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Investigators are working to identify an individual who was found dead beneath an overpass near some train tracks in Fairview Heights.

The St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office has charged a Spanish Lake man in connection with a fatal shooting earlier this year at a gas station in Soulard.

It seems like even Gene Simmons doesn't fully believe that KISS' "final" concerts, scheduled for New York’s Madison Square Garden December 1 and 2, will truly be the end. While speaking to The Las Vegas…

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St. Louis voters got a chance to head to the polls on Tuesday for 2023 Board of Aldermen races and set the stage for April 4 showdowns.

March 8 marks 50 years since the death of The Grateful Dead’s co-founder and first frontman, Ron “Pigpen” McKernan, and the day isn't going unnoticed. First, The Good Ol’ Grateful Deadcast, the official…

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Attention Laser Tag lovers. Grab your friends and an unlimited laser tag pass on Wednesdays from 4 p.m. to close for $19.99 per person plus tax. Based on walk in availability.

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At some point, you have to wonder if judges are going to start slapping sanctions on former Representative Devin Nunes and his SLAPP-happy vexatious litigator, Steven Biss. We’ve covered their many escapades in filing highly questionable defamation cases against basically any major media organization that so much as lightly criticizes Nunes (and also… a satirical […]

Two women have been charged in connection to the death of a child in rural Missouri.

JERSEY - The Jersey County Sheriff's Office is investigating a hit-and-run crash Wednesday afternoon. In the accident, there was property damage to several mailboxes, yards, and a fence along South Centennial Road in Jersey. Jersey County Sheriff Nick Manns said this is "a suspected DUI case." "The suspect fled the scene in a vehicle, then was located by deputies after he crashed in a ditch," the sheriff added. "One 40-year-old white male is in custody." One person reported there was "debris everywhere" at the scene that had to be cleaned up.

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A St. Louisan and Democrat, Gross lost a bid for the office in 2020. He won a major Sunshine Law case in 2021, after suing state for overcharging for records.

Bibliophiles assemble! One of the best book fairs of the whole year is coming back again soon. The Greater St. Louis Book Fair returns to Queeny Park (550 Weidman Road; Ballwin MO 63011) from Thursday, May 4, through Monday, May 8.

Missouri had 19 high school athletes named USA Racquetball High School All-Americans.

Billy Squier is back with new music. The rocker just released the new track “Harder On A Woman,” which is his first new single in 25 years.  The song was written…

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Illinois saw the number of vehicles stolen jump between 2021 and 2022. The 35% change was the most out of any state. Missouri saw the number of vehicle thefts rise by 10% year over year.

EDWARDSVILLE - After a guilty plea arrangement, Jacob M. Sitze, 31, of Bethalto, was sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to Aggravated DUI with a blood alcohol level of .98 or more resulting in a death, a Class 2 felony. The Sitze crash resulted in the death of a Godfrey woman, Megan L. Labrenz, 39, on Nov. 6, 2020. Brian Brueggeman, a spokesperson for the Madison County State’s Attorney's Office recapped what happened in the plea and sentencing process for Sitze: “The defendant had no criminal history - it would have been taken into consideration had a judge imposed a sentence.” “The entire plea was vetted and coordinated with the victim’s family and the attorney who represented the victim’s family.” “The two dismissed counts were alternate ways of charging the same offense.” “The credit for time served was one day.” The accident that involved Sitze occurred in the 6600 block of Godfrey Road

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Daniel Riley was required to wear a GPS ankle monitor when police say he caused a crash that led to a young volleyball player to lose her legs.

News reporting put a spotlight on the problems at Choate, officials said, and it’s time to improve conditions for residents with developmental disabilities and mental illnesses.

GRANITE CITY - To be able to play on one championship team is an honor unto itself. For a player to be a part of five consecutive championship teams is an amazing feat. And that's exactly what Michael Atkins has accomplished, as the senior goalie for the Granite City High hockey team played on his fifth straight championship team when the Warriors won its second straight Mississippi Valley Club Hockey Association's Class 2A championship last week with a two-game sweep over O'Fallon in a best-of-three series. Atkins is a Stillwater Senior Living Male Athlete of the Month for Granite City. Atkins' record was very impressive during that run as well, going 96-17-11 in his five years as a top goalie for Granite, recording 45 shutouts while playing on junior varsity championship teams in eighth grade and as a sophomore to go along with three varsity titles in his freshman, junior and senior years. Atkins also played in the league's Rising Stars game, a JV All-Star game, getting a shutout

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