ST. LOUIS -- For the 11th year, Ameren Missouri's camera gives people a look at peregrine falcon chicks emerging from their eggs. This year the nesting box is in Franklin County. The live stream, a partnership with the World Bird Sanctuary and The Missouri Department of Conservation, Is intended to give viewers the chance to [...]
There's a danger in loving a specific restaurant. It's a tough industry, and even the most stalwart location can falter in times of crisis or staff shortages. Even knowing that, my heart broke a little when Porano Pasta closed in 2018.
ST. LOUIS -- Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars premieres Wednesday on FOX 2. A street team from the network will be in St. Louis to promote the new show and to hand out chances to win up to $2,500. They will be visiting the Delmar Loop, Ballpark Village, Lafayette Square, and more high traffic areas. The [...]
KANE - A three-vehicle crash reported Tuesday morning on U.S. Highway 67 near Kane resulted in one death and multiple injuries, according to information released by the Illinois State Police. The Greene County Sheriff’s Department, Greene County EMS, and Illinois State Police responded to the scene after the accident was reported at 10:36 a.m. on Monday. One driver was declared deceased at the scene, another driver was transported to a local hospital by helicopter with major injuries, while the third driver was transported by ambulance with minor injuries. Illinois State Police reported that one vehicle was traveling northbound on US 67 while another vehicle was traveling southbound, and a third vehicle was traveling directly behind the southbound vehicle. At one point, the northbound vehicle crossed over the center line and sideswiped the first southbound vehicle, spun sideways, and was hit by the second southbound vehicle. The driver of the second southbound vehicl
These days a lot of streaming platforms offer games, both free and paid, in addition to movies and TV shows. And as of May 23, you can play a Jimi Hendrix-themed game…
Prosecutors alleged Jenna Boedecker said she put her 2-year-old and 8-week-old daughters in her Jeep while she argued with her husband and then fell asleep.
ALTON - The Annual James Killion Day Ceremony on Saturday, May 27, 2023, has a solid lineup of activities and should be a first-class way to kick off the Memorial Day weekend. The event starts at 1 p.m. on Saturday at James Killion Park in Alton and will begin with a community lunch and a Meet and Greet with the Killion family. The Riverbend Community Gospel Choir will also perform. From 2:30 to 4 p.m. will be the ceremonial portion of the event. Alton Fourth Ward Alderwoman Rosetta Brown will be the emcee. There will be a presentation of colors and music, plus acknowledgment of sponsors and dignitaries. David Frye, Mary Hyndman, and Gene Baldwin, an author and family friend, will be the event’s keynote speaker. Baldwin is a playwright, essayist, journalist, poet and fiction writer. His play “Water Brought Us and Water’s Gonna Take Us Away,” about the Underground Railroad in Illinois and commissioned by the National Park Service, was produced at the Prop Theate
Coming up soon, the government faces an expiration data for its Section 702 surveillance powers. Section 702 allows the NSA to gather content and communications from “upstream” providers. This means the NSA can camp out on international cables to gather every international communications rolling through (often) underwater internet cables. Far be it from me to […]
For anyone who forgot to move their car on street cleaning day last year and paid that $15 ticket, only about 42 cents of that fine went to the city's general coffers. And the $4.45 it costs for two hours of parking at some spots downtown? That nets the city's general fund roughly 12 cents.
Teachers and staff at Genesis School in Kansas City have tried to maintain a normal school year despite an unusual situation: They don’t know whether students will return in the fall. That’s because the K-8 charter school’s sponsor, the Missouri Charter Public School Commission, wants to shut it down over its academic performance. The State […]
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CHICAGO (AP) — An Illinois attorney general's office investigation released Tuesday found that 451 Catholic clergy sexually abused nearly 2,000 children in the state over a nearly 70-year period, which was more than four times the 103 individuals the church named when the state began its review in 2018. Attorney General Kwame Raoul said at [...]