ST. LOUIS - Dr. Lincoln Diuguid, a pioneering African American scientist and businessman, made significant strides in the St. Louis area by founding one of the first Black-owned chemical companies in the country. Dr. Diuguid was the first African American to graduate with an advanced degree from Cornell University, and he established Du-Good Chemical Laboratories [...]

ST. LOUIS - Ready Readers, a non-profit organization in the St. Louis area, is launching a 24-hour online fundraising campaign Wednesday to celebrate World Read Aloud Day. The campaign aims to raise $200,000 within 24 hours, with matching donors set to quadruple each donation. The funds will support Ready Readers' Story Time program, which serves [...]

ST. LOUIS - Police are investigating a robbery that took place Monday night in north St. Louis. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, the robbery took place around 9:50 p.m. on the 3700 block of North 14th Street in north St. Louis' Hyde Park neighborhood. Police say a 34-year-old man told them that [...]

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Emerson Electric is marking a major milestone Tuesday with the grand opening of its new global headquarters in Clayton. The Fortune 500 company is officially moving from its longtime campus in Ferguson to the new Emerson Tower at 8027 Forsyth Blvd. The 14-story Forsyth Pointe office development will house hundreds [...]

ST. LOUIS - We did it…busted a very old record high. Monday’s high was 76 F, breaking the record high for the date of 75 F set in 1890. But, thanks to a cold front, colder air is moving back in this Tuesday morning on gusty north winds. Cloudy to start Tuesday morning with some [...]

ARNOLD, Mo. - For several years, the Rock Community Fire Protection District has used apparatuses incorporating Bluetooth technology to enhance communication. Firefighters swipe a fob to pair microphones inside their masks with other devices, and the result is a clearer-to-understand transmission, according to the department. “Self-contained breathing apparatuses are paired together, just like you’d pair [...]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A new report from the business community shows child care is among a concern for manufacturing.  Missouri's new governor said child care goes hand in hand with a strong economy. Of Missouri's 114 counties, 94 of them are in a child care desert, which is why the St. Louis Development Corporation [...]

BELLEVILLE, Ill. - A teen has died following a shooting Monday evening, according to police. Officers were called to the 100 block of North 81st St. around 5:30 p.m. in Belleville, Illinois. They located a 16-year-old boy in front of a residence with several gunshot wounds. He was transported to the hospital, where he succumbed [...]

ST. LOUIS - The high temperature of 76 Monday broke a very old record that dates back some 130 years. Our records go back 150 years, so this was one of the oldest records we had left in the books. Now, if you go back to the beginning of those weather records and count all [...]

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - There is a new round of expensive invoices after a lengthy battle for the new St. Louis County prosecuting attorney. We first told you in January about the $19,135.00 tab taxpayers will have to pick up in the battle between St. Louis County Executive Sam Page and former Missouri Governor [...]