CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Josh McCray ran for three touchdowns and Luke Altmyer threw two TD passes, leading Illinois to a 38-16 victory Saturday over Michigan State. McCray had nine carries for 61 yards, Altmyer completed 19 of 32 passes for 231 yards and Pat Bryant caught four passes for a career-high 135 yards and [...]

ST. LOUIS - Hundreds of young children have completed the St. Louis Public Library's "1,000 Books Before Kindergarten" program since it launched four years ago. The St. Louis 1,000 books challenge, which began in August 2020, aims to foster strong early literacy skills and encourage consistent reading routines before children head to school. When can [...]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Will Scharf, who lost a challenge to unseat Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey last summer, has been appointed to a position on President-elect Donald Trump's upcoming White House Staff. Scharf will served as a White House Staff Secretary and an assistant to Trump, according to a statement from the President-elect on [...]

BOSTON (AP) — Brayden Schenn scored 2:53 into overtime and the St. Louis Blues beat the Boston Bruins 3-2 on Saturday to halt a four-game losing streak. St. Louis native Trent Frederic had both goals for Boston, which is 2-1-2 in its last five games. With the Bruins clinging to a 2-1 lead, Nathan Walker [...]

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department is demanding records related to the shooting of an Illinois woman who was killed in her home by a sheriff's deputy as it investigates how local authorities treat Black residents and people with behavioral disabilities. The government made a list of demands in dozens of categories in a letter [...]

ST. LOUIS - A 17-year-old was charged as a juvenile Friday in connection with another teenager's death outside of a St. Louis gas station earlier this month. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department has not disclosed the identity of the 17-year-old, but says charges of first-degree murder, first degree-assault, armed criminal action, first-degree tampering and [...]

WARREN COUNTY, Mo. - Authorities are searching for a suspect believed to be "armed and dangerous" in connection with a shooting death Friday in Warren County. The Warren County Sheriff's Department says the suspect, identified as 38-year-old James Frazer, has been reportedly moving to different locations around Wright City and Lincoln County following the shooting [...]

ST. LOUIS – A vacant two-story home in south St. Louis caught on fire Friday night. The fire happened just after 10 p.m. at Nebraska Avenue off of Gasconade. Firefighters got the fire out just before midnight but then around 1 a.m. Saturday morning, smoke was coming out of the building again. The St. Louis [...]

CAHOKIA HEIGHTS, Il. – The Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis and the Regional Business Council are teaming up again to clean up the bi-state area. As part of the ‘Clean Up Build Up’ Initiative, volunteers will be working in Cahokia Heights today. They’ll be demolishing abandoned properties, clearing brush, and picking up trash to [...]

ST. LOUIS – Scouts across the St. Louis region will be dropping off donation bags for their annual ‘Scouting for Food’ drive. If you receive a bag, you can help by filling it with non-perishable food items, like canned goods. The scouts will be back next Saturday to collect the filled bags. This drive is [...]