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A Venezuelan woman, who authorities say was in the country illegally, has been sentenced in connection with a wrong-way crash that killed an 11-year-old boy.

FAA says Flight 2574 safely returned about 8:10 a.m. It had been scheduled to take off at 8 a.m.

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — Human remains found in the Columbia Bottom Conservation Area have been positively identified as Steven Reed, 41, of the 600 block of West Canterbury Road in St. Louis, authorities have confirmed. Reed was reported missing under an Endangered Person Advisory issued on August 21, 2025. The remains were discovered on Sept. 8, 2025, at approximately 11:46 a.m. in the 800 block of Strodtman Road within the conservation area, according to the St. Louis County Police Department. Detectives from the Bureau of Crimes Against Persons are actively investigating the case. At this time, the cause of death has not been determined. Authorities have not released additional details as the investigation remains ongoing. The St. Louis County Police Department encourages anyone with information about the case to contact investigators at 636-529-8210. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through CrimeStoppers at 1-866-371-TIPS (8477), with the possibility of a reward.

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Steven Marion, 34, wore tan prison clothes and was shackled as he briefly spoke in court about the crime while several of his family members looked on.

We’ve been tracking the growing judicial revolt against the Supreme Court’s shadow docket nonsense, from individual district judges getting snarky in footnotes to anonymous judges speaking to reporters. But what happened Thursday at the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals crosses into entirely new territory: a full en banc panel of federal judges openly criticizing the […]

ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. — The St. Charles County Police Department has closed its investigation into the disappearance of 18-year-old Logan Hummel after his body was recovered from the Missouri River, officials announced Friday, Sept. 12, 2025. Hummel was reported missing on Sept. 3, 2025, the same day authorities received reports of a person standing on the ledge of the Veterans Memorial Bridge. When law enforcement arrived, the individual was no longer present, and witnesses believed the person had jumped into the river. Search and rescue efforts were immediately launched but initially yielded no results. During the investigation, police located a vehicle known to have been driven by Hummel and contacted his immediate family. Authorities believed Hummel was the individual seen on the bridge who had entered the river. Earlier this week, a body was found in the Missouri River near the Chain of Rocks Bridge and was subsequently identified as Hummel. With this confirmation, the

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Endrina Bracho, 34, stood shackled in front of a judge while she gave a tear-filled apology before she was sentenced.

EAST ST. LOUIS – U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Representative Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13), along with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), today hosted a Community Day for Metro East residents to learn more about the latest updates on flood mitigation and water infrastructure improvements throughout Cahokia Heights, East St. Louis and the region. Duckworth and Budzinski met with residents, shared their efforts at the federal level to bring funding and oversight to water infrastructure projects throughout the region and received status updates on ongoing improvement projects from USACE and local officials. Photos from today’s event are available on the Senator’s website. “For years I’ve been working to bring awareness to the longstanding flooding and environmental issues that plague this region and bring in more funding and oversight,” Duckworth said. “It took decades of neglect, lack of investment or resources and environmenta

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The accreditation from the American Correctional Association is optional, but St. Louis County will keep trying to obtain it, a spokesman for the county said.

WASHINGTON — A Friday lawsuit from a civil rights group accused the Trump administration of bypassing deportation restrictions on immigrants slated for removal by sending them to Ghana and having the West African nation deport them to their countries of origin, despite credible findings they could face harm there. The move violates not only the […]

Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez “refused to follow law enforcement's commands and drove his car” at officers, striking one of the ICE agents, dragging him “a significant distance,” a DHS statement said. “

SPRINGFIELD - On Friday, Governor JB Pritzker signed Executive Order 2025-04 launching a statewide effort to protect vaccine access during the fall respiratory virus season. This Order establishes the Statewide Vaccine Access Initiative, led by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) in partnership with multiple state agencies to ensure Illinoisans can get the vaccines they need and can rely on science-based guidance. It also directs IDPH Director Dr. Sameer Vohra to issue a Standing Order to allow eligible providers in pharmacy and other appropriate clinical settings to administer vaccines recommended by IDPH after consultation with its expert Immunization Advisory Committee (IAC). The Governor’s action today ensures that Illinoisans will be able to receive the immunizations they need during the anticipated rise in seasonal respiratory illnesses later this fall. “This is about making sure no family in Illinois is left wondering if they can protect themselves

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Logan Hummel, 18, had been missing since Sept. 3.

The Who has added one more date to their The Song Is Over North American Farewell Tour, and it will be the last show of the trek.The new show is scheduled for Oct.…

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Mötley Crüe will finally kick off their Las Vegas residency on Friday at the Dolby Live at Park MGM. The residency was supposed to launch in March, but was postponed after frontman Vince…

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If you’ve spotted a robot gliding across the floor at your neighborhood QuikTrip, it’s not science fiction, it’s part of a company-wide initiative to make cleaning more convenient in the store.