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Columnist Bill McClellan tells the story of George "the Creeper” Seper, a homicide detective in the early 1980s.

A man is in custody after allegedly setting a car on fire and seriously injuring another person at an apartment complex on Grant Street in Bethalto. Bethalto Police received multiple 911 calls yesterday morning reporting a man breaking windows at the complex. Upon arrival, officers found a car engulfed in flames and a person with [...]

A complex of rain and storms to our north slowly moves east southeast through the day and doesn't impact much of our viewing area. It will, however, leave behind an outflow boundary which will drift south today. There will be two impacts from this boundary that will likely settle across northern portions of our viewing [...]

Plant of the Week: Carrots. Reminder, if you want Fall carrots, sow them this week. St. Louis Master Gardeners Horticulture Answer Service: Monday through Thursday from 9 am. to 2:30 pm Plan your garden with  Seed St. Louis 2025 Planting Calendar. Start seeds indoors for August planting of lettuce and parsley. Sow Fall carrots. Transplant … Continue reading This Week in Gardening & Nature →

St. Louis’ leading research university has quietly removed references to the university’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion from many of its websites amid rising federal scrutiny of higher education.

Catch up on local business appointees, awardees and new hires.

The Savannah Bananas celebrated their first trip to St. Louis with surprise pitching appearances from three former St. Louis Cardinals: Adam Wainwright on Friday, followed by Lance Lynn and Jason Isringhausen on Saturday.

ALTON - Dustin Terry captured the pole position in the main Formula 1 category, while Mark Schmerbauch won the pole in the F-Light division, and Cole Wehring won the pole in the Tri-Hull class in the qualifying races at the Alton Midwest National Powerboat Races on Saturday afternoon along the Alton riverfront. The main events all take place on Sunday, July 20, 2025, on the Alton riverfront in all three classes. In earlier qualifying races, in the main F1 class, Chris Rinker won the race, with Jeremiah Mayo coming in second, Dylan Anderson was third, Andrew Tate came in fourth, Spencer Love placed fifth, Terry came in sixth, Jared Jensen was seventh, Aiden Bennett finished eighth, Grant Schubert was in ninth, and Travis Yates was 10th. The average lap time for Rinker was 37.732 seconds for 13 laps. In the F-Light class, Shelby Love won the race with an average time of 35.281 seconds, with Schmerbauch coming in second, Treiden Schleicher was third, Brandon Bobalik came in fourth,

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The Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis has been a steady force in helping people recover from the May 16 St. Louis tornado, offering free meals Saturday for families in need.

Passed peacefully in her sleep at Mercy Hospital in St. Louis on the morning of July 15, 2025, after a brief illness.

85, passed away Sunday, July 13, 2025, with her family at her side. Memorial Visitation WED 8/6,10-11am, Hoffmeister Colonial Mortuary, 6464 Chippewa Street 63109. Celebration of Life at 11am. Inurnment Sunset Memorial Park. www.hoffmeistercolonial.com

Passed away on July 14, 2025. For more information, please see www.luptonchapel.com