ST. LOUIS - As warmer weather arrives, stinging insects are becoming more active, posing potential risks to homeowners. Jay Everitt from Rottler Pest Solutions reports that their phones are ringing off the hook with calls about stinging insects, as people spend more time outdoors gardening and trimming bushes. Everitt mentioned that paper wasps and bumblebees [...]

CLAYTON, Mo. – The St. Louis County Animal Shelter may reopen this week after a month-long quarantine due to a canine parvovirus outbreak. The shelter has been closed since May 1, following an outbreak that led to the euthanization of 19 dogs. The facility is nearing the end of its isolation and quarantine period and [...]

ST. LOUIS – The last living American hostage held by Hamas terrorists is now home. Edan Alexander was reunited with his family Monday after being held captive for 584 days by Hamas. Alexander is a dual citizen and an Israeli American soldier from New Jersey. He was captured by Hamas while serving in the IDF [...]

ST. LOUIS – A family is suing the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission, claiming snowy roads in January contributed to a car crash that killed their loved one. McKendree University water polo coach Colleen Lischwe died in a crash on Interstate 44 this past winter. On Jan. 15, she was having car troubles and stopped [...]

ST. LOUIS – Olympic gymnast Simone Biles took to the podium today for Washington University, delivering her commencement speech for the class of 2025. Although conditions were as rainy as can be, the weather did not stop Biles from speaking to over three thousand graduates and their families. At the commencement, Biles also received an [...]

CHICAGO (WGN) — Illinois improved its ranking, albeit slightly, among U.S. News & World Report's 2025 Best States in the U.S. list. The U.S. News' 2025 report, released on Tuesday, May 6, ranks Illinois 36th out of all 50 states. The Prairie State finished 38th overall on the U.S. News 2024 Best States list. In 2023, Illinois [...]

CLAYTON, Mo. – Two juveniles could face charges after being arrested for allegedly spraying racist and antisemitic graffiti at a Clayton school. According to a Clayton Police Department spokeswoman, officials at Glenridge Elementary School discovered the graffiti on school grounds Monday morning. The graffiti also included other offensive language. The School District of Clayton alerted [...]

ST. LOUIS – An investigation continues into a pedestrian crash Monday morning that cost a man his life. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, the crash occurred at 10:30 a.m. at the intersection of Gravois and South Spring avenues in the Tower Grove South neighborhood. Police said a Jeep Grand Cherokee was making [...]

ST. LOUIS - With the wettest April on record and a rainy start to May, it’s been hard to get much done outside.  Even professional lawn care companies are struggling to keep up. The abundant moisture is causing the grass to grow quickly, but it also makes it more difficult to find opportunities to go [...]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Lawmakers are trying to figure out how to move forward after a botched spending measure failed to make it to the budgetary deadline last week. One of the issues was a dramatic increase in the amount allocated by the House and then the amount approved by the Senate. The original plan [...]