AUSTIN (KXAN) — A 27-year-old Missouri man was arrested and accused of sending threatening emails to Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller earlier this month, according to an arrest warrant affidavit. FILE - Dec. 30, 2016 file photo of Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) Mitchell Ryan Melber was charged with terroristic threat [...]

ILLINOIS - The cost of living has grown across the nation in recent years, and with it, so has the standard to be considered “upper-middle class.” A new study from GoBankingRates.com, a personal finance website, determined how much income a person would need to be considered “middle class” and “upper middle class” in every U.S. state. The [...]

ST. LOUIS - George Vaughn, a prominent lawyer from St. Louis, played a pivotal role in reshaping American civil rights through landmark Supreme Court cases in the mid-20th century. Vaughn, who served as an Assistant Attorney General in Missouri, was instrumental in the 1948 Shelley v. Kraemer case, which successfully challenged racially restrictive covenants that [...]

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - A research team with Washington University recently confirmed the presence of an invasive longhorned tick in St. Louis County, marking the first such discovery of the species in the region. The longhorned tick, known scientifically as Haemaphysalis longicornis, is native to Eastern Asia and was first identified in the United [...]

ST. LOUIS - The 2025 Annie Malone May Day Parade is set to return after briefly being canceled due to economic challenges. The Annie Malone May Day Parade, known as the second largest African American parade in the country, is a St. Louis tradition that has marked the city for 115 years. The return of [...]

ALTON, Ill. - The Alton Police Department says multiple suspects opened fire on a student shortly after they stepped off a school bus in a targeted attack. No injuries were reported from the incident, though the suspects remain at large as of Thursday. The shots were fired around 7 p.m. Wednesday in the 1200 block [...]

ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Hero Network is gearing up for its annual Bourbon for Badges event on February 28 at Tapawingo Golf Club, aiming to raise over $62,000 to support local heroes, including Captain Tommy Shine. The event, organized by firefighter Charlie Metzner, will feature a live auction to benefit first responders and [...]

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (NEXSTAR) -- A proposal to exempt the Mahomet Aquifer from carbon sequestration projects is picking up steam in the Capitol. "We play with the hand we're dealt with, and this is what we're doing now," Annette McMichael, a Hopedale resident and boardmember for Illinois' People's Action said. Illinois Peoples Action led a group [...]

ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Mo. - Three men have been charged in connection to a double shooting in Cahokia Heights that resulted in the death of a 15-year-old boy. The shooting occurred Saturday evening on the 100 block of Lazarcheff Drive, where two 15-year-old boys were shot. One of the victims, Charles Jones, succumbed to his [...]

ST. LOUIS - Sunny, breezy, and just a touch cooler Thursday, with highs around 60 F. Thursday will be breezy in the afternoon, with wind gusts to 30 mph. It will be warmer and windy Friday. Temperatures will pop close to 70 F for a high with mostly sunny skies and wind gusting to 35 [...]