RED BUD, Ill. - As summer rapidly approaches, the school year is coming to an end. High School Seniors are also getting ready for their next adventures. For seniors in Red Bud, Illinois, Friday was their last day of school, and they had something they wanted to pass on. It's a new tradition for the [...]

ST. LOUIS – St. Louis City firefighters battled flames from a vacant home in south city that spread to a neighboring house. The fire happened just before 11 p.m. Saturday night on Osage Street off of Missouri Avenue near I-55 in the Marine Villa neighborhood. The fire started in a two-story vacant building but quickly [...]

ST. LOUIS – Fire crews were called to a vacant two-story building in north St. Louis on Bacon Street, just off Montgomery Street, shortly after midnight on Sunday in the Jeff-Vander-Lou neighborhood. Flames were shooting through the roof when firefighters arrived. They quickly contained the flames, preventing them from spreading to nearby buildings.

ST. LOUIS - WWE Backlash was in town Saturday night. The crowd packed the Enterprise Center as the WWE superstars competed for a number of different titles. John Cena walked out of WWE Backlash St. Louis with his championship.  It looks to be the final time he will perform in the Gateway City.  Cena retained his [...]

BELLEVILLE, Ill. - It's the kind of weekend small towns dream about: Warm weather, packed sidewalks, and the sound of live music in the air. In Belleville, a local tradition is getting bigger each year, drawing crowds and creating unforgettable moments just in time for Mother's Day. Restaurants and bars along Belleville's Main Street have [...]

ST. LOUIS - Two vacant buildings just north of Downtown St. Louis appear to be on track for demolition after city officials say a fire last weekend caused significant structural damage. The properties, located at 1301 North 6th Street and 1308 North 7th Street near O'Fallon Street, sit just a few block north of the [...]

MATTOON, Ill. - Burger King, one of the nation's most recognized fast-food chains and home of the iconic Whopper burger, can use its name almost anywhere in the United States. That is, except in one small, specific part of central Illinois. This rare exception stems from a long-standing trademark dispute with a small, family-run restaurant [...]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — This week, a district court judge ordered Missouri to take remedial action to improve its SNAP program, saying the state has made "no progress" in addressing the violations outlined in a 2024 court order. SNAP is the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program that provides food benefits to low-income families. Six arrested in [...]

SOUTH ROXANA, Ill. - Crews battled a major house fire Saturday afternoon in South Roxana, Illinois, which possibly followed an explosion at the home. No injuries have been reported from the incident at this time, but the fire caused significant damage to the home. Crews responded near the 400 block of Indiana Avenue around 2 [...]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Andre Pallante took a shutout into the eighth inning in the second-longest outing of his career, and the St. Louis Cardinals extended their winning streak to seven with a 4-2 victory over the Washington Nationals on Saturday. Ryan Helsley allowed the Nationals to load the bases in the ninth but retired CJ [...]