ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- There are millions of dollars in unclaimed Missouri Lottery prizes, and they can all be seen on the lottery's new website. All draw games with prizes over $50,000 are listed there. An unclaimed Powerball ticket worth $2 million was just sold this week in Laurie, Missouri. The winning ticket sold at [...]
ALTON - The annual Alton Eagle Ice Festival on Saturday attracted a wide range of visitors to celebrate the return of the beautiful wintering American Bald Eagles to Southwest Illinois. Flock Food Truck was one of the Alton hosts for the event, along with The National Great Rivers Center, the Hartford Confluence Tower, and the Audubon Center at Riverlands hosted four different events for the widely attended official kickoff to the eagle-watching season in the Alton area. Cory Jobe, president/CEO of Great Rivers and Routes Tourism Bureau, said: “Today we are here at Flock, one of the locations for the Alton Eagle Ice Festival. We have food trucks, adult drinks for kids, we have live ice carvers, we have an eagle meet and greet, music, and fire pits to stay warm. It is a beautiful day here. “We also have three other locations this year - the National Great Rivers Museum with free lock and dam tours today to view eagles on the Mississippi. The Lewis and Clark Interpretive
A 52-year-old restaurant worker in St. Charles was shot Monday morning, and that shooting led to a manhunt that spread into Maryland Heights and shut down three schools in the area.
Bret Michaels is getting ready to share some new music. The Poison frontman is set to drop the new single “Back in the Day," described as “a feel good, road trip anthem song that…
Missouri Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick has been sworn into office. The Republican took office Monday during an inauguration ceremony in the Jefferson City Capitol building. He's replacing Democratic Auditor Nicole Galloway, who didn't run for re-election.
However terrible telecom monopolies are in the free world, they’re arguably worse in prisons. For decades, journalists have outlined how a select number of prison telecom giants like Securus have enjoyed a cozy, government-kickback based monopoly over prison phone and teleconferencing services, resulting sky high rates (upwards of $14 per minute) for inmate families. Efforts to […]
A local wine caper involving dozens of stolen bottles, an apology note and a priest walking into a wine store has led to charges this week against a St. Louis County man.
According to a probable cause affidavit released Thursday, 28-year-old suspect Bryan Kohberger returned to the scene of the Idaho college killings, a chilling detail that could one law enforcement expert says isn't unheard of.
Homicide detectives with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department are asking for the public's help in identifying and locating a man wanted in a fatal shooting from last October.
Gov. Mike Parson has a big opportunity to reshape state energy policy. Could we be a hub for battery factories or build out electric vehicle infrastructure? Plus, the 2024 ballot could have some questions that would have a serious impact on workers — and their employers.
The site of a demolished shopping plaza in the Metro East would become a mixed-use development with a Starbucks and apartment complex in a proposal under consideration.
This week, we are excited to launch 5 Top, a weekly roundup of some of St. Louis' most notable dishes, as chosen by our dining critic, Cheryl Baehr. Every Monday, Cheryl will bring you her picks for what to eat when you crave a certain dish, whether that be St. Louis style pizza, arancini, empanadas, or in this week's case, dumplings. Happy eating!