CHICAGO (WGN) — Illinois improved its ranking, albeit slightly, among U.S. News & World Report's 2025 Best States in the U.S. list. The U.S. News' 2025 report, released on Tuesday, May 6, ranks Illinois 36th out of all 50 states. The Prairie State finished 38th overall on the U.S. News 2024 Best States list. In 2023, Illinois [...]

CLAYTON, Mo. – Two juveniles could face charges after being arrested for allegedly spraying racist and antisemitic graffiti at a Clayton school. According to a Clayton Police Department spokeswoman, officials at Glenridge Elementary School discovered the graffiti on school grounds Monday morning. The graffiti also included other offensive language. The School District of Clayton alerted [...]

ST. LOUIS - With the wettest April on record and a rainy start to May, it’s been hard to get much done outside.  Even professional lawn care companies are struggling to keep up. The abundant moisture is causing the grass to grow quickly, but it also makes it more difficult to find opportunities to go [...]

ST. LOUIS – An investigation continues into a pedestrian crash Monday morning that cost a man his life. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, the crash occurred at 10:30 a.m. at the intersection of Gravois and South Spring avenues in the Tower Grove South neighborhood. Police said a Jeep Grand Cherokee was making [...]

ST. LOUIS – On April 22, the White House put Americans with unpaid student loans on notice. Tuesday, May 5 marked the first day the Office of Federal Student Aid restarted collections on defaulted federal student loans. By the end of the summer, the U.S. Department of Education says 5.3 million defaulted student loan borrowers could have [...]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Lawmakers are trying to figure out how to move forward after a botched spending measure failed to make it to the budgetary deadline last week. One of the issues was a dramatic increase in the amount allocated by the House and then the amount approved by the Senate. The original plan [...]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - On Monday morning, a Tulsa County judge in Oklahoma sentenced Kansas City Chiefs superfan Xavier Babudar, widely known as "ChiefsAholic," for a 2022 armed bank robbery in Bixby, Oklahoma. According to the Tulsa County District Attorney's Office, Babudar pleaded guilty to one count of robbery with a firearm, one count of [...]

ST. LOUIS - A 16-year-old boy was sentenced in court today for a deadly carjacking that happened in 2023. Deshaun Harris pleaded guilty to multiple charges, including second-degree murder, for the death of Kay Johnson, which occurred on Jan. 24, 2023. Prosecutors said that Harris and other teens conducted multiple carjackings and ATM robberies leading [...]

MISSOURI -- One restaurant chain known for their loaded potato skin appetizer is down to only two locations left in the state of Missouri. In Missouri, there are only two TGI Friday locations left, according to the restaurant's website. The only cities that still have a TGI Fridays are Columbia and St. Charles. Back in [...]

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Two minors were critically injured following a crash that occurred Monday morning on Eastbound Interstate 270. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP), the crash was reported just before 5:35 a.m. MSHP said one vehicle—which was stuck in lane four—ended up being struck by another vehicle. Close Thanks for signing [...]