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TechSTL, the newly formed technology council, has entered into an agreement to take over programming for Venture Café St. Louis.

Donald Trump has been indicted on charges related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

A member of a St. Louis drug ring appeared in federal court Tuesday and was sentenced for killing a rival in summer 2017.

The crash happened at about 1:30 a.m. on Illinois Route 140 near South Stanley Road.

GODFREY - Area resident Meghan Cunningham recently competed in the Ms. Health and Fitness nationwide competition. She excelled in the competition and said she may also enter again next year. Cunningham is a graphic artist and a Webster University at St. Louis graduate. She also attended Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville for a year, and also works as a bartender at Bakers and Hale in Godfrey. She said she had to send in eight photos and some questions as part of the entry. The female bodybuilder consistently works out at Pride Fitness in Wood River by the Pump House. She said she always enjoys her workouts. "I try to go three times a week," she said. "I run a circuit at least two times a week and sometimes three times." Cunningham once completed a half marathon and overall is very athletic. She was also once a soccer player and a volleyball player. She plans to continue with her fitness approach moving forward and works hard on her diet. She has been an inspiration for others

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A Granite City man was killed early Tuesday morning when he was hit by a truck while crossing an Illinois highway.

EDWARDSVILLE - Drunken Fish and Kimchi Guys are two new restaurants in the Edwardsville configuration that are attracting enormous attention. Drunken Fish is a sushi restaurant and bar that is expanding beyond the St. Louis market to Edwardsville. Drunken Fish will be opening Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023, at 6151 Trace Parkway Drive, Suite B, Edwardsville. Munsok So, the owner of Drunken Fish, feels the Edwardsville location is perfect for the latest venture. Doors open at 11 a.m. on Thursday. The restaurant will be open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, and 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Thursday through Sunday. Drunken Fish was established in 2003 and has what is described as "an unwavering dedication to Japanese cuisine." "Whether you are a resident or a visitor, plan to raise your chopsticks and celebrate the arrival of Drunken Fish in Edwardsville," Munsok So said. "Whether you are a resident or visitor, be prepared to be captivated by the extraordinary dining and entering

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GLEN CARBON - On Thursday, July 13, Glen Carbon Fire Department conducted a primary and secondary search training at a home on State Route 159. Local plastic surgeon, Dr. Ryan Diederich, and Diederich Investments LLC recently purchased property on State Route 159. After taking possession, Dr. Diederich offered the houses on the property to local fire stations for training and simulations. The primary and secondary search training began around 7 p.m. CST. Prior to the crew’s arrival, Deputy Chief Hood prepared the home for the search training. This included filling the home with smoke and hiding a human decoy made of hoses. The smoke used was safe for anyone to breathe and served as a visual obstacle in this training. The smoke started in the back right corner of the house and made quick progress moving throughout the home. Glen Carbon firefighters arrived at the home and began developing an entry plan in the home for searching purposes. Prior to arrival, the firefighters did

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We’ve long believed in the power of online platform interoperability and the power it gives to users to curate their own experiences. One of the prime examples of this is Block Party, created by Tracy Chou, which has had to suspend its operations following ExTwitter’s API changes. Tracy joined us on the podcast once before […]

Picking the greatest anything is certainly open for debate, and that is likely to be the case with the results of Total Guitar’s recent poll, which aimed to pick the greatest acoustic song…

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Cape Girardeau-based SoutheastHEALTH has signed an agreement to join Chesterfield-based Mercy.

A video going viral on Instagram appears to be from a woman shopping at the Whole Foods in Brentwood, Missouri, confronting a man who she says hurled racist remarks at her. Footage of the incident starts with the man kneeling in an aisle, apparently looking at products on a shelf, before the woman recording the video approaches him. The start of her first sentence is cut off, but she approaches the man saying, "...

Gray Design Group, named one of the Midwest Top Design Firms by Engineering News-Record and a Rising Giant by Interior Design, recently hired and promoted several architectural and interior design team members due to continued firm growth. Gray welcomes architect Brian Paul and two project associates in the architecture studio, Kyle Markowitz and Ethan Tollefson. […]

The Food City initiative is investing in St. Louis' underrepresented food entrepreneurs by offering grant funding.

“‘Potential, Possibility and Power’ says it all,” says Dr. LaTonia Collins Smith, university president

The aircraft hit some power lines and crashed into a cornfield.

Over at National Review, Michael Brendan Dougherty notes a Gallup poll showing that public confidence in the military has declined lately: As the perception developed that progressives have taken over the top brass in the military, the most important cohort for military recruiting — existing military families — has been pulling away from the U.S. ...continue reading "Why has trust in the military dropped recently?"

A Metro East bakery that closed last month has been reopened under new ownership.

Demolition is continuing for a pair of office buildings at a prominent Downtown West corner, which will make way for a new $120 million development with two hotels.