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ALTON - The Alton Marina experienced a lightning strike that destroyed one of their sailboats. On July 4, 2026, lightning struck a sailboat mast and set fire to the boat, which was docked at the marina. Manager Rob Honke explained that while the experience was “scary,” he is thankful for the Alton Fire Department’s quick response. “The bolt traveled through the cabin , destroyed the inside of the cabin, lifted the entire cap up off the boat and shot out just below

SAUGET/EAST ST. LOUIS - Shortly after 12:44 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, emergency responders from multiple counties were called to a reported chemical fire at a facility along Sauget Industrial Drive in Sauget, Illinois, where officials later identified the hazardous material involved as trichloroisocyanuric acid and issued shelter-in-place notifications because of a visible chemical plume. St. Clair County Emergency Management Agency Director Herb Simmons said the response quickly

St. Louis native Jon Hamm is set to become a first-time father at 55. Photos published Monday by the Daily Mail show Hamm and his wife, actress Anna Osceola, on a beach in the Hamptons, where Osceola had a visible baby bump.

ALTON – The latest development on the Anzu Power facility in Alton was brought to light at this week’s City Council meeting. Alton Mayor David Goins said at the council’s Aug. 12, 2026 meeting that Anzu Power is renewing their efforts to seek a permit from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. “They have submitted an application for a permit,” Goins said. “It was initially denied and they resubmitted it, and it’s under evaluation.”

Abortion access in Missouri continues to expand under the constitutional amendment voters approved in 2024 — less than three months before they’ll be asked to undo it. The latest expansion is in Springfield, where Planned Parenthood began offering in-clinic procedural abortions Thursday. Just a few weeks earlier the clinic began prescribing abortion medication, returning abortion […]

ST. LOUIS - From sweeping drone shots to the history behind local neighborhoods, one St. Louis realtor is using social media to show viewers a side of the city they may not have seen before. Antoine Lawrence is a realtor and investor behind Antoine Ascends. He joined FOX 2's The Signal to share how content [...]

A lawsuit accusing Dollar General of  “unfair and deceptive pricing” in Missouri has now been settled, according to court documents.

The United Football League says it plans to put more money and manpower behind the St. Louis Battlehawks next season after attendance at one of its strongest markets fell sharply for the 2026 season.

Warren Haynes has released another track from his upcoming symphonic album, Dreams & Songs: A Symphonic Journey, dropping Sept. 18.The latest is a performance of “Thorazine Shuffle,” which originally appeared…

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It still amazes me that there are people out there who think that Donald Trump is a supporter of free speech. It has never been true. Anyone who looks will note that the Trump administration regularly engages in clearly unconstitutional attempts to suppress speech. But because he and his supporters like to claim he’s a […]

ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ill. - An Illinois State Police Trooper brought home the bacon last week during a snout-standing rescue on Interstate 64. According to the Illinois State Police, a trooper rescued a tiny piglet after noticing it attempting to cross the roadway on I-64. Besides sustaining a rash from the roadway, ISP described the [...]

If you’re looking for a career in cloud computing, there’s no better place to start than with the AWS certification. Whether you want to be an Architect or a Developer, these certifications open doors to incredible opportunities. But how do you get one? You need to use realistic exam simulators that present you with questions […]

A coordinated law enforcement operation, led by federal authorities and focused on reducing violent crime, began in St. Louis earlier this week.

ALTON — The Alton Police Department issued 68 speeding citations during a July 2026 traffic safety campaign in Alton aimed at reminding motorists to slow down to save lives and reduce highway fatalities, the department said. The campaign was part of a speed enforcement effort conducted by the Alton Police Department and other state and local law enforcement agencies across Illinois. During the campaign, Alton police also issued three citations for suspended or revoked licenses. “Speeding