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A city councilman in O'Fallon wants to allow residents to shoot fireworks every July 3 and 4.Click to Continue »

A Chicago mother has been charged after her 8-year-old son accidentally was shot while playing with a gun inside their apartment.Click to Continue »

One person is dead and another injured following a house fire in suburban St. Louis.Click to Continue »

Forecasters say nearly all of Illinois is at some risk of large hail, damaging winds, heavy rain and possibly tornadoes.Click to Continue »

A U.S. attorney says seven Missouri residents have been sentenced in federal court for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute drugs.Click to Continue »

Lawmakers say a measure moving forward in the Missouri House is needed to provide fairness to taxpayers audited after the statute of limitations has passed.Click to Continue »

If you live where salt is used to clear the roads of snow and ice, U.S. safety regulators have a message for you: Wash the underside of your car.Click to Continue »

Ships are moving again after U.S. and Canadian crews worked to clear the way through ice on eastern Lake Superior.Click to Continue »

The Missouri Supreme Court has vacated an execution order for a former St. Louis jailer convicted of hiring someone to kill his ex-wife in 2000.Click to Continue »

The Associated Press has found that since the summer, the number of medical appointments delayed 30 to 90 days has largely stayed flat.Click to Continue »