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A St. Louis nonprofit foundation that fosters youth interest and participation in live arts performances has hired a new leader.

James Maloney received 40 days in jail, community service and must pay restitution.

A Clayton-based wholesale distributor of electrical, communications and data networking products is expanding its reach in the industrial automation and control sector with two acquisitions.

This is the Long Beach skyline seen through the Seal Beach pier. The roundish building a little left of the midpoint is the Long Beach Arena. You can see the Queen Mary between the farthest left pilings. A cruise ship is docked at the far left.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -Unclaimed property will once again be auctioned off in Illinois. The Illinois State Treasurer's Office is hosting the auction at the state fair on August 21, 2022. The auction serves the dual purpose of helping the office clean out its vault while also raising awareness of the state's unclaimed property search engine. That [...]

CHICAGO — Republican candidate for Illinois governor Darren Bailey is facing backlash after saying the horrors of the Holocaust “doesn't even compare” to abortion. On Tuesday, Democratic Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, who is Jewish, released an ad highlighting antisemitic comments made by Bailey during his 2017 run for a seat in the Illinois House. The [...]

SPRINGFIELD, Ill (WCIA) – Before running for statewide office, Republican candidate for Governor Darren Bailey argued abortions are worse than Holocaust in a Facebook Live. “I believe that abortion is one of the greatest atrocities of our day and I believe it’s one of the greatest atrocities probably forever,” Bailey said in the video about six [...]

Is it too much to ask that politicians try to live in reality? The obsession over the past few years that anything bad that people say on the internet is the fault of the internet (rather than the people using it) and must be outlawed is already problematic enough. But the politicians and their “solutions” […]

Today on TAP: Who needs SEAL Team Six when a drone can do it all? Eventually, who’ll need any manual labor? And what will become of those who work with their hands?

If you're on TikTok, chances are you've come across several videos soundtracked to a mashup of ABBA's "Chiquita" and Elton John's "Bennie and the Jets." So, what happened when the songs' creators found out…

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EDWARDSVILLE – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville alumnus Brett Sheroky is returning to his hometown of Belleville to showcase his musical talents, which have caught the attention of multiple top country music artists. “I have had artists like Blake Shelton, Granger Smith, Jake Owen, and 2022 American Idol winner Noah Thompson record my songs,” said Sheroky, who moved to Nashville to pursue his passion for songwriting. “Matt Stell currently has my song ‘Man Made’ on country radio.” Sheroky earned a bachelor’s and master’s from SIUE in speech language pathology in 2006 and 2008, respectively. For a decade, he worked as a speech therapist by day and perfected his songwriting by night. In 2020, Sheroky signed his first publishing deal with SeaGayle Music, gaining the attention of artists and record labels. Sheroky will be performing at 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Aug. 26-27 at the Venue on Main in Belleville. The show will be

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St. Louis police said a man was shot while inside his car on I-55. Police said he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The shooting was reported just before 2 a.m. Monday.

Police are investigating the shooting.

I was thinking once again about the myth of deadlock the other day, and in particular I was thinking about what Joe Biden has managed to get done in his first 18 months. Here's a list of big things, ranked from top to bottom: Afghanistan withdrawal $1.9 trillion COVID stimulus Infrastructure bill Rallying the world ...continue reading "Joe Biden’s greatest accomplishment so far is . . ."

FOX 2 meteorologists are watching a line of storms forming near St. Louis.

ST. LOUIS - "Is Tyler O'Neill the strongest player in the MLB?" That's the question the guys from @batboysbaseball asked the Cardinal's right fielder. O'Neill said in the video that about five years ago he hit his personal record on bench press at 425 pounds, but he commented on the video saying he made a [...]

Before the Dobbs ruling, a patient could schedule an appointment to terminate a pregnancy in three or four days in the Metro East. Now it’s taking on average three weeks or more because of a massive influx of out-of-state patients.

ST. LOUIS - Detectives are asking for the public's help identifying and locating a robbery suspect. Police said three people were robbed on Wednesday, July 27 at 12:15 a.m. in the 10 block of South Euclid. The three victims reported this incident to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Central Patrol Division. They told police "they [...]

A 2-year-old St. Louis boy accidentally shot himself in the foot Monday afternoon, police said.