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Six interagency law enforcement task forces received grant funding this spring to combat car thefts through an initiative of Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias’ office. Giannoulias was in Belleville on Tuesday to promote the initiative and highlight a $2.5 million grant to the Metro East Auto Theft Task Force, which brings together law enforcement agencies from Madison, Monroe and St. Clair counties. “In 2022, a motor vehicle was stolen every single minute in the United States,”…

This is Hilbert, rolling around in the dirt in the front yard. You would hardly believe how filthy he gets when he does this. Luckily, if I pick him up and place him on the grass he's happy to roll around there too, and that cleans off all the dirt.

Today on TAP: More of the same may be in store at the State Department.

Congratulations Bennie Gilliam-Williams, special asst. to president/special events & projects Harris-Stowe State Univ.! Gilliam-Williams will be honored as a St. Louis young leader at the St. Louis American Foundation’s twelfth annual Salute to Young Leaders Networking Awards Reception, presented by…

The bus line that took passengers from Fairview Heights to Busch Stadium said people who have purchased tickets to upcoming games can get refunds.

Two St. Louis-based entities of the financial giant will pay a $35 million civil penalty to settle charges from federal regulators that they and two predecessor firms overcharged about 10,945 investment advisory accounts.

The mother is paralyzed now, and she was burned over 80% of her body, due to the accident. Jace Richardson, the child, died.

Proposals to reimagine the Steinberg ice skating rink as a year-round destination and bring basketball courts to Forest Park are advancing toward city approval.

The Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis is investigating a death in Cahokia Heights.

This is going to sound weird, but hear me out. There are upwards of 4,300 religions in the world, and even faithful churchgoers don't believe in 4,299 of them. My only difference with them is that I don't believe in 4,300. Is that really such a big deal?

The student representing the Midwest attends John Burroughs School in Ladue.

Friday will still pose lots of heat-related danger for the region — with humidity kicking the heat index up to conditions that feel as hot as 116 degrees. But then the heat is finally — mercifully — set to recede.

In 2014, the Supreme Court made it clear: phone searches require warrants. While it did note the case involved a search “incident to an arrest,” the precedent was undeniable. If a phone search attached to an arrest requires a warrant, it would logically follow that any phone search by law enforcement — even those not […]

MagStack is the perfect on-the-go wireless charging station that also transforms into a floating stand for smartphone FaceTime or video playback while charging. This 3-in-1 foldable design enables charging for up to 3 devices simultaneously, including iPhone, Apple Watch, AirPods Pro, AirPods with Wireless Charging Case, other Qi-compatible Android phones, and Bluetooth earbuds. With its […]

Whitesnake frontman David Coverdale is paying tribute to the band’s original guitarist, Bernie Marsden, who passed away Thursday, August 24, at the age of 72. Marsden’s death was confirmed by his family on social…

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Bob Blitz remains as ‘special master’ on Roundup case, even though James Bennett is Monsanto’s trial attorney. The two men shared $275 million from Rams case.

Check out the peaks and valleys in volatile local gas prices, and track motor vehicle sales, financing and production.

ALTON - Jennifer Sillivan has always loved sunsets. Now that she’s an empty-nester, she catches every one she can. Each night, she sets up a chair in front of the empty bank building near Alton Square Mall. She takes off her shoes and socks. And for 45 minutes, she sits with her feet in the grass and watches the sky. “It’s physically helpful and spiritually helpful,” Sillivan said. “And then it’s just a time to reflect on the day. What I loved, what I would like to be different. It’s just peace.” Sillivan started this ritual for herself, but she’s been pleasantly surprised to find that it resonates with other people, too. Recently, a man stopped his car, rolled down the window and asked what she was doing. When she explained, he asked if he could join her. “I said that would be lovely,” Sillivan remembered. “He was younger than me, and lonely. He said that he was lonely. And he just talked and talked and talked,

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