ST. LOUIS - We may still be in winter, but it's never too early to think about springtime temperatures. It's that time for the Spring Weather Outlook. March March is never the spring month you want it to be—usually more winter than spring, and generally cooler than you think a spring month should be. Historical [...]

ST. LOUIS - Lightning is mysterious, fascinating and dangerous, and with a small investment in the right equipment, you can capture the photo of a lifetime. Local professionals like David Mayhew, who appeared at the St. Louis Art Fair in Clayton, uses expensive equipment to get the perfect shot. Others, like Will Hahn, have been [...]

ST. LOUIS - Storms, strong winds, downed trees and power outages—all are common in the spring season. However, Ameren works year-round to keep their lines free of trees to help keep power on. The company works hard to trim thousands of miles of lines, aiming to mitigate any damage that may come this spring and [...]

ST. LOUIS - Services are set to resume Feb. 24 at the Emerson Park Metrolink station, the Blue Line Metrolink announced Friday. Since mid-January, Blue Line trains only operated between Interstate 44’s Shrewsbury-Lansdowne and Forest Park-DeBaliviere stations due to daily single-track operations. These operations created delays for customers, according to the news release. “Resuming Blue [...]

BELLEVILLE, Ill. - Just before 8 p.m. Thursday at the Walmart on Greenmount Commons, police were alerted to a stabbing that left a man and a woman injured. One of the victims was left with a punctured lung. The male victim’s brother, Darwin, said his brother works for Walmart, serving as an independent contractor, and [...]

ST. LOUIS - Some might say our winter weather is a bit inconvenient, but for our area farmers, it's actually more beneficial than you think--especially when it comes to the spring growing season. The wrath of winter on both sides of the river made its presence known in January and February. We'll remember the start [...]

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Say the word "butterfly," and the iconic orange and black of the monarch may immediately spring to mind. But they are becoming a rarer and rarer sight in nature. “The number of butterflies that are overwintering in southern California and central Mexico are much, much lower. They are ninety to [...]

ST. LOUIS - Spring flooding is always a major concern for the bi-state area. Snowpack in the upper Midwest, especially upstream of Grafton on the Mississippi River, is a key factor for determining just how big the threat may become. Historically, deep snowpacks in the north have been linked to major flooding in St. Louis. [...]

ST. LOUIS - Bars and pubs across the St. Louis are gearing up for a big event celebrating a fallen U.S. Marine from Wentzville, Missouri. The fourth annual Marine Lance Cpl Jared Schmitz Pub Crawl will take place at nearly three dozen locations in the north and southern parts of the metro area. Schmitz was [...]

ST. LOUIS - A man was convicted of several felony charges in a deadly gun battle outside a St. Louis gas station two years ago. Jurors found James Armstrong, 26, guilty of involuntary manslaughter, attempted robbery and armed criminal action in connection with the death of Jerry Savage, 25. The shooting happened on Feb. 8, [...]