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Despite the expected chilly forecast, law enforcement is prepared for large Opening Day crowds Thursday.

Rudolph Hlavaty was charged with second-degree child molestation and promoting a sexual performance by a child. He was in custody Wednesday without bond, police said.

A Madison County jury convicted an East Alton, Illinois, man in a murder-for-hire plot.

“I’m super excited,” William Lo said. “We’re not going to have another opportunity to have 50,000 people in Carbondale."

Two additional prosecutors are headed to U.S. Attorney's Office as part of DOJ's Violent Crime Initiative.

Authorities in St. Charles County finally wrangled an escaped bull on Wednesday afternoon.

Officers in Fairview Heights say nearly 500 "unruly" teens were in the park on Saturday between 4-6 p.m. Police say the teens were also using illegal drugs.

Adam Wainwright, after 18 years playing with the Cardinals, is pouring more time into his budding country music career as his debut album, “Hey Y’all," is about to release.

A trio of checks totaling nearly $3 million rolled into a political action committee supporting Republican Will Scharf over the last week, boosting his campaign to unseat Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey in the August GOP primary.  On Wednesday, Club for Growth Action Missouri — which is supporting Scharf — reported a $1.4 million donation from […]

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A local 8th grader is bound for the Scripps National Spelling Bee for her second year in a row. Meet orthographic whiz Sonia Kulkarni, as well as adults prepping for a local fundraising spelling bee — and how some of them are hoping to avenge their own childhood spelling bee trauma.

It appears the New Jersey Department of Health still believes the state’s residents are better served by giving law enforcement another way to dodge the Constitution. The Department of Health was sued two years ago by the state’s Office of the Public Defender (OPD). That lawsuit targeted the state’s peculiar practice of holding on to […]

Four cows that were inside the trailer were killed, according to MoDOT.

Sauce Magazine’s Meera Nagarajan presents a sampler of new restaurants and spots for great bites and sips around town. Jonathan Moxey, head brewer at Rockwell Beer Company, joins the discussion to offer a spirited defense of beer foam, and we explore how more drinkers are learning to appreciate beer foam’s heady flavors and aromas.

Daniel Riley was convicted last month of causing a downtown crash that severed teenager Janae Edmondson's legs.

A Sikeston, Missouri, man appeared in federal court on Wednesday and pleaded guilty to charges for his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection in Washington, D.C.

Beyoncé’s latest release, Cowboy Carter, is a hit for more than just Beyoncé.According to Billboard, several tracks Bey has either covered, sampled or interpolated on the record have seen a streaming…

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Two bills seeking to make it more difficult to amend the state constitution through the initiative petition process advanced through the Missouri House this week.  On Wednesday, legislation sponsored by Republican state Rep. John Black of Marshfield was approved on a 106-49 vote. The only Republican to vote against the measure was House Majority Leader […]

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