MISSOURI - Radiation exposure advocate groups and Missouri lawmakers are hoping a $5 billion cap on a RECA bill will help nuclear waste victims get compensation. Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley announced Wednesday changes to the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act. The bill is currently sitting in the House after passing the Senate twice.  In 1990, the [...]

ST. LOUIS – More than 21,000 people are projected to go through TSA screenings on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, and that number only rises as the week wears on. If you’re wanting to bring a turkey on board, TSA has all the answers you need. “If you’re bringing leftovers after Thanksgiving, you have to make [...]

(NewsNation) — Thanksgiving dinner will cost less this year thanks to lower turkey prices, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation’s annual survey released Wednesday. The survey found that a classic feast for 10 will cost $58.08 this year, a 5% decrease from 2023 and down from a record high of $64.05 in 2022. It's [...]

ST. LOUIS – Aerospace giant Boeing filed a notice with Missouri’s Office of Workforce Development that it will lay off nearly 700 workers in the state at the start of next year. Boeing filed the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) notice on Wednesday. The federal WARN Act requires employers to provide a 60-calendar day [...]

ST. LOUIS – The last of three defendants appeared in St. Louis Circuit Court on Wednesday to be sentenced for shooting and killing a woman who accidentally sideswiped his car in 2022. Police said Lekesha Stokes was gunned down just after midnight on Feb. 11, 2022, in the 8500 block of Church Drive in the [...]

ST. LOUIS -- Colder temperatures are moving back into the St. Louis area before Thanksgiving. The city is preparing to expand shelter capacity for the homeless during the upcoming winter months. The city's Department of Human Services is planning to provide about 160 additional inclement weather shelter beds. The city's winter shelter strategy, announced this [...]

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. -- Former East St. Louis City Manager Carlos Mayfield is wanted by authorities after being charged with misusing city funds and fraudulently using a credit or debit card, according to an Illinois State Police announcement Wednesday. Investigators allege that Mayfield, 60, illegally appropriated between $500 and $10,000 in city resources. The [...]

ILLINOIS - With one of the busiest travel seasons upon us for the Thanksgiving holiday, Welch's Fruit Snacks is ready to equip traveling families in Illinois with free "FruitSide Assistance" for restless kids. On November 26, one of the busiest traveling days of the year, the Welch's "FruitSide Assistance" vehicle will be located at specific [...]

ST. LOUIS - Former St. Louis Rams wide receiver and Super Bowl Champion Torry Holt is among one of the 25 semifinalists named for the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2025. The list was announced live on the NFL Network's 'Good Morning Football' on Wednesday morning. The list initially featured a group of [...]

MADISON COUNTY, Ill. -- A hit-and-run crash killed a 43-year-old Edwardsville man along Route 143 near Kendall Drive on Thursday afternoon. The victim has been identified as Pablo Puente. Roxana Police discovered Puente's body at 2:40 p.m. on October 4, just one day after he was reported missing by his family. A preliminary investigation suggests [...]