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Baked & Boiled will offer a mix of traditional and experimental bagels, ranging from everything and plain to jalapeño cheddar and white chocolate pumpkin.

HIGHLAND - Highland Arts Council invites community members to embrace their creative side at the upcoming Art in the Park weekend at Lindendale Park in Highland. From Oct. 14–15, visitors can peruse the exhibitions, watch art demonstrations and potentially win free artwork. With 65 featured artists and a predicted 8,000–9,000 attendees, this family-friendly event encourages art appreciation at all ages. “People don’t realize how much creativity is in every occupation that we have,” said Lynnette Schuepbach, chairperson with the council. “The mission of Highland Arts Council is to bring the art to the community, to keep people thinking creatively, so then it spills over into their jobs and everything that they do.” From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, visitors can enjoy the exhibits and speak to the artists, who work with a variety of mediums. There will also be a few performing artists and demonstrations

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Bernie Taupin's memoir, Scattershot: Life, Music, Elton and Me, an inside look at his life and career as the co-writer of Elton John's biggest hits, is out September 12. It features plenty of rock…

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Last month, St. Louis officials explained away their move from aluminum to corrugated cardboard street signs by saying that flooding in the Street Department print shop had necessitated the change. But now the city says it never used corrugated cardboard, only a "hardened plastic corrugated material" — and that said switch had nothing to do with the flood. Oh, and it actually switched in the last year to a totally different material — and that was because of the flood.

The vehicle that struck and killed 50-year-old Debra Sanfilippo fled the scene.

GODFREY – The Cookie Factory Bakery and Cafe has found its sweet spot at Alton Square Mall under Alton native Sarah Kinder, who purchased the business on Jan. 1, 2022. Kinder took over the business on Jan. 1, 2022, and has 18 employees helping her with the day-to-day operations. The Cookie Factory Bakery and Café has been selected as the September 2023 Small Business of the Month award recipient by the RiverBend Growth Association. The bakery and restaurant, at 202 Alton Square in Alton, is located on the second floor of Alton Square Mall and has been a mainstay for generations of customers enjoying the cookies, sweets and munchies baked daily there. Satisfying the region’s sweet tooth now for 43 years, The Cookie Factory was first opened by Linda McCormick at the mall, who operated the successful eatery until her retirement and sale of the business to Alton native Sarah Kinder. “I was an at-home baker looking to move into a storefront but was not sure where

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For many who lived through 9/11, the events that unfolded that day will never be forgotten. On that day, FOX 2 followed emerging details of the tragedy closely and documented the response around St. Louis through several localized stories.

Troy, Missouri, is now under a boil order as of Monday morning.

Hundreds of people spent Sunday evening encircling the families of three high school sophomores who died in a car crash last week.

The county is one of the only local health departments that operates its own clinics. They comprise 40 percent of the organization's budget. Officials want the federal government to approve a status that would add millions of dollars to the annual budget.

Here are some of the memorial events taking place throughout the St. Louis region.

In a game that started on Sept. 11, 1974, the Cardinals beat the Mets 4-3 in the longest non-tie game in Major League history. Here is our original report from that game

Readers of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch know Benjamin Hochman as a sports columnist, and he’s also the author of four non-fiction books about sports. But this week, he adds a new line to his resume: playwright.

We’ve already noted how the 2021 infrastructure bill aims to spend a whopping $42 billion on broadband deployments via the Broadband Equity and Deployment program (BEAD). We’ve also noted how big regional monopolies are doing everything in their power to ensure the lion’s share of that money goes to them, and not smaller ISPs or […]

Members of the United Auto Workers Union (UAW) say they will begin their strike at 11:59 p.m. on Thursday if their demands are not met. That day will mark the current contract expiration date. Currently, UAW workers at the GM plant in Wentzville say they're only eligible for a 6% raise with no pension or retirement plan for when people stop working. UAW Local 2250 held a rally on Sunday near the Wentzville plant to show the corporations how serious they are. Union members who attended shouted…

The 30-year fixed mortgage rate averaged 7.12% for the week ended Sept. 7 — down from 7.18% the prior week.

The shop's owner said she hopes to open before the end of the month, in the space that previously housed The Sweet Divine Bakery & Coffee Bar, which shuttered in June.

Monarch Madness Festival will educate visitors about butterflies and other pollinators.