O'Fallon

The Collinsville School District Unit 10 Administration Building, Collinsville High School, Kreitner Elementary School, the Collinsville water tower, Collinsville City Hall and the World’s Largest Catsup Bottle, photographed on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023 in Collinsville, Ill.

Education

How did Metro East high schools perform in the latest Illinois Report Card?

Meredith Howard

The latest Illinois Report Card provides information about schools across southwestern Illinois. Here’s how metro-east high schools fared in the 2022-23 report.

Convicted murderer Gary Muehlberg, shown here in mugshots in March 2020 and in 1993. On Monday, he was charged with the murders of four women in the early 1990s.

Law & Order

How Gary Muehlberg was revealed by police as St. Louis’ 'Package Killer'

Danny Wicentowski

The killer disappeared after terrorizing St. Louis in the 1990s. Detective Jodi Weber never gave up.

Jalen Thompson hugs fellow friends and organizers of a Black Lives Matter demonstration on June 1, 2020.

Government, Politics & Issues

O'Fallon Teens' Protest Draws Huge Community Support, Despite Initial Pushback

Lara Hamdan

Seventeen-year-old Jalen Thompson and his friends Ryan Staples, Joseph Bartholomew and Ryan Fetsch had barely wrapped up their senior year at Fort Zumwalt…

The 2019 season will be the River City Rascals' last at CarShield Field in O'Fallon, Missouri. The team will fold after 21 years at the ballpark, and the city has interest from other leagues and teams to begin play at the facility next year. Aug 27, 2019.

Arts

River City Rascals Play Final Regular-Season Home Game As O’Fallon Seeks New Team

Nicolas Telep

The River City Rascals are set to fold after 21 years in St. Charles County, but the city of O’Fallon isn’t giving up on baseball just yet.The Rascals are…

Workers sort recycling at a conveyor belt at Resource Management's processing facility in 2015.

Health, Science & Environment

To keep recycling, St. Louis municipalities find new places to send materials

Eli Chen

As waste processor Resource Management terminates its single stream recycling services, some St. Louis area municipalities will begin sending recyclable…

Government, Politics & Issues

Wentzville, O’Fallon, Missouri, continue growth trend, plus 3 more takeaways from new Census numbers

Brent Jones

According to estimates released by the U.S. Census, three local cities are among 10 in Illinois and Missouri that gained the most people between 2015 and…

Government, Politics & Issues

O'Fallon City Council Measure Would Invalidate Federal Gun Control In Town

The city council in a St. Louis area town is considering a bill that would declare any federal, state or local laws prohibiting guns to be in violation of…

Economy & Business

O'Fallon to get new corporate headquarters

Air Evac Lifeteam, a provider of air medical transportation to rural communities, has announced its plans to open a new corporate headquarters in…

Former Bridgeton officer guilty of bribery

A former police officer in the St. Louis suburb of Bridgeton faces sentencing in July after pleading guilty to taking a $5,000 bribe.The U.S. Attorney's…

The seal of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency inlaid in the floor of the main lobby of the original headquarters building.

Leak case against ex-CIA man may not go to trial

A federal prosecutor says the case against an ex-CIA officer charged with leaking classified documents to a reporter may not make it to trial because of…