MANCHESTER, Mo. – A proposed early childhood center that was to be built between Wren Hollow Elementary and Southwest Middle School in Manchester is no longer moving forward. “Nothing against the early childhood center,” Sabrena Conine said. “It’s great and it’s needed. But not here. Not in this spot.” In November 2022, Parkway voters overwhelmingly [...]

ST. LOUIS - It’s a deserted property that many of you drive by every day on Interstate 44. It’s also classified as an active hazardous substance clean-up site by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, but regulators have determined it can be cleaned up to a level that will make it safe for people to [...]

BALLWIN, Mo. – The Wildlife Rescue Center rehabilitates up to 3,500 wild animals each year. Right now, they’re asking for supplies for their injured turtles as winter is right around the corner. At present, the facility is home to about 40 turtles in need. “This time of year, we have an influx of injured turtles, [...]

ST. LOUIS - A tax preparer in St. Louis was sentenced to prison on Wednesday after filing $2.5 million in false tax returns. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office of the Eastern District of Missouri, Robert Droege, 59, pleaded guilty in June to four counts of aiding in the preparation of fraudulent tax returns and [...]

CAHOKIA HEIGHTS, Ill. – Volunteers with the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis and the Regional Business Council met Thursday morning to clean up a few neighborhoods in Cahokia Heights, Illinois. “The Urban League (has) over 350 full-time employees that work very hard every day,” James Clark, the Urban League’s vice president of public safety, [...]

ST. LOUIS – The Saint Louis Zoo announced Thursday that its medical staff “humanely euthanized” an elderly chimp due to worsening health conditions. Rosebud, aka “Rosie,” had suffered progressive arthritis that could no longer be ameliorated by pain medication, a zoo spokesperson said. She also had other medical conditions that are common in geriatric animals. [...]

ST. LOUIS - Fire crews have responded to reports of a fire Thursday afternoon at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. It's currently unclear if a fire broke out in the building. The St. Louis Fire Department says there was a report of a fire on the eighth floor of the hospital, located in the 500 [...]

ST. CHARLES, Mo. — A lucky gambler won $132,674 on a slot machine at Ameristar Casino Resort Spa St. Charles on November 8, 2024. The winner, who chose to remain anonymous, was playing Light & Wonder's Huff N' Puff slot machine with $7.50 bets when they landed multiple matching symbols to trigger the jackpot. Nelly [...]

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- More than 52,000 Illinois residents will have their medical debt wiped clean as part of the state's new Medical Debt Relief Pilot Program, officials announced Thursday. The initiative has eliminated $72 million in medical debt, with individual relief amounts ranging from an average of $1,349 to a maximum of $242,136 per person. [...]

Diamond Sports Group, the largest owner of regional sports networks, can emerge out of bankruptcy after having its reorganization plan approved Thursday. Judge Christopher Lopez gave the go ahead during a hearing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Houston that lasted 90 minutes. “This case was no layup, not for anyone. A lot of hard work [...]