CHICAGO (WGN) — Illinois public schools are not changing curriculum as it relates to LGBTQ+ issues. State Supt. Tony Sanders sent a message to school leaders last week, instructing them to continue teaching LGBTQ+, as well as Black and Asian American history. The state's Inclusive Curriculum Law requires schools to accurately portray the contributions of [...]

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. - At least one person was killed late Tuesday afternoon in a single-vehicle crash on southbound Interstate 55. According to the Missouri Department of Transportation, the fatal crash happened just before Richardson Road after 4 p.m. Delays are expected for the next hour and a half, according to MSHP.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Two lawmakers representing Missouri are now leading the charge of dismantling the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms. The agency dates back to 1886 but has worked in a standalone capacity since 1972. The ATF has a field office in Kansas City, so that would mean more locally based federal employees [...]

LEXINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) -- A man who allegedly shot at a Lexington police officer, prompting him to fire back, has been charged with attempted murder. Ryan Aeron Stanley Hurst, 18, is facing charges of attempted murder, aggravated discharge of a firearm at a peace officer and aggravated assault at a police officer, according to McLean [...]

ST. LOUIS - The Missouri Department of Conservation and area partners conducted prescribed burns in Bellerive Park and Dickman Park. "(The) prairies need to be exposed to regular fire in order to setback woody vegetation and combat invasive species," said Erin Shank, Urban Wildlife biologist for the Missouri Department of Conservation. Prescribed fires are conducted [...]

ST. LOUIS - The head of St. Louis’ NAACP is speaking out after a federal dismissal of complaints against St. Louis regional schools. “Basically saying they were dismissing our complaint in totality,” said Adolphus M. Pruitt II, president of St. Louis City NAACP. It's a letter Adolphus Pruitt claims dismisses the St. Louis City NAACP's [...]

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – St. Louis County police reported responding to a fight in progress at the Heritage Place Dierbergs grocery store on Olive Boulevard last Friday. Shawn E. Singer, 31, is accused of assaulting a man in the aisle so fiercely that another shopper attempted to intervene but failed to break it up. [...]

ST. LOUIS – A St. Louis man appeared in federal court on Tuesday to be sentenced for making and selling fake identification. Prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri said David B. Crosby, 28, admitted selling stolen and/or fraudulent IDs and a Social Security number via social media. According to [...]

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - A massage therapist accused of sexually abusing two clients is now behind bars.  According to the Shrewsbury Police Department's probable cause statement, the incidents happened on Sept. 29 and Oct. 5 in 2024 at the MassageLuXe on Watson Road in Shrewsbury. The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's office said Caleb [...]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins is defending his decision to delay the implementation of sports betting across the state. In particular, Hoskins objected to emergency rules from the Missouri Gaming Commission that would have expedited legalizing gambling of sports. "Basically, the first (criteria for emergency rules) talks about if it's [...]