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The locals turned out for fashion icon Diane von Furstenberg, who came to town with racks and racks of apparel and accessories.

Societal norms condition us to fear death and avoid grief, but local groups like the STL Death Cafe and St. Louis’ first End of Life Festival encourage people to lean into such topics. The host of STL Death Cafe, Tracy Gomillion, and grief educator Eileen Wolfington talk about destigmatizing the taboo of talking about death, dying and grief.

Nearly 350 people attended the Business Journal's annual Top Companies event Thursday, celebrating the unveiling of the region's 10 fastest-growing private companies.

Police arrested a suspect after receiving complaints from citizens and businesses about wire theft.

EDWARDSVILLE - Area residents can soon expect something new and unique, fresh from the islands - Hawaiian Brothers Grill - at 2386 Troy Road, Edwardsville. Edwardsville Mayor Art Risavy said Hawaiian Brothers is expected to open by the end of October. A visit to the new restaurant showed much of the work finished on the building. The old Pizza Hut in Edwardsville used to be located in this location, Risavy said. “It is going to be a nice, new place,” Mayor Risavy explained. “I am excited to taste it and the food looks amazing. It will be a nice place to eat lunch or dinner. It will be a little different than anything else we have and it is supposed to be a taste of Hawaii, which will be something we don’t have in the community right now.” Mayor Risavy said he knows the new restaurant will be busy and it will also do catering in addition to the services at the Troy Road location. He said the business has locations in several states and he is thankful

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Vicky Hefner, 63, of Jefferson County began working with Missouri's Department of Labor and Industrial Relations in 2009.

Vicky Hefner, 63, of Jefferson County, is accused of giving her friends and family employment benefits for which they weren't eligible, an indictment states.

The FBI has a long history of misconduct, dating back to the J. Edgar Hoover years when agents were writing letters to civil rights leaders encouraging them to kill themselves. Since then, investigations and leaks have exposed the FBI’s insular attitude that values incremental law enforcement wins over respect for enshrined rights. The addition of […]

ALTON - It’s been an eventful year for Jayla Fox-Wallace, a former Alton High School scholar-athlete who became a member of Team Fredbird this season and was recently named an assistant coach for the Alton Middle School’s girls’ basketball team. Jayla graduated from AHS in 2019, playing basketball all four years of high school and receiving a scholar-athlete award. She also played volleyball her freshman and sophomore years and was the editor-in-chief of the AHS newspaper, The Redbird Word, in addition to being in Student Council, Spanish Club, Honors Society, and much more. After playing basketball on a full-ride scholarship and earning her Associate’s degree from SWIC at Belleville, Jayla learned about a new job opportunity to join Team Fredbird with the St. Louis Cardinals from her grandpa, an usher at Busch Stadium. She applied in early March of this year and got the job later that same month. Team Fredbird entertains fans at Busch Stadium an

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Democratic Rep. Ashley Bland Manlove is the latest guest on Politically Speaking. She joins St. Louis Public Radio's Sarah Kellogg and Jason Rosenbaum to discuss the reasons why, despite being a co-sponsor of the Cannabis Freedom Act this past legislative session, she is against Amendment 3, which would legalize adult-use of marijuana in Missouri.

A woman died in a bizarre and frightening incident earlier this week when a loose piece of metal struck the windshield of her car on Interstate 64 in St. Louis.

This Saturday at the Plato's Closet St. Peters location, they are hosting a Take What You Need sale.

Police are still looking for three of the four teens involved in the incident.

Under the agreement, the company admits that it arranged to make payments to an associate of Madigan in exchange for Madigan's help in pushing through legislation.

The victim was identified Friday as Lucy Jones from Florissant.

A provider of controversial loans for commercial energy projects says it has "suspended new originations and funding."

Joseph Guyre, 33, pleaded guilty to two counts of statutory sodomy of a person less than 12 years old and one count of child molestation.

Fans of the St. Louis Blues will have a new option this season to watch the team’s telecasts. The National Hockey League franchise’s television partner Bally Sports Midwest has launched a new direct-to-consumer streaming service that will air its Blues’ telecasts this season.