January 16, 1936 - March 16, 2026

October 7, 1933 - March 17, 2026

Shawn R. Overmiller, 40, of Windsor Drive in Belleville, was pronounced dead at the scene, St. Clair County Coroner Calvin Dye Sr. said.

"Any reckless disregard for life or property will not be tolerated," Chief Robert Tracy said at a news conference Wednesday.

Maya Washington and Martha Peebles sued Kinloch Wednesday asking a judge to block Mayor Evelyn Carter's administration from claiming the two alderwomen had forfeited their offices.

BELLEVILLE A Collinsville teen has been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of a 20-year-old Qdoba employee outside a strip mall Sunday.

(The Center Square) Illinois voters will have a rematch in the race for governor after Darren Bailey beat out three other candidates in Tuesday evenings Republican primary election.

Voters in all 17 of Illinois U.S. House districts went to the polls to vote in primary elections on Tuesday.

Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton of Illinois has won the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate. She will face Republican nominee Don Tracy in the November general election. The retirement of Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin triggered a competitive campaign. It drew as…

Edward Ruhbeck piloted "that aircraft to a safe place to avoid any other loss or life or property," the airport's deputy director of aviation said.

A Missouri appeals court has delivered a sweeping rebuke of the states marijuana licensing process.

Brad Dean, head of the St. Louis Convention and Visitors Commission, called pitting the arts against tourism and sports "unhealthy, unproductive and wholly unnecessary.

Democrat Nikki Budzinski and Republicans Mike Bost and Mary Miller all easily outdistancing challengers and will move on to November general election.

Noah Johnson, 18, was charged Tuesday with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Shannon O'Brien, 28, on Jan. 30.

Officials said the decision could appear hypocritical to some, especially since the city razed a part of the ACF campus to make way for its new city hall.

Officials said the plan is for full-scale repairs to begin in mid-2027.

The council voted 4-3 to oppose St. Louis re-entry into the county or other consolidation ideas now or in the foreseeable future.

The developers are seeking a conditional use permit for 120 megawatt data center that would be built just west of the Armory.

The St. Louis bicycle nonprofit found a spacious building. And outside, there was room to ride: dedicated bike lanes and nearby parks.

No votes were taken and the three items in front of the commission will come back at a future meeting.

CREVE COEUR Mercy Hospital St. Louis is bursting at the seams and it plans to increase capacity through a multiphase renovation project, the hospitals new leader said in a recent interview.

Headlines from the March 18, 1926, front page include: President Coolidge left Washington to visit his dying father in Vermont.

The tax, known as a use tax, would be equal to the 3.5% county sales tax.

May 6, 1932 - March 11, 2026