CHATHAM, Ill. - A devastating tragedy unfolded Monday night in Chatham, Illinois, where four children were killed after a car crashed into a preschool building.  Illinois State Police (ISP) confirmed all of the victims were minors, ranging in age from 4 to 18. According to police, the car veered off Walnut Street, drove through the [...]

ST. LOUIS - St. Louis County police is involved with the gateway regional criminal interdiction task force, which is part of governor Mike Kehoe’s Safer Missouri Anti-crime Plan. This force builds on a model that helped cut auto thefts in St. Charles County by 44% and thefts from vehicles by 57%. Residents across the region [...]

ST. LOUIS - During an open-house-style public meeting Monday, MoDOT and City of St. Louis officials shared information and received feedback about bridge replacement work, including the Weber and Loughborough I-55 overpasses. “Both of those have bridges that are old and need to be replaced,” said Jen Wade, area engineer for MoDOT in the City [...]

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Calvenita Brock says a family's worst nightmare is now a reality as she mourns the loss of her daughter, 25-year-old Kelsey Elem. St. Louis County Police say 21-year-old Martino Lewis is charged with second-degree murder, armed criminal action and domestic assault in connection with the death of Elem. Investigators say [...]

ST. LOUIS - The Office of the Mayor announced today in a press release that it has shut down St. Louis City’s building stabilization program, saying it was “poorly executed.” “This building stabilization program was well-intentioned but, unfortunately, very poorly executed,” said Mayor Cara Spencer. According to the office, the City used the program to [...]

GRANITE CITY, Ill. – Two people are in custody and a third person is at large in connection with a murder investigation in Granite City, Illinois. The Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis was activated on April 24 after the discovery of a body that morning. Police were called to Alton Street at Pontoon [...]

ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Zoo and the Missouri Botanical Garden (MoBOT) announced that they are losing about $900,000 in federal funding, citing the Trump Administration’s cuts.  Both organizations reported that they received termination notices from the “Institute of Museum and Library Services,” with MoBOT losing over $550,000 and the zoo losing about $400,000. [...]

Update: 5:45 p.m. CHATHAM, Ill. (WCIA) -- Chatham Police confirmed with WCIA News that four people are dead and six are injured after a car drove through an after-school building on Monday. Scott Tarter, Deputy Chief of Police in Chatham said the call came in around 3:20 p.m. Tarter said the car drove through the [...]

ST. LOUIS – The Missouri State Highway Patrol and Missouri Department of Transportation are launching a new operation to combat growing concerns of debris from unsecured loads on trucks causing congestion and crashes on regional roadways. Since 2020, debris from trucks has led to over 1,500 crashes, with 300 tons of rubbish reported on roads [...]

ST. LOUIS – A Fredericktown, Missouri, man is in custody after St. Louis police say he stole a gun and other items from the SWAT bunker at police headquarters. Alexander Johnston, 25, is accused of slipping under a gate at the police headquarters parking garage downtown on April 21. Police say he was seen leaving [...]