From custard to coneys: New and returning food stops in the metro-east
Gator’s Frozen Custard is back! The popular frozen custard shop reopened this month at its new location in downtown O’Fallon. With the new digs come some new menu offerings that include waffle cones and cookies, said owner Abby Sarpy. The business is a dedicated gluten-free establishment. Some of the baked goodies, lik
Missouri Highway Patrol warns of ‘100 Deadliest Days’ as summer driving dangers loom
ST. LOUIS — Safety experts nationwide recognize the stretch between Memorial Day and Labor Day by a grim moniker: the "100 Deadliest Days" on the roadways. During that period last year, 46 people were killed in crashes investigated by the Missouri State Highway Patrol in the St. Louis area alone.
‘Generational impact’: Family remembers Ferguson food truck owner after police arrest 2 murder suspe
Five weeks after food truck owner Ronald Milton was killed outside his stand in Ferguson, two men sit in St. Louis County Jail, charged with his murder.
Under oath, Gardner is evasive about her time as St. Louis circuit attorney
Kim Gardner has perhaps not completely come to terms with the circumstances under which she left her job as St. Louis circuit attorney three years ago. At least that’s the conclusion you might draw after reviewing a deposition she gave in March, which was made public last week and represents the most extensive public c
10 Forgotten Civilizations Beneath America’s Cities
The Mighty Cahokia Empire Below St. Louis The Mighty Cahokia Empire Below St. Louis (image credits: unsplash) You’d never guess that the bustling streets of St. Louis once sat atop North America’s greatest ancient metropolis. At its apex around 1100 CE, the city covered about 6 square miles (16 km2), included about 120
His father survived the Holocaust. Then the memories began disappearing.
Four years ago, St. Louis poet and author Jason Sommer realized something terrifying was happening: the stories his Holocaust-survivor father had spent decades telling were beginning to disappear. Now, as Sommer prepares to speak at the J’s “Books & Bagels” series later this month, the urgency behind his memoir, “Shmue
Route 66, a ketchup skyscraper, and ancient ruins: Collinsville is not what you expect
About 15 miles east of downtown St. Louis, Collinsville, Illinois, is the kind of town that earns a second look. It has a 170-foot water tower shaped like a catsup bottle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site inside its borders, and a claim to producing most of the world’s horseradish.
Anita Lyons Bond honored posthumously with 2026 Pioneer Award from Saint Louis University
“The late Anita Lyons Bond (A&S ’50), who passed away in August 2025, embodied traditions of scholarship, civic courage and transformative public service. She made history as the first Black student at Saint Louis University to graduate with honors (magna cum laude) and as the first Black female student to be inducted
Tigers hope to delay goodbyes, beat Belleville East in 4A softball sectional
Edwardsville (27-9) won its eighth straight regional title and will play Belleville East (30-7) in a Class 4A softball sectional semifinal at Belleville West.
Lewis and Clark closed due to head-on crash, serious injuries
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) -Northbound and southbound lanes of Lewis and Clark are closed Monday afternoon after a head-on crash. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash involved two cars and there are serious injuries. The crash occurred just before Chambers Road. Tows have been called...

















