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Just after 9 a.m. Monday, people miles away from a house explosion in north St. Louis County reported hearing a loud boom.

Residents nearby the incident told FOX 2 they felt the shock.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — One of the nation's leading operators of automated license-plate reading systems announced Monday it has paused its operations with federal agencies because of confusion and concern — including in Illinois — about the purpose of their investigations. Flock Safety, whose cameras are mounted in more than 4,000 communities nationwide, put a [...]

Construction is now underway along three stretches of Interstate 70 in Missouri as a $2.8 billion interstate improvement project continues.

Sixteen minors were arrested this past weekend during City Fest.

The relationship between St. Louis Public Schools and its teachers’ union has been strained for months, and now tensions are reaching a breaking point.

Not content to rewrite American history to better serve white people, the Trump administration is now rewriting world history on the fly by recasting terminal human rights violators as “not all that bad, actually” and adding stuff to other human rights reports just because some MAGA people had some bad experiences in a few select […]

ALTON - The Hayner Public Library District always has a lot of events, activities and resources available for patrons, but people often overlook their databases. Executive Director Mary Cordes noted that there are several databases available to Hayner patrons, accessible with their library cards. She highlighted LearningExpress, A to Z World Food, and Mango Languages as three examples of databases that are helpful for community members. “The databases, to me, are one of the best resources that we have at the library, and they’re the hardest ones to market,” Cordes said. “Everything on these databases has been vetted. It’s been edited. You can trust the information. It’s accurate. It’s timely because it’s updated every single day and new information is added. They’re just really, really helpful.” LearningExpress is great for anyone who is studying for a major exam like the SAT, ACT, U.S. Citizenship Exam, GED,

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O’FALLON, Ill. — At least nine fights and a shots-fired incident disrupted the City Fest in O'Fallon, IL., over the weekend, prompting multiple arrests and the temporary closure of nearby businesses, officials said Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. The disturbances occurred on Friday and Saturday at the annual festival held in O’Fallon, IL. The incidents included a series of fights involving juveniles near the rides and along the U.S. Highway 50 corridor, culminating in shots being fired behind Community Financial on Saturday evening, Aug. 23, 2025. O’Fallon Police, Fire and EMS personnel, with assistance from several regional law enforcement agencies, implemented crowd control measures including closing U.S. Highway 50 at Hilgard and Lincoln, shutting down rides and music, and directing unaccompanied juveniles to leave the festival area. “Due to the fights and disruptive behavior, multiple businesses in the surrounding area closed their doors until the crowd dispersed,&rdquo

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Residents from homes in the neighborhood reported a blast so strong it threw pictures off walls and even shook drywall off of ceilings.

Tommy used to work on the docks, but Tico Torres is still drumming in Bon Jovi. Torres has taken to Bon Jovi's Instagram to deny apparent reports that claimed he'd retired from…

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ALTON - The Hayner Public Library District has a wide variety of programs available over the next few weeks. Mary Cordes, executive director at Hayner, noted that the library is consistently planning fun new activities and events for people to enjoy. “We have a lot coming up for the fall,” Cordes said. “We’ve got some really fun programs coming up. We’ve got some really interesting programs coming up. We’ve got some programs that we’ve not done before.” The Cookbook Club meets at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, at the Alton Square Mall Hayner location. This month’s theme is centered around involving kids in the cooking process. Families can choose a recipe from either “The Cookbook for Kids,” “BHG New Junior Cook Book,” and “Rachel Ray Yum-O!: The Family Cookbook” to make and then share at the meeting on Aug. 26. On Friday, Aug. 29, 2025, local teens can check out Teen Expressive

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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker indeed made it clear he wasn’t inviting Trump to send the National Guard to Chicago

SLMPD says an employee asked the alleged suspect to remove his mask, and when he didn't comply, the worker refused service.

GRANITE CITY - An electric contractor struck a gas line in Granite City on Monday morning, Aug. 25, 2025, leading to a service interruption for one customer but no explosion, Ameren Illinois said. The incident occurred around 9:15 a.m. on Aug. 25 in the 200 block of Ralph Street, according to Brian Bretsch, a spokesperson for Ameren Illinois. A gas crew responded promptly, arriving on the scene at 9:39 a.m. and working to shut off the gas and make repairs. The gas was fully shut off by noon and repaired by 2 p.m. Monday, Bretsch said. Only one customer was affected by the outage. Bretsch clarified that the gas line hit in Granite City did not cause the loud boom. He noted that the sounds heard in Florissant, Mo., and were unrelated to the incident in Granite City.

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