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A 140 year-old crematorium in south St. Louis is now home to a new alternative to traditional burial practices. It's one of the few places in the region that offers “water cremation.”

A federal program is sending the pricey machines to rural and low-income districts. While they have some downsides, they are being embraced by the schools, drivers and students.

Mike Parson is outlining goals for this year while looking back on his six years in office. The Republican delivered his final State of the State address this week.

Legal recreational marijuana is grown at 51 cultivation facilities approved by the state. Another eight are waiting for Missouri to sign off on their ability to compete.

The state’s Child Care Assistance Program workers want higher pay and retirement benefits. The initiative provides affordable services for low-income families throughout Illinois.

Republican Jason Smith wants to move colleagues toward future bipartisan collaboration with a bill that increases the child tax credit. It also provides incentives for business development and low-income housing.

Students are working on ideas for cities that solve problems and meet the needs of modern society. It's part of a national competition that challenges sixth through eighth graders to design a city of the future.

The president of Lincoln University, a historically black college in Jefferson City, is under suspension while an investigation is underway into his conduct. John Mosely was the subject of an email from the school’s former vice president of student affairs, Antoinette Candia-Bailey, sent hours before she died by suicide.

A group will begin gathering signatures for an initiative petition to strike down the state’s ban on most abortions. It needs roughly 171,000 signatures to put the measure on the August or November ballot.

The St. Elizabeth Republican hasn’t been shy about expressing his disdain about high-profile infighting within the party but says the decision to leave Congress after 16 years is based on a desire to stop working.

The National Weather Service says the frigid temperatures over the past few days have broken a temperature record from the late 1800s. Forecasters say a warm-up is expected over the next couple of days before the temperatures drop again over the weekend.

The National Weather Service says an Arctic air mass is moving in. It will bring windchill values around 15 below on Sunday and Monday. The St. Louis region is not expected to receive much snow in the winter blast.

School board members plan to replace the courses with a "politically neutral" curriculum. Many students opposing the decision say the classes helped them learn about long-ignored histories and their identities.

Democratic Congressman Mike Quigley was at the U.S. Capitol Building during the insurrection. He wonders how it might impact this year's Presidential election.

The method to preserve food is gaining popularity. People with extra time and money are returning to the age-old tradition as a hobby.

The CommUNITY Arts Bus provides tuition and transportation scholarships to children in the St. Louis area from low-income families. Some are as young as 3.

Andrew Bailey is entering his second year in the office. He is facing a challenge by Will Scharf in the August Republican Primary. The general election could feature a race against Democrat Elad Gross.

It’s been nearly three months since members of the Shah family were at a trunk-or-treat event at North Kirkwood Middle School when prosecutors say a former St. Louis County Police officer fired shots while surrounded by children.

As of November, the U.S. imported $20 billion more in agricultural products than it exported. That is trending toward the largest calendar year deficit in nearly a century.

Missouri lawmakers convene tomorrow for the new legislative session. Some are concerned election year posturing will hinder progress.