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Former St. Louis Alderman Brandon Bosley is accused of working with a local businessman to defraud an insurance company. He is the fourth former alderman to face federal prosecution in less than a year.

Only a handful of theater photographers work on Broadway and their challenge is to capture the essence of live performance. Ahead of the Tony Awards, we ask three about their craft.

Joplin Republican was the only person ever to serve as Missouri House speaker and Senate president pro tem.

A piece of restored Edwardsville history is making its debut Friday. The West End Service Station is reopening as a museum and interpretive center for people to learn about its history as a hub along the Route 66 corridor, in anticipation of the road’s 100th anniversary in 2026.

The ordinance would stop the open carry of firearms without a concealed carry permit. A similar proposal, which would have barred minors from carrying a firearm in public without adult supervision, failed to gain ground in the state legislature this year.

The Army Corps of Engineers says its testing shows Jana Elementary School is radiologically safe in three new reports.

After 7 years, Tishaura Jones' signature college savings account program has limited buy-in and an average account stuck at $73.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the recreational marijuana law nearly four years ago. It contained language that made hundreds of thousands of people eligible to have marijuana-related charges removed from their records.

Black vultures are a nuisance for Missouri livestock producers. The federally protected birds are preying on newborn livestock. The problem has increased as the black vulture population grew to roughly 21,000 in 2021.

Amendment 3 legalized recreational marijuana in Missouri. It also required all nonviolent marijuana-related misdemeanors and felonies to be expunged by June 8 and December 8, respectively. But the state doesn’t know how many cases are left, and experts say the courts aren't equipped to handle those that remain before June or December.

Aldermen also discussed a bill to prohibit the open carry of firearms, which has encountered several challenges this week.

The Illinois Legislature wrapped its 2023 spring session last week. Metro East Republicans say the state's budget promoted poor priorities, while local Democrats praised the session as highly successful.