ST. LOUIS – One person is dead after being struck by a MetroLink train in the Central West End. The incident occurred around 6:35 p.m. just west of South Vandeventer Avenue and Interstate 64, behind the Ikea store. Metro is shuttling passengers between the Central West End and Grand stations. Close Thanks for signing up! [...]

ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ill. - The sun is the next renewable energy source set to power southern Illinois.  So much so, that the Illinois Municipal Electric Agency has entered into a 20-year agreement with National Grid Renewables to purchase all electrical output from the future Bee Hollow facility. The land totals around 1,800 acres near [...]

ST. LOUIS - Maintaining an unkempt garden can play a crucial role in supporting local pollinators and beneficial insects throughout the winter months. Allowing certain areas of your garden to remain unkept through March provides essential shelter for native insects such as caterpillars, ladybugs and ground beetles.  These insects require safe habitats to overwinter and [...]

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – St. Louis County Executive Sam Page signed a bill designating funds for redevelopment at the University of Missouri – St. Louis, praised county employees, took a swipe at Proposition B, and unveiled a new county flag during his State of the County Address. During Tuesday’s speech at UMSL’s Touhill Performing [...]

ST. LOUIS – A Velda City, Missouri, man appeared in federal court on Monday and pleaded guilty to federal drug and firearm charges. Prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri said James C. Taylor, 32, held someone captive during a drug deal gone wrong. On Jan. 16, 2019, officers with [...]

ST. LOUIS - Southwest Airlines announced today it will soon charge customers to check their bags—a major policy shift for the company. “Bags Fly Free” was more than a slogan for Southwest Airlines; it was company policy for more than 50 years and something that truly separated Southwest from its competitors. The company has thrived [...]

ST. LOUIS -- A piece of St. Louis history built in 1890 by the creators of the Cathedral Basilica is on the market for $1.8 million in the city's The Gate District. The former Immaculate Conception Church, a massive 15,750-square-foot property, is stretched on 1.26 acres, including two buildings, the church and a rectory. This [...]

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - The Circuit Attorney’s Office formally charged a St. Louis man who was in an officer-involved shooting that occurred on March 8. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD) announced today that Vincent Simmons, 55, was charged with resisting arrest by fleeing, resisting with arrest for a felony, unlawful possession of [...]

ST. LOUIS - A false social media post about overdoses at a childcare center has prompted the owner to speak out. The misinformation began after teachers confiscated THC edibles that looked like kids’ candy. The false Facebook post had mother Shannon Weldon rushing in a panic to check on her two-year-old Monday. “I was a [...]

ST. LOUIS – A Hillsboro, Missouri, man appeared in St. Louis Circuit Court on Monday and pleaded guilty to more than 200 charges for break-ins and thefts in St. Louis City over several months. In April 2024, the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office charged Gage Luttman, 37, with five counts of second-degree burglary, three counts [...]