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Police said Mitchell's body was found inside an apartment Monday night. Joseph John Dejoie was charged with murder and multiple other crimes on Tuesday.

The primary would take place March 12, 2024, if legislators approve the measure.

ALTON/ST. LOUIS - Jonathan Wickenhauser and Kevin Sullivan with the Veteran Golfers Association appeared on a recent episode of Our Daily Show! on Riverbender.com to discuss the VGA’s upcoming golf tournaments, the therapeutic effect of golfing for veterans, and more. “The Veterans Golf Association is a golf tour set up for veterans, active duty service members, and their families. It’s a spot for all of us to basically be with people who have gone through the same stuff we’ve gone through, and it gives us a chance to experience the same camaraderie and the brother-and-sisterhood that we had in the military,” Sullivan said. “We care for each other, we travel to different tournaments together. “Overall, it is still competitive, but we do have a lot of fun and we make sure that we pick up our fellow brothers and sisters too. So it’s a great way to kind of experience that camaraderie, but also a little bit of therapy through the game

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ST. LOUIS -- Amazon is testing its palm-scanning payment technology at two St. Louis Bread Company locations. Swiping your palm over the device brings up rewards information, account history, and allows customers to pay. Amazon expects to expand the technology to 10 or 20 more stores over the next few months. The payment system is [...]

Wild swings in temperatures, gusty winds, rain and storms, even snow are all possible. This spring, snow is less likely.

EDWARDSVILLE — Metro East Humane Society is pleased to have received a Rachael Ray Save Them All grant from Best Friends Animal Society for its Madison County Animal Care & Control & MEHS Unicorn Foster Program to help save the lives of more adoptable pets living in Madison County. “This grant allows us to include the Madison County Animal Care & Control & MEHS Unicorn Foster Program in our work finding more homes for the pets in our care,” said Anne Schmidt, Director of Metro East Humane Society. “Our goal will be to adopt out 62 dogs pulled from our local animal control to loving families. We appreciate the support of Best Friends Animal Society in making this program possible.” Metro East Humane Society is an active partner in Best Friends Network which offers help and support to shelters, rescue groups, and other animal welfare organizations working to save lives in their communities. “When you choose to adopt your next

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A small percentage of family-owned businesses have a detailed succession in place, according to a survey commissioned by Creve Coeur-based First Bank.

Kirksville native Joe Maxwell is a former state representative and senator, and also the last Democrat to serve as lieutenant governor, from 2000 to 2005.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A bill to legalize sports gambling in Missouri passed the state House speedily on Tuesday, but the measure's prospects in the Senate are far less certain. The Republican-led House voted 118-35 in favor of the legislation, which would tax sports betting at 10%. Tax revenues would go to fund public [...]

GODFREY - Lewis and Clark Community College Athletics is postponing Thursday's Trailblazers Trivia Night until the fall. The trivia night was scheduled for Thursday, March 23, in the Common on the Godfrey campus, as a fundraiser for The Trailblazers. The event was supposed to have eight rounds, 10 questions per round.

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Police in Troy, Missouri, have taken a person of interest into custody Wednesday in connection with a double homicide.

SHILOH - In an unusual case, at 9:58 p.m. on Sunday, February 9, 2023, Shiloh Police were dispatched to the 2400 block of Parkland Boulevard in reference to a report of eavesdropping. Upon arrival, Shiloh Officers met with the victim who found a recording device in her residence that had been placed there without her knowledge. Shiloh Police said the individual responsible for placing the device in the residence was an acquaintance known to the victim. "All conversations on the device had been recorded without her consent. Shiloh Officers took the device, and the case was submitted to the St. Clair County State’s Attorney’s Office for review," the Shiloh Police Department said. "On Wednesday, March 22, 2023, St. Clair County State’s Attorney Elizabeth Nester issued a four-count warrant #23CF0049901, #23CF0049902, #23CF004903, and #23CF004904 for Eavesdropping, all Class 4 Felonies, each charging Shawn Joseph Hagan, 51, of the 300 block of Warrensburg Drive in Belleville,

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Schnucks Market Inc. on Monday said it will offer customers a “smart salad bar” experience at 22 of its stores across Missouri and Illinois, thanks to a partnership with Picadeli.

HARDIN - An Elsberry, Mo., man was arrested after a traffic stop at 4:52 p.m. on March 18, 2023, near the intersection of Park Sreet and Barry Street in Hardin. Subsequent to a Calhoun County Sheriff's Office investigation, a passenger, James A. Jackson, age 43, of Elsberry, Missouri was arrested for the following offenses: Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine Missouri Department of Corrections Parole Warrant Jackson was arrested without incident and lodged in the Greene County Jail. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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An approaching train at the Vermont/Sunset station on the LA metro red line.

Hotel tax revenues flowing to St. Louis’ tourism agency were higher in the first six months of its fiscal 2023 than the same period in 2018, it said Wednesday.