 31 RBIs and six home runs as a senior for the Piasa Birds. Edwards said Zurheide is “an athlete that won't soon be forgotten at Southwestern High School.&rdquo

A teacher and baseball coach faces felony counts of criminal sexual assault and aggravated criminal sexual abuse in addition to other charges.

An O’Fallon, Missouri, man is in custody for Tuesday’s shooting death of a motorist on an Interstate 64 off ramp.

The man who shot and killed a Liberty High School sophomore during a botched robbery in 2023 was sentenced this week to 22 years in prison.