Both lanes of Interstate 44 through downtown St. Louis will reopen Friday after a massive sinkhole shut down a busy stretch of the interstate for nearly two weeks, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation.
John Bolton, a national security adviser to President Donald Trump in his first term, pleaded guilty Friday to a federal charge of mishandling classified information, the Department of Justice said in a news release Friday. The plea resolves an 18-count indictment against Bolton, who lives in Bethesda, Maryland. He has agreed to pay a $2.25 […]
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan bill to set national standards for college athletes’ compensation has cleared a major legislative hurdle but still faces roadblocks, including opposition from the largest college sports conferences, to becoming law. The bill, which supporters say would “restore order in college athletics” after a chaotic few years following an explosion of payments to athletes, […]
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Michael Fein, now 47, was federally indicted six years ago for bank and wire fraud after his 12 low-income housing complexes racked up numerous complaints about living conditions.
Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Paul Sewald expressed frustration over Thursday's rainout in St. Louis, blaming the Cardinals for not moving up the game to an earlier start despite heavy rain in the evening forecast.
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers fans are getting a chance to hear new versions of two of his classic songs.To mark the 50th anniversary of Petty's iconic tracks "American Girl" and…
ALTON – Two years after a mine collapse created a large sinkhole on the Gordon Moore Park soccer field , Alton officials are moving closer to resolving the situation. Corporation Counselor Heidi Eckert said at the City Council meeting on June 24, 2026 that documentation of costs incurred by the city has been compiled and will soon be sent to an attorney for New Frontier Materials. She estimated the situation would be resolved within 30 to 60 days. “It is moving along,”
WASHINGTON — Visitors from across the United States traveled to the National Mall Thursday for the opening day of the Great American State Fair, a days-long event that is part of President Donald Trump’s Freedom 250 celebration of the nation’s semiquincentennial. States and territories showed off cultural and agricultural exports at exhibits stretching nearly a […]
The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, working alongside the St. Louis Regional Bomb & Arson Unit and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), executed a search warrant Thursday morning at a vacant residence in the 5000 block of Terry as part of an investigation into the illegal storage and sale of fireworks. […]