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A St. Louis aldermanic panel will hold a “town hall” meeting Saturday morning at the O’Fallon Park Recreation Complex to get public input on spending the city’s second-year $249 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act money.

ST. LOUIS COUNTY — Interstate 44 near Big Bend Boulevard will close for the weekend in both directions beginning Friday night for removal of the Big Bend bridge.

St. Louis County Police are investigating after a 38-year-old man was shot and died Thursday afternoon in Moline Acres.

To qualify for bonus reimbursement, Illinois nursing homes would have to meet at least 70% of federal staffing level guidelines, and would get paid based on their quality star rating by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

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Scott Russell Granden of St. Peters groped an emergency room nurse on a flight to Atlanta, prosecutors said. He has been sentenced to 21 months in prison.

Police presence will increase around downtown St. Louis on Saturdays and Sundays through the summer.

The shooting left the victim critically injured on a parking lot. The station is where a security guard was shot and killed in January 2021.

Police said it's unclear where in the city Charles Given had been shot.

O'Neill becomes first Cardinal hitter since 1928 with five RBIs on opening day, while Wainwright pitches six scoreless for 100th win at Busch III.

While many U.S. states and schools have since stopped requiring mask-wearing for COVID, disease experts say children will still need high-quality masks for everything from current and future pandemics to seasonal flu and respiratory syncytial virus that can cause serious…

Neidorff, who died Thursday, led the Clayton-based health insurance company for 26 years, growing it into a behemoth in the managed care industry.

The St. Louis police chief said the department reviewed video tapes and found no evidence two officers committed a crime or were intentionally misleading.

The family of Katlyn Alix, a St. Louis police officer fatally shot by a fellow officer in 2019, settled a lawsuit this week with another former colleague.

The former first lady’s recent statements raise questions about whether officials missed a chance to intervene before the former governor’s alleged abuse.

After two COVID-impacted seasons openers — one canceled, one abbreviated — throngs of fans show up Thursday at Busch Stadium for the area’s unofficial holiday.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Gov. J.B. Pritzker and leaders of the Illinois House and Senate on Thursday announced agreement on a state spending plan that aims to fight nagging, near-record inflation by giving $1.8 billion back to taxpayers.

Terms of the new agreement were not disclosed, but Bayer said it is "continuing work to settle the Roundup litigation on reasonable terms."

Messenger: Video obtained by St. Louis circuit attorney’s office contradicts police version.

Leron Harris stood trial in St. Louis in the Nov. 1, 2019, shooting death of Mark Schlemmer.