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St. Louis Mardi Gras season officially kicks off Tuesday with Twelfth Night, leading up to the grand parade weekend in February, with the theme "Peace, Love and Mardi Gras" and the Mayor's Ball on Feb. 13 supporting the St. Louis Tornado Response Fund.

Flu cases in Illinois are surging, prompting state health officials to urge vaccinations as the activity level has reached the "very high" category, the most severe of five classifications for respiratory illnesses, with 22% of residents vaccinated against the flu and 6.8% against COVID-19.

ST. LOUIS - Even as a weak cold front slides through the region, our weather will stay mild and dry Tuesday. Some morning clouds will give way to clear skies. Temperature highs again will be around 60 F, 20 F above average for early January. Mostly clear and chilly overnight, with wake-up temperatures Wednesday in [...]

On this day in 1972, the St. Louis Blues were involved in one of the wildest brawls in sports history at the Philadelphia Spectrum, scuffling not only with fans, but members of law enforcement, too.

More than 100 Foristell residents attempted to attend Monday night's board of aldermen meeting. 

A major step is now underway to address a long-standing problem at one of Alton's busiest parks.

After the alleged theft, the community rallied around the organization to ensure they could continue their mission.

GLP-1 pills are rising in popularity, now available at over 70,000 pharmacies.

Charges have been filed against a man accused of breaking into a branch of the St. Louis Public Library early Monday morning.

A St. Louis Circuit Court judge ruled the city may have acted recklessly in blocking firefighter promotions, in an order and judgment that was filed on New Year’s Eve.

With ice skaters eyeing a spot in the Olympics, many competitors and their families across the country arrived in the Gateway City this week.

A suspected gunman will remain jailed until trial for a shooting last month that injured a 13-year-old boy.

The leader of the Democratic caucus in the Missouri House of Representatives said concerns over the budget should be the priorities of Republicans in 2026, not a plan to eliminate the state’s income tax.

DEA St. Louis spent 2025 going after cartels in what is called the “Sinaloa Crackdown."

As the holiday decorations come down, fire safety officials are reminding homeowners of a hidden winter hazard: more than one third of Christmas tree home fires occur in January.

The St. Louis Fire Department is mourning the death of one of its firefighters.

Nearly eight months after the May 16 tornado in St. Louis, recovery remains uneven, with two popular businesses along the edge of the Central West End soon closing.

The U.S. is changing which vaccines are recommended for children, slashing the number of shots endorsed for everyone and leaving more decisions in the hands of parents and pediatricians.

he Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) says it responded to over 180 crashes, as well as multiple road deaths, over the New Year's holiday period.

NEW YORK (AP) — A defiant Nicolás Maduro declared himself "the president of my country” as he protested his capture and pleaded not guilty Monday to federal drug trafficking charges that the Trump administration used to justify removing him from power in Venezuela. “I was captured,” Maduro said in Spanish as translated by a courtroom [...]