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East St. Louis family mourns loss as apartment fire survivors return home  

2 years 9 months ago
CAHOKIA HEIGHTS, Ill. -- Dozens of residents at the Touchette Elderly apartments in Cahokia Heights were forced from their homes due to a fire on Wednesday. Friday, the mayor announced all but six of those residents were able to move back home. City leaders thanked the American Red Cross for its assistance. Mayor Curtis McCall also credited [...]
Jeff Bernthal

Winter-like weather forecast for this Halloween weekend

2 years 9 months ago
UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. -- Quick-moving thunderstorms rolled through the area this evening as a cold front begins the process of flipping our weather pattern from warm and humid to cold and almost wintry. The thunderstorms were well-timed for this evening’s Trunk-or-Treat in University City, the city’s first since the start of the COVID pandemic. Kids from [...]
Chris Higgins

Second Missouri teacher suspended for OnlyFans account

2 years 9 months ago
ST. CLAIR, Mo. -- A 31-year-old English teacher and varsity cheerleading coach at St. Clair High School in Missouri has revealed that she created adult content on the website OnlyFans. Megan Gaither was put on leave by the school district and expects to lose her job, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Gaither, whose annual [...]
Joe Millitzer

Missouri House Speaker-to-be Jon Patterson took unusual pathway to power

2 years 9 months ago
Missouri House Majority Leader Jon Patterson is slated to become speaker in 2025 — and he’s receiving more attention this week after current House Speaker Dean Plocher became embroiled in a controversy over his expense reimbursements. In the debut episode of the Politically Speaking Hour on St. Louis on the Air, STLPR Political Correspondent Jason Rosenbaum talks with Plocher. STLPR statehouse and politics reporter Sarah Kellogg for analysis, and we open up the mailbag to answer listener questions about local government and politics.

Rainy weekend changes St. Louis area fall events

2 years 9 months ago
ST. LOUIS -- As the weather turns wet and cool in St. Louis, you might wonder what's left to enjoy over the weekend. But don't worry, local businesses are still open for fun, rain or shine. Stuckmeyer's Farm in Fenton is a fantastic spot for fall festivities. From pumpkins to a Halloween playground and hayrides, [...]
Max Diekneite