Saint Louis, MO

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ST. LOUIS — Spring is here which means morel mushroom hunting season is right around the corner. The brain-like fungi are popular delicacies amongst Midwesterners. If you’re a morel hunter, or if you’re interested in learning about the mushroom, here’s everything you need to know. Note:...

Tips for morel mushroom hunters in the St. Louis area

Alton, IL

ALTON, Ill. — The Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau presented plans for a brand new Piasa Park redevelopment Tuesday afternoon at Alton City Hall. The Piasa Park redevelopment, along with a new Byway Discovery Center, is part of a $10 million Illinois Capital Grant Development Project. “It’ll welcome...

Plans for redeveloped Piasa Park and visitor center underway in Alton

ST. LOUIS — Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition is hosting its inaugural Bites at The Big Top event, where you can dine and donate to help children in foster care. The event will be showing cocktails and cuisine all for a good cause. The Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition...

Bites at the Big Top: Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition hosts night of food, drinks for a cause

Des Peres, MO

DES PERES, Mo. — West County Center is gearing up to open new stores, as the mall sets its sights on longer-term retail partners following what it said was a successful holiday season. Located in Des Peres, the 1.1 million-square-foot mall next month will open three stores and a...

West County Center to open new stores as it sets its sights on longer-term retail partners

ST. LOUIS — If you're looking for an employer who's a good fit for you and your schedule, you have the chance to meet multiple employers at two different job fairs this week. St. Louis Community College hosts career fair March 29. St. Louis Community College will host the...

Career Central: 2 career fairs and a summer job program for young people

ST. LOUIS — Fans heading to the ballpark on opening day or sometime during the summer will have plenty of new food options to enjoy. Here's what to expect on the new menus and prices at Busch Stadium:. Mission Taco Joint. The West Coast-style taco restaurant will be located...

Guide: Here's the new food available at Busch Stadium

ST. LOUIS — As Missouri Republicans push to wrestle control of the St. Louis police department out of the city's hands, a former mayor is urging legislators to consider the corruption, scandals and improper influence peddling that he said were rampant under the state control era. Francis Slay, the...

Former mayor recalls scandals during era of state control over St. Louis police department

Pennsylvania State

ST. LOUIS — The Saint Louis Zoo announced Monday two new additions to their Big Cat Country zone. Two pumas, a female-and-male sibling pair, will join the Zoo after being rescued and arriving at the Elmwood Park Zoo near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 2017. Russet and Yukon were found in...

2 puma siblings coming to the Saint Louis Zoo

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Nashville, TN

ST. LOUIS — We're learning more about the victims of a school shooting in Nashville, Tennessee. Some of them have relatives with ties to the St. Louis area. Three children and three adults were killed in the shooting on Monday. It happened at a private Christian school, where the shooter was a former student.

2 of the Nashville school shooting victims have ties to the St. Louis area

ST. LOUIS — Bi-State Development will move ahead in the planning of a proposed north-south expansion of MetroLink with the hopes of landing federal funding. Bi-State Development Board of Commissioners gave the OK for the Bi-State Development team to plan, design and develop the Jefferson Alignment MetroLink Expansion, which was previously known as the Northside-Southside MetroLink expansion.

Bi-State Development moving ahead with planning phase of MetroLink expansion

Fenton, MO

FENTON, Mo. — A developer is looking to build high-end townhouse apartments in Fenton. The 19 two-story leased townhouses would be built on a 1.3-acre property at 1719 and 1725 Smizer Station Road in unincorporated Fenton, in a plan from Fenton real estate broker Azur Meskovic. The property has not previously been developed.

High-end townhouse apartments planned in Fenton

TOWN AND COUNTRY, Mo. — Christian schools in the St. Louis area reacted to the mass shooting at Nashville school where a gunman killed three nine-year-old students and three staff members on Monday. Schools, both public and private, have continued to address safety and security inside their buildings as...

Christian schools in St. Louis heartbroken by Nashville shooting

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — The Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis has been activated after a man was found dead Friday night outside of a Breckenridge Hills store. Major Case spokesperson Sgt. Melissa Doss said police responded at 8:20 p.m. to a report of shots fired in the area of Prince Market and Liquors at 9826 St. Charles Rock Road. Officers found a man dead on the parking lot with a gunshot wound.

St. Ann man fatally shot outside Breckenridge Hills store

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Pacific, MO

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — A crash involving multiple vehicles late Monday night on Interstate 270 in St. Louis County left a man seriously injured. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, a 62-year-old Pacific, Missouri, man was driving his SUV northbound on I-270 just before 11 p.m. Monday when he struck the back of a tow truck that was parked in a construction zone.

