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Kendra Sontag, manager of a St. Peters McDonald's restaurant, was recently honored with the Ray Kroc Award, an honor given to the top 1% of McDonald's Restaurant Managers worldwide.

COLLINSVILLE - Margot Schusky, a senior from Collinsville High School (CHS), has been selected to serve on the Student Board of Directors at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis for the 2025–2026 academic year. The Fed’s Student Board of Directors is a competitive and prestigious program that offers students a rare opportunity to engage directly with the nation’s central banking system. This honor is extended to a select group of high-achieving students from the St. Louis area. The program is designed to provide students with a deep understanding of the Federal Reserve’s role in the U.S. economy, hands-on financial literacy education and career development opportunities through direct interaction with Fed leaders, professionals and former interns. As a student board member, Margot will learn how the Federal Reserve influences everyday economic life, collaborate with fellow board members to create and present a financial education project at her school, and gai

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WASHINGTON — The Interior Department announced Monday it will pause efforts to lay off 2,050 employees throughout the country, after a federal judge expanded a temporary restraining order late last week. The new filing provides more information about how the Trump administration plans to reduce the size and scope of a department that oversees much […]

GRAFTON — A male dog found running loose in Grafton around Oct. 15, 2025, began showing signs of illness the following day and was taken to Hawthorne Animal Hospital in Glen Carbon, where staff suspected the animal might have contracted rabies. The dog was euthanized for testing, with results expected around Oct. 30, 2025, or later. Officials advise that anyone who had direct physical contact with the dog should consider consulting their physician. Rabies is typically transmitted to stray dogs through the bite of an infected animal. The virus is present in the saliva of a rabid animal and can also spread if saliva enters an open wound or mucous membranes. This can occur if a stray dog fights with a rabid animal such as a bat, raccoon, skunk, fox, or another infected stray dog. No further information will be available until the test results are received. Updates will be provided at that time unless the dog’s owner comes forward.

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The St. Louis City Justice Center will be hiring on-the-spot for Correctional Officers I and II.

Panera Bread, or as we St. Louisans prefer to call Bread Co, have appointed a new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). On Monday, the company said Earl Ellis will take on the role immediately. Ellis recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at ABM Industries, a Fortune 500 facility services company with more than $8 billion in revenue and over 100,000 employees.

<figure><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/syndication.abcaudio.com/files/2025-10-20/Getty_tomPetty_102025.png" alt=""><figcaption>Musician Tom Petty performs at the Bridgestone halftime show during Super Bowl XLII between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots on February 3, 2008 at…

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Michael Winston admitted to opening fire at an SUV as it drove away from a south St. Louis market in the 6600 block of Michigan Avenue.

Dr. Myra Berry plans to meet with students, parents and staff in the coming days to align priorities and ensure a smooth transition.

ALTON – Hellrung Skate Park in Alton may get a series of ramp repairs pending approval from aldermen this week. Alton Committee of the Whole members are set to consider a resolution on Monday night which would award a $34,100 bid for Hellrung Skate Park repairs to Stutz Excavating, Inc. If approved, the item would go next to the Alton City Council for final approval this Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025 . Six total ramps would be repaired throughout the skate park if the resolution is given final approval on Wednesday. Stutz Excavating representatives wrote in a memo to city officials that each of these repairs would be made using an “epoxy grout that is used on bridge decks for a lasting repair.” Each ramp would see repairs to their existing sheet metal, which will also be repositioned. Replacement sheet metal would also be installed on each ramp, while the existing sheet metal “will still be partially bent and wavy even after repair and repositioning,” according

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Derrick A. Smith, 41, was sentenced to life in prison. He was convicted in August of killing his girlfriend, Norma "Angel" Reano in south St. Louis.

SLDC says it does not yet have a funding source identified but the survey responses could be used to help with future applications for funding.

EDWARDSVILLE - The Alton football Redbirds scored first and held the lead for a time, but eventually, Edwardsville went ahead and gained control of the game. Alton didn’t back down, and kept on fighting throughout the entire game, much to their credit, despite the 37-7 loss to the Tigers. Alton is 0-8 overall on the season but has shown growth and development throughout the season, Coach Cody Markel said. The Redbirds took the opening kickoff and drove 69 yards in five plays, climaxing with Cayden Robinson throwing 48 yards to Grant Ely to give Alton an early 7-0 lead. “That was a tremendous start for our program,” said Alton head coach Cody Markel, “and being able to open up the opening drive with a touchdown, that was huge for us. I really thought it gave us some momentum in he first quarter. The thing of it is, the boys fought all the first half. We’ve just got to find a way to put all four quarters together with the same mentality and toughness.”

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A juvenile is in custody following an armed carjacking and police pursuit that ended in a crash earlier this month.