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"You're tearing apart families, like we're so hurt over this. We don't know how to get through this without her."

The St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force is reporting an increase in hospitalizations due to COVID-19 infections.

The City of St. Louis has seen two particularly violent weekends in a row. This weekend saw five homicides and eight wounded due to gun violence. On Saturday afternoon, a 16-year-old girl was shot and killed on Minnesota Avenue in south city.

The family of a 16-year-old girl shot and killed in St. Louis during a violent weekend across the city is demanding justice for her death. 

Good news today. Last month I started a new chemo regimen and my M-protein level has already started to turn around: This is only a small drop, but what matters is that my M-protein levels have been slowly rising for over a year and now they're headed in the other direction. In other good news, ...continue reading "Health update"

The space, called Shared by Side Project Brewing, is a four-seasons patio available for in-person dining.

Primus' Rush tribute tour got a rave review from Geddy Lee himself. The tour -- during which Primus is playing Rush's 1977 album A Farewell to Kings in full, as well…

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Dr. Fredrick Echols, who had been on leave from the second-ranking position in the St. Louis Health Department for several months, was hired Monday as CEO of the national Cure Violence organization based in Chicago.

Police said the driver tried to swerve out of the way but couldn't avoid hitting the man.

Maybe it’s occasionally OK to shoot the messenger. You know, maybe one to the knee to help determine whether or not they can be trusted. The NSA — which has undermined encryption standards in the past — says it won’t undermine the next strain of encryption, one being built to withstand the inevitable arrival of […]

Toni Taylor and Emanuel Powell have direct experience with “fatal state violence.” That’s the term used by Arch City Defenders to describe deaths in the region’s jails and at the hands of its police. One year into the Fatal State Violence Project, Taylor and Powell describe the tragedies that informed its creation and how they reach other families struggling in grief.

A Frontenac home that oozes vintage charm, built by original Blues owner Sidney Salomon Jr., just hit the market for over $1 million.

EFFINGHAM – The Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) Zone 8, is releasing video of a shooting that occurred at the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office in McLeansboro, IL on October 20, 2021. On October 20, 2021 at approximately 12:20 a.m., the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office asked ISP to investigate an officer-involved shooting that occurred at the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office in McLeansboro, IL. Aaron J. Sealy, a 30-year-old male from Herrin was in custody after being arrested by McLeansboro police officers and was transported to the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office. While seated in a chair, Sealy was able to loosen the handcuffs, after which he grabbed and discharged a fire extinguisher toward a McLeansboro Officer and a Hamilton County Sheriff’s Deputy. Both officers ordered Sealy to drop the fire extinguisher before discharging their firearms. Sealy was struck once. Officers rendered aid to Sealy until he was

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ALTON - Alton Police Chief Marcos Pulido reported on Monday that early Sunday morning, just after midnight, the Alton Police Department investigated a report of shots being fired in the general area of downtown Alton. "Officers arrived on scene immediately as they were patrolling in the downtown area at the time of this incident," the chief said. "Preliminary investigation revealed that shots were fired after an altercation took place." "The subjects involved were generally familiar with each other and no injuries were reported." The Alton Police Chief said the investigation is ongoing and being conducted by the Alton Police Department Criminal Investigations Division.

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Emerson Electric has completed its massive merger deal with publicly traded Aspen Technology to create a new company focused on industrial software. Emerson CEO Lal Karsanbhai says the deal could led to more transactions.

EAST ST. LOUIS – After a final arrest last weekend, federal authorities are releasing the results of a month-long, large-scale, multi-agency, law enforcement operation led by the U.S. Marshals Service, Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force, operating primarily throughout March 2022. The operation resulted in more than 150 arrests, including three individuals being charged with homicide in St. Clair County in connection with one of the firearms seized. Multiple federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies worked countless hours concentrating their efforts on known gang members, wanted subjects, and other known violent offenders. Operation Washout (OWO) is a United States Marshals initiative deployed to local areas to bring immediate relief from violent, gang-related crime. The goal is to foster safer communities by investigating and arresting fugitives and members of criminal organizations responsible for committing violent crimes. The detail yielded 153 arrests with 5

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After seven years in business, Mexican restaurant Don Emilianos Restaurante Mexicano of O'Fallon, Missouri, closed.