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Marco's Pizza announced it will open a new location in Ballwin.

Two juveniles were arrested after a crash Wednesday in the Downtown West area. Police say both are possibly responsible for a series of St. Louis carjackings and attempted carjackings, in addition to one murder, in recent days.

A 25-year-old St. Louis man was sentenced Thursday for killing his girlfriend in 2020.

“I feel like he took a part of me," her sister said in court.

A $100 million project to revitalize Powell Hall, the home of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, is in the works.

Using data from the U.S. Postal Service, the ZIP codes that make up downtown had a net loss of 542 businesses between 2019 and 2022. But the numbers also portray a situation downtown that is improving with time.

EDWARDSVILLE - Teachers are often asked by their students, “Why do I have to learn this?” and “When will I ever use this in life?” For Liberty Middle School sixth-grade language arts teacher Lauren Davis, the answer is simple. “You must learn to read and write. Language arts is one of the only classes that significantly impacts every person’s daily life.” Davis has taught an array of subjects, but for all 11 years of her teaching, she has taught at least one language arts or reading class every school year. “The power and importance of language arts is what drives me to push my students to become the best writers possible. Along with writing, I love watching students develop a love for reading by finding their favorite author or genre. Reading is powerful because it allows us to step into other worlds, break away from reality, and learn history about ancient places or important leaders that have gone before us.” Davis,

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Astronomy week sputters to a close today. My weekend trip to the desert yielded three images (the comet, the Orion Nebula, and a star trails picture), so I don't have anything for today. My only choice is to use an older astronomy photo, but I don't have any of those in the queue either. What ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"

Kristopher Burns-Jackson, 25, pleaded guilty Monday to second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the death of 23-year-old Monay Phillips.

Who is the Barbra Streisand of Bollywood? There’s a new documentary, produced by the BBC about India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. Specifically, the documentary is focused on Modi’s relationship with India’s Muslim community, including his apparent role during some anti-Muslim riots (where over 1,000 people were killed) two decades ago. And, apparently, it doesn’t make […]

WOOD RIVER - East Alton-Wood River junior Devon Green recently had outstanding performances in the Carlinville Tournament and is a key to the Oilers' boys' basketball success in 2022-2023. Kevin Gockel is Green's coach with the Oilers. Green said so far, one of the highlights has been winning the Carlinville Tournament Championship. Green has devoted eight years to basketball and he said he believes playing sports has shown him that "what you put into a sport or activity is what you get back. With hard work, you can achieve anything." The East Alton-Wood River star said he also wants to play basketball in college and study to become an aerospace engineer. Green is an overall athlete and also is a forward on the Oilers' boys' soccer team.

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Today on TAP: Macron’s bid to raise retirement age yields huge backlash. Have our own Republicans even noticed?

Some local St. Louis residents have made it to the 2023 semifinalist awards today for the James Beard Foundation. 

Credit union members will have a dashboard where they can view account balances from all of their financial institutions in addition to Vantage. They'll be able to view their credit score, set savings goals, lock and unlock their credit cards, categorize their transactions and establish debit card spending alerts based on their preferences.

The St. Louis-based grocery chain has hired an executive with more than 26 years of experience, including human resources leadership roles at some of St. Louis' largest companies, as its new chief people officer.

A federal court sentenced former St. Louis County aide Anthony "Tony" Weaver to 18 months in prison Thursday for corruption charges. He will also be ordered to pay a $10,000 fine. Weaver pleaded guilty in October to public corruption charges for attempting a fraudulent pay-to-play scheme involving small-business loans during the Covid-19 pandemic. St. Louis County Executive Sam Page appointed Weaver, but prosecutors said there was no evidence Page knew what Weaver was involved in. Court filings…

But efforts to outlaw public drag performances in Missouri appear less likely to advance.