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Migration trends show that individuals are moving out of St. Louis to go to growing cities, and individuals moving into St. Louis are from mostly Missouri and Illinois. Here's a look at the data and what it tells us about our region.

Qualified immunity has been heavily criticized for what it allows law enforcement officers to get away with. The Supreme Court-created doctrine excuses officers from civil rights lawsuits even when it’s been shown rights were violated… so long as the rights violation hasn’t been previously ruled a rights violation by other courts with jurisdiction over the […]

The law firm’s total headcount in Moscow is about 200, including 17 partners

The club has told members that next year, it will move from the Pierre Laclede Center building to Centene's new Plaza C Building.

Change has been the one constant for businesses since the pandemic took hold in the U.S. two years ago this month, creating a new generation of boomtowns, while leaving other markets on the verge of a bust.

CALHOUN COUNTY - Rashad L. Stewart, 18, of the 100 block of South Pence Street in East Alton, was taken into custody Thursday, March 10, 2022, on a felony warrant of Aggravated Battery With A Firearm. Wood River Police Department Chief Brad Wells said Stewart was taken into custody by Detectives with the Wood River Police Department, the U. S. Marshall’s Office, and Deputies with the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office. Stewart was taken into custody during a search for him this morning, at approximately 9 a.m., in the 400 block of Porcupine Lane, Hamburg, Illinois. At 11:35 p.m. on February 13, 2022, the Wood River Police Department received a 911 call from the 300 block of Bonita Street for a male who had been shot in the chest. Officers were dispatched. The male victim was treated at the scene and transported to a St. Louis area hospital. The victim was speaking with officers prior to being transported. As a result of the investigation, officers were able to determine Stewart

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A troubled St. Louis-based behavioral health services provider may get a fresh start after a Kansas City-area peer acquires the nonprofit. KVC Missouri, nonprofit juvenile psychiatric health provider, intends to acquire Great Circle, which would be restructured to be controlled by KVC Missouri, whose parent is Olathe, Kansas-based KVC Health Systems Inc. The restructuring is expected to be completed by July 1, officials said. “Bringing KVC Missouri and Great Circle together will elevate the quality…

JERSEYVILLE – A local man had a very lucky day on Thursday, March 10, when a visit to a local gas station turned into big winnings on the video gaming machines. Eldon Medford, general manager for Medford Food Mart said, “We really enjoy seeing our customers win big, but this is the largest one we have ever seen.” The winnings for the man who wanted to remain anonymous totaled over $15,000 between three different payout slips. The first two totaled around $3,500 and the big hit was a single payout of $11,681.50 shortly after the first two. Medford said the man was very excited and didn’t mind the wait for the state to show up to hand pay the winnings and that He didn’t specify what he plans to do with the winnings but it’s great to see. Medford Food Mart is partnered with Accel Entertainment for its video gaming program and is the local leader in the area in terms of video gaming volume. Medford Food Mart is a family-owned business based out of Jerseyville.

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The agreement calls for teams to play a full schedule, albeit delayed.

SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA), in conjunction with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), received notice from USDA Wildlife Services of the first confirmed highly pathogenic Eurasian H5 Avian Influenza (Avian Flu) in a wild bird in Illinois for 2022. Three Canada geese, located in Will County were submitted for sampling on March 2, 2022. The findings were confirmed by the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services at the National Veterinary Services Laboratory on March 10. Wild bird detections have been occurring throughout early 2022 and many states have also experienced detections in domestic poultry recently. While Illinois has not seen any Avian Flu in backyard or commercial poultry within the state this year, this finding demonstrates that the virus is present and may be circulating within the wild bird population in Illinois. Anyone that owns birds or is involved with poultry production, whether on a small or commercial level

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Irish folk singer Seth Staton Watkins discusses finding success on TikTok, why everyone can relate to Irish culture, and the special guest who will join him on stage at his first ever in-real-life-concert on St. Patrick’s Day.

The Jewish Federation of St. Louis has raised $525,000 to support Jews staying put in Ukraine and those on the move.

Apologies to Kansas City, but St. Louis rules the roost—or rather, the pit—when it comes to barbecue.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) is requesting President Joe Biden directs Attorney General Merrick Garland to establish and chair a Gasoline Price Gouging Enforcement Task Force to carefully monitor and investigate oil and gas markets for potential violations of criminal or civil laws, including gasoline price gouging, that inflict financial harm on hard-working American families at the pump and result in higher prices for all, as businesses pass on higher operating costs to customers. In part, Duckworth wrote: “Whether from price manipulation or fraud in the commodities market, the United States Government must prioritize protecting American consumers from suffering financial harm as a result of oil and gas executives taking advantage of a deadly global pandemic and Vladimir Putin’s unjustified and unlawful brutal war of aggression against Ukraine to increase corporate profits on the backs of consumers. Establishing a task force consisting o

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A St. Louis County jury has convicted a 40-year-old Clayton man of sodomizing young girls who were related to his then-wife.

The May country music fest will bring Chris Young, Jon Pardi and Zach Bryan to Chesterfield Amphitheater.

ST. LOUIS-- Major League Baseball's lockout of its players is over, 99 days after it began. One day after more regular season games were at least temporarily canceled, including the St. Louis Cardinals' home opener, the sides came to an agreement that preserves a 162 game season. The Players Asociation has ratified the agreement, according [...]

The Drunken Fish and Kimchi Guys will both be opening locations in the new development by early 2023.