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A bill requiring stricter safety rules in response to the 2018 deadly sinking of a tourist boat in Missouri is headed to President Joe Biden for his signature.

St. Clair County bought the land in Belleville that is home to the Belle-Clair Fairgrounds & Expo Center.

When FOX 2 first broke the story about a 911 call that went to Colorado, experts told us it confirmed their worst fears.

A community came together to show support for a showcase put on by the Central Visual and Performing Arts High School body, two months after a deadly shooting that left two people dead and several injured.

There’s a long way to go before the electric car revolution even comes close to the version that currently exists in everybody’s heads. Getting enough rare-Earth minerals to ramp up EV production at the scale most have in mind will be a big challenge. Then there are other issues related to safety thanks to EVs’ […]

ALTON - At 3:48 p.m. on Friday, December 16, 2022, the Alton Police Department was notified of a gunshot wound victim at Alton Memorial Hospital. Officers and detectives arrived at the hospital and determined the gunshot wound victim to be a 14-year-old area juvenile. The juvenile was airlifted to a St. Louis area hospital. The juvenile is in critical condition at this time and continues to undergo ongoing medical care. Detectives with the Alton Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division determined that the shooting had taken place inside a home in the 400 block of Spring Street, Alton. The Illinois State Police assisted in the processing of the home on Spring Street. The juvenile victim and the person responsible for the shooting, who is also a juvenile, are known to each other. Alton Police Department Chief Jarrett Ford said this is an isolated incident with no threat to the public. Investigators continue to gather information in this ongoing investigation. Anyone

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A man was found dead in a creek near Hillsboro High School on Friday.

The much-anticipated Armory STL (3660 Market Street, 314-282-2720, armorystl.com) held its grand opening Friday evening. Located in the former home of the 138th Infantry Missouri National Guard Armory, it is a massive indoor adult playground and bar just a stone's throw away from the popular City Foundry. As we entered, country music was blaring, and the huge screen behind the 62-foot stage — the focal point of the space — was playing what looked like cell phone videos of people falling over, getting their heads stuck in coolers, trying to put beanies on bears, doing parkour, etc.

Wayea Hallowanger, 20, was charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action, according to the St. Louis County Police Department.

He has been located, according to police.

At issue is St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner's effort to vacate Lamar Johnson's murder conviction in the 1994 killing of Marcus Boyd.

Hidden Valley plans to open next week.

Just days after the unexpected death of Stephen "tWitch" Boss, more information has been revealed about why the former "Ellen Show" DJ may have decided to end his own life.

Detective Joe Nickerson denied rushing the investigation and stood by the original witnesses testimonies on the stand on Friday.