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A suburban man was arrested after being accused of flashing a laser pointer at several planes leaving Midway and O'Hare.

WOOD RIVER - An 18-year-old Jerseyville man died this morning at a St. Louis area hospital from injuries suffered in a fatal two-vehicle crash in Wood River at 11:31 p.m. on Saturday, June 24. The person, who was a passenger in the Dodge Charger, was identified as Gregory G. Kuehnel, 18, of Jerseyville. Wood River Police Chief Brad Wells said the Wood River Police Department received a report of a two-vehicle rollover traffic crash at the intersection of Illinois Route 3 and Illinois Route 143 on Saturday evening. Multiple officers responded to the scene, along with the Wood River Fire Department. "Upon officer arrival, medical assistance was rendered to three people who were traveling in a 2023 Dodge Charger and the lone occupant who was traveling in a 2021 Ford Bronco," Chief Wells said. "Two of the passengers in the Charger were airlifted to a St. Louis area hospital from the scene. The driver of each vehicle was transported by ambulance to a St. Louis area hospital." Wood River

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Elon Musk sure has a way of fucking over anyone who trusts him. A bunch of current and former employees, including some who agreed to stick around at Twitter with the explicit promise that they would receive the bonuses they were owed, are suing Twitter saying that those bonuses were never given (story found via […]

Matthew Jones, a 37-year-old man whose home exploded early Monday while he was at work, tried to be upbeat — "it's only a house" — and was thankful no one was hurt.

For 10 years, the the Southeastern Rodeo Association has proudly celebrated the contributions of Black cowboys, including St. Louis cowboy Reggie “Sauce Boss” Smith. St. Louis Public Radio photojournalist Brian Munoz interviewed Smith, and other participants, while experiencing the St. Louis Open Black Rodeo on June 25.

Through its Startup Exit Awards, St. Louis Inno celebrates St. Louis' later-stage startup successes and the individuals who have made huge contributions to the startup industry. It includes awards for Exit of the Year, Top Equity Funding Transaction and Lifetime Achievement.

Investigators from the fire department and the ATF are investigating what caused a home to explode overnight on Monday in Granite City.

The archdiocese previously announced school closures at St. Mark in south St. Louis County and Good Shepherd in Hillsboro.

The sale/lease back arrangement would allow the nonprofit to free up capital to invest in its mission while keeping its current workspace.

HARDIN - A Camp Point man is facing multiple charges after a traffic stop at 12:42 a.m. on Tuesday, June 20, at the intersection of Illinois Route 100 and Hamburg-Michael Road in Michael. Calhoun Sergeant Zach Hardin said occupants of the vehicle provided a false name for the driver, and after multiple requests to exit the vehicle, fled from the traffic stop, traveling west on Hamburg-Michael Road. The suspect vehicle attempted to turn around in the parking lot of a local business in Michael. At that time, Sergeant Hardin conducted a "high-risk stop" of the vehicle, ordering both occupants out of the vehicle. Both occupants continued to refuse to comply with commands. Illinois Conservation Police Officer Jordan Roundcount arrived on scene to assist Sergeant Hardin. After several minutes of refusing to obey commands, two suspects were taken into custody without any use of force. Law Enforcement Officials from Greene County also arrived on scene to assist in the traffic

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Looking west on Interstate 10 from Indio during late afternoon.

The life of Asia co-founder, singer and bassist John Wetton will be celebrated with a new tribute concert in August. John’s wife Lisa, his son Dylan and QEDG Management just announced the lineup for An Extraordinary Life, a memorial…

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Metallica's M72 world tour finally comes to the U.S. in August, with each city on the itinerary getting two shows with completely unique set lists. If that's still not enough…

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EDWARDSVILLE - The EHS Tiger Talk Podcast Network will receive a $1,320 grant from the Illinois Farm Bureau and the Illinois Press Foundation. The award is part of the Illinois High School Journalism Grants Program offered by the Illinois Press Foundation and financially sponsored for a third consecutive year by Illinois Farm Bureau. EHS was one of 19 recipients across the state and will use the grant money to purchase two microphones, mic stand, digital voice recorder, stream deck, capture card, webcam, green screen backdrop, and Ring light kit. The EHS Tiger Talk Podcast Network concluded a successful first season during the 2022-23 school year in which students produced two weekly podcasts, including The Jungle, the official EHS sports podcast, and Tiger Spotlight, a podcast that highlights the Tiger community. The two podcasts produced a total of 54 episodes with 1,409 plays. “With this grant, we look forward to expanding this initiative as we move into the

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ST. LOUIS -- The FOX network show Next Level Chef is now casting for cooks to join their third season. Producers are looking for local and up-and-coming chefs from the St. Louis area. They are looking for home cooks, social media chefs, and line cooks to be culinary contenders competing to win $250,000 plus a [...]

Today on TAP: France could be the next country to elect a far-right president.

3rd Secret, the grunge supergroup featuring members of Pearl Jam, Nirvana and Soundgarden, has released a new album. The project's sophomore effort, aptly titled 2nd 3rd Secret, is out now…

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The companies said their combination bring together "two highly complementary product portfolios across spine and interventional pain management, geographic footprints and customer bases” and allows them to jointly invest in strengthening product development and customer service.

The California legislature is competing with states like Florida and Texas to see who can pass laws that will be more devastating to the Internet. California’s latest entry into this Internet death-spiral is the California Journalism Protection Act (CJPA, AB 886). CJPA has passed the California Assembly and is pending in the California Senate. The CJPA […]

The sole Boeing current commercial airplane with locally made parts stopped at St. Louis Lambert International Airport so workers could tour the finished product for the first time.