Girl dies after she and woman were found shot in burning home, candidates talk about fixing St. Louis County budget, addressing long wait for mental health evaluations, Kansas lawmakers voting on package to lure Chiefs across border, Spire programs to help with gas bills, Wheelhouse downtown bar closing soon

Sam Page is out of the county executive race, reaction from Sen. Brian Williams and councilman Harder, new plan for former Shaw Park ice rink site, United Healthcare/SSM fight could ensnare thousands, Aetna settles with SSM, former TV anchor wins Survivor, pizza fuels cop donations in Granite City

Teenager shot and killed in South St. Louis, man who injured five police officers on I-70 gets 10 years in prison, former Secretary of State Jason Kander accuses GOP leaders of violating law, downstate GOP mad about money for Chicago transit, Wash U pauses capital projects amid federal cuts

Call-a-Ride crash in Jennings injures three, city firefighter falls through floor but continues working, St. Louis County council approves budget with big cuts, carfentanil overdoses prompts more Narcan access, Sen. Schmitt defends suing China which countersued, Taco Buddha adds another location

Forty-foot flames destroy Wentzville home, regional police training committee may have violated sunshine law, moving county budget meeting could violate law, Webster police union citing poor city management, sting operation nets 63 arrests, Major Case Squad on Cahokia double homicide, no billion dollar Powerball winner

Fires in abandoned buildings often caused by unhoused trying to stay warm, warming shelters and bed available in city, local reaction of mass shooting of Jewish in Australia, exploring Thriftmas, AB-Inbev closing production

City police respond to report it took two hours to respond to woman held at gunpoint, murder investigation in Tower Grove South, Chicago man sentenced for scamming two area women, downtown charter school still closed with new issues, big name in local BBQ shutting down

New congressional map goes into effect despite 300K signatures submitted to put it to referendum, lawmakers say no snacks on SNAP, bill asks city resident how to spend money raised for canceled train line, Schnucks beef recall, Alton cop guilty of stealing, Madigan asks Trump for pardon

Chief Tracy contract keeps him in St. Louis through 2029 with $100K paycut, downtown developer appealing to FBI about crime stats, Kim Gardner disciplinary hearing, Humane Society pet memorial plaques stolen, more people moving out of Illinois than in, IL public libraries can now keep Narcan

Granite City man charged with shooting police officer last week, Rockford Park gets grant money to address safety issues, Mayor's Mardi Gras Ball returns to city hall, reviewing former mayor's Basic Income program, Rep. Butz introduces bill to get guns away from those posing immediate danger, noro-virus makes unwelcome return