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On display at the ever-popular orchid show, the Missouri Botanical Garden’s vast orchid collection includes more than 6,000 individual plants representing almost 700 unique species, and approximately one in 10 […]

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Chocolate didn’t become “romantic” because it’s sweet. It became romantic because people learned to treat it like a message. Hand someone a small box tied with a ribbon and you’re not just giving candy. You’re sending a signal: I noticed you. I chose this. I want you to feel good. That idea—chocolate as a personal, meaningful gift—took centuries to form. It was shaped by medicine, money, advertising, and a few powerful cultural habits that still

Twisted Sister has canceled their planned 50th anniversary reunion tour.The trek, featuring original members Dee Snider, Jay Jay French and Eddie Ojeda, was supposed to begin in April but has been called off due to…

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On February 6, 1952, Princess Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth II after the death of her father, King George VI. The change happened suddenly, while she was traveling in Kenya, and it set in motion one of the longest and most closely watched reigns in modern history. At the time, it mattered because Britain and many other countries were still recovering from World War II and adjusting to a rapidly changing world. A new monarch became a symbol of continuity during an era of rebuilding, decolonization,

Aaliyah Moorehead, 31, of St. Louis, was held Thursday night in the St. Louis County Justice Center on charges of first-degree assault, endangering the welfare of a child and three other felonies.

Schmitt said penalties need to be increased for those interfering with federal agents; chides proposal by St. Louis alderwoman to stop detention centers

The Trump administration keeps demonstrating that it really hates affordable broadband. It particularly hates it when the government tries to make broadband affordable to poor people or rural school kids. In just the last year the Trump administration has: I’m sure I missed a few. This week, the administration’s war on affordable broadband shifted back […]

Friday morning starts chilly with clear skies and a low near 21 degrees. The day will be mostly sunny and breezy with northwest winds gusting up to 32 mph. Temperatures rise to a high of around 44 degrees in the afternoon, but it will feel colder in the wind. By evening, skies stay clear as temperatures drop back to the low 20s overnight with north winds easing moderately. Saturday will be sunny again but cooler with a high around 37 degrees and a low near 26. Winds will be light from the east-southeast

Ricochet, a 2-year-old miniature horse, has found a new home at Tower Grove Park and has been bonding with the park's resident Clydesdale, Moonshine.

Cecelie Williams decided she needed to tell her colleagues in the Missouri statehouse about the most terrifying day of her life.

Students of at least four area high schools will leave in the late morning or early afternoon on Friday.

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Mo. - Police are investigating after a break-in overnight Friday at a car dealership in Pacific. The burglary occurred at Tyler Trenary Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram, located on the 2300 block of West Osage Street. This is a developing story; FOX 2 will provide additional information once it comes into the newsroom.

Nearly nine months later, St. Louis programs aimed to help people impacted by the May 16 tornado are only getting started. City officials say they struggled to get the aid programs running. STLPR's Kavahn Mansouri details why, and what's being done about it.