Saint Louis MO

BROOKLYN, Ill. — Just across the Mississippi River from the St. Louis skyline lies a town built on a promise. Fugitive slaves settled in Brooklyn, Illinois, in 1829, escaping slavery in Missouri. Formerly Lovejoy, Illinois, today it is the oldest Black town in the United States. “If they if...

A board that gives St. Louis residents the power to review alleged incidents of police misconduct could soon be eliminated or drastically changed, as a new state law governing the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department could bar it from reviewing individual cases.

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. St. Louis, Missouri – Drivers across eastern Missouri should prepare for repeated rounds of rain and thunderstorms beginning Monday morning, with ponding already possible on I-44 and I-64 before the evening...

There are 5 Missouri kids who have just gone missing in February of 2026.

A Madison County jury has ordered Prairie Farms Dairy to pay $241 million to the family of a worker who died while transporting dry ice in the St. Louis area.

A financial tech firm founded by St. Louis native Jack Dorsey announced this week that it laid off just under half of its 10,000-person staff, some of whom work in downtown St. Louis. Dorsey announced Thursday on X, the platform he co-founded in 2006, that Block Inc., which owns Square...

BJC HealthCare is rolling out a systemwide pay overhaul that executives describe as a win for most workers, with more money flowing into nurse base salaries. On the floors of St. Louis hospitals, though, many nurses and support staff say the fine print tells a different story, pointing to internal memos that spell...

ST. LOUIS, Missouri — There's good news and bad news about that car with $8,660 in parking tickets. The good news: it's gone. Somebody finally towed it Tuesday morning. The bad news: now the mayor and the city treasurer are fighting over who gets to control parking enforcement, who gets the money it generates, and...

ST. LOUIS — Clementine's Ice Cream is heading from the parlor to the grocery store next month. Clementines announced Thursday that seven of their flavors will be available at select Schnucks locations starting on March 4. The move will mark the brand's first appearance on supermarket shelves. “We are...

A developer wants to use a newly expanded state bond program to build a nearly $2 billion shopping and entertainment venue in Glen Carbon. The village appears to be the first Metro East community to try using STAR bonds. Glen Carbon’s board of trustees voted unanimously Tuesday night to establish...