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Derontae Martin, 19, was found shot in the head at a Fredericktown party in April 2021. Family members don’t believe it was suicide.

As July nears a close, you might be hoping to plan a few more weekend trips this summer. Travel enthusiasts say you're never too far from a nice weekend getaway in Missouri, especially if you live near St. Louis.

Kalista Mitrisin is a skilled and passionate journalist with a knack for the unexpected. When she's not bravely reporting from the scene of breaking news or finding interesting stories, Mitrisin can be found walking around the city with her trusty friend, a Great Dane lab mix named Clark or cooking up a storm in the kitchen.

Gov. Mike Parson denied clemency requests in three previous executions this year.

His life since July 28, 2003, has not been easy.

Shawn Nunley was arrested a couple of weeks ago in the city’s Baden neighborhood.

PONTOON BEACH - Always seeking new ways to make its bus service more accessible and efficient to better serve passengers, Madison County Transit (MCT) implements regular service adjustments three times each year. MCT’s Fall 2023 service change takes effect Sunday, August 13. “The service we provide is evaluated by staff on a regular basis and adjustments are made based on demand and based on feedback from the people and the communities we serve,” said MCT Managing Director SJ Morrison. “In making these minor changes, we’re hoping to fine tune the routes and schedules to best meet the needs of our riders.” A summary of the Fall 2023 service changes can be found below: AUGUST SERVICE CHANGES: Downtown St. Louis Service: Improve routing between Market St. & N. Ewing Ave. to improve service while preserving timepoints. Trips at Market & N. Ewing Ave will start four minutes later, all other timepoints in St. Louis remain the same. #1 Riverbend

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ALTON - The holiday transformation of Rock Springs Park in Alton will begin in early September, and new Christmas Wonderland volunteers are always needed to help put together displays to ensure the holidays sparkle in 2023. An informational meeting for volunteers is planned for 11 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 8 at Meunstermann Pavilion in Gordon Moore Park, Alton. The Grandpa Gang, which coordinates the annual Christmas event, is looking for volunteers to help with tasks like setting up wooden displays and hanging lights throughout the park. Volunteers are able to work any time between 8 a.m. to noon, Monday through Friday and work continues through the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. Volunteers are not required to work each day of set up. Set up in the park is expected to begin Monday, Sept. 11 at 8 a.m. If interested in volunteering but unable to attend the Aug. 8 meeting, volunteers should contact Dick Alford at 618-781-2482 or Dave Davis at 618-419-1969. “We always look forward to

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) this week led U.S. Senators Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Eric Schmitt (R-MO) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) in introducing a bill to amend the National Trails System Act and designate Route 66 as a National Historic Trail. Route 66, also known as the Will Rogers Highway, is more than 2,400 miles long, stretching from Chicago to Santa Monica, California, and crossing through eight states. Full bill text is available here . “Route 66 is one of the most famous roads in America and has played a tremendous role in our history and culture—connecting our country through travel, commerce and so much more,” said Duckworth. “Route 66 is an integral part of Illinois’s story, and I’m proud to help introduce this legislation to help ensure this historic route is protected and commemorated for future generations.” Duckworth’s Route 66 Centennial Commission Act

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The garden in the middle of a 35,000-acre former mine is supplying thousands of pounds of fresh produce to families in three counties that have few grocery stores.

The U.S. has the highest percentage of single-parent households in the world.

We've had a few clusters of non-severe thunderstorms early this morning. Still a cluster moving across our southern counties.

GLEN CARBON - Some residents of Savannah Crossing in Glen Carbon are getting some additional land after a unanimous vote from the Village Board of Trustees on Tuesday to vacate a piece of village-owned property near their residences. Village Attorney James Schrempf said village administrators had gone “above and beyond” delivering this extra land to Savannah Crossing residents. “The village has gone through a great deal of trouble and some expense to try to make sure that each property owner in Savannah Crossing who borders this little strip will get their respective share,” Schrempf said. “We’ve had engineering done, we accomplished that. “I think it is much better than what might have been just giving it to the Homeowners Association. So once again, the village has gone above and beyond to help solve a problem and we hope it works.” Village Administrator Jamie Bowden said the strip of land in question is located between th

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A celebrity across St. Louis and beyond, Matonis had been living with ALS since 2022.