City of St. Charles

A large water pump sucks up water collected largely from north St. Louis and St. Louis County every 10 minutes around the clock on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, at the Bissell Point Water Treatment Plant in north St. Louis. The water is then sampled to trace for various regulatory thresholds.

St. Charles pushes Ameren to pay for cleanup of toxins found in groundwater

Britny Cordera

Two toxic chemicals found in groundwater wells in St. Charles are linked to Ameren Huster Road Substation.

Pictured: Bridge over the river near St. Charles. The foreground pictures yellow wildflowers.

St. Charles hopes its Riverwalk project will rival St. Louis’ top attractions

Jane Mather-Glass

Riverpointe is a $350 million riverfront investment that is intended to redefine St. Charles’ historic town center as a destination.

Protesters marched down Main Street in St. Charles Wednesday to condemn the recent killing of an unarmed black man at the hands of Minneapolis police.

Government, Politics & Issues

Hundreds March Upon St. Charles To Protest Police Brutality

Shahla Farzan

Hundreds of protesters marched in St. Charles on Wednesday, blocking traffic on Route 94 and later filling Main Street with a crowd that stretched more…

An employee at the Wapelhorst Aquatic Center in St. Charles sanitizes waterslide inner tubes between uses on Saturday. 05/23/20

Arts

Few St. Louis-Area Pools Open For Memorial Day Weekend In A Dry Start To The Summer Season

Instead of diving headlong into the summer pool season, several swimming facilities in the St. Louis area are merely dipping a toe and opening with extra…