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WORDEN/EDWARDSVILLE - Worden Elementary School students came together to collect and recycle shoes. The school’s Green Earth Club, led by STEM teacher Gretchen Hertz, works hard to complete projects that benefit the environment while giving leadership opportunities to students. Throughout the month of January, students collected 91 pairs of shoes, which will be recycled into new shoes for residents of impoverished countries or turned into playground mulch. “I think we’re

Alice Cooper has announced a new set of spring tour dates.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer will hit the road on the Alice’s Attic tour April 14 in San…

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Ballwin GOP congresswoman pilots proposal to passage that allows allow criminal records of trafficking victims to be changed, if past crimes were coerced

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — An adult male died in a house fire Friday night, Jan. 23, 2026, in the 3600 block of Paule Avenue, St. Louis County police said. Officers from the South County Precinct responded at 10:20 p.m. on Jan. 23 to assist another agency with the fire. Upon arrival, they found the fire was no longer active, but were informed a resident remained inside the home. Officers located the victim inside, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Detectives from the Bureau of Crimes

Lynyrd Skynyrd’s classic tune "Free Bird" is featured in Budweiser’s latest Super Bowl ad.The company revealed the new ad, featuring a Clydesdale and a bald eagle, on Good Morning America…

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The St. Louis Jewish Community Center’s biannual Used Book Sale returns and patrons can once again stock up on a new selection of used reading materials of every genre—including mysteries, […]

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Now open at the World Chess Hall of Fame & Galleries, Charles Houska: Master of Play is a retrospective of the St. Louis artist’s work over his impressive 25-plus-year career, […]

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A single blizzard could decide whether a family ate well, moved away, or didn’t make it to spring. In early America, winter storms were not just uncomfortable. They shaped where people settled, how they built homes, what they stored, and how they traveled. They also changed the rhythm of community life—who you depended on, what you feared, and what you planned for. Long before snowplows and weather apps, storms acted like a hard test that kept returning every year. The people who

The “reset button” doesn’t exist in most real-life situations—yet people talk about it as if it does. A relationship hits a rough patch and someone says, “We need to hit the reset button.” A team misses a deadline and the manager asks for a “reset.” Even a bad morning can trigger the same idea: wipe the slate clean and start again. The phrase is so common because it captures a wish most people share: a clean break from whatever feels stuck. What

A new Foo Fighters album is officially on the way.Dave Grohl revealed the news during the band's show in Tasmania on Saturday."We might have a whole new record of f******…

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Moved across state lines recently? You aren't alone.

On This Day, Jan. 26, 2018…Fleetwood Mac was honored as the Recording Academy’s MusiCares Person of the Year, becoming the first band to ever receive the honor.The pre-Grammy event was…

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Snow makes ordinary places look expensive. A parking lot turns into a blank canvas. A messy backyard looks clean and calm. Even a row of trash cans can seem almost charming under a smooth white layer. That quick “wow” feeling is part of why humans romanticize snow. It doesn’t just change the temperature. It changes what we think we’re seeing—and what we think we’re living through. The “fresh start” effect: snow hides the clutter Snow is nature’s

While the Kansas City Chiefs are leaving Missouri and won’t use the incentives lawmakers created for them last summer, the question of whether other tax credits and property tax caps included in the legislation will be used by anyone remains undecided. Cole County Circuit Judge Christopher Limbaugh after a hearing on Wednesday promised he would […]

On January 26, 1788, the British flag was raised at Sydney Cove, marking the start of a permanent European settlement in Australia. The day mattered immediately because it anchored Britain’s presence in the Pacific and created a new colonial outpost built in large part through the forced labor of transported convicts. It still matters today because it helped shape Australia’s language, institutions, and migration patterns, while also marking the beginning of profound disruption for