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After Thursday’s day off, the Cardinals will begin a 10-game, 10-day West Coast trip on Friday night with the first of three games in Seattle.

Less than three weeks after Tim Lohmar's abrupt resignation as St. Charles County Prosecuting Attorney, County Executive Steve Ehlmann has appointed a successor.

St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann on Wednesday appointed Joseph McCulloch to be the county's prosecuting attorney, following the resignation last month of Tim Lohmar.

The man testified at trial that he acted in self-defense.

A federal indictment claims three activists behind a St. Louis Black empowerment group took part in a yearslong Russian "agitation and propaganda" campaign to sow dissent in the United States.

The nonsense never ends. As you’ll recall, there was a big kerfuffle (that still hasn’t fully ended) over a decision by Twitter in October of 2020 to block the sharing of a NY Post article about the contents of what was then alleged to be (and since mostly confirmed) Hunter Biden’s abandoned laptop hard drive. […]

A St. Louis man pleaded guilty Wednesday during trial and admitted his involvement in a 2019 murder in the city's Walnut Park West neighborhood.

Police said the man fell while trying to jump out of a moving Jeep and was run over.

Tommy Lee is insisting he is not transphobic. According to Entertainment Weekly, the declaration came after he received backlash for sharing a 2017 OAN clip on social media in which host Liz Wheeler railed against…

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Max Scherzer was ejected from the New York Mets' game at the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday after umpires did a customary check of his glove before the bottom of the fourth inning.

Andrew Lester, the 84-year-old man charged in the shooting of 16-year-old Ralph Yarl, appeared in court Wednesday and pleaded not guilty.

Maggie Sullivan comes from St. Joseph's Academy, another local Catholic girls' high school.

Jordan Brown-Garner was hospitalized after the crash with a head injury, and police learned Wednesday morning that he had died, said St. Louis police Sgt. Charles Wall.

WOOD RIVER - The Wood River City Council has approved five-year contracts regarding employee pay raises within Parks and Recreation, the Fire Department, and Public Services, and will be negotiating with the Police Department in the future, City Manager Steve Palen said today. The ordinances for the contracts were passed at Monday night’s Wood River City Council Meeting. Palen said he wanted to see the longer-term agreements and he said the parties came together fairly quickly on dollars and language. “It took a couple of months but I am glad to have the contracts approved,” he said. “I thought the process went well overall. The police contract will be negotiated when their union situation is approved.” Palen said he believes it is important to have the contracts in place so that the city knows the various expenses for payroll and employees know what their pay will be for the next few years. The contracts sow increases of 3 percent in the first four year

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ALTON - Alton Police Chief Jarrett Ford reported that at 10:43 p.m. on April 18, 2023, the Alton Police Department was notified of a traffic crash involving two vehicles on Illinois Route 143 at the intersection with Corporal Chris Belchik Memorial Expressway. "Officers of the Alton Police Department and members of the Alton Fire Department immediately responded and determined the driver of one of the vehicles was trapped within the vehicle," Chief Ford said. "The driver was ultimately freed from the vehicle and subsequently flown via helicopter to a St. Louis area hospital for treatment of serious injuries." Chief Ford said the driver was treated and remains in stable condition. "The cause of the accident remains under investigation at this time," he said.

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Tommy Edman had a three-run homer with a career-best five RBIs, Nolan Gorman hit his first big league grand slam and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 14-5 on Wednesday to avoid a three-game sweep.

ALTON - Tycon Builders has been a fixture in the Riverbend region since 1985 and owner Paul Yost plans on keeping it that way. Yost stressed the fire that occurred Tuesday night was very difficult, but the business will continue on in a normal fashion. “We just want people to know Tycon is still in business as normal and will proceed ahead,” he said. “All the jobs booked will be fulfilled as scheduled.” “We are going to operate out of an office close by on a temporary basis,” Yost said. He said his insurance company has been contacted and once a cause is determined, work will begin to rebuild the old structure in the 3400 block of College of Avenue. “This is the busiest time of the year for us, he said. “We want to assure customers we will fulfill our obligations as planned. We are thankful the trucks were not damaged except for the smoke. We had four vehicles parked in the warehouse.” Tycon Builders is a major provider of residentia

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