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STLCC celebrated the groundbreaking of the Center for Nursing and Health Sciences at St. Louis Community College.

The department is now planning to add its 11th drone to its fleet and is more than doubling its number of license plate reader cameras.

The grocery store opened up in north St. Louis County four months ago. It was supposed to help serve a community that's considered a "food desert."

Health providers shared maternal services information services and childcare items.

The U.S. Marshals Service is looking for Gabriel Calixto-Pichardo, a 25-year-old man suspected of killing his girlfriend, 24-year-old Emma Shafer.

The decision will leave north St. Louis County without a designated trauma center for urgent and severe injuries.

EyeCare Partners, a St. Louis-based network of ophthalmology and optometry practices, has named a Cincinnati doctor from within its network to fill a newly created executive post.

One of those resolutions that would end because of this policy is one that spoke out against racism.

A driver with a broken taillight led police on a lengthy chase Thursday morning before crashing his car near Stan Musial Bridge in Downtown St. Louis.

St. Louis trailed 4-1 before Nolan Arenado hit a two-run single against Julian Merryweather with two out in the seventh.

An East St. Louis man was found dead Wednesday in Washington County, Illinois.

A St. Louis County man faces criminal charges in a domestic assault that turned deadly earlier this week and allegedly violated an order of protection.

Christopher Nolan bases his ambitious biopic of J. Robert Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy) on a Pulitzer Prize-winning account of his subject’s life, American Prometheus, and the physicist’s shaping hand in the creation of the atomic bomb undeniably qualifies as the modern equivalent of stealing fire from the gods. Although Oppenheimer is spared Prometheus' physical punishment for that hubristic act — his liver remains safe from endlessly recurring consumption by an eagle — the film devotes much of its three-hour running time to the non-corporeal forms of retribution he suffers: the U.S. government’s Cold War-era accusations of Communist Party membership and possible Soviet spying, and his own escalating concern over the world-annihilating capacity of the weaponry he helped birth.

Some Wood River residents are upset with a proposal to sell off some of Belk Park's land for a private wedding venue business.

ALTON - Summer is the new season of giving in the Riverbend. Freer Auto Body hosted their 15th annual Christmas in July fundraiser from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Friday, July 21, and it was the most successful fundraiser yet. The first year, they raised $2,500. Last year, they donated around $56,000. Margaret Freer had noted that it would be difficult to top that number, but as donations continued rolling in on Friday, they had surpassed $57,000 by early afternoon. The Christmas in July event includes a luncheon and raffle at Freer Auto Body, located at 4512 North Alby Street in Godfrey. All proceeds go to United Way’s Community Christmas program, which provides toys, clothing, personal care items and more for families in need during the holiday season. “This event makes a difference in whether there is something underneath the tree for a child at Christmas or whether there is not,” Margaret Freer said. “We are so appreciative for the support we

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Less than six months after opening, the Fields Foods store in Pagedale is closed. Signs on the doors say, “The grocery store will reopen under new ownership and management."

WASHINGTON COUNTY – The Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) was requested by the Washington County Sheriff’s Department to investigate a body found in the area of Lunte Creek Road, west of Nashville, in Washington County. During the investigation, the victim was identified as 44-year-old Montez Pearson of East Saint Louis. On July 19, 2023, at approximately 8:44 p.m., the Washington County Sheriff’s Department was notified of a deceased Black male located near Lunte Creek Road. ISP DCI Zone 7 investigations and ISP Crime Scene Services responded to the scene. Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Illinois State Police DCI Zone 7 Investigations at (618) 542-2171 Ext. (1203). Witnesses can remain anonymous. ISP DCI is leading this open and ongoing investigation. No additional information is being released at this time.

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Ralph Beck, 22, was charged with assaulting a woman he had a previous romantic relationship with and later obtained a restraining order against him.

From St. Louis Business Journal: The Boeing Co. plans to expand its operations in north St. Louis County in an investment that would be larger than the new National Geospatial Intelligence Agency headquarters under construction in north St. Louis. Dubbed Project Voyager and described as supporting “new aerospace programs,” plans call for construction of multiple […]