COLLINSVILLE, Ill. - Illinois' gas tax will hit 47 cents per gallon. It will be the second-highest in the nation. Only California charges drivers more, at 60 cents per gallon. But in Illinois, the tax just went from 45 cents per gallon to 47. This means the average driver in Illinois will now pay 184 [...]

PONTOON BEACH, Mo. - A police chase beginning in Missouri crosses into Illinois before ending in a serious crash. County police say that the incident all began a little after midnight in the Jennings area of north St. Louis County. The incident started when an officer from the City of Jennings Precinct attempted to stop [...]

ST. LOUIS - There will be some high clouds around Monday with great temperatures. Highs will be in the low 80s. Enjoy, because we heat things back up into the 90s for highs on Tuesday. Starting Tuesday night, there will be several rounds of storms on the way as we head towards the Independence Day [...]

GRANITE CITY, Ill. – Army veteran Joshua Valezquez recently suffered a great deal due to a sewage backup in the basement of his of Granite City home; a backup that was not his fault. Velazquez turned to the You Paid For It team after feeling stonewalled by Illinois American Water and city officials. His military [...]

ST. LOUIS – A night of celebration in Dutchtown quickly turned to tragedy as gunmen tore apart a decade-long relationship between a newly married couple. The union of Manuel and Dulce Gonzalez started out as beautiful, happy, and full of love. So much so that the intimate party in the 3800 block of Neosho Street [...]

ST. LOUIS – Thousands of people lined Market Street on Sunday to watch and support the St. Louis LBGTQ+ community. But the St. Louis Grand Pride Parade got off to a rocky start when protesters shut the event down right after it began. A group of anti-war, pro-Palestine protesters formed a chain to block Market [...]

RICHMOND HEIGHTS, Mo. – The Richmond Heights Police Department issued an Endangered Silver Advisory on Sunday for an 81-year-old who left a local senior living facility. The incident was reported around 5:30 p.m. at Promenade Senior Living, located southwest of Interstate 64 and South Brentwood Boulevard. Police identified the missing individual as Ariel Gonzales. He’s [...]

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. – A Tennessee toddler was killed in a single-vehicle crash early Sunday morning in south Jefferson County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s crash report, the crash happened at 4:40 a.m. on northbound Interstate 55 at mile marker 168.4. The highway patrol claims a 2024 Kia Forte struck an object or [...]

WAYNE COUNTY, Mo. - Piedmont, Missouri, has been named the State UFO Capital of Missouri due to numerous UFO sightings in 1973. To celebrate this title, the town has opened a park dedicated to its UFO history. The park, named Piedmont–UFO Capital of Missouri Park, is located at 202 Legion Park Rd. in Piedmont. It [...]

O'FALLON, Mo. – The Francis Howell School District secured first place in the Missouri Association for Pupil Transportation's (MoAPT) 50th Annual School Bus Driver Safety Competition. Hannah Scharfenberg will represent Missouri in the School Bus Driver International Safety Competition in Texas. A driver from the Pattonville School District will also represent Missouri, making them the [...]