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An Independence police shooting happened while officers were patrolling the Executive Inn & Suites in the 15000 block of U.S. 40 Highway

A woman circulated photos and information on Facebook for seven months about her brother's disappearance in Troy, Illinois, begging the public for help finding him. Turns out, the 53-year-old man may have never left his house.

After 24 hours, the Village of Freeburg has lifted its advisory for residents to save water.

Over 400 St. Louis families adversely affected by the pandemic will receive monthly payments from the city.  Mayor Tishaura Jones has signed Board Bill 116 to establish Missouri’s first guaranteed basic income pilot.

Southwest Airlines canceled nearly two-thirds of its flights on Wednesday as the carrier continued to grapple with the recent winter storm.

President Grant is only the third person to achieve the highest military rank in the United States Army.

Break out the shorts, St. Louis; better weather is on the way. We’ve made it through some of the coldest winds of the past few decades and now we’re being rewarded with a sunny sky and decent temperatures. Fifty degrees might not be ideal weather, but it’s pretty darn good for December in any year.

Whether developers seeking to tear down a mid-century modern building in Midtown St. Louis to build two hotels can get demolition permission could come down to one question: Whether they're serious about building the hotels. A development company called 2601 Market Hotel Investors LLC has applied for a permit to tear down the five-story building at Jefferson and Market streets that once housed A.G. Edwards. The concrete structure was designed in 1968 by the St. Louis firm Raymond Maritz & Sons, and later saw a series of additions as A.G. Edwards ultimately became part of Wells Fargo.

JERSEYVILLE - Jerseyville Police have a suspect in custody who has been charged with attempted murder after a shooting at a residence located in the 700 block of North Liberty Street. The suspect is Donald R. Jones, 29, who was arrested on the evening of December 27, 2022. Jones is currently incarcerated at the Jersey County Jail. Tyler E. Howland, 19, was also arrested on the evening of December 27, 2022. Howland is currently incarcerated at the Jersey County Jail and charged with felony obstructing justice. The case continues to be an ongoing investigation and additional charges are pending on both subjects. At 8:15 p.m. on December 25, 2022, Jerseyville Police officers responded to a report of a shooting at a residence located in the 700 block of North Liberty Street. Upon arrival, officers located a victim who had been shot one time while inside his residence. Jerseyville Police Chief Brad Blackorby said the victim was transported from the scene by EMS. The bullet was fired from

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In January 2022, Elton John resumed his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour for the first time since the pandemic, and continued to add dates and special shows along the way. While he…

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The legislation promises $500 monthly payments to roughly 440 households for 18 months.

A regional team of detectives is investigating the Christmas Eve killing of a 17-year-old boy.

Developers seeking to build two seven-story hotels at a site that includes part of the Wells Fargo Advisors campus in Downtown West are balking at conditions the government placed on demolition.

GRANITE CITY – Granite City High School Principal Daren DePew announced that 539 students earned Honor Roll accolades for the first semester of the 2022-23 school year. Students who obtained a grade point average of 5.0 or higher during the first semester earned high honors, while students with a 4.2-4.999 GPA with no D earned was named to the honor roll. All GPAs are based on the current semester GPA (not cumulative). To view the complete list of honorees, click below: https://www.gcsd9.net/

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Careful, kids. The FBI is recommending something useful. The same entity that thinks encryption is the enemy has delivered a message suggesting it may still care about the safety and security of internet users… at least those it doesn’t consider to be persons of interest. Here’s Daniel Sims of Techspot with more details. The FBI issued a […]

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois minimum wage is set to increase another dollar on Sunday, January 1, 2023, making the new required minimum wage $13 an hour. Minimum wage workers are encouraged to keep a close eye on their paychecks in the new year as any time worked in 2023 must reflect the new $ 13-an-hour minimum wage. There have been five increases in the state minimum wage since Governor JB Pritzker signed historic legislation in 2019 that establishes a schedule of wage increases, putting Illinois on the path to a $ 15-an-hour minimum wage by 2025. Prior to the first of these minimum wage increases in 2020, the last time workers in Illinois received an increase in the minimum wage was more than a decade ago in 2010. “Illinois workers deserve a minimum wage that keeps up with the rising costs of living,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “That’s why, during my first year as Governor, we raised the minimum wage with a gradual ramp to $15 an hour. Starting January

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Here's your good news for the end of the year: The price of gasoline at the pump continues to decline. For the full year, it went from $3.28 to $3.09, with a temporary peak in summer thanks to the Ukraine war. And in case you're interested, here is the price of gasoline since the end ...continue reading "For New Year’s, the price of gasoline dropped yet again"

Metallica has shared a live video of an acoustic cover of Thin Lizzy's "Borderline," recorded during the band's Helping Hands benefit concert earlier this month. The heartfelt performance ended with…

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