1 seriously injured in construction zone crash on I-270 in St. Louis County

ST. LOUIS — Our Vintage KSDK takes us back to the spring of 1966, when members of the barber's union voted to raise the price of haircuts from $2.25 to $2.50. That's only 25 cents, but it all caused quite a stir. Then-KSD reporter Chris Condon covered the story...

Vintage KSDK: Barber's union raises the price of a haircut in 1966

Ferguson, MO

FERGUSON, Mo. — A first responder is doing what they rarely do, asking for help. Retired Ferguson firefighter Michael Hackett is pleading for someone to step up and save his life. "I'd like to spend some time with my wife and daughter. I'd like to walk my daughter down...

Retired Ferguson firefighter with stage-4 renal failure searching for life-saving kidney transplant

Maryland Heights, MO

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — It could be spring's biggest one-stop-shopping experience for job seekers. JobNewsUSA.com will host a huge hiring event on Thursday, Mar. 30. It will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Orlando's Event and Conference Center, located at 2050 Dorsett Village in Maryland Heights.

Career Central: JobNewsUSA to host career fair March 30

ST. LOUIS — As of this year, it's illegal for anyone to camp on state-owned land. On Thursday, MoDOT and the City of St. Louis disbanded a homeless encampment at Interstate 44 and Hampton Avenue. "An errant vehicle, a driver could lose control," said Michelle Forneris with MoDOT. "It's...

Homeless camp removed from I-44 and Hampton by MoDOT, City of St. Louis

ST. LOUIS — St. Louis police launched a homicide investigation Monday morning after a shooting left one person dead and another injured. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, officers received a call about two people shot just before 9 a.m. Monday in the alley behind the 3000 block of Iowa Avenue.

South St. Louis shooting leaves woman dead, man injured

ST. LOUIS — A World War II soldier from the St. Louis area will finally return more than 80 years after he was killed while serving in Japan. The remains of Army Private James R. Tash will be interred at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery on April 7. Tash was a St. Louis native and member of F Company, 2nd Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment.

Remains of World War II veteran to be buried in St. Louis next month

University City, MO

UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. — The University City Police Department is looking for four men who broke into Star Buds dispensary early Friday morning. "This is a secure facility,” Star Buds owner Chris Chesley said. “It's a safe facility. They aren't going to get product from us or any other dispensary."

University City police looking for 4 men who broke into dispensary

ST. LOUIS — If you're not cheering on the St. Louis City SC team from the stands at CityPark stadium, a watch party is the next best thing. There are pre-game parties and watch parties all over the St. Louis area for City SC games this season. Whether you...

Here's where you can watch St. Louis City SC games this season

UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. — Many of the homes on Wilson Avenue near Drexel Drive in University City sat for sale or had been condemned on Thursday. Teresa Schryver has only been in her home for two years and has already experienced the worst. Schryver told 5 On Your Side...

University City pushes out rain alert system ahead of heavy rains

Illinois State

Cahokia, IL

CAHOKIA HEIGHTS, Ill — A Walmart store in the Metro East is scheduled to close, according to signage posted Tuesday. Walmart at 1511 Camp Jackson Road in Cahokia is slated to close its doors on April 21. A spokesperson told 5 On Your Side there were a variety of...

This Metro East Walmart is closing next month

ST. LOUIS — A man was shot in the arm Saturday night while driving on Interstate 70 in St. Louis. According to an incident report from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, the victim told police he was shot at about 10:40 p.m. while driving east on I-70 near Broadway.

Man shot while driving on I-70 in St. Louis Saturday night

ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Chapter of The Links, Inc. will host a free Black Family Wellness Expo from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 25, at the Christian Hospital Atrium (11133 Dunn Rd. 63136). Kay Royster, STL Links Chapter president said, “we have gathered a host of...

Important Links to better health

ST. LOUIS, Missouri — St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones sat down with 5 On Your Side Political Editor Mark Maxwell to discuss progress during her first two years in office. Below is a complete, unedited interview of the 26-minute exchange. Mark Maxwell: I was looking up some of your...

Extended Interview: Mayor Jones on state police takeover, her progress on economic justice, public safety

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St. Louis restaurateur forms hospitality company, eyes expansion

ST. LOUIS — St. Louis restaurateur Danni Eickenhorst has launched a new hospitality company with plans to open additional locations this year of her restaurant holdings,...

St. Louis restaurateur forms hospitality company, eyes expansion

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