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Camp Indigo Point is a week-long summer camp for LGBTQ youth. While some camps exist like this on the coasts, this one — located in southern Illinois — is the one of the first in the Midwest. It’s now drawn kids from 19 different states, and will take place for the first time this June. The response from parents and kids has been greater than the founders ever anticipated.

The funding is part of $409.3 million in FTA grants recently announced for 70 projects in 39 states to electrify and improve U.S. bus systems.

A deputy arrived at the scene and saw there was a man dead inside the vehicle.

As one dining critic observes, the new travel shop has a lot to offer—and then some.

Are you ready for some Journey? The Rock and Roll Hall of Famers have been tapped to perform at a special concert this summer that will help celebrate the 2022…

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The average positivity rate for COVID-19 tests in Missouri is at its lowest level since the state health department began tracking test results in early March 2020.

Husch Blackwell, a national law firm based in Missouri, is sponsoring Get Started Omaha, a premier pitch competition on April 6 that will highlight 30 seed-stage startups. Startups from the Midwest and across the country will have the opportunity to network and showcase their business to a panel of judges and attendees. These startups represent […]

Downtown convenience store workers say all of their calls to 911 kept going to voicemail

An investigator for St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner pleaded guilty Wednesday to one misdemeanor count of tampering with physical evidence, related to a criminal probe of former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens that saw him resign from public office in 2018. Private investigator William Tisaby received a suspended sentence of one year of probation, the St. Louis Circuit Court said. Jury selection in Tisaby's trial had been set to begin Thursday. He had been indicted in 2019 on six counts of perjury…

Raintree Foundation is proposing to operate a forest school for kids at the former home of the Dog Museum inside Queeny Park that has been empty since 2018 after the museum left for New York City.

As long as we're on the subject of California gasoline, here's an update on the ever-swelling difference between the price of gasoline in California vs. the Lower Atlantic: When I last checked in on this in 2019, the California premium was a little over a dollar. Three years later it's continued rising and is now ...continue reading "The California gasoline premium continues to soar"

The airline blamed "ongoing staffing challenges" at its regional carriers for the move.

Councilman Maurice Hunt sent a letter to council members Tuesday calling for a special meeting on whether to move forward with impeachment.

X-Golf Indoor Golf Simulator picked a site in west county to open the latest location of its golf entertainment simulator, with a restaurant and full-service bar.

GRANITE CITY – Granite City High School Scholar Bowl head coach Jaime Pamatot has been named the 2021-22 Illinois High School Scholastic Bowl Coaches Association (IHSSBCA) Tom Durbin Class AA Coach of the Year, as announced by the IHSSBCA. Pamatot was one of three coaches in the State of Illinois who will be recognized joining Jorge Sanchez (Elgin Academy, Class A) and Jeff Price (Barrington, Open). "I am honored to receive this award. I’m thankful for the amazing mentors I have and the awesome students I have had the privilege to work with over the years," Pamatot said. "I’ve greatly enjoyed being the coach for the last 11 years, and I can’t wait to see what future seasons hold for us!" Pamatot recently completed her 11th season as the GCHS Scholastic Bowl coach in 2021-22, leading the Warriors to the IHSA Class AA Regional Championship for the third-straight year. She is also in her 20th year overall as a teacher, including 15th in the science department a

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This is the Hollywood/Highland station on the LA subway's Line B. I'm not sure what it's supposed to look like. Does anyone know?

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration recently awarded about $6.8 million combined to two St. Louis-area transit districts for upgrades to their bus systems.