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Cahokia Heights police Major Tony Tomlinson said the two who died were friends and were shot near Teddy's Ju Joint, at 7400 Old Missouri Avenue.

ALTON - Marquette Catholic High School (MCHS) announced the 2023 Mega Raffle winner during their Homecoming Block Party on Saturday, Sept. 23. Brian Nativi is the lucky winner of the top $50,000 prize. The Mega Raffle serves as a fundraiser for MCHS. Over the past month, people could purchase a raffle ticket for the chance to win the big prize or several smaller cash prizes, including $1,000 early bird drawings every week for six weeks leading up to the block party and Homecoming dance. “The profit directly supports Marquette Catholic High School, and so it’s one of our bigger fundraisers,” said Mary Hough, Marquette’s Director of Development and raffle organizer. “I think a lot of people, when they purchase their tickets, they want to win that money for sure. But they also know they’re supporting the school. It’s a great fundraiser for us.” The other winners included: $5,000 - Mike Mancewicz $500 - Sheri Kelley $250 -

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The union representing screenwriters reached a tentative agreement with Hollywood studios to end a historic strike after nearly five months, raising hopes that a crippling shutdown of movie and television filming could be near an end. Actors remain on strike, but the deal with writers might help them find a resolution [...]

GRANITE CITY - Sophomore running back Ryan Brokaw has been a stellar bright light for the Granite City High School football team that has played hard all season despite a now 0-5 record after a loss at Collinsville 54-0 on Sept. 22 at Kahok Stadium. Although the score was lopsided, the Warriors, as is their custom, continued to play hard throughout the game, never surrendering or giving up and giving everything they had throughout the entire 48 minutes. Brokaw was one of the leaders on the team, giving Granite hope throughout as the team looks to turn their season around. For his efforts and hard work, helping to set examples for his teammates to follow, Brokaw has been named a Stillwater Senior Athlete of the Month for the Warriors. Brokaw, who plays for head coach Kindle Lyons, knew he and his teammates gave their best effort throughout the game against the Kahoks and felt very good about their showings. "I feel great," Brokaw said in a postgame interview. "It's just a game

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A 100-unit apartment building now more than half vacant and previously reported to be riddled with mice, water leaks and lack of security has continued to deteriorate, prompting a receivership.

Restaurants have struggled — or declined — to return to pre-pandemic hours, resulting in a dearth of late-night food options.

This article originally ran on Fox 2 Now on September 22, 2023. Missouri is making some large investments to improve railroads and interstates, and they’re expected to help the state’s business community grow. The largest item in this year’s state budget is the $2.8 billion plan to improve Interstate 70 from St. Louis to Kansas City. Besides bringing relief to […]

The post Missouri’s Historic Investment in I-70 Set to Attract New Business appeared first on St. Louis Regional Freightway.

Miami-based photographer and Webster University alumna Sonya Revell creates vibrant imagery that emerges from her delightful daydreams of dazzling candy colors and connects closely with complex and compelling characters. Her […]

The post Photography Exhibit – Sonya Revell: Revelry + Reverie appeared first on Explore St. Louis.

The St. Louis Public Schools Board of Education is freezing its agreement for the College Kids Savings Account program while it gathers information from the city Treasurer’s Office. The school board informally agreed during its meeting September 12 to take this step in large part because of a River City Journalism Fund investigation published in the RFT and St. Louis Public Radio on June 7.

Country star Tim McGraw announced that his 'Standing Room Only' tour is kicking off next March. The Enterprise Center is hosting one of the 40+ shows on Friday, March 22. Tickets go on sale starting Friday, September 29, at 10:00 a.m.

Dave Grohl took a moment during Foo Fighters' headlining set at the Louder Than Life festival to pay tribute to Kent Stax, late drummer of the band Scream. Grohl, of…

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"What we see right now takes place in our schools day in and day out, making sure our students and staff have a sense of belonging and inclusivity."

Karl Schuhe, 59, died around 11 p.m. Saturday at a local hospital, according to a release. No other details were released.

Bob Dylan was the surprise guest at Farm Aid 2023, which took place Saturday, September 23, in Noblesville, Indiana.  The legendary artist wasn't on the announced lineup but turned up to…

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A 64-year-old woman caused the crash, police said, by driving east in the westbound lanes of the interstate on Sunday morning.